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TAMUC’s Ballenger Named Texas A&M System Regents Professor
Dr. Julia Ballenger, professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Texas A&M University-Commerce, has been selected by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents as a 2019-2020 recipient of the Regents Professor Award. Ballenger is among a select…
A&M-Commerce Offering New Degree in Sustainable Agriculture
In 2020, Texas A&M University-Commerce received approval from the Texas A&M University System and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to begin offering a Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems.
This makes A&M-Commerce only the second university…
TAMUC Professor Co-Authors Innovative Literacy and Bilingual Education Book
A&M-Commerce Assistant Professor Alexandra Babino, Ph.D., recently published a new book, “Radicalizing Literacies and Languaging: A Framework toward Dismantling the Mono-Mainstream Assumption.” Babino co-authored the book with Dr. Mary Amanda Stewart, associate professor of literacy at Texas Woman's University in…
CFE analyzes advantages of local business
Dr. Yuying Shi, assistant professor of marketing, and Frank M. Smith, director for the COB Center for Excellence, led a group of six students who identified potential manufacturing and agricultural businesses. They compiled three different business analysis reports highlighting the…
CFE leads feasibility study
Dr. Mohamed Komaki, assistant professor of business analytics and Frank M. Smith, director of the COB Center for Excellence, led a group of six students on a feasibility study of broadband internet implementation in the city of Farmersville, Texas. The…
CFE partners with UTRWD
The College of Business Center for Business Excellence participated in a project for the Upper Trinity Regional Water District (UTRWD). The Project was managed and directed by Dr. Yasmin Atinc, faculty member in the Department of Marketing and Business Analytics…
Dr. Benavidez speaks to CHS students
Commerce High School Students attended Dr. Dawn Gomez’s Workplace Fundamentals Course and distinguished alumnus Mr. Joe Griffith’s Effective Communications Method as part of a $100K USDA grant. Pictured here, Dr. Adolfo Benavidez talks to juniors from Commerce High School about…
Governor Names TAMUC Alumna to State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently appointed A&M-Commerce alumna, Sanjeeta Singg, Ph.D., to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists for a term set to expire in 2025. The board regulates the practice of psychology in the state of Texas.…
A&M-Commerce Faculty to Receive AAHHE Early Career Award
The American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) selected Dr. Sarah Rodriguez to receive the 2021 AAHHE Early Career Award. The award recognizes faculty and staff members who demonstrate commitment and promise in their scholarship and service to the…
Alumna’s Estate Gifts $975,000 to A&M-Commerce Planetarium and Chemistry Program
The late Georgia Mae Waters Dorrough gifted $975,000, through her estate, to the College of Science and Engineering at A&M-Commerce.
The Georgia M. Dorrough Planetarium Endowment, the Georgia M. Dorrough Planetarium Maintenance Endowment, and the Georgia M. Dorrough Endowed Chair…
TAMUC Tech Management Program Named One of the Most Affordable in the Country
In a recent ranking from GreatBusinessSchools.org, the B.S. in Technology Management at Texas A&M University-Commerce was named one of the most affordable degrees in engineering management in the nation. A&M-Commerce's program, which integrates technology, applied engineering, project management, and leadership,…
Naizer Receives SSMA Distinguished Service Award
Dr. Gil Naizer, professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas A&M University-Commerce, received the George G. Mallinson Distinguished Service Award, presented by the School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA). The award recognizes notable service to the organization,…
TAMUC Students Represent University at American Physical Society Meeting
Undergraduate students representing the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Texas A&M University-Commerce recently delivered talks at a virtual meeting of the Texas section of the American Physical Society hosted by the University of Texas at Arlington November 12-14.
Flint…
New Grant Expands Opportunities for Adult Learners at A&M-Commerce
Greater Texas Foundation announced a $783,524 grant to Texas A&M University-Commerce Foundation. The funds will be used to develop two competency-based degree programs and hire additional staff to support and advise adult learners.
Competency-based programs provide affordable, flexible pathways to…
TAMUC Students Take Second Place in Film Competition
Students in the College of Humanities, Social Sciences & Arts at Texas A&M University-Commerce teamed up to create a film that took second place in the Broadcast Education Association's Film 168 Student Film Competition. The students' film, “Soda Boy,” finished…
A&M-Commerce ‘Cans It to COVID’ With Food Drive for University Food Pantry
More than 2,000 pounds of food was given to the Lion Food Pantry at Texas A&M University-Commerce as part of the “Can it to COVID” food drive.
The Lion Food Pantry assists A&M-Commerce students who are experiencing food insecurity by…
Yale Professor Shines a Light on College Students with Autism During Virtual Visit to TAMUC
Assistant Clinical Professor Jane Thierfeld Brown of the Yale School of Medicine's Child Study Center discussed “College Students with Autism: An Expanding Frontier” during a virtual presentation at A&M-Commerce on October 23. Thierfeld Brown addressed challenges faced by students with…
A&M-Commerce Partners with IDRA for Groundbreaking Collaboration
Texas A&M University-Commerce and the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) are partnering to create a trailblazing collaboration to increase access to higher education and provide students with insight into influencing educational policy and legislation.
Based in San Antonio, Texas, IDRA…
Lion Community Teams With Local Organizations for Hunt County Gives
Dozens of volunteers from Texas A&M University-Commerce and the community came together to offer their time and energy giving back to those in need this holiday.
Hunt County Gives (HCG) is an annual event administered by Hunt County Shared Ministries,…
Lion Alum Receives Texas Farm Bureau Recognition
Texas A&M University-Commerce alum Ben Scholz was recently named a recipient of the Pioneer Award from Texas Farm Bureau. Scholz received the award along with 13 others across the state for their contributions to agriculture and the organization, through service…