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Following a historic playoff run and 37-27 victory over the Argonauts of West Florida in the NCAA DII National Championship game, the A&M-Commerce Lions plan a month-long series of celebrations at home both on campus and in the community. Students,…

When Hurricane Harvey struck last August, the Texas A&M-Commerce women's basketball team was one month away from preseason conditioning. Nevertheless, after seeing reports of the devastation, the Lions felt compelled to help with relief efforts during their break between games.…

On January 11, 2018, Texas A&M University-Commerce President Dr. Ray Keck, announced his intention to step down effective August 31. Dr. Keck assumed the presidency at A&M-Commerce in 2016, bringing stability, strategic vision and thoughtful leadership during a challenging time…

A&M-Commerce alumnus and seventh chancellor of the Dallas County Community College District Dr. Joe May will be the commencement speaker for the Fall 2017 commencement ceremonies to be held on Friday, December 15 and Saturday, December 16. A first-generation college…

Tony DeMars was elected as Vice President for Academic Relations at the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) board meeting in Washington, DC. He's held multiple leadership positions at BEA and begins his one-year term as vice president in April 2018. DeMars…

Assistant Dean of Enrollment Dr. Fred Fuentes was appointed by the president of the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education (TACHE) to serve on the State Board and regional representative of the Northeast Texas area. Fuentes is a 2012…

Over 50 area tuba and euphonium players will present the ninth annual Commerce Merry TUBACHRISTMAS concert on Saturday, December 9th. The performance will take place outdoors on the square in downtown Commerce at 12:30 pm, conducted by A&M-Commerce Professor of…

Dr. Matthew A. Wood, a professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, has been awarded funds by the National Science Foundation to acquire a new research-grade astronomical observing facility for Texas A&M-University-Commerce. His collaborators on the proposal are Drs.…

Dr. William F. Kuracina, associate professor and head of the Department of History, recently published a research monograph. The piece, titled Politics and Left Unity in India: The United Front in Late Colonial India, challenges contemporary understanding about the struggle…

George Mason University Professor of History, Cynthia Kierner, will deliver “Awful Calamity: Sentiment, Gender, and Nation in the Richmond Theater Fire of 1811” at the Southern Association for Women Historians (SAWH), as part of the Southern Historical Annual Meeting. Kierner's…

President Ray Keck announced today that Keturi Beatty will serve as the University's next Vice President of Advancement. Beatty joined A&M-Commerce as the Associate Vice President for Advancement in July of 2017. Interim Vice President for Advancement, Wyman Williams, will…

In April 2017, Dr. Sharon A. Kowalsky, Associate Professor of History at Texas A&M University-Commerce, began a two-year term as President of the Southern Conference on Slavic Studies (SCSS). SCSS is a regional affiliate of the Association of Slavic, East…

Professor of Management Dr. Mildred Golden Pryor was recently established as a Regents Professor by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents for 2016-2017. The award recognizes employees who have made exemplary contributions to their university or agency and…

Forty-one students from A&M-Commerce recently attended the Texas A&M University System's 14th Annual Pathways Symposium, hosted by Tarleton State University, and thirteen of those received research awards. The Symposium is open to all Texas A&M University System students, with separate…

Michael Hartos, a graduate student at the Physics and Astronomy Department was awarded “Best Oral Presentation Award” at the American Physical Society (APS) meeting held at the University of Texas at Dallas, October 20-21, 2017. “I am honored to have…

Tiffany Kral received the “Clinical Teacher of the Year Award” from the Texas Directors of Field Experience (TDFE) for her student teaching at Commerce Independent School District. She was one of three teachers to accept the award at the Consortium…

40 faculty and students from the Texas A&M University–Commerce College of Business have been inducted as lifetime members into the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. Only the best business students in the world, and the professionals who earned the distinction…

Early this morning, the body of Alejandro Cifuentes, a 22-year-old senior student from Nicaragua, was discovered by work crews near Whitley Hall. The Texas A&M University-Commerce Campus Police Department is investigating the death as an apparent suicide. The counseling center…

A&M-Commerce President, Ray Keck, offered his views on the value and importance of a college education during a series of interviews with Univision 23 hosts on August 30. Both are in Spanish and English transcripts are available here. President Keck's…

The Texas A&M University-Commerce football team helped clean up in Port Aransas from the effects of Hurricane Harvey on Sunday, September 24, 2017…