Campus and Community
Top 10% Day
The Texas A&M University-Commerce Office of Undergraduate Admissions held Top 10% Day on October 14 with over 60 students from 19 area schools in attendance.
“We were so excited with this year's group of attendees,” said Jody Todhunter, Director of…
Trafficking Banned Books: Be a Librotraficante!
By Sarah Northam
The Vice President for Student Access and Success, the Dean of the College of Humanities, Social Sciences & Arts, the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, the Office of Hispanic Outreach and the A&M-Commerce Libraries are…
Still, Video still, 7 min 30 sec looping HD video (2013), by Leigh Merrill
Leigh Merrill received her BFA from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, in 2001, and her MFA from Mills College in Oakland, California, in 2009. Merrill's work has been a part of exhibitions throughout the U.S. in venues such…
Kyle Maynard Challenges Audience to Eliminate Excuses
In Kyle Maynard's experience, reading or hearing motivational material is only as good as what one does with it. The audience that filled A&M-Commerce's Ferguson Auditorium Wednesday night to hear the inspirational life story of 27-year-old Maynard, a two-time ESPY…
New York Times Best-Seller, Athlete Kyle Maynard to Speak at A&M-Commerce
Kyle Maynard, author of the 2005 New York Times best-selling memoir, “No Excuses,” has set records in weightlifting, appeared on television programs such as “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and ABC's “20/20” and crawled to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. Next,…
CLC Unveils Nature Garden
The children who attend Texas A&M University-Commerce's Children's Learning Center have been given a hands-on opportunity to work and learn in the new Nature Garden this summer.
The Nature Garden area of the CLC is a place students can go…
Planetarium Announces New Programming
By Cheri Davis
The Texas A&M University-Commerce Planetarium is pleased to announce its two newest shows playing on Friday nights. Each show lasts an hour. The 7pm show is “Exoplanets: Worlds of Wonder” and at 8pm is “Astronaut.”
Have you…
ArtKids at A&M-Commerce
Texas A&M University-Commerce will once again host the ArtKids summer program for kids ages 9-18 during the week of July 22-26 in the Art building on campus.
Each day, students will get hands-on experience with a different type of art…
University Sponsors Workshop for Mental Health Professionals and Veterans
A&M-Commerce has partnered with North Lake College to bring “Supporting Student Veterans in Higher Education” to North Texas. The Center for Deployment Psychology in Bethesda, Maryland pioneered this well-respected and vital program designed for behavioral health professionals working in higher…
Atmos and A&M-Commerce Partner for Literacy Learning
In the West Dallas branch of the Dallas Public Library system, students are learning English. The neighborhood is largely comprised of Latino immigrants, and in this instance both parents and kids are in class — right across the hallway —…
L-3 Mission Integration Donates 12 iMacs to Computer Science Department
L-3 Mission Integration donated 12 iMac computers to the Texas A&M University-Commerce Computer Science Department on May 9.
“We've done things we wouldn't be able to without the help of L-3,” said President Dan Jones. “It's a wonderful partnership.”
The…
$55,000 Oncor Rebate for Energy Conservation
On the morning of May 9, Stan McKee, Senior Manager of Customer Relations for Oncor Corporation, and David Collier, Area Manager of Customer Operations, presented Texas A&M University-Commerce President, Dan Jones, with a check for $55,000 — a rebate for…
Gold Medal Olympians Come to Campus
By Taelor Duckworth with Sydni Walker contributing
Texas A&M University-Commerce was showered in gold on April 16 as it welcomed Olympic gold medalists, Ryan Lochte and Misty May-Treanor, along with ESPN SportsCenter's Linda Cohn.
The William L. Mayo Prestigious Speaker…