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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…

College of Business Student Delegation Shines at NABA’s ‘The Insight 2024: Flow Career Expo’ in Las Vegas
A delegation comprised of 17 students from the College of Business at A&M-Commerce recently attended “The Insight 2024: Flow Career Expo,” organized by the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) in Las Vegas from June 17 to 21.
The highly…

Texas A&M-Commerce Alum Leading Digital Transformation at Midland College
A&M-Commerce alum Kevin Andrews ('10) is the new executive director of Digital and Workplace Transformation at Midland (TX) College. In this newly created role, Andrews leads the Project Management Office, enterprise systems and software development, process improvement and knowledge management.…

A&M-Commerce Alum Receives Prestigious Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship
The Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) Honor Society recently awarded MacKenzie Van Buren, an A&M-Commerce alum, a Fellowship worth $8,500. One of only 62 recipients nationwide, Van Buren is the university’s first PKP Fellow.
A member of the Honors College, Van…

Two College of Business Programs Receive STEM Designation in Fall 2024
The College of Business at Texas A&M University-Commerce is excited to announce the introduction of two STEM-designated master’s programs starting in Fall 2024: the M.S. in Marketing and Marketing Analytics and the M.S. in Finance. These two master’s degree programs…

A&M-Commerce and Terrell Police Department Establish Preferred Pathway for Officers to Earn Their Bachelor’s Degree
Texas A&M-Commerce and the Terrell Police Department have established a preferred educational pathway for the city's police officers to earn a bachelor's degree in criminal justice with an emphasis in law enforcement leadership. The fully online, competency-based program is offered…

Southland Conference Schedule Revealed for Lion Basketball
The Texas A&M University-Commerce basketball teams have released their upcoming schedules.

TAMUC Alums Lead Percussion Ensembles in International Showcase
Three Texas A&M University-Commerce alumni will direct ensembles performing at the Percussive Arts Society’s (PAS) international convention, scheduled for November 13-16, 2024 in Indianapolis, Ind. Dr. Andrew Lynge is a 2011 A&M-Commerce graduate, assistant professor of percussion and director of…

KETR Expands Its Offerings with New Spanish-Language HD Channel
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Spanish speakers in Northeast Texas may now tune in to a new station for music, news and more with 88.9 KETR-FM's addition of a new HD radio channel.
KETR added programming for a new HD3…