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The newest Crowley ISD elementary school will be named after CISD School Board President June W. Davis who received her bachelor's and master's degrees from East Texas State University, now A&M-Commerce. The 96,000-square-foot campus is expected to open in the…

A&M-Commerce alum Kia Jane Richmond, Ph.D., is the author of a recently-published book, “Mental Illness in Young Adult Literature: Exploring Real Struggles through Fictional Characters.” ABC-CLIO (Libraries Unlimited Press) published the book which examines characters in young adult literature who…

Jimmy Shirley, a 1967 graduate of East Texas State University, now A&M-Commerce, and his wife Sherroll donated $25,000 to assist in the creation of a Makerspace in the College of Science and Engineering at A&M-Commerce.  The Makerspace will enable engineering…

The online MBA program at A&M-Commerce has been named to the Editors' Choice Picks for top online MBA programs for 2019 by BusinessStudent.com.  The College of Business program ranked seventh in the Southwest and 96th in the United States. “Being…

The A&M-Commerce Honors College recognized graduating seniors at an Honors Recognition Ceremony held December 7. The ceremony celebrated graduates from the Honors College, Regents Scholar Program and Honors Scholar Program. Dr. Mark Rudin, president of A&M-Commerce, Dr. Raymond Green, dean…

Alumna Mary Spencer has recently bequeathed $1 million to A&M-Commerce. Spencer hopes that her gift will give students the extra push needed to graduate, pursue their dreams and make the world a better place. “I love those students who have…

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…

Dr. Jared Pickens, assistant professor in Economics and Finance and director of Personal Financial Planning, recently had the Graduate Minor in Personal Financial Planning program approved by the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Board, a nonprofit organization that grants and upholds…

The Key Women Educators of Hunt County recently established the Key Women Educators of Hunt County, Texas, Beta Lambda Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma endowed scholarship at A&M-Commerce. The scholarship will benefit selected applicants who have graduated from a public…

Duane Allen, a distinguished alumnus of East Texas State University, now A&M-Commerce, and member of the famed country quartet, the Oak Ridge Boys, sang “Amazing Grace” with the group at the funeral of former President George H.W. Bush.  The group…

The A&M-Commerce First-Year TRAC initiative raised more than $1,300 during its Fall 2018 campus-wide service project titled, “Collect Change to Make Change.”  The project focused on collecting spare change across campus. The funds raised were enough to pay off the…

The U.S. Department of Justice-National Institute of Justice has awarded a grant for more than $300,000 to two faculty members in the A&M-Commerce Department of Psychology and Special Education.  Drs. Curt and Maria Carlson, associate professors of psychology, will use…

The A&M-Commerce College of Business held its annual awards banquet December 1 to celebrate scholarship and internship recipients along with their sponsors and employers. The event also featured a silent and live auction that raised more than $1,500 for future…

The A&M-Commerce Opera production of George F. Handel's “Serse” has been recognized by the National Opera Association's Opera Production Competition.  A&M-Commerce was one of only three universities in Texas to receive the honor in 2018. “This is a very prestigious…

A&M-Commerce students Ericka Lindsey (BFA ‘18), Christa Griffith(BFA ‘18), Aerielle Karpinsky(BFA ‘18), and Cooper Weinstein (BFA ‘18) received a Merit consideration for their Opioid Awareness & Prevention animation, “Game Over,” at the Young Ones Student Awards Ceremony in New York…

A&M-Commerce students Cooper Weinstein(BFA ‘18) and Brandon Mulkey(BFA ‘19) were honored in May at the Young Ones Student Awards Ceremony in New York. The ceremony was hosted by The One Club for Creativity, an organization that encourages students to showcase…

The 52nd issue of Creative Quarterly Magazine has recognized Kyler Jones(BFA ‘19) and Monica Williams(BFA ‘20) as student winners in the categories of Advertising and Graphic Design, respectively. Jones, Williams, Haebinna Choi(BFA ‘18), Solbinna Choi(BFA ‘18), Cooper Weinstein(BFA ‘18), and…

The first-ever Indigo Design Awards recognized A&M-Commerce students Sohyeon Ahn(BFA ‘19) and Nayul Park(BFA ‘19) with Gold in the Integrated Graphic Design category (see their work here and here). Two other A&M-Commerce students, Jisu Jung(BFA ‘19) and Jiyun Park(BFA ‘19),…

Seven A&M-Commerce students were recognized for nine submissions to the Adobe Design Achievement Awards hosted by Systems Incorporated. Abram Nguyen(BFA ‘19), Jisu Jung(BFA ‘19), Kristin Decker(BFA ‘19), Nadia Cortez(BFA ‘19), Cooper Weinstein(BFA ‘18), Brandon Mulkey(BFA ‘19), and Brandi Hamilton(BFA ‘19)…

Texas A&M University-Commerce will hold its Fall 2018 Commencement on December 14 and 15, the largest in the last six years, where 1,378 students are eligible for graduate and undergraduate degrees. Among these candidates, 268 will graduate with honors including…