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First Graduates of A&M-Commerce Electrical Engineering Program Announced
A&M-Commerce alums Charlie Didear and Craig Anderson made history this month as the university’s first two electrical engineering graduates. Dr. Andrea Graham, he...
A&M-Commerce Alumnus Leads Texas’ Emergency Response to COVID-19
Distinguished Texas A&M University-Commerce alumnus Chief W. Nim Kidd is a leader in Texas’ response to COVID-19. As chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Managem...
A&M-Commerce Utilizes JED Campus Program to Enhance Campus Mental Health
May is Mental Health Awareness month, and the Counseling Center at A&M-Commerce is taking the opportunity to highlight its efforts to improve mental health initiatives on c...
Brad Chilcote Establishes First-Ever Professorship in Counseling at A&M-Commerce
A&M-Commerce graduate student Brad Chilcote gifted the first-ever professorship in counseling to the university in February. Chilcote and his wife, Candy Chilcote, visi...
A&M-Commerce Donates Personal Protective Equipment
The Department of Campus Operations and Safety at Texas A&M University-Commerce recently donated personal protective equipment to sev...
A&M-Commerce to donate COVID-19 testing kits to area healthcare facilities
Texas A&M University-Commerce is set to donate 100 COVID-19 testing kits to several local healthcare providers. According to A&M-Commerce President Mark Rudin, &ldq...
Competency-based criminal justice program at A&M-Commerce continues to grow exponentially
Since its launch in March 2019, the competency-based Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice program at Texas A&M University-Commerce has grown from seven students to more...
A&M-Commerce University Police Department Honored for Dedicated Service
The Texas A&M University-Commerce Human Resources Department held a recognition ceremony at the Alumni Center on March 6 to honor the University Police Department. A&...
Law enforcement academy makes its debut at A&M-Commerce
Texas A&M University-Commerce recently entered into a five-year agreement with the Hunt County Sheriff’s Office to provide a law...
Grayson College Enters Articulation Agreement with A&M-Commerce
Texas A&M University-Commerce signed an articulation agreement with Grayson College in Denison on November 14. The agreement allows st...
Oncor Electric Delivery Company Presents Check to A&M-Commerce for Agriculture Scholarship Endowment
Oncor Electric Delivery Company representatives visited A&M-Commerce on September 27 to present a check in support of the Dr. Roger & Mrs. Jean Arnold Agriculture Scho...
Criminal Justice and Policing Reform Grant from Charles Koch Foundation
The Texas A&M University-Commerce psychology department has been awarded a grant from the Charles Koch Foundation. Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Curt Carlson and...
Keturi Beatty Welcomed As New Associate Vice President for Advancement
Texas A&M University-Commerce announced the selection of Keturi Beatty as its new Associate Vice President for Advancement. In this role, she will lead the university&rsq...
Three Lions Selected to Participate in NCAA Career in Sports Forum
Now in its eighth year, the NCAA has invited more than 230 student-athletes and NCAA scholarship and grant recipients to come to Indianapolis,...
Engineering Summer Program Encourages Girls to Study STEM
Dr. Andrea Graham, the assistant professor of engineering and technology, has been awarded a $11,727 grant by the Texas Higher Education Coor...
Civil Rights Era Icons on Campus to Honor Dr. David Arlington Talbot
Andrew Young, the former Ambassador of the United States to the United Nations, Georgia congressman and mayor of Atlanta, and Dr. Robert Green...
The Grand Event: Our Century as Lions
On March 10, Texas A&M University-Commerce will celebrate its centennial as a public institution of higher education. The small, privat...
Collin College, Texas A&M University-Commerce Partner to Deliver Classes at Frisco Campus
Today, Collin College and Texas A&M University-Commerce signed an agreement bringing university classes to the fast-growing city of Frisco at Collin’s Preston Rid...
Picking Up the Baton
The late Dr. Dan R. Jones left behind an enduring legacy of innovative thinking and clear vision, as well as insight into what the university had become and what it could be. Dr. Ray K...
University Gets New Ranking by the Carnegie Classification 2015 Update
Thanks to the hard work and dedication of its students, administrators, faculty and staff, Texas A&M University-Commerce has been classified as Doctoral University-High...
If This is Misery, Who Needs Happiness?
Commerce was recently named one of the most miserable cities in Texas. Naturally, we were a little shocked. But then we started thinking about a...
Eastfield College Articulation Agreement Signing
Texas A&M University-Commerce signed an articulation agreement with Eastfield College on Dec. 17, 2015. The agreement allows students...
Funding Your Future: Free Graduate Courses and Scholarships
Texas A&M University-Commerce is pleased to offer a number of free courses and scholarships for graduate students through Funding Your F...
Lemanski and Alumna Author Key Scientific Article
“Of the hundreds of thousands of people who suffer heart attacks each year, in spite of current medical treatments that improve heart fu...
A&M-Commerce Acquires Blackland Research Farm
The School of Agriculture at Texas A&M University-Commerce has acquired a new blackland research farm. The farm will allow students to ga...
University Ranks in Accounting Path’s List of Best Online Accounting Schools
The Accounting Path has placed Texas A&M University-Commerce on the Best Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) Accredited Online Accounting Degr...
Early Childhood Education Online Master’s Program Ranks among Top 50
SuperScholar.org has ranked Texas A&M University-Commerce in the top 50 schools offering an online master’s degree in Early Childhood Education. “We are ple...
University’s Competency-Based Degree in Forbes
“Texas A&M University-Commerce, South Texas College, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and the College for All Tex...
University's Competency-Based Degree in Forbes
“Texas A&M University-Commerce, South Texas College, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and the College for All Tex...
A&M-Commerce at Rockwall Adds New Degree Program
Students interested in a degree in psychology will now be able to graduate through Texas A&M University-Commerce at Rockwall thanks to an...
ISACA Scholarship for Business Analytics Students
By Sydni Sopha Current and future students of the Master of Science in Business Analytics and the Bachelor of Business Administration in Busin...
New Degree Programs Through Navarro College Partnership
By Mary Grace Rodriguez Texas A&M University-Commerce recently signed an articulation agreement with Navarro College in Corsicana to e...
New Medical Benefit for Texas A&M University System Employees
The Texas A&M University System announced today that they will be offering a new medical benefit to employees, retirees and dependents. T...
University’s Competency-Based Degree in The Chronicle
The Chronicle of Higher Education published a story on competency-based education featuring A&M-Commerce’s Bachelor of Applie...
University's Competency-Based Degree in The Chronicle
The Chronicle of Higher Education published a story on competency-based education featuring A&M-Commerce’s Bachelor of Applie...
University is No. 21 in Top 50 Online Graduate Schools
Texas A&M University-Commerce was named No. 21 in the GraduatePrograms.com 2015 rankings for the Top 50 Best Value Online Graduate Schoo...
A&M-Commerce Cheers on Student Hannah Kirby on NBC’s The Voice
Hailing from Sulphur Springs, Texas, Hannah Kirby has landed a coveted spot on the big stage. Quite literally, the Texas A&M University-C...
A&M-Commerce receives user grant for ORNL
Texas A&M University-Commerce recently received approval for a user grant at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. “Grants like thi...
2015 Career Clinic continues to grow
Career Development at Texas A&M University-Commerce hosted its second Career Clinic on February 18. Students had the opportunity to update their professional wardrobe, t...
A&M-Commerce Alumnus Receives New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
Gary Panter, the Emmy award-winning artist and East Texas State University alumnus, was awarded a New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Fellowship. The NYFA was established in...
University Holds Ribbon Cutting for Expanded Dallas Location
Texas A&M University-Commerce held a ribbon cutting on Feb. 6 in honor of its newly expanded Universities Center at Dallas location at 191...
2015 National Signing Day: Lion Football Inks 43 Letters of Intent
Texas A&M University-Commerce head football coach Colby Carthel and his staff hauled in 43 high school signees on the 2015 National Signi...
A&M-Commerce Named a 'Fastest-Growing College'
The Chronicle of Higher Education has ranked Texas A&M University-Commerce at No. 17 among its “Fastest-Growing Colleges, 2002-...
A&M-Commerce Named a ‘Fastest-Growing College’
The Chronicle of Higher Education has ranked Texas A&M University-Commerce at No. 17 among its “Fastest-Growing Colleges, 2002-...
Lions Open Season in Record-Breaking Fashion
The A&M-Commerce football team opened the 2014 season in record breaking fashion beating East Texas Baptist in a 98-20 rout setting a new N...
University Expanding Downtown Dallas Location
Texas A&M University-Commerce will upgrade its facilities and expand its presence in downtown Dallas beginning in January 2015. The uni...
Life Writing Course Free for 65 and Older
The Department of Literature and Languages at Texas A&M University-Commerce is offering a free graduate-level writing course to anyone...
Flags at Half Staff in Honor of Ivory Moore, Sr.
The university flag flies at half staff today, Tuesday, August 5, in memory of Ivory Moore, Sr., who passed away August 1, 2014. Moore retired fr...
University Announces Guaranteed Tuition Plan
Texas A&M University-Commerce will roll out a new guaranteed tuition plan called [in]tuition beginning in the fall semester of 2014. [in...
Graduate Student Among Nation’s Top 30 Police Chiefs
Domingo Ibarra, chief of police for the Magnolia, Texas police department and soon-to-be graduate of the Texas A&M University-Commerce...
A&M-Commerce Ranks in Hispanic Outlook’s Top 100
The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine has ranked Texas A&M University-Commerce No. 20 and No. 100 on two lists of the Top 100 Co...
Children’s Learning Center Receives Hatch Learning System
The Children’s Learning Center at Texas A&M University-Commerce added the Hatch Learning System to their program with new child-...
A&M-Commerce Students Win Big in Calculus Bowl 2014
Students from Texas A&M University-Commerce competed in the final round of the 94th annual meeting of the Texas Section Mathematical Ass...
A&M-Commerce Online MBA Named a ‘Best Buy’
GetEducated.com has ranked Texas A&M University-Commerce as the No. 3 ”Best Buy” for its AACSB-accredited online Master o...
Texas Association of Music Schools’ President-Elect, Dr. David Scott
Head of the A&M-Commerce Music Department Professor David Scott is now the president-elect of the Texas Association of Music Schools (TAMS). Scott will serve in the positio...
Michael Farris Smith and R. Flowers Rivera continue Author Series Southern Style
A&M-Commerce’s Literature and Languages Department welcomed two southern writers as part of the author series initiated by Department Head Hunter Hayes last year....
Couldn’t be happier
Jeff Baker serves as the Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at A&M-Commerce. Dr. Baker received music degrees from the University of Oklahoma (B.M.) and the Universi...