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A&M-Commerce Chemistry Student Receives Recognition at Regional Meeting
A&M-Commerce chemistry student Shea Garland received recognition for Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Presentation in Organic Chemistry at the American Chemical Society's recent 2021 Southwest Regional Meeting in Austin, Texas.
Garland is an Honors College student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in…

A&M-Commerce MFA Student Receives Prestigious Arts Fellowship
A current Texas A&M University-Commerce graduate student was recently the recipient of a renowned fellowship from a Dallas-Fort Worth area art gallery. Alex Ordóñez, currently pursuing his Master of Fine Arts degree in Art with a Studio Art emphasis, was…

Message from President Rudin Regarding Opposition to Solid Waste Facility
University community,
Recently we learned of an application by Transfer Station Solutions, LLC for a municipal solid waste facility to be built adjacent to university land on Highway 24. Attached is a letter I sent to the Texas Commission on…

A&M-Commerce Introduces Competency-Based Health Services Administration Degree Program
With its new Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Health Services Administration degree, the College of Innovation and Design at Texas A&M University-Commerce is furthering its mission to empower working professionals through competency-based education.
David Deggs, Ph.D., is associate director…

Public Notice of Hearing for Tuition and Fee Changes, 11/18/2021
As required by Texas Education Code, the Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System will hold a public hearing to receive input from students and the public regarding the proposed changes in tuition and fees as shown in…

A&M-Commerce Faculty Member to Give Virtual Lecture on the Rise of Online Antisemitism
Texas A&M University-Commerce Assistant Professor of Political Science Ayal Feinberg is slated to give a virtual lecture on antisemitism in the digital space later this month. The lecture, titled “Online Antisemitism: The New Hate Frontier,” will discuss how the internet…

Health and Human Performance Undergrad Selected for Research Funding
The Texas Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (TACSM) has selected A&M-Commerce student Taryn Cast to receive an undergraduate Student Research Development Award. The university will receive a $1,000 grant to support Cast's research project, “Physical Fitness of…

A&M-Commerce and National AIDS Memorial Partner to Display AIDS Memorial Quilt Sections in Commerce
Four quilt panels will be displayed at A&M-Commerce from Nov. 29 to Dec. 3 to commemorate the more than 700,000 U.S. lives lost to AIDS since the first cases were reported 40 years ago.
Texas A&M University-Commerce and the National…

Distinguished Alum Returning to TAMUC for Music Clinic
Texas A&M University-Commerce Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Dan Moore is scheduled to return to campus on November 15 to give a music clinic to A&M-Commerce percussion students. Moore is a 1982 graduate of then-East Texas State University, where he studied under…

A&M-Commerce Receives Grant from Agriculture Future of America
The College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Texas A&M University-Commerce is the recipient of the University Growth Initiative grant from Agriculture Future of America, a group aimed at fostering professionalism, intellectualism and entrepreneurialism through experiential opportunities for agriculture…

A&M-Commerce ‘Must Love Dogs’ Class to Assist with Commerce Dog Park Grand Opening
Students in the “Must Love Dogs” signature course at Texas A&M University-Commerce will help celebrate the grand opening of a long-awaited dog park in Commerce, Texas on Nov. 29.
Signature courses provide an opportunity for faculty to highlight their knowledge…

TAMUC Education Faculty Member Releases Handbook of Research on Teacher Preparation
Juan Araujo, Ph.D., faculty member and assistant dean in the College of Education and Human Services at Texas A&M University-Commerce, has released a new book titled “Handbook of Research on Reconceptualizing Preservice Teacher Preparation in Literacy Education.”
According to the…

TAMUC Sorority Provides Vaccination Event for Community Engagement Project
A&M-Commerce students in the Epsilon Sigma chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., along with members of the Texas National Guard, provided a COVID-19 vaccination event on October 30.
The sorority's community engagement project took place during the Big…

A&M-Commerce Faculty Member Featured on WalletHub.com
A faculty member at Texas A&M University-Commerce was recently tapped to provide insight in an “Ask the Expert” article hosted on personal finance website WalletHub.com. Vicki Stewart, an instructor of accounting at A&M-Commerce, was featured in an article discussing credit…

Alumni event planned for Nov. 1
A gathering of Texas A&M University-Commerce alumni is planned for the Dallas-Fort Worth area in support of the Lion Women's Basketball team. All alums are welcome to a gathering at the Ozona Grill & Bar, located at 4615 Greenville Ave.…

J.R. Martinez Set as Keynote Speaker for TAMUC Mental Health Matters Week
The Counseling Center at A&M-Commerce will host American actor, motivational speaker and former U.S. Army soldier, Jose Rene (J.R.) Martinez, as a guest speaker on Nov. 3 at 2:00 p.m. in the Ferguson Social Sciences Auditorium.
In 2003, just one…

A&M-Commerce Alum Elected Secretary of TCBSBM
Texas A&M University-Commerce alum Barbara Kelley recently received the honor of being elected Secretary of the Texas Caucus of Black School Board Members (TCBSBM). Kelley is a 2006 graduate of A&M-Commerce and currently serves as the Police Lead Telecommunicator for…

Full-Service Starbucks Location Opens Inside TAMUC’s Waters Library
Students, employees and the general public have a new location to get their fill of coffee, tea and other items with the grand opening of a full-service Starbucks location inside the Waters Library at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Following an extended…

ETSU Graduate Named Distinguished Alumni by Temple Education Foundation
Lion graduate Earl Nottingham was recently named a Distinguished Alumni by the Temple Education Foundation at a ceremony on October 21. Nottingham graduated from East Texas State University (now-Texas A&M University-Commerce) in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science in Photography.…

TAMUC to Honor Veterans at 31st Annual Veterans Vigil
Texas A&M University-Commerce will continue its storied tradition of honoring our nation's veterans by hosting the 31st Annual Veterans Vigil. The event is scheduled for November 12, and the theme is “The Forever Oath.”
Brigadier General Mike H. McClendon (Ret.)…