Student Success

A&M-Commerce Students Compete in Concrete Glider Competition
Students from the Department of Engineering and Technology at Texas A&M University-Commerce participated in a concrete glider competition in recognition of Engineers Week, also known as EWeek. EWeek (February 16-22, 2020) was founded in 1951 by the National Society of…

A&M-Commerce Meat Judging Team Wins Championship at Houston Rodeo
The Meat Judging Team from Texas A&M University-Commerce were named Grand Champions of the “A” Division at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's annual intercollegiate meat judging contest on March 7. This marks the second championship victory for the team…

A&M-Commerce Well-Represented at TACES Mid-Winter Conference
Texas A&M University-Commerce doctoral students
representing the Department of Counseling recently attended the Texas
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (TACES) Mid-Winter Conference.
The conference was held February 27-28, 2020 with the theme
of Counselor Educators and Supervisors
Helping Communities…

A&M-Commerce Computer Science Student Wins IMCS Group Coding Challenge
Texas A&M University-Commerce Computer Science student Brian Taylor was announced as the first-place winner at the IMCS Group Coding Challenge. The challenge was held on Friday, February 21 at A&M-Commerce. The first-place prize was a $1,000 scholarship. The challenge was…

A&M-Commerce Students Present Research at Annual ASHS Meeting
Four students of Texas A&M University-Commerce presented their research at the annual American Society for Horticultural Science – Southern Region meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. The meeting was held from January 31 through February 2.
The student research–two graduates and two…

Sport Management Students ‘Experience’ the Division II National Football Championship
26 undergraduate students and two graduate students in the Department of Health and Human Performance at Texas A&M University-Commerce assisted the Lone Star Conference, NCAA, and McKinney ISD with the 2019 Division II Football Championship at McKinney ISD Stadium on…

Oscar Joya Receives Apple Corps Award
Oscar Joya, a current student at Texas A&M University-Commerce, was awarded the Apple Corps Annual Award in Mesquite ISD. The Apple Corps program honors outstanding teachers of MISD and inducts two new teachers each month during a district meeting. Joya…

Ty Harris Shines at National Finals Rodeo
Ty Harris, A&M-Commerce Rodeo Team standout, competed at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas in December. He placed ninth in the worldwide standings for the tie-down roping event. See a Pro Rodeo interview with Harris and view his Pro…

Alex Shillow Named CoSIDA Academic All-District
Lion Football safety Alex Shillow was named to the Second Team Academic All-America® by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). According to the program's website, the Academic All-America Team honors “outstanding academic and athletic achievement by student-athletes throughout…

Art Class Creates Specialized Canine Wheelchair
Dr. Josephine Durkin and her Empathy Art Science and Technology (EAST) class at A&M-Commerce were featured in the Athens Daily Review for creating a specialized wheelchair for Jamba, a canine amputee who lost her back legs in an accident. Durkins'…

Ag Students Honored with Outstanding Volunteer Award at East Texas State Fair
Students from the A&M-Commerce College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources received an Outstanding Volunteer Award for their great work at the East Texas State Fair in Tyler, Texas in September. The students volunteered at the fair's Junior Heifer Show…

Nursing Honors Society Inducts 18 New Members
The lota Nu at-Large chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing inducted 18 new members during a ceremony at A&M-Commerce on November 5. Sigma Theta Tau is the world's only nursing honor society. According to Dr. Carole…

COEHS Students Participate in Mexico Education Collaborative
Several students and faculty members from the A&M-Commerce College of Education and Human Services traveled to Clavellinas, Mexico, in June as part of The Texas A&M University System Colleges of Education Mexico Education Collaborative. According to the group's annual report,…

Yumiko Kasai Awarded Social Work Scholarship
Master of Social Work student Yumiko Kasai was recently awarded a 2019 Ima Hogg Scholarship. According to the Hogg Foundation website, the foundation awards annual scholarships to graduate social work students who intend to join the mental health workforce. “Nominated…

Biological Sciences Alumna Triumphs Over Adversity
Pipasha Biswas has noble goals, like healing the human
heart and curing cancer. But that's not the only reason she is so inspiring. Recently,
when unimaginable pain and loss blocked her path and tested her endurance, Pipasha
forged ahead, holding…

Engineering and Technology Student Wins Third Place at IISE Conference
Tyce Kissling, a senior industrial engineering student in the Department of Engineering and Technology at A&M-Commerce, was a third-place winner in the Operations Research Division at the 2019 Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Conference and Expo. Kissling's project…

A&M-Commerce’s Competency-Based Education Program Featured in Recent Article
A recent article in the San Antonio Express-News, written by Senator John Cornyn and Raymund Paredes, discusses the positive impact of competency-based education (CBE) on students and promotes CBE as a viable alternative to traditional education. According to the article,…

A&M-Commerce Hosts Annual Quality Enhancement Plan Awards Ceremony
The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) celebrated its third annual awards ceremony on March 13. The ceremony recognized new Global Scholars, Global Fellows and Distinguished Global Fellows. The recipients are students, faculty and staff who have engaged in global activities on…

Graduates’ Achievements Celebrated at Honors Recognition Ceremony
Graduating seniors from the Honors College and Honors
Scholar Program were recently celebrated at the 2019 Honors Recognition
Ceremony. The program highlights the impressive academic achievements of those
honored.
The A&M-Commerce Honors College is a learning community
of students who…

Math Department Honors Students at Awards Picnic
The A&M-Commerce Department of Mathematics held a picnic and awards banquet to recognize students. Four students from the department received awards:
L-3 Communications Excellence in General Mathematics: Nicholas Arsenault
Excellence in Mathematics Education: Steven Lim
Aslan Outstanding Graduate of Undergraduate…