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Summer Graduation Set for August 9 and 10 at A&M-Commerce
Mark your calendars for summer commencement exercises this week at Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Lions Roar in Arlington for TAMUC Day at Globe Life Field
Students, employees and alumni of Texas A&M University-Commerce filed into Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas for TAMUC Day hosted by the defending World Series Champion Texas Rangers on August 4, 2024.
With the purchase of a special ticket, Lion…

TAMUC Literature & Language Faculty Receive Honors for Scholarly Work
Faculty in the Department of Literature and Languages at Texas A&M University-Commerce were recently recognized by a pair of academic journals in the field of rhetoric and composition. Dr. Gavin Johnson and Dr. Charles Woods, both assistant professors at A&M-Commerce,…

Regents Approve Plan to Build 10 Stormproof Community Shelters Worth $254.5 Million
Texas A&M University-Commerce could build a $20 million tornado shelter with basketball and pickleball courts, as well as banquet space.

A&M-Commerce Education Students Compete Successfully at National Conference
Three A&M-Commerce students recently competed with future teachers from across the nation at the Educators Rising 2024 National Conference in Washington, DC.

Texas A&M University-Commerce Introduces Updated Parking System
Changes to campus parking are coming this fall to modernize and improve the parking experience at A&M-Commerce.

Lion Athletics Successfully Advances to Year Three in NCAA Division I Transition
Texas A&M University-Commerce has progressed one step closer to achieving full NCAA Division I status after being advanced to the third year of provisional membership by the NCAA earlier this month.

Lion Athletics Enjoys Record Reach, Captures Global Audience in 2023-24
A&M-Commerce athletic footprint grew rapidly during the 2023-24 academic year, setting new records in all metrics.

Three TAMUC Lions Going for Gold at Paris 2024 Olympics
A&M-Commerce is well represented at the 2024 Paris Olympics, with three Lions vying for gold.

Dallas-Area Institutions Announce New Collaboration to Improve Outcomes for Transfer Students
Four higher education partners sign a collaborative agreement to collectively simplify their transfer pathways and help more students transfer and complete bachelor’s degrees.

TAMUC Alum Named National Forensic Interviewer of the Year
A Texas A&M University-Commerce alum recently received national recognition for their work as a forensic interviewer. Rachel Mitchell was recently named the National Forensic Interviewer of the Year by Guardify, a digital evidence management platform, as part of the platform’s…

Alternative Certification Empowers Career Changers and Retirees to Become Skilled Teachers
These online programs create pathways for professionals with non-education bachelor’s degrees to shift to a teaching career.

Lion Athletics Teams Up With vivenu to Elevate Ticket Experience
Lion Athletics has partnered with vivenu for a better ticketing experience.

Blue to Gold Money Management Center at A&M-Commerce: Empowering Students Through Financial Literacy
Financial literacy is essential to higher education, and the new Blue to Gold Money Management Center at Texas A&M-Commerce is already making an impact.

College of Business Debuts at World Bank Youth Summit through Student Excellence
Texas A&M University-Commerce College of Business graduate student Princess Odio, a Business Analytics major and the newly elected president of the Marketing and Business Analytics Student Organization (MKTBA), represented A&M-Commerce at the World Bank Youth Summit 2024 held at the…

A&M-Commerce Faculty’s Research on Texas Districts of Innovation Posted on Brown University’s EdWorkingPapers Website
Dr. Kathryn Dixon, associate professor and assistant dean for the College of Education and Human Services at Texas A&M-Commerce, and Dr. Sarah Guthery with the University of Oklahoma have researched the first iteration of Texas Districts of Innovation (DOI). DOIs…

TAMUC Students Honored in Heroes on Horses Parade in Fort Worth
Two Texas A&M University-Commerce students participated in the inaugural Heroes on Horses Parade & Western Pleasure class during the American Paint Horse Association World Show in Fort Worth on July 4, 2024. Students Timothy Smith and Florence Combs placed 7th…

Alum Named Chief Marketing Officer of Dallas-based Beverage Company
Texas A&M University-Commerce alum Tatiana Chamorro was recently named the Chief Marketing Officer of Shaken Beverage Co., a Dallas-based alcoholic beverage company that operates under the parent company Unexpected Products, which packages their drinks to store ingredients separately, allowing the…

TAMUC Alum to Join Arlington ISD as Deputy Superintendent
The Arlington Independent School District (AISD) recently named Dr. Jennifer Collins, an A&M-Commerce alum, its new deputy superintendent.
Collins has an extensive background in education. She taught sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students in Sunnyvale, Forth Worth and Marshall. She served…

A&M-Commerce Alum Hoover Featured in Texas Monthly Magazine
An article published in the June 2024 edition of Texas Monthly magazine highlights A&M-Commerce alum and best-selling author Colleen Hoover.
In it, Hoover provides insight into her meteoric rise to fame and the following scrutiny and criticism. Readers catch a…