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A&M-Commerce Faculty Member Receives Awards for Podcast
Texas A&M University-Commerce Assistant Professor Charles Woods, Ph.D., was recently honored with a pair of awards for his podcast, “The Big Rhetorical.” Woods' podcast bills itself as “your home for all things rhetoric, composition, technical communications, Ph.D. life, and so…

A&M-Commerce Alum Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from PAS
Texas A&M University-Commerce alum Anthony Robinson was recently honored with the “Lifetime Achievement in Education” award by the Percussive Arts Society (PAS). Robinson received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Northwestern State University in 1975, and then earned his…

Lions Picked Fifth, Robinson Named to Preseason All-SLC Team
By Lion Athletics
FRISCO – The Texas A&M University-Commerce women’s basketball team made some history on Tuesday morning as the Southland Conference released the preseason all-conference teams and preseason poll prior to the conference’s annual media day. The Lions are…

College of Business Graduate Associates Take Part in a Dallas Cultural Experience
The administrative associates from the College of Business hosted their graduate assistants (GAs) on October 23, 2022, to a fully immersive cultural experience to discover Dallas and Texas.
Dubbed “Exploring Texas”, the administrative associate team planned the event to further…

Lions Welcome Back National Champions on Homecoming Weekend
By Lion Athletics
COMMERCE – Texas A&M University-Commerce welcomed back three of its national championship teams during homecoming weekend, who are celebrating special anniversaries. This year, the 1972 Football and Men’s Tennis National Championship teams are celebrating their 50-year anniversary,…

Money Management Workshop with Alumnus Christina Brooks
The A&M-Commerce College of Business' chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) hosted Christina Brooks from ThouShallBudget to present a money management workshop on October 20, 2022.
Open to all students at the college, the workshop addressed topics…

TCU Professor Nona Batiste Graduates With Doctorate From A&M-Commerce at 75
Professor Nona Batiste pursued her life's goal across six decades before graduating from Texas A&M University-Commerce with a Doctor of Education degree at age 75.
Her inspiring tenacity is a testament to her philosophy: If you want something badly enough,…

TAMUC Librarian Selected for SPARC Open Education Leadership Program
Sarah Northam, a scholarly communications librarian at A&M-Commerce, was selected from a competitive candidate pool as a 2022-2023 fellow for the SPARC Open Education Leadership Program. SPARC is a non-profit advocacy organization that promotes the development of open education, a…

TAMUC College of Innovation and Design Dean Featured in Interview
Yvonne Villanueva-Russell, Ph.D., who serves as founding dean of the College of Innovation and Design at A&M-Commerce, is featured in an interview with The EvoLLLution, an online newspaper published by Modern Campus.
In the interview, Villanueva-Russell provides insight into paradigm…

A&M-Commerce Grad Student Receives Conference Grant
The Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading (TAIR) awarded A&M-Commerce student William Roby the TAIR Emerging Literacy Leaders Grant.
The $500 grant will fund Roby's attendance at the Texas Association for Literacy Education annual conference on Feb. 24-35, 2023,…

Department of Management and Economics Hosts Luncheon with First Masters of Supply Chain Management Students
The Department of Management and Economics at A&M-Commerce held a luncheon on October 14 for international students of the newly launched Master of Supply Chain Management degree program. Department Head Dr. Alex Williams, along with Dr. Motjaba Salarpour, Mr. Marc…

College Recruiter Bailey Price Hosts “How to Prepare for the Workplace” Workshop
The National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), hosted Lane Gorman Trubitt's Baily Price for a webinar entitled “How to Prepare for the Workplace”. Bailey, a Campus Recruiting Coordinator talked with students from all majors at the College of Business on…

A&M-Commerce Alumna Dominates New York Times Best-Seller List
A recent New York Times article, “How Colleen Hoover Rose to Rule the Best-Seller List,” details how one of A&M-Commerce’s most famous alumni rose to unprecedented success. Hoover currently holds an astounding six of the top 10 spots on the…

Meet Laurin Kolb, A College of Business Graduate scholarship recipient.
Starting in the fall semester of each academic year, The College of Business at Texas A&M University-Commerce awards several scholarships to assist incoming graduate students. This year, the College of Business also awarded scholarships to eight international students from across…

Lion’s Lecture Speaker Series Returns at A&M-Commerce
A&M-Commerce faculty, staff and students gathered on Sept. 29 to welcome the return of the Lion's Lecture Series presented by the Graduate School and First-Year TRAC. Drs. Matt Wood and Sharonda Pruitt entertained the audience with two 20-minute presentations in…

TAMUC Nursing Faculty Member Named as President of State Organization
Denise Neill, Ph.D., an associate professor and head of the Department of Nursing at A&M-Commerce, has been named president of the Texas Organization of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Education (TOBGNE) through Spring 2024. Afterward, Neill will serve as the organization’s…

Becker’s Kim Holland Explores Accounting Career Opportunities with College of Business
Kim Holland, senior account manager at Becker Professional Education, was invited to A&M-Commerce Senior Lecturer Cheryl Scott’s ACCT 2301 and 311 classes on October 6 to present a special lecture entitled “Why Choose Accounting.”
As part of a series of…

Marketing and Business Analytics Student Organization Hosts Annual Welcome Orientation
The A&M-Commerce Marketing and Business Analytics (MKTBA) student organization hosted its annual welcoming orientation to new members on October 4, 2022 at the A&M-Commerce Dallas site.
New members had the opportunity to meet with the MKTBA executive team and learn…

Alex Speer Named Under Armour Student-Athlete of the Week
By Lion Athletics
COMMERCE – Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s cross country student-athlete Alex Speer has been named this week’s Under Armour Student-Athlete of the Week.In a preview of the course for the Southland Conference Championships and going up against SLC…

Keith McCluney Hired as Deputy Director of Athletics
By Lion Athletics
COMMERCE – Texas A&M University-Commerce Interim Director of Athletics Eric Coleman has announced the appointment of Keith McCluney as Deputy Director of Athletics on Monday morning. “Adding Keith to our administrative team during this transition up to…