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Sowing seeds of success
In a fast-paced, drive-thru fed society, the process of getting food from the field to the family dinner table is often dismissed, the importance of each, carefully grown nutrien...
Creating Wellness
Morris Recreation Center The Morris Recreation Center features outdoor and indoor facilities that satisfy the adventurer and health nut in everyone. Outside, students can enj...

Room to Grow
Whitley Hall Towering 12 stories above campus, Whitley Hall is where many A&M-Commerce freshmen call home. Room layouts allow for double occupancy in apartment style suite...

Big fish, small pond, perfect home
by Savannah Christian Just a few short months ago, Sara Cushing and her mother, Gail Chandler, headed out of the Metroplex toward Texas A&M University-Commerce in search of a...

Personalizing the Process
Student Access & Success Center The Student Access and Success Center was created to ease the enrollment process for students. Now, students can come to a central location to...
Home Away from Home
Rayburn Student Center The student center is home to a variety of campus events and activities that enhance the college experience. Students can grab a cup of coffee on their way to...

A&M-Commerce Welcomes Region’s Best and Brightest Students
Forty-six of the region's top high school students visited Texas A&M University-Commerce October 9 to participate in “Top 10% Day,” a spe...

Engineering the Future
On October 8, the A&M-Commerce Field House was filled with a level of excitement usually found only at a sporting event. Complete with bands, cheerleaders, and fans, the next...
Dr. Mae Jemison speaks at chemistry celebration event
Dr. Mae Jemison, Space Shuttle Endeavor astronaut, chemical engineer and physician gave a keynote speech at the “Who is Chemistry” event Sept...
A&M-Commerce Achieves Record Enrollment for Fall
Texas A&M University-Commerce achieved its highest enrollment in school history at 3:41 p.m. August 24 after enrolling its 11,000th stu...

Campus Life Renewal
by Sara De La Rosa | Photo by Jared Horn Texas A&M University-Commerce welcomed a new residence hall to the southwest corner of campus this fall, the first step toward transf...

Bringing Performance To Life
by Randy Jolly October 21 was a beautiful clear day in Commerce. It was made even more gorgeous by the excitement surrounding the official grand opening and dedication of the $29 mi...

The Thread of Life
As part of the donors' breakfast held before the music building dedication, Chris Ramos presented his thoughts from the student perspective. We know you will appreciate the beau...

Class Notes, Fall 2011
1950s Naomi C. Bledsoe (B.S. '56, M.S. '68) is an author at the age of 91 with her book I Wouldn't Take Nothing for my Journey Now. 1960s Shirley Cooper (B.A. '65) was honored as one of 2...
A Champion’s Spirit
by Ashley Johnson | Photo by Jason Flowers As James Thrower looked up at the fans towering over him at Franklin Field, and down at his jersey, the white Philadelphia Eagles' wings...
Wrapped in Sisterhood
by Ashley Johnson | Photo by Jason Flowers Growing up in Gilmer, Texas was idyllic for Sarah Sharp Allen. “It was a time when you still had the freedom to roam the streets as a child,...

Leading the KD Way
by Ashley Johnson | Photos by Paul Bryan While most A&M-Commerce graduates exude excitement on graduation day, the moment was bittersweet for Emily Herron. “Some of the be...
When Norris Met Martha
by Ashley Johnson | Photo by Jason Flowers When Peggy Shaw stopped by Martha Faires' room in Binnion Hall in 1956, neither of them knew it would result in Martha meeting her Mr. Rig...

Never Too Late
by Ashley Johnson | Photo by Jason Flowers When Gloria Espinosa, the mobile mammography coordinator at UT Southwestern, was turned down for a promotion because she lacked a col...
A Dream Takes Flight
by Ashley Johnson | Photo by Jason Flowers Rex Driggers' 37-year career in aviation began with a uniform. “My senior year of high school, we visited the university for Career Day...