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Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp today joins President Obama, the First Lady and Vice President Biden, along with hundreds of other higher education leaders, to announce a commitment to help more students prepare for and graduate from college. …

“I write to get published. I don't write for pleasure,” author Pat Carr told a group of faculty members and students at The Mayo Review's annual writing workshop coinciding with the launch of the journal. Having written more than a…

The first Lions' Innovation Showcase will take place on November 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will utilize a rain location–Ferguson Auditorium on the A&M-Commerce campus. The Lions' Innovation Showcase is an opportunity for all faculty, staff and…

Texas A&M University-Commerce is now a member of AmazonSmile, a donation program funded through the online shopping website, Amazon.com. AmazonSmile allows users the same shopping selection as Amazon.com but a portion of the purchases will go towards the non-profit organization…

Dr. Judy Ford, professor and head of the history department, has been selected to participate in the National Endowment for the Humanities seminar series. Ford will attend “Tudor Books and Readers: 1485-1603,” a five-week program held at the Plantin-Moretus Museum…

Texas A&M University-Commerce welcomed a visit from author, Dr. Wendy Rawlings. Rawlings brought with her a biting wit and two published books, “Come Back, Irish” and “The Agnostics,” and the university community got to hear a new work entitled “My…

Alumnus Tadd Myers has a new book out entitled, “Portraits of the American Craftsman.” It is a beautiful collection of photographs documenting small business owners, those who put a piece of themselves into their products, highlighting the meticulous, loving details…

By Jennise Streaty Dr. Maria Fernandez-Lamarque's research proposal for an upcoming book has been selected to receive a grant from the HISPANEX program under the Ministry of Culture, Education, and Sports of Spain. Lamarque is an associate professor in the…

Devin Girod has joined Texas A&M University-Commerce as the new associate director of development for the College of Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts (CHSSA). Hailing from Columbia, Louisiana, Girod earned his B.A. in Mass Communication and his M.A. in Communication…

Downtown Dallas buzzed with excitement as the glittering “alum-inatti” of East Texas State University and Texas A&M University-Commerce gathered together to celebrate the university's 125th anniversary at Union Station. Experience stations showed alumni the exciting new clubs, activities and advances…

The Texas A&M University-Commerce Office of Undergraduate Admissions welcomed over 50 high school seniors to campus to take part in Top 10% Day in October. Top 10% Day gives students at the top of their class a chance to learn…

Thanks-for-Giving is a new service project hosted by the Leadership Engagement and Development (L.E.A.D.) department at Texas A&M University-Commerce to help underprivileged families have the ultimate holiday experience. In collaboration with the Campus Activity Board (CAB), L.E.A.D. has selected a…

Texas A&M University-Commerce will host its first Benefit Powwow on November 8 to sponsor the Albert S. Old Crow Scholarship. The event will take place in the Rayburn Student Center from 12 to 9:30 p.m. The powwow will feature arts…

Texas A&M University-Commerce's Percussion Studio students are holding their fall concerts this week and on November 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Finney Concert Hall. Percussion Ensemble I and Panimation Steel Band I held their concert on November 3, and Percussion…

J. Walter Kutz, an alumnus of East Texas State University and an associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, continues to nurture the passion he developed at our university and translates it into his work…

By Brittni Mead Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn are Pulitzer Prize-winning authors, New York Times best-sellers and activists. They are participating in a broadcast event sponsored by the A&M-Commerce chapter of The National Society of Leadership and Success.  The event,…

Ruth Ann White Day, hosted by the Department of Psychology, Counseling and Special Education, will take place on Friday, Nov. 14 from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Rayburn Student Center, conference room A. The event will highlight men and women…

The Texas A&M University-Commerce Office of Hispanic Outreach and Student Programs was recently chosen as a finalist for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's Star Award. The Texas Higher Education Star Award was established in 2001 by THECB to recognize…

The Texas A&M University-Commerce Career Development department, in collaboration with undergraduate academic programs, are offering the Explore Your Major Fair on November 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Rayburn Student Center (RSC). “The purpose of the Explore Your…

The 23rd annual Veterans Vigil will take place on November 12 and 13 at Texas A&M University-Commerce. The Vigil will kick off with a reception on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in the Rayburn Student Center (RSC) pre-function area followed by…