Campus and Community

President Rudin Reflects on First Year at A&M-Commerce
It's been
one year since we welcomed President Mark Rudin to our pride. Hailing from Boise
State University, he brought with him a passion for innovation and a vision for
the future of our institution. We sat down with him…

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's conference will continue the format begun in 2018 featuring “Lunch and…

23rd Annual Cotton and Rural History Conference Takes Place April 27
Regional and public history will be the focus of the 23rd Annual Cotton and Rural History Conference scheduled for April 27 at the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum in Greenville, Texas.
Students and faculty from A&M-Commerce and Collin College, as well…

College of Business Offers Rural Economic Development Training Sessions
The Texas A&M University-Commerce College of Business
will serve as an important resource for rural economic development in Northeast
Texas with the help of a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The
grant will enable the College of…

Area Schools Compete in Texas History Day Competition at A&M-Commerce
Junior
high and high school students from four area schools competed in the 39th
annual Texas History Day regional competition at A&M-Commerce on March 8.
This year's theme is Triumph and Tragedy in History, and participants applied
the theme to…

ASPIRE Program Celebrates Its Second Year with Dinner & Dialogue
The Commerce community gathered to reflect on the achievements of the ASPIRE program in a second-anniversary celebration held February 20 at the Sam Rayburn Student Center. At the Dinner & Dialogue: ASPIRE Community Update, attendees discussed the achievements of the…

A&M-Commerce Celebrates Fall 2018 Commencement December 14 and 15
Texas A&M University-Commerce will hold its Fall 2018 Commencement on December 14 and 15, the largest in the last six years, where 1,378 students are eligible for graduate and undergraduate degrees. Among these candidates, 268 will graduate with honors including…

Michael Eric Dyson to be Featured as next Rayburn Series Speaker
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, best-selling author, scholar and cultural critic, will be the next presenter in the Sam Rayburn Speaker Series scheduled for Tuesday, November 6, at 11 a.m. in Ferguson Auditorium. Dr. Dyson will discuss “What Truth Sounds Like: …

A&M-Commerce to Host 27th Annual Veteran’s Vigil “Honoring All Who Have Served”
“Honoring All Who Have Served” and continue to serve is the theme for the 27th Annual Veterans Vigil at A&M-Commerce scheduled for November 8.
The Vigil will begin with a reception at 9 a.m. in the foyer outside of the…

A&M-Commerce Department of Health and Human Performance Hosts First-Ever Emory Community Health Fair
Students from the Department of Health and Human Performance at A&M-Commerce will conduct the first-ever Emory Community Health Fair on Saturday, April 28 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The fair, which will address the lack of substantial health resources…

A&M-Commerce Environmental Awareness Society Leads Stream Clean-Up
A group of 35 student volunteers, headed by the A&M-Commerce Environmental Awareness Society, recently took the initiative in improving their community. On March 24, 2018, they cleaned up the litter-filled stream behind Fix & Feed Hardware, Lulu's Burgers, and the…

A&M-Commerce trades in years of hard work for a day of celebrating national football title
“The eclectic background of this East Texas football team might have made it an unlikely pick to bring home a national football championship. …And on Friday morning, the school came together to celebrate the team reaching the highest goal: winning…

University and Community Come Together to Celebrate a National Championship
Following a historic playoff run and 37-27 victory over the Argonauts of West Florida in the NCAA DII National Championship game, the A&M-Commerce Lions plan a month-long series of celebrations at home both on campus and in the community. Students,…

Commerce TUBACHRISTMAS
Over 50 area tuba and euphonium players will present the ninth annual Commerce Merry TUBACHRISTMAS concert on Saturday, December 9th. The performance will take place outdoors on the square in downtown Commerce at 12:30 pm, conducted by A&M-Commerce Professor of…

Student Death at Texas A&M University-Commerce
Early this morning, the body of Alejandro Cifuentes, a 22-year-old senior student from Nicaragua, was discovered by work crews near Whitley Hall. The Texas A&M University-Commerce Campus Police Department is investigating the death as an apparent suicide.
The counseling center…

A&M-Commerce football cleans up after Hurricane Harvey
The Texas A&M University-Commerce football team helped clean up in Port Aransas from the effects of Hurricane Harvey on Sunday, September 24, 2017…

Library Services Survey Becomes Available For Students And Faculty
Students and faculty will have a chance to inform the university about what they think of Gee Library's current activities in the 2017 Library Services Survey, which runs until April 23. The surveys are intended to let the library and…

Gee Library Selected to Host Native Voices Interactive Exhibit
Texas A&M University-Commerce Libraries' Gee Library has been selected to host “Native Voices: Native Peoples' Concepts of Health and Illness,” a panel and iPad based traveling exhibit that focuses on themes of Native American, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian wellness,…

Department Collaboration Makes Assistive Technology Lab a Reality
A collection of donations has been made by various departments at Texas A&M University-Commerce in order to give its Assistive Technology Lab life, putting in time and money to help make the space into a teaching tool for students and…

A&M-Commerce Alumna Shows Kids the Magic of Creativity
One particular Texas A&M University-Commerce alumna is making a difference in the lives of children through the magic of storytelling.
Children from all over North Colorado will soon have the opportunity to be immersed in a storybook like never before…