Campus and Community
A&M-Commerce Receives Texas Emergency Aid Grant to Extend Campus.Health Service
A&M-Commerce recently received a Texas Emergency Aid Grant in the amount of $15k. The Texas Higher Education Foundation partnered with the Greater Texas Foundation and Trellis Foundation to offer the grant program. The grant money supports colleges and universities affected…
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 with a student through the glass of their front door.
Allen graduated from A&M-Commerce in…
Nursing Faculty Member Profiled in Feature Publication
Texas A&M University-Commerce Professor Debbie Mahoney was recently featured in Charm/View, a publication of the Longview News-Journal in Longview, Texas.
Mahoney is coordinator of the master of nursing program at A&M-Commerce. She was highlighted for her humanitarian work at home…
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 campus, including its partnership with JED Campus.
JED Campus was introduced to A&M-Commerce in…
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 pandemic, and when the EOC needed to track news and trends surrounding the outbreak, they asked Dr. Brian…
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 February 19 to sign a gift agreement that will bring the project to life.…
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 several local and regional service organizations to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, face shields, goggles and safety…
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-Commerce will distribute the kits to several local healthcare facilities over the next few days.
The…
Computer Science Degree Available at RELLIS Campus
The Texas A&M University System's RELLIS campus in Bryan, Texas, is offering a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science starting in the Fall 2019 semester. A degree in computer science equips students with essential skills for careers, including cybersecurity, artificial…
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, “In this time of crisis, we are all doing what we can to help each other in our…
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
IMPACT, a national nonprofit organization.
Team IMPACT, a
Massachusetts-based organization, connects children with serious or chronic
illnesses…
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 Greenville ISD and the university.
The Greenville Pledge program ensures that students whose parents…
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 group, which consists of six dogs and one cat, was…
A&M-Commerce Department of Mathematics Hosts Annual High School Event
The Texas A&M University-Commerce Department of Mathematics hosted the 8th Annual Adventures in Mathematics (AIM) event on February 14, 2020 at the Rayburn Student Center. AIM—organized each year by the A&M-Commerce Department of Mathematics for high school math teachers and…
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 enforcement academy on campus.
The academy relocated from its previous location at Paris Junior College. Dr. Mark Rudin, A&M-Commerce president; Captain…
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 competition.
Held each year at
the university, this was the first time…
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 provide up-to-date information regarding the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19)
“Like all of you, I am monitoring…
A&M System Regents vote to name campus memorial ‘Jones Circle’
The Board of Regents of the Texas A&M University System voted on February 6 to name the new memorial near Gee Library “Jones Circle.” The memorial was unveiled on October 26, 2019, and features a bronze likeness of a young…
Free Tuition and More to be Given Away During ‘Fill the Field House Weekend’
A big week is here for Lion Athletics at Texas A&M University-Commerce as the Lion men's and women's basketball teams gear up for “Fill the Field House Weekend.”
On Thursday, January
30 and Saturday, February 1, the teams will play…
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 February 8 at the Sam Rayburn Student Center on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce.
The event is being
organized by the Office of Intercultural…