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LPGas Magazine Highlights TAMUC Alum Duncan McMurchie
A recent article in LPGas magazine reports that A&M-Commerce alumnus Duncan McMurchie has been hired as a new associate at financial advisory firm Cetane Associates, headquartered in New Milford, Connecticut.
In the article, Cetane managing director Barrett Conway states, “We…

Lion Athletics Announces Hall of Fame Induction Class of 2023
By Lion Athletics
Texas A&M University-Commerce has announced four individuals and one team for the 2023 Lion Athletics Hall of Fame Class, as well as the Bobby Fox Award recipient, and the newest members of the Lion Athletics Hall of…

Graduates Give High Marks for TAMUC Region 10 Superintendent Certification Partnership
Two A&M-Commerce Region 10 ESC Superintendent Certification graduates shared their experiences in the Fall 2022 edition of Reach!, a biannual magazine published by the Region 10 Education Service Center (ESC).
Ben Dickerson and Michael Gipson were in the 2022 cohort…

Celeste Vela Signs to Play Professionally With K.S. Tirana of Albania
By Lion Athletics
TIRANA, Albania – Former Texas A&M University-Commerce volleyball player Celeste Vela has signed her first contract to play professionally with K.S. Tirana, a club volleyball team in Albania, after finishing her storied Lion career. Vela, a native…

A&M-Commerce Faculty Member’s Analysis of Southwest Airlines Meltdown published in Star-Telegram
A&M-Commerce faculty member Brandy Runyan was featured in a Fort Worth Star-Telegram article about the recent Southwest Airlines scheduling crisis that resulted in a majority of flights being canceled amid the holiday travel rush.
As a public relations professional and…

TAMUC Alumna Featured by eChannelNEWS as Cybersecurity Leader
eChannelNEWS recently featured A&M-Commerce alumna Tiffany Ricks in its Women in Tech interview series. Ricks is the founder and CEO of HacWare, Inc, an award-winning cybersecurity startup providing AI-powered cybersecurity education to help security teams combat phishing attacks.
With over…

A&M-Commerce Society of Physics Students Chapter Maintains Top Status
The A&M-Commerce chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) has received the national organization's Outstanding Chapter Award for the second consecutive year. The designation is the organization's highest level of distinction, with less than 15% of chapters receiving the…

Lion Athletics Excels in Classroom in Fall 2022
By Lion Athletics
COMMERCE – Texas A&M University-Commerce student-athletes continued their excellence in the classroom during the fall 2022 semester.As many of the A&M-Commerce student-athletes competed in NCAA Division I and the Southland Conference for the first time, the athletic…

A&M-Commerce Names New Interim Dean of the College of Business
The College of Business at Texas A&M University-Commerce will see a leadership change in the new year. Effective January 9, 2023, A&M-Commerce alumnus and business executive Scott Wheeler will assume the role of interim dean of the College of Business.…

A&M-Commerce Editing Team Releases Newest Issue of Literacy Education Journal
The Texas Association for Literacy Education (TALE) has released the newest issue of the Texas Journal of Literacy Education.
The issue is the first to be edited by a team of A&M-Commerce curriculum and instruction faculty members, including Drs. Juan…

Something To Roar About: A Look Back at the Fall Semester
By Lion Athletics
Lion Nation—As Fall sports season comes to a close, we have learned that we are right where we belong in our transition to Division 1. We have had many successes on and off the fields and courts,…

College of Business Student Awarded TXCPA Scholarship
Texas A&M University-Commerce student Quyen Duong was recently awarded an Accounting Education Foundation Scholarship from the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TXCPA). Duong will receive $2,500 for the academic year, which will assist her in covering the CPA exam…

Dr. Guclu Atinc Joins Dr. Brandon Randolph-Seng on Management Decision’s Editorial Leadership Team
Dr. Guclu Atinc, professor of management at A&M-Commerce, has recently been invited to serve as the senior associate editor of “Management Decision,” a leading business science journal with the distinction of being the longest-running scholarly outlet focused specifically on management.…

One Big Lion Family: Four Relatives Attend TAMUC at the Same Time
Texas A&M University-Commerce prides itself on creating an atmosphere where Lions feel like family. Currently, a quartet of university students share the Lion family dynamic more literally than most.
Husband Jacob Cuevas, wife Hermila Cuevas, daughter Angelica Cuevas and niece…

TAMUC Department of Counseling Honors Mesquite ISD School Counselors, Mental Health Professionals
The A&M-Commerce Department of Counseling honored more than 200 Mesquite ISD school counselors and mental health professionals on Friday, Dec. 9 at the K. David Belt Professional Development Center in Mesquite, Texas.
The event is part of the department's ongoing…

A&M-Commerce hosts ‘Datathon’ competition
The A&M-Commerce College of Business, in collaboration with Infosys, a global leader in next-generation technology and consulting, organized its annual Datathon competition on November 10, 2022.
Badri Devalla, senior director and head of AI & automation solutions at EdgeVerve delivered…

A&M-Commerce Holds Fall 2022 Commencement Dec. 16 and 17
Texas A&M University-Commerce will hold its Fall 2022 commencement ceremonies on Friday, Dec. 16 and Saturday, Dec. 17. Candidates include 584 master's students, 16 doctoral students and 677 undergraduate students. In addition, 346 students will graduate with academic distinction, including…

Texas A&M University-Commerce Celebrates Groundbreaking for New Welcome Center
Texas A&M University-Commerce conducted a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, Dec. 9, to kick off construction of its new Welcome Center. Dubbed the “front door” of the university, the Welcome Center will be located at the main entrance of A&M-Commerce, serving…

A&M-Commerce Faculty Members Co-Edit Literacy Association Yearbook
Drs. Juan Araujo and Kathryn Dixon are co-editors of the recently released Association of Literacy Educators & Researchers (ALER) Yearbook.
The yearbook is an annual double-blind, peer-reviewed publication of ALER, which encourages the self-development and professional growth of reading specialists…

Lions Recall TAMUC Experiences as Part of International Education Week
During the Transforming Lives: International Alumni Panel at Texas A&M University-Commerce on Nov. 16, several Lions discussed their experiences as international students, including why they chose A&M-Commerce and how the university has transformed their lives.
The panel was one of…