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A&M-Commerce Representatives Lead the Way at National Competency-Based Education Conference
The Institute for Competency-Based Education (ICBE) at Texas A&M University-Commerce recently sponsored 25 university personnel to attend CBExchange, an annual conference hosted by the Competency-Based Education Network (CBEN).
The event is the foremost conference on competency-based education, where leaders from…

A&M-Commerce Special Education Faculty Member Named to Board
Belinda Rudinger, Ed.D., a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and Special Education at A&M-Commerce, has been elected to the board of the Council for Exceptional Children's Division on Visual Impairments and Deaf-Blindness (DVIDB).
DVIDB seeks to advance…

TAMUC Accepts Star Award From THECB for Exemplary COVID-19 Response
A&M-Commerce was named a 2021 Star Award recipient by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). Star Award recipients were honored at a special reception on December 1, at the beginning of the annual Higher Education Leadership Conference in Austin.…

TAMUC Curriculum and Instruction Professor Selected as Candidate for National Board
Toni Sturdivant, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at A&M-Commerce, has been selected as a candidate for the governing board of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
NAEYC is the world's…

TAMUC Curriculum and Instruction Faculty Member Selected for Research Fellowship
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has selected Dr. Karyn E. Miller, assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at A&M-Commerce, for the fourth cohort of the AERA-Fellowship Program on the Study of Deeper Learning (AERA-SDL).
Supported by…

A&M-Commerce Alumna Fights Back Against Alzheimer’s Disease
For more than 15 years, Roslyn Thibodeaux Goodall has been raising awareness about Alzheimer's disease. She serves as the co-chair of the Alzheimer's Association/African Methodist Episcopal Church National Partnership Steering Committee and was recently featured in the Alzheimer’s Association’s ALZ…

A&M-Commerce Faculty Publish New Research on Academic Mothers
A&M-Commerce professors Karyn E. Miller and Jacqueline Riley recently published new research about academic mothers. Their paper “Changed Landscape, Unchanged Norms: Work-Family Conflict and the Persistence of the Academic Mother Ideal” was featured in the “Innovative Higher Education” journal.
Miller…

A&M-Commerce Department of Counseling Represents at National Conference
The Department of Counseling at Texas A&M University-Commerce was well represented at the 2021 Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) national conference in Atlanta, Georgia, this past October, with several faculty members, current students and alumni in attendance.
Erika…

Mane Event – Student Organization Showcase
The MKTBA student organization was well represented at the Mane Event Student Organization Showcase which was held Saturday, October 30th at Great Lawn by the Rayburn Student Centre. It was a great opportunity for the Officers (Ashwini, Audrey and Dapo)…

MKTBA Tailgating Party, Fall 2021
The Marketing and Business Analytics student organization was tasked with hosting a tailgating party for the College of Business.
This event was held on the 30th of October 2021 at the TAMUC Memorial Stadium. It was a fun event and…

MKTBA Welcome Party – Taking Studies and Careers to the Next Level!
Our goal was to welcome students into the new semester, allow them to network with faculty, staff and fellow students, and also share the list of activities planned for the organization.
Key Highlights:The event was graced with the presence of…

Hackathon Competition, Fall 2021 – Facial Recognition Analytics
A hackathon competition is held every semester to give students the opportunity to acquire industry skills and experience by competing in teams with each other. Of course, in addition to invaluable experience, the cash prizes for student accounts make for…

Supporting International Students – Partnership Brings Valuable Resources to Campus
All new graduates face hurdles when job searching. For international students who wish to secure a position in the United States, there is the additional obstacle of locating a position with a company that is willing to accept OPT/CPT, the…

Inaugural Accounting Town Hall
On October 28th more than 50 accounting students and 14 faculty attended the first-ever face-to-face College of Business (COB) Accounting Major's town hall. The purpose of the town hall was for students, faculty, and COB advisors to get acquainted post-pandemic,…

New Paper by Dr. Ruiliang Yan – Journal of Business Research paper
Dr. Ruiliang Yan, Associate Professor of MKT, recently coauthored (with Dr. Zixia Cao, University of Colorado Denver) a paper entitled “Product nutrition, innovation, advertising and firm's financial gains” in the Journal of Business Research. This research studied the firm’s investment…

Dr. Bo Han Helps New Students via Faculty Advisor Program
Dr. Bo Han, Faculty Advisor of the MS in Business Analytics Program, helped more than 50 newly admitted graduate students get prepared for their study and campus life at TAMUC. A majority of international students get advice on course registrations,…

The Story of the A&M-Commerce Alumnus who Flew Rosa Parks Home
When Rosa Parks passed away in 2005, civil rights leaders wanted to honor her historic leadership with a multi-city procession of her casket. They reached out to Southwest Airlines to provide airline support for Parks' last trip home. Southwest agreed…

TAMUC College of Education and Human Services, Office of Campus Life and Student Success to Host Real Talk Workshop
The A&M-Commerce College of Education and Human Services and the Office of Campus Life and Student Success will host a “Real Talk Workshop” on Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 12 p.m. in the Nursing and Health Sciences Building.
Students will have…

KarolAnn and Chris DeLong Recognized for Transformational Men’s Basketball Gift
By Lion Athletics
COMMERCE – Texas A&M University-Commerce and Lion Athletics recognized KarolAnn and Chris DeLong with a ceremony on Saturday, November 13, in recognition of their transformational leadership gift to the university and the Lion men’s basketball program.
The…

A&M-Commerce Alum Named National University Teacher Regional Award Winner
A&M-Commerce alum Eric Hale recently received the 2021 National University Teacher Award for the southwest region. This award highlights teachers across the nation who have engaged their students and supported their educational journeys in exceptional ways. The 2021 National University…