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Paris Regional Medical Center Honors TAMUC Engineering and Technology Department at Appreciation Luncheon
Representatives from the Department of Engineering and Technology at A&M-Commerce attended a Dec. 15 luncheon at Paris Regional Medical Center (PRMC), where the department was recognized for providing personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A&M-Commerce attendees included Brent Donham,…

A&M-Commerce Alum Remembers Pearl Harbor
A recent article in the Greenville Herald Banner tells the story of A&M-Commerce alum J.B. McNatt. McNatt was 17 when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Over 80 years later, he still remembers hearing the news for the first time. As a…

Columbia Law School Shares Research from A&M-Commerce Professor
Columbia Law School's blog recently published research by Regents Professor Srinivas Nippani from A&M-Commerce, and Associate Professor Nizan Geslevich Packin from Baruch College, City University of New York.
Their research discusses efforts by the U.S. government to end discrimination by…

A&M-Commerce Alum Appointed Plano City Fire Chief
A&M-Commerce alum Chris Biggerstaff has been selected as the new fire chief for the city of Plano, Texas. Biggerstaff began his career by joining the Garland Fire Department in 1991. Shortly after, he joined the Plano Fire Department, earning Rookie…

TAMUC Health and Human Performance Faculty, Students Attend State Conference
Faculty and students representing the A&M-Commerce Department of Health and Human Performance recently attended the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (TAHPERD) annual conference in Arlington, Texas. The group made several presentations and brought home one award.…

Financial Lab Inauguration
Over Homecoming weekend at A&M-Commerce, the College of Business (COB) unveiled its new Finance Lab with a special inauguration ceremony. The Finance Lab is a modern space with a trading room feel for COB students and faculty to use, learn…

TAMUC Real Talk Workshop Registers More than 270 Students
The College of Education and Human Services and the Office of Campus Life and Student Success recently hosted a Real Talk Workshop event to assist students with academic holds or other issues that might prevent them from registering for the…

A&M-Commerce Department of Counseling Shines at State Conference
Faculty and students representing the Department of Counseling at Texas A&M University-Commerce recently attended the Texas Counseling Association's (TCA) annual Professional Growth Conference in Galveston, Texas, where they made several presentations and brought home two awards.
Second-year doctoral student Sarah…

A&M-Commerce Faculty Receives Grant to Fund Affordable Classroom Materials
Texas A&M University-Commerce Assistant Professor Dr. Jangsup Choi received a $5,000 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) for the creation of affordable materials to be used in university classrooms, creating less financial burdens for students. Choi has…

A&M-Commerce RELLIS Faculty Member Receives Prestigious Recognitions
Dr. Eman Hammad, a Texas A&M University-Commerce assistant professor working at the A&M System's RELLIS Campus, recently received a pair of accolades signifying her accomplishments in the field of cybersecurity. Hammad was named one of the “Top Women in Cybersecurity”…

A&M-Commerce Psychology Professor Publishes New Book
Professor Tracy B. Henley in the Department of Psychology and Special Education at A&M-Commerce and Matt J. Rossano, professor of psychology at Southeastern Louisiana University, are co-editors of a new book, “Psychology and Cognitive Archaeology: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the…

Mathematical Association of America Features A&M-Commerce Students’ Research Video
The Mathematical Association of America has selected a research project video by A&M-Commerce students Victor Ezem and Ashlee Story to be featured on its website.
Ezem is a mathematics and computer science major, and Story is a computer science major.…

Lion Alum Named to State Athletic Director Hall of Honor
A graduate of old ET has recently been named to the Hall of Honor of a state association for high school athletic directors, in recognition of her service and passion for high school athletics. Debbie Decker, a 1990 graduate of…

A&M-Commerce Representatives Lead the Way at National Competency-Based Education Conference
The Institute for Competency-Based Education (ICBE) at Texas A&M University-Commerce recently sponsored 25 university personnel to attend CBExchange, an annual conference hosted by the Competency-Based Education Network (CBEN).
The event is the foremost conference on competency-based education, where leaders from…

A&M-Commerce Special Education Faculty Member Named to Board
Belinda Rudinger, Ed.D., a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and Special Education at A&M-Commerce, has been elected to the board of the Council for Exceptional Children's Division on Visual Impairments and Deaf-Blindness (DVIDB).
DVIDB seeks to advance…

TAMUC Accepts Star Award From THECB for Exemplary COVID-19 Response
A&M-Commerce was named a 2021 Star Award recipient by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). Star Award recipients were honored at a special reception on December 1, at the beginning of the annual Higher Education Leadership Conference in Austin.…

TAMUC Curriculum and Instruction Professor Selected as Candidate for National Board
Toni Sturdivant, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at A&M-Commerce, has been selected as a candidate for the governing board of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
NAEYC is the world's…

TAMUC Curriculum and Instruction Faculty Member Selected for Research Fellowship
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has selected Dr. Karyn E. Miller, assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at A&M-Commerce, for the fourth cohort of the AERA-Fellowship Program on the Study of Deeper Learning (AERA-SDL).
Supported by…

A&M-Commerce Alumna Fights Back Against Alzheimer’s Disease
For more than 15 years, Roslyn Thibodeaux Goodall has been raising awareness about Alzheimer's disease. She serves as the co-chair of the Alzheimer's Association/African Methodist Episcopal Church National Partnership Steering Committee and was recently featured in the Alzheimer’s Association’s ALZ…

A&M-Commerce Faculty Publish New Research on Academic Mothers
A&M-Commerce professors Karyn E. Miller and Jacqueline Riley recently published new research about academic mothers. Their paper “Changed Landscape, Unchanged Norms: Work-Family Conflict and the Persistence of the Academic Mother Ideal” was featured in the “Innovative Higher Education” journal.
Miller…