As a Regents Scholar, an aspiring teacher and a midfielder on the Lions soccer team, Brittni Ong has proven herself as a goal-getter. A Fort Worth, Texas native, Brittni's knack for achieving goals began when she was an energetic 4-year-old…

Four years of hard work have finally paid off for 21 Honors College students who graduated May 14. Although seven Honors College students graduated early, these students represent the first full cohort to graduate since the Honors College began in…

Eleven members of the A&M– Commerce orientation staff received multiple honors at the Region IV National Orientation Directors Association Conference February 18-20 in College Station. Adria Green received the Student Leadership Award and Hollie Smith received the Outstanding Advisor/Director Award.…

A&M-Commerce accounting students achieved a pass rate of 56.82 percent on the CPA exam in 2010, making the university's program No. 8 in Texas for schools with more than 25 students attempting the exam. By comparison, CPA pass rates at…

Alumni and students can transition easily into the high demand field of financial planning now thanks to an online certificate program at Texas A&M University-Commerce. According to Dr. Nathan Harness, assistant finance professor, the program offers students a flexible alternative…

Dr. Tabetha Adkins, assistant professor and director of the Writing Center, was awarded the Junior Faculty Research Award at A&M-Commerce. She made presentations at the Conference on College Composition and Communication in Atlanta and the Thomas R. Watson Conference on…

The Engineering Recruitment Program – Engineering Summer Programs, a summer camp for middle school students directed by Dr. Brent Donham, department head of industrial engineering and technology, received an $18,000 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board grant. Industrial engineering established an…

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention funded $484,687 for the Second Chance Mentoring of Juveniles – Project PRIDE in October 2010. The principal investigator and project director is Carla Asbill and the co-PIs are Dr. Brenda Moore, Dr.…

Dr. Mike McKinney, Texas A&M University System chancellor, Dr. Frank Ashley, vice chancellor for academic affairs, Taylor Fore, A&M-Commerce SGA president, and other members of the A&M System Chancellor's Student Advisory Board met with Governor Rick Perry in Austin earlier…

The Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions will take on the Midwestern State University Mustangs Saturday, Sept. 17 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. The Lions play the MSU Mustangs at noon, as part of a three-game Lone Star Classic Football Festival. Other…

COMMERCE, Texas — Texas A&M University-Commerce is putting more than $1 million back in the pockets of its students this spring thanks to the Money4Me scholarship program. “We understand that the current economic state is making it difficult for students…

COMMERCE, Texas — Micheal Kessner, a 2008 curriculum and instruction doctoral graduate of Texas A&M University-Commerce, has won a Recognition of Merit in the 2008-09 Phi Delta Kappa International Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award Program. An elementary science specialist at Lovejoy…

COLLEGE STATION — Morris Foster of Houston was elected chairman of The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents and James P. Wilson of Sugar Land was elected vice chairman, at a meeting of the governing board. Foster and Wilson…

COMMERCE, Texas – For the sixth year, Texas A&M University-Commerce Department of Mathematics has received a Teacher Quality Professional Development grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The project, “Preparing for Algebra” is funded for $240,000 for 2009-2011. Dr.…

COMMERCE, Texas – They have excelled in their various careers, been successful, and were recently honored as Distinguished Alumni of Texas A&M University-Commerce. Jim Ainsworth of Commerce, Mary Spencer of Dallas, and Dr. James Turman of Austin received tributes at…

COMMERCE, Texas — The Smith County Alumni of Texas A&M University-Commerce have donated $50,000 for three scholarships to be awarded to Smith County students attending A&M-Commerce this fall. About 100 met May 6 at the Bank of Tyler to hear…

COMMERCE, Texas – The Texas A&M University-Commerce Planetarium presents “Two Small Pieces of Glass” beginning Friday June 5, showing at 7 and 8 p.m. 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy, a 400-year anniversary since Galileo first turned the telescope…

COMMERCE, Texas – Summer I classes at Texas A&M University-Commerce will start on Monday, June 8. Classes will extend through Thursday, July 9. Summer II classes get under way Monday, July 13. For information on registration through the myLeo system,…

COMMERCE, Texas — Texas A&M University-Commerce recently announced that Randy Van Deven will join the university this summer as the new vice president of institutional advancement. “All of us at A&M-Commerce are thrilled that Randy Van Deven will be joining…

COMMERCE, Texas — The Texas A&M University-Commerce Planetarium’s newest show, “Time Space,” will open on Friday, March 27. Planetarium shows are presented every Friday night at 7 and 8 p.m. “Time Space” is an exciting exploration of the past, present,…