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Lions Rack Up LSC Honors
Senior Lions Basketball forward Darrell Williams took home Lone Star Conference Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and First Team All-LSC honors at this year's LSC championship banquet. Christian Macauley received Defensive Player of the Year, a member…

Inclement Weather, March 4-5
For Thursday, March 5, 2015
All A&M-Commerce locations will be closed today for inclement weather.
Modified service hours:
Rayburn Student Center: 7:15 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The Club: 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Dining Room: 7:15 a.m. to 7:15 p.m.…

A&M-Commerce student to present at Texas Undergraduate Research Day
Kailee Johnson will present her research on behalf of Texas A&M University-Commerce at Texas Undergraduate Research Day at the Texas Capitol on March 4.
Johnson's research focuses on breast cancer, specifically how to sensitize cancer cells to the human immune…

2015 Career Clinic continues to grow
Career Development at Texas A&M University-Commerce hosted its second Career Clinic on February 18. Students had the opportunity to update their professional wardrobe, take LinkedIn headshots, have their resumes reviewed and participate in a mock interview. This event helps students…

Deep in the heart of Commerce
Art professor Dr. Emily Newman brought in visiting artist Patrick Dougherty to create a brand new sculpture on campus in January. “I wanted the students to be involved in its construction, and the students benefited from seeing a practicing artist…

Puppeteers to attend Edinburgh festival
“Cthulhu: A Puppet Play,” performed last semester in the University Playhouse's black box, was selected to be performed at the International Collegiate Theatre Festival (ICTF) during the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. A group of students will travel to…

Norman Steinberg Visits A&M-Commerce
Norman Steinberg, Emmy award-winner and professor at Long Island University, recently visited the Texas A&M University-Commerce campus to recruit students for his graduate program and to speak about his experience in the film industry.
Steinberg created the TV Writers Studio…

Literature and Languages to Host Poet R. Flowers Rivera
On Monday, March 2, from 6–8 p.m., The Department of Literature and Languages at Texas A&M University-Commerce will host a reading and Q&A session by award-winning poet and McKinney resident, R. Flowers Rivera. Dr. Rivera will read from her newest…

Save the Date: Spring Career and Internship Fair and Business Networking Night
Texas A&M University-Commerce will host the spring Career & Internship Fair as well as Business Networking Night. The events will give students the opportunity to interact with potential employers and make business connections while discussing potential jobs and internships.
“We…

“Her Texas: Story, Image, Poem and Song”
Dr. Donna Walker-Nixon, 1979 graduate from East Texas State University and recipient of the Minnie Stevens Piper Award, has co-edited a collection of fiction, poetry, art, songs, photos and creative non-fiction entitled “Her Texas.” The anthology is multicultural, multiethnic and…

Prestigious Fulbright Scholarship awarded to Dr. Carlos Bertulani
Dr. Carlos Bertulani, professor of physics and astronomy, has been awarded the Fulbright Scholarship to Brazil. The Fulbright Scholarship is an international education exchange program sponsored by the United States Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs that is designed to…

Lions Announce 2015 Home Football Schedule
Texas A&M University-Commerce head coach Colby Carthel has announced the dates and opponents of the five home football games for the upcoming 2015 season. The first game is set to take place at Memorial Stadium on Thursday, September 3 against…

2015 Scholarship Symposium hosted by CFEI
The Center for Faculty Excellence and Innovation (CFEI) will host a Scholarship Symposium during the spring semester. The symposium is a three-part event to support faculty with their scholarship endeavors, as well as give them a chance to learn scholarly…

A&M-Commerce Alumnus Receives New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
Gary Panter, the Emmy award-winning artist and East Texas State University alumnus, was awarded a New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Fellowship.
The NYFA was established in 1971, to help support artists by providing cash grants and other resources.…

A&M-Commerce Holds Dougherty Sculpture Opening
Texas A&M University-Commerce held the opening of Patrick Dougherty's most recent sculpture on February 5. Students, faculty, staff and friends of the university gathered at the sculpture site to celebrate the distinct occasion.
“It is a special event and a…

University Holds Ribbon Cutting for Expanded Dallas Location
Texas A&M University-Commerce held a ribbon cutting on Feb. 6 in honor of its newly expanded Universities Center at Dallas location at 1910 Pacific Place in Downtown. A&M-Commerce President Dan R. Jones was joined by Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, Downtown…

2015 National Signing Day: Lion Football Inks 43 Letters of Intent
Texas A&M University-Commerce head football coach Colby Carthel and his staff hauled in 43 high school signees on the 2015 National Signing Day adding with a focus on local Texas talent and depth especially to the offensive line.
“We were…

Earth-Kind Rose Team Earns Texas A&M AgriLife Vice Chancellor’s Award
The Earth-Kind Rose team has earned the Texas A&M AgriLife Vice Chancellor's Award in Excellence for Collaboration.
The team created by Professor and AgriLife Extension Horticulturist for the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Dr. Steve George included associate professor of…

Spring 2015 Freshmen Take Global Competence Aptitude Assessment
Freshmen starting their semester at Texas A&M University-Commerce this spring joined the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) team to complete their Global Competence Aptitude Assessment (GCAA) this week. The global competence test is one of the components of the global scholar…

4th Annual Relationship Roadmap: Stop and Ask Directions
The Counseling Center at Texas A&M University-Commerce is hosting the 4th annual Relationship Roadmap: Stop and Ask Directions on February 11. Starting at 4 p.m., in the Club, there will be a panel discussion about successful relationships with audience supplied…