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Texas A&M University-Commerce Faculty Fellow Dr. Robynne Lock continues to be heavily engaged in her project entitled “Development of Studio Mode in Physics.” Studio Mode was implemented at this university beginning in Fall 2015 in University Physics I and II,…

Interim Associate Director and Associate Professor of Agribusiness in the School of Agriculture, Dr. Jose Lopez, along with six Agribusiness students attended the Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA) 2017 Quiz Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, February 4-7, 2017, on a travel…

Sixty-three lucky students from 51 different universities across the state of Texas participated in the “Texas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol” event which took place, March 28, in Austin. The event included a variety of activities for students, such…

Drs. Martha Hurley and David Hurley received a grant from the College for All Texans Foundation (CFAT) as part of their Texas Affordable Baccalaureate Grant Program. The award in the amount of $170,000 was matched by Texas A&M University-Commerce for…

The Office of First-Year & Transition Programs at Texas A&M University-Commerce was fortunate to send over 34 orientation leaders to the National Orientation Director's Association (NODA) regional conference in Dallas on March 2, 2017. The mission of the National Orientation…

Texas A&M University-Commerce Libraries' Gee Library has been selected to host “Native Voices: Native Peoples' Concepts of Health and Illness,” a panel and iPad based traveling exhibit that focuses on themes of Native American, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian wellness,…

Dr. Jeff Kopachena, professor in Biological and Environmental Sciences, was awarded $92,605 by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, for Stage two of his project, “Ecological role of Red Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta) and their influence on Monarch Butterfly…

Dr. Bill Aslan, former faculty member and Professor Emeritus, recently established two mathematics awards and increased the Aslan Family Graduate Endowment by $10,000. These combined gifts amount to $30,000. Aslan's recent contributions follow 23 consecutive years of support, benefitting Texas…

Andrew Young, the former Ambassador of the United States to the United Nations, Georgia congressman and mayor of Atlanta, and Dr. Robert Green, the author of the Civil Rights era retrospective, “At the Crossroads of Fear and Freedom,” will be…

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions at Texas A&M University-Commerce launched a new school application (app) platform on March 8, 2017. This app, which is part of the office’s TargetX implementation, is a university-branded mobile community for A&M-Commerce’s incoming freshman and…

In partnership with the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, the Texas A&M University-Commerce political science department will host the 2017 Southwest Regional University Model Arab League (MAL) conference, April 6-8 in the Rayburn Student Center on the A&M-Commerce campus. The…

Texas A&M University-Commerce is proud to host three internationally acclaimed tuba and euphonium artists for a three-day event that will take place March 20-22 in Finney Concert Hall. A masterclass and lecture will take place Monday, March 20 at 4…

Rain or shine, there is glory enough in this history for us all. Potential weather issues will move tomorrow's Our Century as Lions Celebration to the Sam Rayburn Student Center. Please note the change in times and locations as detailed…

The National Science Foundation has awarded Texas A&M University-Commerce a $295,000 grant in support of the university's Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program for 2017-2020. The REU program at A&M-Commerce, started in 2006, is a 10-week summer program that immerses…

In a place like Texas, there are bound to be a great many farmers and students that want to go into agriculture upon graduating. Texas A&M University-Commerce student Dylan Bacon is one of those students, and he got to prove…

Dr. Fred Fuentes, the assistant dean of Enrollment Management for Hispanic Outreach and Retention (OHOR), along with OHOR Coordinator, Julian Sanchez, collaborated with Curriculum & Instruction colleagues, Dr. Chris Green and Gilbert Hernandez on the topic “Minority Mentorships Matter” for…

On March 2, 2017, in Austin the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board awarded Texas A&M University-Commerce with one of four expansion grants for new Texas Affordable Baccalaureate (TAB) programs. The total award exceeded $650,000. A&M-Commerce shares this funding with Texas…

On March 9, the Wind Ensemble at Texas A&M University-Commerce will be premiering a brand new composition entitled “Of War and Peace,” by multi-Grammy Award-winning composer, Michael Daugherty, under the direction of Mr. Phillip Clements.  The work was commissioned by…

On March 10, Texas A&M University-Commerce will celebrate its centennial as a public institution of higher education. The small, private college originally known as East Texas Normal College began as a privately funded teacher's college in Cooper, Texas. Through the…

The beef cattle unit at Texas A&M University-Commerce will conduct a trial study lasting six weeks to evaluate a specific yeast product that has both ruminal and small intestine nutrition and immune system support components on beef calves. “Our aim…