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Dr. Lucy Pickering and three of her colleagues decided to organize a Pronunciation Symposium in Australia. The Australian Council of TESOL Association (ACTA) agreed to run the Symposium within the context of their International TESOL Conference, which took place in…

Liberal Studies at A&M-Commerce is an undergraduate program created for people who have multidisciplinary interests and ambitions. Apart from two required core courses, the students can choose to take classes across the three colleges and within different departments, with a…

A new program has been activated, beginning from last fall, for students who want to pursue a complete Master's Degree in Film and Media Studies. This programs combines the history and theory side of Film Studies that already existed as…

Departments across campus have chosen former students to serve as Ambassadors, inviting them to return to campus to interact with students and faculty. This is the highest honor that a department may bestow upon its alumni. Over the past 30…

(Class of 1968 and 1969) comes from a long line of Lions. Her mother, siblings and several relatives hold degrees from A&M-Commerce. She worked as a secretary in the counseling center during her time on campus, and after graduation, she…

(Class of 1970) came to A&M-Commerce after graduating from Odessa Permian High School. He received his BBA degree in Accounting. He was recently sworn in for his fifth term in the U.S. House of Representatives and represents 29 counties in…

(Class of 1965) received his bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, and English before graduating from medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in 1969. In 1972, Rountree became the director of the East Little Rock Community…

(Class of 1969) received his bachelor's degree in technical agriculture while forming a partnership with his father in a farming and ranching operation called Scholz Farms. He had the responsibilities of management, marketing, planning and computerizing financial records. In 1999,…

(Class of 1970) became Administrative Assistant at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas shortly after his graduation from A&M-Commerce. He stayed there for four years as an administrative coordinator where he oversaw Woodlawn Hospital, a facility for psychiatric and extended care.…

(Class of 1966, 1967 and 1973) became Director of Student Activities for Tarrant County Junior College shortly after receiving his master's degree in science. After graduating with his doctorate in education from A&M-Commerce, Dr. Wood served as Dean of Institutional…

The Vampires of Sigma Phi Phi (Syphers), the university's science fiction and fantasy student group, celebrated Halloween this year with a blood drive and the Vampire's Ball. Carter Blood Care sent a donor coach: there were three times as many…

Dear Lions, As the new Athletic Director for the A&M-Commerce Lions, I'd first like to say thank you to all the readers of PRIDE for your support and your unflagging enthusiasm for our athletic programs. It was important to me…

Dr. Carmen F. Salazar, Texas A&M University-Commerce Professor of Counseling, has been named a Fellow of the Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW). She received this award at the American Counseling Association Annual Conference in Cincinnati on March 23.…

By Susan Stewart Last summer, Dr. Eric Gruver of the Honors College and the History Department and Dr. Susan Stewart of Literature and Languages hatched a plan for creating a hybrid set of courses for freshman honors students, “Advanced Writing:…

Dr. JoAnn DiGeorgio-Lutz, Professor and Head of the Political Science Department at A&M-Commerce is leading her students to experience and practice a real-world simulation of the United Nations and its subsidiary organizations. In Model UN class the students form small…

The Master of Science in Applied Criminology, directed by Dr. Melinda D. Schlager (Sociology and Criminal Justice), is entering its second year with 110 students enrolled. The program has been specifically designed for practitioners and professionals working in the field…

Robert G. Rodriguez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Political Science, was awarded the All-Texas A&M System Student Recognition Award for Teaching Excellence for Fall 2011 and the Globalization Award from the A&M-Commerce Employee Recognition Program in September 2011. He created and…

Ginger Cook, a second year graduate student in the Master of Fine Arts program at A&M -Commerce, represented the University and the Fine Arts program in three venues last year. Cook also participated in an Artistic Production Residency program in…

Dr. Ted Hansen, Professor of Music and Regents Professor at Texas A&M University-Commerce, has received his 15th consecutive award from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) for his work as a composer. His work has been performed…

For the first time, A&M-Commerce is part of the 4th DFW Metroplex Linguistics Conference. The Department of Linguistics and TESOL of UT-Arlington hosted this one-day event where linguists from the Dallas-Fort Worth area present their research. The Applied Linguistic Lab…