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A&M-Commerce Represents at Texas A&M-RELLIS Engineering and Computing Fair
Representatives from Texas A&M University-Commerce attended an engineering and computing fair hosted at Texas A&M-RELLIS in Bryan, Texas, on Jan. 21 to speak with prospective students and families about opportunities available through A&M-Commerce at RELLIS.
A&M-Commerce Assistant Professor Eman Hammad…

Graduates Give High Marks for TAMUC Region 10 Superintendent Certification Partnership
Two A&M-Commerce Region 10 ESC Superintendent Certification graduates shared their experiences in the Fall 2022 edition of Reach!, a biannual magazine published by the Region 10 Education Service Center (ESC).
Ben Dickerson and Michael Gipson were in the 2022 cohort…

A&M-Commerce Society of Physics Students Chapter Maintains Top Status
The A&M-Commerce chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) has received the national organization's Outstanding Chapter Award for the second consecutive year. The designation is the organization's highest level of distinction, with less than 15% of chapters receiving the…

TAMUC Department of Counseling Honors Mesquite ISD School Counselors, Mental Health Professionals
The A&M-Commerce Department of Counseling honored more than 200 Mesquite ISD school counselors and mental health professionals on Friday, Dec. 9 at the K. David Belt Professional Development Center in Mesquite, Texas.
The event is part of the department's ongoing…

America’s Fastest-Growing Sport is a “Big Dill” at A&M-Commerce
Students, faculty, staff and community members certainly relish the opportunity to learn and play pickleball at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Dubbed America's fastest-growing sport, pickleball appeals to a wide demographic including men, women, athletes and non-athletes of all ages.
The sport…

A&M-Commerce Student Group Collects Holiday Cards for Troops
The A&M-Commerce chapter of the Texas Association of Future Educators hosted a table at the Rayburn Student Center on Nov. 17-18 to collect holiday wishes for troops deployed abroad.
The group collected 101 cards from students, faculty and staff, which…

A&M-Commerce Department of Counseling Recognizes, Honors School Counselors
Texas A&M University-Commerce and the Department of Counseling hosted a luncheon in Dallas on Thursday, October 20, to recognize school counselors and celebrate their vital role in the education system. The event honored counselors and mental health professionals from Desoto,…

A&M-Commerce Continues Tradition with 32nd Annual Veterans Vigil
Texas A&M University-Commerce is continuing its tradition of honoring our nation's veterans at the 32nd annual Veterans Vigil, scheduled for November 11, 2022, on the A&M-Commerce campus.
The theme of this year's event is “Forged in Sacrifice,” and the featured…

Lion’s Lecture Speaker Series Returns at A&M-Commerce
A&M-Commerce faculty, staff and students gathered on Sept. 29 to welcome the return of the Lion's Lecture Series presented by the Graduate School and First-Year TRAC. Drs. Matt Wood and Sharonda Pruitt entertained the audience with two 20-minute presentations in…

A&M-Commerce Department of Mathematics Hosts First Mathemartist Competition
The Department of Mathematics at A&M-Commerce is accepting entries for its first Mathemartist Competition. Entries will be accepted through Nov. 30 at 11:59 p.m.
The competition, co-sponsored with Cypress Bank, challenges participants to utilize the Desmos graphing calculator to create…

TAMUC Pride Pathway Program Helps Address Teacher Shortage
An article at HoustonPublicMedia.org highlights the Pride Pathway program at A&M-Commerce as an option for replenishing the teacher preparation pipeline in Texas.
“One of the huge areas that have been a focus is the fact that the pipeline to education…

A&M-Commerce at Navarro Students Recognized at Pinning Ceremony
The A&M-Commerce College of Education and Human Services (CoEHS) hosted a pinning ceremony on August 16 in Corsicana. The ceremony recognized incoming transfer students from Navarro College who are now pursuing CoEHS degrees through the A&M-Commerce at Navarro instruction site.…

A&M-Commerce Nursing Program Attains High Marks for NCLEX-RN Results
The Department of Nursing at A&M-Commerce is one of 46 pre-licensure programs in Texas to earn a pass rate of 90% or above for the 2021 National Council Licensure Examination-RN (NCLEX-RN).
The NCLEX-RN tests the competency of nursing school graduates…

TAMUC Professor Discusses James Webb Space Telescope Images
Kent Montgomery, Ph.D., who serves as associate professor and head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at A&M-Commerce, is featured on a recent episode of The Blacklands Café, a radio program hosted on 88.9 KETR.
Montgomery discussed the first…

A&M-Commerce Offers Technology Management BAAS for Working Professionals
The Department of Engineering and Technology at Texas A&M University-Commerce has launched a new Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) in Technology Management degree program. The new fully online program is designed to prepare working professionals for managerial careers…

TAMUC Competency-Based Education Program Touted for Industry Engagement 
An article recently published at workingnation.com highlights the competency-based Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement Leadership degree program at A&M-Commerce as a beacon for merging classroom theory with real-world application.
The article “What is not causing the skills…

A&M-Commerce at Dallas to Host Summit on Elite Athlete Performance
The Department of Health and Human Performance at Texas A&M University-Commerce will present an Elite Combined Event High-Performance Summit on Monday, July 11 at the A&M-Commerce at Dallas site located at 8750 N. Central Expressway.
In conjunction with the Thorpe…

A&M-Commerce Hosts JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge
The Department of Engineering and Technology at A&M-Commerce hosted 60 cadets from high schools throughout Mesquite ISD for a hybrid JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC) event held June 6-9.
Traditional JCLC events included ropes training, a leadership reaction course, orienteering,…

TAMUC Faculty Senate, Staff Council and SGA Affirm Commitment to Inclusion
The Faculty Senate, Staff Council and Student Government Association (SGA) want to emphasize and reiterate the principles of Texas A&M University-Commerce and The Texas A&M University System. A&M-Commerce supports all people who work for and attend our university. As our…

A&M-Commerce Personnel, Alumni Honored by Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education
The Texas A&M University-Commerce chapter of the Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education (TABPHE) honored several of the university's personnel and alumni at an awards ceremony on April 30 in the Rayburn Student Center on campus.
Awards and…