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Finals Are Coming – It Is Time to De-stress At A&M-Commerce
Students needing to relieve some of the stress from finals will get the chance at the Counseling Center's DeStress Fest taking place on May 6. The event will give students the opportunity to participate in a scavenger hunt, win prizes,…

Collin Higher Education Center to Host End of the Year Reception
The Collin Higher Education Center (CHEC) will host an end of the year reception on May 7 from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the CHEC in McKinney to honor students who attend the Collin High Education Center for A&M-Commerce.…

Hannah Kirby in The Voice Top 8
Texas A&M University-Commerce student Hannah Kirby will compete in the Top 8 on NBC's The Voice on April 27.
“I'd like to give a special shout out to @tamuc, my wonderful university, for the constant outpouring of love and support…

A&M-Commerce Takes Home Win in 2015 Calculus Bowl
Eleven students, making up a total of three teams, represented Texas A&M University-Commerce as they brought home a first and fourth place win at the Calculus Bowl competition in San Antonio, Texas. The competition, held in conjunction with the 95th…

Register now for the Health and Human Performance Networking Brunch
Career Development, the Health and Human Services Department and Phi Pi Delta at Texas A&M University-Commerce will be hosting a health and human performance networking brunch on Thursday, April 30. The brunch will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00…

Career Development to Host Business Etiquette Dinner
The Career Development department will host a business etiquette dinner on Tuesday April 21 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the second floor of the Rayburn Student Center in rooms Innovation A and B.
“This is an event that…

Annual Bill Martin Jr Memorial Symposium to feature Floyd Cooper
The department of curriculum and instruction will host award-winning author Floyd Cooper for the 11th Annual Bill Martin Jr Memorial Symposium. Registration will take place at 7:30 a.m. on the second floor of the Rayburn Student Center. The event will…

There is no back-up plan
“You can find inspiration in anything and everything,” said Brad Bishop, a local graphic designer who got his start at East Texas State University. After graduating in 1995, Bishop worked as a freelance designer and interned for a small marketing…

University Playhouse Will Present “The Further Adventures of Tom and Huck”
The University Playhouse will present “The Further Adventures of Tom and Huck” by Don Nigro from April 28 to May 2, at 8 p.m. and May 3, at 3 p.m.
The evening of theatre consists of nine short plays by…

Hannah Kirby Advances to Top 10 on NBC’s The Voice
Texas A&M University-Commerce student Hannah Kirby secured her spot in the Top 10 on NBC's The Voice on April 14.
On Monday, Hannah worked to advance in the competition with her performance of Stevie Nicks' “Edge of Seventeen”. After the…

‘Breaking Bad’ Star RJ Mitte Promotes Awareness of Disabilities
RJ Mitte, best known for his role as Walter “Flynn” White Jr. on the AMC series Breaking Bad, made his way to A&M-Commerce as part of the Mayo Prestigious Speaker series. Mitte, who was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy as a…

A&M-Commerce to Receive CollegeFish.org Awards
CollegeFish.org awarded Texas A&M University-Commerce the CollegeFish Transfer Scholarship & Pathways Pioneer award for 2015 and awarded senior admissions recruiter and coordinator of transfer initiatives, Dimitri Lyon, the CollegeFish University Transfer Champion Continued Service award for 2015.
CollegeFish.org is an…

Student awarded NCUSAR Fellowship
Senior political science major David Gosbee received the 2014 National Council on U.S. Arab Relations' Qatar Study Abroad Fellowship after a rigorous application process, competing against college students across the country. “This fellowship gives me first-hand experience in a vastly…

A&M-Commerce and Texas Universities Offer Flexible, Low-Cost Degree Program in USA Today
The Texas Affordable Baccalaureate Program (TABP) aims to create the state's first public competency-based baccalaureate degree, which allows students to take courses online, in a traditional classroom setting— or a hybrid of the two.
Next month, 17 students will be…

Award-winning poet visits campus
The award-winning poet R. Flowers Rivera recently visited the Department of Literature and Languages and read from her collection of poetry, “Heathen.” Rivera spoke to students about creating and publishing.
“You write to communicate so you may as well put…

A&M-Commerce and Texas Affordable Baccalaureate in Forbes
The Texas Legislature is currently considering the “I CAN” bill which would push a statewide initiative called the Texas Affordable Baccalaureate Program (TABP). The program offers targeted college degrees for far less than what Texas public university students are currently…

Political Science Student Studies in Qatar
The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations recently selected a group of university students and professors, who had served on their campus's National Council's Model Arab League program, to visit Qatar's capital, Doha through the Qatar Study Visit Exchange and Malone…

Art students selected for 500X Exhibition
Art students David Namasky and Jasmine Anwer were selected to participate in the 500X Student Exhibition. This student expo is a juried exhibition showcasing up-and-coming Texas artists.
“This is the first time we have ever had two students selected for…

Applications open for Faculty Fellowships for Teaching and Learning
Provost Adolfo Benavides and the Center for Faculty Excellence and Innovation (CFEI) invite full-time faculty to submit applications for the 2015-2016 Faculty Fellowships for Teaching and Learning. Recipients of the two competitive fellowships will each be awarded a $4,000 stipend…

Mozart’s music makes magic: Music Department presents first full opera
With music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and a libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder, “The Magic Flute” offers something for everyone. “It's one of my favorite operas,” said Dr. Jennifer Glidden. Glidden directed the music department's first full opera, embracing the traditional…