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A&M-Commerce and the Office of Hispanic Outreach and Student Programs has awarded Dr. María Lamarque a Hispanic Outreach Faculty of the Year Award for 2012-2013. The award honors a professor who dedicates his or her experience, knowledge and scholarship to…

Student feedback is extremely important at A&M-Commerce.  Four additional questions have been added to the confidential questionnaire for each course this semester.  The questions were designed to add to the ongoing development of the university's Quality Enhancement Plan by offering…

Jan Walker, a former professor in A&M-Commerce's Business Administration & Management Information Systems department, has been conferred the title of “Professor Emerita,” signifying her long and distinguished service to the university. President Dan R. Jones presented Walker with a certificate…

The Department of Music at Texas A&M University-Commerce is excited to announce a new commission by composer James Syler. The new composition, a 20-25-minute long work for Wind Ensemble and Chorus titled The Temptation of St. Anthony, will receive its…

Suitcases upon suitcases, micro-fridges, and flat-screen TVs. Crates of X-Box games, makeup, and yes, Ramen noodles. And a trace of anxiety in the air. There's no mistaking it—it's Move-In Day at A&M-Commerce. When a second parent mistakes me for a…

Kyle Maynard, author of the 2005 New York Times best-selling memoir, “No Excuses,” has set records in weightlifting, appeared on television programs such as “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and ABC's “20/20” and crawled to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. Next,…

Our Liberal Studies major is one of the fastest growing of the college. I asked Dr. Donna Dunbar-Odom, head of Liberal Studies, what might be contributing to that popularity. “It's probably the most flexible degree we offer. It allows students…

On Aug. 10, Elizabeth Shaw graduated from Texas A&M University-Commerce, becoming the first member of the university's Regents' Scholars Program to do so. Shaw, an English major with a 3.57 GPA, was one of 25 students admitted to the inaugural…

By Rand Champion A&M-Commerce head volleyball coach Craig Case today announced the hiring of Sarah Carthel as the Lions’ assistant coach. “Sarah is going to be a tremendous asset to our program, athletic department, university, and community,” Case said. “She…

On January 18, twelve Texas A&M University-Commerce students and Climbing Society members attempted to set the Guinness World Record for “Greatest Vertical Distance Climbed in 6 Hours by a Team”. August 2, just twenty-one weeks after the attempt, they found…

Freshman Success instructors recently participated in an intensive multi-day planning and training seminar designed to provide quality and improve students' learning outcomes.  During one session, Dr. Shonda Gibson, Associate Chair of the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Committee, explained the Southern…

The Regents' Scholars have just returned from their study abroad in Europe.  Prior to traveling the students completed the Global Competency Aptitude Assessment (GCAA) in an effort to be better prepared for the experience abroad.  Upon return, the students presented…

In continuing preparation for the upcoming Reaffirmation of Accreditation, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS COC) and our SACS Steering Committee and QEP Leadership Team participated in an Advisory Visit in July.  The SACS COC…

The Regents' Scholars have just returned from their study abroad in Europe.  Prior to traveling the students completed the Global Competency Aptitude Assessment (GCAA) in an effort to be better prepared for the experience abroad.  Upon return, the students presented…

The Metroplex Technology Business Council (MTBC) has selected the A&M-Commerce STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Pre-service Teacher Development workshop as a finalist in the “Tech Titan of the Future – University” category of the 13th Annual Tech Titans Awards.…

By Rand Champion Texas A&M University-Commerce today began the process of laying out its new football turf this morning, unveiling a larger-than-life “Texas-sized” gold Lion head logo. The logo, perhaps the largest in the nation, measures 50-yards wide by 50-yards…

The children who attend Texas A&M University-Commerce's Children's Learning Center have been given a hands-on opportunity to work and learn in the new Nature Garden this summer. The Nature Garden area of the CLC is a place students can go…

Texas A&M University-Commerce sophomore Jessica Boren was recently awarded the Clara Freshour Nelson Music Scholarship from the Texas Association of Music Schools (TAMS). Boren, a trumpet player from Sherman, Texas, and graduate of Tom Bean High School, is one of…

By Cheri Davis The Texas A&M University-Commerce Planetarium is pleased to announce its two newest shows playing on Friday nights. Each show lasts an hour. The 7pm show is “Exoplanets: Worlds of Wonder” and at 8pm is “Astronaut.” Have you…

Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Associate Chair, Dr. Shonda Gibson, and Adolfo Benavides, Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs attended the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS COC) Summer Institute on Quality Enhancement and Accreditation July 21-24…