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Potential Role of Imported Red Fire Ants on Monarch Butterfly Populations
In 2014, the Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) was petitioned for listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This came in response to 90 percent declines in the populations of Monarch Butterflies east of the Rocky Mountains over the past decade…

West Nile Precautionary Measures Continue
The City of Commerce, with the assistance of Texas A&M University-Commerce, has been trapping mosquitoes and sending them to the Department of State Health Services as a precautionary measure to test for various diseases. Last week, Emergency Management Officials were…

No Known Human Cases of West Nile Reported
The City of Commerce, with the assistance of Texas A&M University-Commerce, has been trapping mosquitoes and sending them to the Department of State Health Services as a precautionary measure to test for various diseases. Emergency Management Officials have been notified…

A&M-Commerce Art Students Go to China
At the end of spring 2016, some design students from Texas A&M University-Commerce Department of Art along with their teachers took a trip to China for 10 days. Our students were hosted by several Chinese professors and students at the…

University and Center for IT Excellence Host Universities and School District for WebAIM Training
By Sara Wray and Julia Gessner
Texas A&M University-Commerce's Center for IT Excellence and Texas A&M University-Central Texas recently co-hosted a training together presented by Web Accessibility in Mind (WebAIM).
“In collaboration with our sister university A&M University-Central Texas, we…

University Honors College student accepted into nine fully funded PhD programs
Honors College graduate Bailey Phillips was accepted into nine fully funded PhD programs and has chosen to attend Texas A&M University in the fall after graduating with a bachelor's of science double major in psychology and chemistry.
“It's been exciting…

Greater Texas Foundation Announces 2016 Class of GTF Fellows
Greater Texas Foundation has announced the newest class of Greater Texas Foundation Faculty Fellows (GTF Fellows), a three-year program to build research and teaching capacity of tenure-track faculty working in areas related to student success at Texas colleges. The four…

Renewable Energy Program for Northeast Texas Small Businesses and Agricultural Producers
Assistant Professor in the School of Agriculture, Dr. Doug LaVergne has received a $30,764 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture for a project slated to “Develop a Renewable Energy Technical Assistance Program for Northeast Texas Small Businesses and…

West Nile Precautions
The City of Commerce, with the assistance of Texas A&M University-Commerce, has been trapping mosquitoes and sending them to the Department of State Health Services as a precautionary measure to test for various diseases. Last week, Emergency Management Officials were…

Graduate Students Acknowledge QEP Supported Trip to Merida
The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) supported two Spanish literature emphasis graduate students to present research on Mario Vargas Llosa's novels at the XVII International Conference of Hispanic Literature on March 9-11, 2016.
Dr. María Lamarque, associate professor of comparative literature…

Picking Up the Baton
The late Dr. Dan R. Jones left behind an enduring legacy of innovative thinking and clear vision, as well as insight into what the university had become and what it could be. Dr. Ray Keck III, tapped by The Texas…

Award Funds Integrated Mathematics & Science for 4-6th Grade
An award in the amount of $150,000, partially funded by the Teacher Quality Grants Program at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under the Federal Improving Teacher Quality State Grants Program, is being used this summer to enhance mathematics and…

A&M-Commerce Engineering Summer Program Focuses on Aspiring Young Women
Texas A&M University-Commerce Engineering Summer Program offers the opportunity for female middle school students who have demonstrated ability in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) areas to work in teams on several STEM projects ranging from programming robots to designing…

A&M-Commerce NOW OFFERS CFP BOARD-REGISTERED Minor in Financial Planning
Texas A&M University-Commerce has registered with Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) to provide a new financial planning minor.
An independent certifying organization, CFP Board owns the CFP® and Certified Financial PlannerTM certification marks, which it awards…
Sigma Alpha Pi, The National Society of Leadership and Success at Texas A&M University-Commerce
The spring induction and awards ceremony into the honor society, Sigma Alpha Pi – National Society of Leadership and Success at Texas A&M University-Commerce was held on May 6, 2016, at Ferguson Auditorium. The organization proudly celebrated the accomplishments of…
Study Abroad Program in Beijing, China
Ten Texas A&M University-Commerce College of Business students participated in a two-week cultural and educational exchange with China University of Geosciences, Beijing.
Both American and Chinese students were enrolled in an international marketing course taught by A&M-Commerce faculty member Dr.…

Summer Camps Abound Around Campus
Multiple summer camps on campus are available during the summer months, both for the sports minded and for those who simply like to keep improving.
Lion Athletic Camps include: basketball, soccer, volleyball, football and softball. Morris Recreation Center hosts Summer…

Virginia and Harry Fullwood Establish The Fullwood Family Professorship of Accounting
Professor Virginia Fullwood and former faculty member Dr. Harry Fullwood have graciously donated $100,000 to establish an Endowed Professorship in Accounting.
The Fullwood Family Professorship of Accounting will be the first fully funded professorship established specifically for the Accounting Department.…

Siobhan D. Flowers Awarded $20,000 Counseling Fellowship From NBCC and Affiliates
The NBCC Foundation, an affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), recently selected Siobhan D. Flowers, of Fort Worth, Texas, for the National Board for Certified Counselors Minority Fellowship Program (NBCC MFP). As an NBCC MFP Fellow, Flowers…

East Texas State University Alumnus Receives Sam B. Hall Civic Service Award
Michael C. Smith, an East Texas trial lawyer from the Marshall office of Siebman, Burg, Phillips & Smith, LLP, was recently honored with the 2016 Sam B. Hall Civic Service Award by East Texas Baptist University. Smith, who graduated from…