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Graduate Students Return From QEP Sponsored Ukraine Trip
The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) sent four political science graduate students to present research on United States and Ukraine relations at a conference in Ukraine in April.
Dr. Robert Rodriguez, assistant professor of political science, led the four students, Sarah…

Candlelight Memorial Honoring President Dan Jones’s Legacy
My dear students, staff, faculty and fellow members of the administration of Texas A&M University-Commerce:
With broken hearts for the past several days, we have individually mourned the irreparable loss of our president, Dan R. Jones, and I now call…

University Awarded Funds from the Chancellor’s Research Initiative
Texas A&M University-Commerce is honored to be awarded $1.6 million from the Chancellor's Research Initiative (CRI) for the purchase of specialized scientific equipment for the new Biomedical Institute for Regenerative Medicine (BIRR) and recruitment of a new professor and two…

Counseling Center Brings Back DeStress Fest
The Counseling Center at Texas A&M University-Commerce will host DeStress Fest on May 4 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
DeStress Fest will be scavenger hunt based, with four stations being located across the campus. At each station, participants will…

Political Science Graduate Students Travel Abroad to Present Global Research
Four dedicated graduate students in the political science department attended two international conferences this semester to showcase their impressive research. Sarah Hays, Tyler Henderson, Ricardo Garcia and Ashley Cotton traveled with Dr. Robert G. Rodriguez to the 2nd Pan-American Interdisciplinary…

University Team Places Second in Calculus Bowl Competition
Twenty Texas A&M University-Commerce students recently participated in the Calculus Bowl Competition at the 96th Annual Conference of the Texas Section of the Mathematical Association of America. The competition took place at Stephen F. Austin State University, where one A&M-Commerce…

New Scholarship Established for Student Excellence
Dr. Bo Han, assistant professor of business analytics at Texas A&M University-Commerce, and Dr. Shih Yung Chou, assistant professor of management at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, have joined forces to create the “Dr. Shih Yung Chou…

Global Events and Activities Meeting
On April 12, 2016, the QEP committee held its fourth meeting of the semester. This meeting focused on global events and activities with an in-depth conversation about departments contacting the QEP team for help with promotion of such events. Global…

Graduate Students Win Big at Graduate Student Research Symposium
Two Graduate students at Texas A&M University-Commerce won awards at this year's Federation of North Texas Area Universities' Graduate Student Research Symposium.
The Federation of North Texas Area Universities was established in 1968 with guidance from the Texas Higher Education…

Two QEP Team Members Win First Place at Graduate Research Symposium
The QEP team recently participated in two graduate research symposiums. On April 7, they presented for various judges at the A&M-Commerce Annual Research Symposium, and QEP was fortunate enough to have two of our very own graduate research assistants win…

A Community-Based Approach to Building the Capacity of Physics Teacher Preparation
The Department of Physics & Astronomy along with the Department of Curriculum & Instruction has been awarded $74,941 for a Capacity Building project within the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program.
The scholarship will ready the department for a Phase-I Noyce…

QEP Committee Monthly Meetings!
By: Christopher Woodard
The QEP committee has had three successful meetings as we come to the midpoint of the spring semester. During each meeting the committee discusses topics to help further the mission of the QEP. Discussions include more detailed…

Hundreds of Students Attend The Annual Multicultural Festival
By: Christopher Woodard
On March 29, the office of International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) hosted its annual Multicultural Festival, which showcased and celebrated the many different international cultures represented on campus. This event featured tables where international students and…

The Music Department Shows Us All "How to Succeed"
Texas A&M University-Commerce's Department of Music will perform the Broadway hit “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.”
“How to Succeed” is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and…

University Students Attend TACSM
By Lexi Magruder
This year the Texas chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (TACSM) met in College Station, Texas, on March 2-4. TACSM partnered with Texas A&M's Distinguished Lecture Series to offer a program of top-notch speakers from…

Dr. Sakoglu Awarded ProQuest Inc. Research Grant
ProQuest Inc. has awarded Dr. Unal “Zak” Sakoglu a research grant to research and develop efficient Enterprise Information Management systems, which will be able to process large amounts of data.
“Developing efficient data management systems to efficiently organize, analyze and…

Counseling Center Hosts Balanced Living Workshop
The Counseling Center has been hosting the Balanced Living Workshop throughout the semester.
The workshop is a drop-in five-week workshop that is designed to teach students skills about mindfulness, self-compassion, emotional regulation, optimal living and interpersonal effectiveness. Participants should gain…

Transform your Ideas about the Library: Celebrate National Library Week April 10-16
By Preston Livingston
This week, the Texas A&M University-Commerce Libraries join libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating the dynamic changes that are happening in today's libraries. April 10-16 is National Library Week, a time to highlight the…

Texas A&M University-Commerce Libraries Supports Culture, Diversity and Languages With New Online Resource
By Mango Languages
Innovative learning begins with Mango Languages
Texas A&M University-Commerce Libraries are excited to announce the availability of Mango Languages, a leading language and culture learning resource, available online from anywhere, 24/7. Mango Languages enriches lives with language…

Dr. "Chuck" Arize Receives Lions Legacy Distinguished Professor of Business Administration Title
Dr. Augustine “Chuck” Arize was recently awarded the Lions Legacy Distinguished Professor of Business Administration title.
Since 1975, the College of Business at Texas A&M University-Commerce has been accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), which…