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A&M-Commerce Students to Benefit from $100 Million Scholarship Fund
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents recently created a $100 million scholarship fund which will provide scholarships to first-generation, low-income and und...
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee at A&M-Commerce to Host Race Relations Webinar
Amid increased attention on race relations in America, the Texas A&M University-Commerce Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee will host a one-hour town hall webinar...
A&M-Commerce Hosts First-Ever Virtual New Student Orientation
Before COVID-19 changed how we interact, new undergraduates would gather on the Texas A&M University-Commerce campus every summer to ge...
A&M-Commerce student hopes to impress at Miss Agriculture Queen pageant
A Texas A&M University-Commerce student is making a push for a title crown. Madison Wynne was chosen to represent Hunt County in the state-level Miss United States Agricultu...
Dr. Rebecca Judd on Good Morning Texas – 6/9/2020
A&M-Commerce is featured in a weekly series on WFAA-TV’s “Good Morning Texas,” where different representatives of...
A&M-Commerce Announces First Graduates of Nurse Practitioner Program
Five graduate nursing students are now part of A&M-Commerce history. Natalie Cooper, Mundi Gutierrez, Megan King, Samone Middleton and Jennifer Speulda are the first grad...
A&M-Commerce Professors Named Faculty Fellows at Texas A&M University Cybersecurity Center
Professors Srujan Kotikela and Eman Hammad were recently named Faculty Fellows at the Texas A&M University Cybersecurity Center in College Station, Texas. Cybersecurity...
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee discusses what it means to be Black in America
The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee at Texas A&M University-Commerce held a video conference on June 8, 2020 to discuss current social issues and what it means to b...
Proclamation from the A&M-Commerce Faculty Senate
WHEREAS the senseless killing of unarmed Black people is unjust and wrong WHEREAS these killings are symbols of a much larger, pervasive probl...
Statement from The Texas A&M University System Council on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The Texas A&M System condemns all racist behaviors, actions, and comments that tear at the moral fabric of our nation. The System is appalled at the deplorable and egregious a...
Dr. Villanueva-Russell on Good Morning Texas – 6/2/2020
A&M-Commerce is featured in a weekly series on WFAA-TV’s “Good Morning Texas,” where different representatives of...
Dr. Elizabeth Wachira and Dr. Jennifer Ashcraft on changing COVID-19 landscape
Stay Healthy Lions! Interdisciplinary discussion around COVID-19Appreciate questions!#StayHealthyLionsPosted by Texas A&M University-Commerce on Thursday, May 28...
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...
Dr. Mario Hayek on Good Morning Texas – 5/26/2020
A&M-Commerce is featured in a weekly series on WFAA-TV’s “Good Morning Texas,” where different representatives of...
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...
Former Lion Football Student-Athlete Endows Scholarship
Texas A&M University-Commerce and Lion Athletics are proud to announce the establishment of a new endowed scholarship supporting Lion s...
Dr. Nick Patras and Dr. Tina Yang — 5/22/2020
As a community of scholars and research experts, Texas A&M University-Commerce is a rich source of knowledge on a range of topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic...
College of Business Offers Graduate Certificates and Programs to Enhance Workforce Marketability
With much of the workforce in doubt or on hold amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the College of Business at Texas A&M University-Commerce is offering graduate certificates and pro...
Vanessa Armendariz on Good Morning Texas – 5/19/2020
A&M-Commerce is featured in a weekly series on WFAA-TV’s “Good Morning Texas,” where different representatives of...
Competency-Based Organizational Leadership Program to Provide Scholarships to Displaced Workers Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on our community, the new College of Innovation and Design at Texas A&M University-Commerce will provide an institutiona...
A&M-Commerce Graduate Shows Heart for Teaching During COVID-19 Pandemic
Jamie Allen, a Texas A&M University-Commerce alumna from Rowlett, Texas was recently featured on nbcdfw.com when a parent caught a heartwarming photo of her interacting wi...
Student Success Teams at A&M-Commerce are First of Their Kind in Texas
The new Student Success Teams at A&M-Commerce are an innovative idea that promises to transform the student experience. The model is the first of its kind at a Texas universit...
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...
A&M-Commerce Students Receive Financial Relief Through CARES Act
A&M-Commerce received more than $3.5 million from the CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund to help students who are experien...
Elisabet Martinez on domestic violence and COVID-19
Domestic Violence & COVID19Domestic Violence & COVID19Posted by Texas A&M University-Commerce on Thursday, May 14, 2020 As a c...
Interim Dean of Students Judy Sackfield on Good Morning Texas – 5/12/2020
A&M-Commerce is featured in a weekly series on WFAA-TV’s “Good Morning Texas,” where different representatives of A&M-Commerce will talk about t...
Dr. James Hammill on navigating the CARES Act
Dr. James Hammill on COVID-19 – personal finance and business tipsDr. James Hammill helps us navigate CARES act and other tax legislati...
Multiple Agencies Utilize A&M-Commerce Database to Monitor COVID-19 Headlines
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at Texas A&M University-Commerce has played an integral part in formulating the university’s response to the COVID-19 pandem...
Dr. Mark Rudin on Good Morning Texas – 5/5/2020
Texas A&M University-Commerce is featured in a weekly series on WFAA-TV’s “Good Morning Texas,” where different re...
Dr. Steven Prewitt shows how to stay active
Dr. Steven Prewitt gives some tips on staying active while staying home.#StayHealthyLionsPosted by Texas A&M University-Commerce on T...
A&M-Commerce Rodeo Teams Finish 1st, 22nd in the Nation
Hot on the heels of hosting its first home event, the Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s and women’s rodeo teams have exper...
A&M-Commerce Public Health Alumni Making an Impact in Fight Against COVID-19
While the world fights the COVID-19 pandemic in many different ways, former Texas A&M University-Commerce public health students are helping their communities on the fron...
Department of Engineering and Technology Produces Face Shields for Area Medical Centers
The Texas A&M University-Commerce Department of Engineering and Technology used 3D printers to manufacture 200 face shields for Paris Regional Medical Center as part of an...
Dr. Mark Rudin on Good Morning Texas – 4/28/2020
Texas A&M University-Commerce is featured in a weekly series on WFAA-TV’s “Good Morning Texas,” where different re...
Former Faculty Member J.G. Grove Posthumously Named Professor Emeritus at Reception
On February 6, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents honored former faculty member Joe Gilbert Grove with the posthumous title of Professor Emeritus of Industria...
A&M-Commerce Engineers Talk About PPE Donations
Our engineers providing PPE to area hospitals. #StayHealthyLionsPosted by Texas A&M University-Commerce on Thursday, April 23, 2020 A...
Generous Donation from A&M-Commerce Alums will Fund Lyday Gardens Renovation
Lyday Gardens at A&M-Commerce will undergo a major renovation this year, thanks to generous support from alumni Gary and Sandra Fernandes. The couple visited campus on Febr...
College of Science and Engineering Students Win Big at 16th Annual Pathways Student Research Symposium
Four students from the College of Science and Engineering came home with top finishes at The Texas A&M University System’s 16th Annual TAMUS Pathways Research Symposium, hosted on the campus of Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas, on November 7-8, 2019.
Dr. DeLisle Speaks on COVID-19 and Pet Health
Vet Dr. DeLisle speaks to COVID19 and pet healthAsk our Vet, Dr. DeLisle, anything!Posted by Texas A&M University-Commerce on Thursday,...
A&M-Commerce Faculty Hope Assistive Robot Can Provide Human Connection
As social distancing requirements surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic have shifted the way we interact with the world around us, researchers at Texas A&M University-Commer...
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...
Texas A&M University-Commerce Donates COVID-19 Testing Kits to Area Healthcare Facilities
The Texas A&M University System shipped 110 COVID-19 testing kits to A&M-Commerce on Wednesday, April 8. The Department of Campus Operations and Safety at A&M-Com...
Dr. Mark Rudin takes questions from the community
Go LionsAsk Mark Rudin anything!Posted by Keturi DeLong on Thursday, April 9, 2020 As a community of scholars and research experts, Texas A&am...
Generous Donations Help Kickstart A&M-Commerce Equine Breeding Program
A breeding program for the Equine Studies field at Texas A&M University-Commerce is now possible thanks to the donation of both a stud and mare to the university in the last yea...
A&M-Commerce community encouraged to take health survey to create effective programs
A public health class at Texas A&M University-Commerce has created an online survey to assess the health needs of the campus community in order to create programs to meet thos...
Nikki Barnett talks food insecurity and COVID-19
Nikki Barnett speaks to Food Security and COVID19Posted by Texas A&M University-Commerce on Friday, April 3, 2020 As a community of schol...
Dr. Nick Patras with the Counseling Center checks in.
adapting to a changing realityDr. Nick Patras here to help us cope. #StayHealthyLionsPosted by Texas A&M University-Commerce on Wednes...
College of Education and Human Services to welcome new dean
Texas A&M University-Commerce welcomes Dr. Kimberly McLeod as the new dean of the College of Education and Human Services. McLeod will jo...
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...
A&M-Commerce student goes for wild ride in unique honors thesis
Who says a thesis needs to be a standard research paper? One student at Texas A&M University-Commerce undertook one of the most unique hono...
Expertise from the Department of Nursing
A&M Commerce Nursing faculty expertiseAsk us questions!#TAMUC #StayHealthyLionsPosted by Texas A&M University-Commerce on Tue...
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 men’s basketball team making a difference in child’s life through Team IMPACT
Emerson DePaz, a local 9-year-old, is officially a Lion after joining the Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s basketball team through a partnership with Team IMPAC...
A&M-Commerce offers free student access to licensed physicians and counselors
Texas A&M University-Commerce partnered with TimelyMD to offer free online health care to students during the COVID-19 pandemic. TimelyMD will complement on-campus stud...
Animal therapy group helps A&M-Commerce students cope with crises
A special group of pets and their owners have dedicated hours of their time over the last month lending helping paws to students in need at Texas A&M University-Commerce. The g...
A&M-Commerce creates tuition-free path for GISD students with Greenville Pledge
Most Greenville High School graduates will be able to attend Texas A&M University-Commerce without paying a dime in tuition costs, thanks to a new agreement between Greenvi...
Mark and Kelly Clayton establish education scholarship for aspiring teachers
Mark and Kelly Clayton visited Texas A&M University-Commerce on February 5 to establish the Clayton Legacy Scholarship for Education. The renewable scholarship benefits...
88.9 KETR Awarded Seven First Place Accolades from Texas Associated Press Broadcasters
By Jerrod Knight, KETR.org Each year, radio and television stations across the state of Texas submit their very best work for consideration by the Texas Associated Press Broadca...
Dr. Jennifer Dyer talks about ways to educate at home
Posted by Texas A&M University-Commerce on Thursday, March 26, 2020 As a community of scholars and research experts, Texas A&M Unive...
Dan Semprini of Campus Recreation talks about how to stay active at home
Dan Semprini of Campus Recreation, talks about ways to stay active at home.Posted by Texas A&M University-Commerce on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 As a community of scholars an...
Dr. Wachira checks in to assess changing health landscape due to COVID-19
#TAMUC #StayHealthyLionsPosted by Texas A&M University-Commerce on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 As a community of scholars and research experts, Texas A&M University-Co...
Chatting with Dr. Dale Funderburk about economics of COVID-19 outbreak
Posted by Texas A&M University-Commerce on Friday, March 20, 2020 As a community of scholars and research experts, Texas A&M University-Commerce is a rich source of kno...
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&...
A&M-Commerce Professors and Research Experts Share Expertise on COVID-19 Topics in Live Facebook Chats
Public Health insider tips with Dr. WachiraPosted by Texas A&M University-Commerce on Thursday, March 19, 2020 As a community of scholars and research experts, Texas A&...
A&M-Commerce Well-Represented at TACES Mid-Winter Conference
Texas A&M University-Commerce doctoral students representing the Department of Counseling recently attended the Texas Association f...
A&M-Commerce student seeks to educate the community with free diabetes awareness program
A public health student at Texas A&M University-Commerce has created a free eight-week program to educate people across the world about diabetes and how to live with the dise...
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...
A&M-Commerce students shine at SAEA Quiz Bowl
Nine students from Texas A&M University-Commerce showed their smarts in economics at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association...
Area students compete at annual National History Day competition at A&M-Commerce
More than 100 high school students from across the region gathered on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce on February 21 for the annual National History Day regional...
A&M System Chancellor releases memo regarding Coronavirus information
Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp released a memo this month regarding up-to-date information on the Coronavirus. The memo urged system institutions to pr...
Lions Care: Updates
Official information will be updated here as it is released. Deja Matts – Candlelight Vigil Monday, February 10, 2020 at 3:33 PM Please join us in celebrating the life of Dej...
Kelly Clarkson Surprises A&M-Commerce Alum with Life-Changing Gift
Kelly Clarkson recently invited first-grade teacher and A&M-Commerce alum Eric Hale to her show. Hale is the 2019 recipient of the Queen Smith Award, which recognizes a top u...
A&M-Commerce Rodeo Team Hosting First Home Rodeo in History of Program
The rodeo team at Texas A&M University-Commerce will put its best boot forward as it prepares to host the first home rodeo in the nearly six-year history of the program. The rod...
A&M-Commerce Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Tyler ISD
Texas A&M University-Commerce President Dr. Mark Rudin joined Tyler Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Marty Crawford at...
A&M-Commerce Meat Judging Team Named Grand Champion at National Contest
The Meat Judging team at Texas A&M University-Commerce took home the Grand Champion prize from the National Western Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest held in Denver, Co...
Dr. Fred Fuentes to Shine a Light on LAMP at Harvard Presentation
Dr. Fred Fuentes, executive director for enrollment management at A&M-Commerce, will present “Borders, Bridges and Bad Hombres...
College of Innovation and Design and Venture College at A&M-Commerce Making a Difference Early On
They have only been around for less than a year, but the College of Innovation and Design and its associated offering, Venture College, have been making great strides toward stude...
A&M-Commerce to Host Inaugural Southern Gospel Brunch Event
UPDATE: EVENT CANCELLED The inaugural “Southern Gospel Brunch: Celebrating African-American Heritage” event is set for Febr...
Texas A&M University-Commerce to become a Smoke-, Vape- and Tobacco-free Campus
Texas A&M University-Commerce will become a smoke-, vape- and tobacco-free campus on January 1, 2020. Dr. Mark Rudin, president of A&M-Commerce, sent a letter to the un...
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...
A&M-Commerce Celebrates 20-Year Partnership with Navarro College
A&M-Commerce and Navarro College commemorated their 20-year partnership on November 14 with an anniversary celebration in Corsicana,...
A&M-Commerce Celebrates Fall 2019 Commencement December 13 and 14
Texas A&M University-Commerce will hold its Fall 2019 Commencement Exercises on December 13th and 14th where 1,340 students will receive graduate and undergraduate degre...
Department of Nursing Receives CCNE Accreditation
The A&M-Commerce Department of Nursing recently received news that both of its nursing programs have been accredited by the Commission o...
A&M-Commerce Department of Music Hosts High School Singing Workshop
More than 80 high school singers from Mabank, Royse City and Poteet high schools joined the Chorale Men’s Chorus and Mane Men’s Choir at A&M-Commerce for a singi...
A&M-Commerce Grad Named Top Urban Teacher in the Nation
“If you are coming from a traumatic, impoverished situation, you are my family.” COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Just three year...
A&M-Commerce at Frisco Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
A&M-Commerce conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, October 22 to celebrate its newly approved off-site campus in Frisco, Tex...
28th Annual Veterans Vigil to be Held Nov. 7
A&M-Commerce will host the 28th Annual Veterans Vigil: Lions’ Salute to Veterans on November 7 beginning at 10 a.m. According to Ve...
Northeast Texas Children’s Museum Moves to New Location
Northeast Texas Children’s Museum turned over the keys to its home at A&M-Commerce on October 18, marking the end of its 12-year lea...
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...
A&M-Commerce Enters Agreement to Benefit Local Boys and Girls Club
A&M-Commerce entered into an agreement with Commerce ISD and the Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Texas on September 10 wherein the university committed $25,000 annually an...
Alum Jacob Stahl Honored as Rookie of the Year at NASA
A&M-Commerce alum Jacob Stahl aimed for the moon and landed among the stars, as the old saying goes. Stahl was recently awarded the 590 Rook...
Mexia High School Class of 1959 Establishes Endowed Scholarship at A&M-Commerce
Mexia High School Class of 1959 presented $45,000 to A&M-Commerce in June 2019 to establish an endowed scholarship fund for future Lions from Mexia, Texas. The town of Mexia,...
A&M-Commerce Hosts Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Research Conference
A&M-Commerce hosted the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Research Conference on May 21 and 22. Event coordinator Dr. Brent Donham, dean of the College of Science and Engineering, explained that the conference “brings together engineering and computer science researchers from the A&M System schools and other TEES members across the state.”
A&M-Commerce Celebrates Spring 2019 Commencement May 10 and 11
Texas A&M University-Commerce will hold its Spring 2019 Commencement on May 10 and 11, where 1,571 students are eligible for graduate and...
A&M-Commerce Staff Member Receives Graduate Enrollment Management Certificate at National Professional Conference
Lydia Carrascosa, graduate admissions specialist for the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, received the Graduate Enrollment Management Certificate w...
Thurman Family Agricultural Endowment to Benefit Agriculture Students
The Thurman Family Agricultural Endowment at Texas A&M University-Commerce has been established by Steve and Kelly Thurman. The endowm...
Tribute Concert to Honor Longtime Music Department Faculty Member
A tribute concert featuring the works of Dr. Theodore Hansen, longtime faculty member in the Department of Music and a former department head,...
Nathan and June Finke Gift Nursing School Students with Endowed Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan and June Finke visited campus on April 11 to sign an endowment agreement that will benefit nursing school students at A&M-Commerce. The Dr. Omer F. and Nell...
A&M-Commerce College of Business Hosts 2019 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference
The A&M-Commerce College of Business will host the 2019 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference (SBECON) on May 15 from noon to 2 p.m. in the Alumni Center. This year&...
Madeleine Morris Represents A&M-Commerce at Texas Undergraduate Research Day
Senior biology major Madeleine Morris represented A&M-Commerce in Austin on April 1 at Texas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol. The biennial event allows Texas&rs...