College of Education and Human Services News
Texas Governor Appoints Dr. Beth Jones to TSBVI Board of Trustees
A&M-Commerce Professor Beth Jones has been appointed by Governor Gregg Abbott to the board of trustees for the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI). TSBVI is a special public school that provides services to eligible students and…
A&M-Commerce to Host Partnerships Conference on October 7
Changing the Game:
University, School District and Community Partnerships Conference will take
place at A&M-Commerce on October 7. Hosted by A&M-Commerce College of
Education and Human Services, the conference will explore and promote the benefits of collaboration
among universities, school…
Commerce ISD Teacher Receives We Teach Texas Leadership Fellow Scholarship
Third-grade
teacher Meagan Heath recently accepted the 2019 We Teach Texas Leadership
Fellow Scholarship, funded by The Texas A&M University System. The scholarship
helps prepare talented teachers for leadership roles in high-needs districts.
A&M-Commerce partnered with Commerce ISD to select…
Nathan and June Finke Gift Nursing School Students with Endowed Scholarship
Mr.
and Mrs. Nathan and June Finke visited
campus on April 11 to sign an endowment agreement that will benefit nursing school
students at A&M-Commerce. The Dr. Omer F. and Nell Kirkpatrick Endowed
Scholarship is the third endowment that the…
Nacogdoches’ Walker Surgery Center Named after A&M-Commerce Alumnus
A&M-Commerce Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Larry Walker retired in July 2017 after more than 44 years of selfless service as a surgeon. He practiced medicine in Nacogdoches from 1973 until his retirement in 2017, and Nacogdoches Memorial Health named the new…
A&M-Commerce Alum Credits University for Successful Teaching Career
Tiffany
Kral, A&M-Commerce alumna and 2017 winner of the “Clinical Teacher of the
Year Award” from the Texas Directors of Field Experience (TDFE), attributes her
success as a teacher to the undergraduate teacher preparation program at
A&M-Commerce. Kral is currently…
ASPIRE Program Celebrates Its Second Year with Dinner & Dialogue
The Commerce community gathered to reflect on the achievements of the ASPIRE program in a second-anniversary celebration held February 20 at the Sam Rayburn Student Center. At the Dinner & Dialogue: ASPIRE Community Update, attendees discussed the achievements of the…
A&M-Commerce Participates in We Teach Texas Initiative
We Teach Texas, an initiative of The
Texas A&M University System, encourages prospective students to pursue
teaching careers at one of the 11 system universities, including
A&M-Commerce.
When East Texas Normal College, now
A&M-Commerce, was founded 130 years ago, its…
ETSU Alums Publish Book to Honor a Life Tragically Cut Short
Sue Scott Barker and Jeanne Davis Lawrence, who both received their master's in education from East Texas State University, have collaborated to publish a children's book called “The Boar Named Bob.” The book honors Cole Barker, son of Sue and…
A&M-Commerce Institute for Competency-Based Education Receives $15,000 Scholarship Donation from the American Institutes for Research
The American Institutes for Research has awarded the A&M-Commerce Institute for Competency-Based Education (ICBE) a $15,000 scholarship donation for research completed by Carlos Rivers, operations research analyst for ICBE. Rivers worked with the American Institutes for Research on a project…
A&M-Commerce Graduate Students and Faculty Present at Texas Counseling Association Conference
Seventeen graduate students and four faculty members from the Department of Counseling at A&M-Commerce were selected to present their research at the 62nd Annual Texas Counseling Association Professional Growth Conference in Dallas November 14 through 17. The event is the…
Topping Out Beam Placed on Nursing and Health Sciences Building
On April 12, the university held a topping out ceremony for the new Nursing and Health Sciences building, celebrating the placement of the structure's final beam before moving to the next phase of construction.
Topping out (or topping off) ceremonies…
Higher Education and Learning Technologies Faculty Receive Awards for Research Paper from Korean American Research Association
Dr. Katie Koo, and Dr. Kibum Kwon, Assistant Professors for the Department of Higher Education and Learning Technologies, received the 2018 Young Scholar Best Research Award for their research from the Korean American Education Research Association (KAERA).
Dr. Koo will…
A&M-Commerce Hosts 2018 Annual Research Symposium
A&M-Commerce hosted its annual symposium in the Rayburn Student Center on April 3, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The symposium combined the university's three research events, the Annual Research Symposium, the Graduate Research Symposium, and the Lion's Innovation Showcase,…
A&M-Commerce Participates in Great Colleges to Work For Program and Survey
This spring, A&M-Commerce will participate in The Chronicle's Great Colleges to Work For program, which recognizes institutions of higher education for workplace quality and organizational culture.
Through participation in the program's annual survey, administered by the consulting firm ModernThink, the…
A&M-Commerce Undergrads Make Masterful Showing at Annual Sports Management Case Study Competition
Undergraduate students from Texas A&M University-Commerce's Department of Health & Human Performance and College of Education and Human Services placed second at the 2018 Applied Sport Management Association (ASMA) conference case study competition. They were the only undergraduate team competing…
A&M-Commerce Researcher to Serve on the National Advisory Board for Postsecondary Competency-Based Education and Learning Research
Carlos Rivers, an analyst for the Texas A&M University-Commerce Institute of Competency-Based Education Operations Research, has been invited to join the National Advisory Board for Postsecondary Competency-Based Education and Learning Research. He will have a special role on the working…