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The College of Business is proud to announce the nomination of our alumna, Zenetta Drew, for the APAP William Dawson Award for Programmatic Excellence and Sustained Achievement in Programming. “I am proud to represent A&M-Commerce in all my endeavors.Please know…

The student-led robotics team from Texas A&M University-Commerce made a splash recently, reaching the quarterfinals of the Texas VEXU Qualifying Tournament in the team's first competition. The A&M-Commerce team defeated the team representing Texas A&M University in both the qualifying…

Joshua Ege, associate professor of visual communication at Texas A&M University-Commerce, is the latest recipient of the Golden Apple Award from the Dallas Society of Visual Communication (DSVC). The award is given as part of the DSVC's National Student Show…

The College of Business (COB) had 5 Honors College graduates in May 2021. The Honors College recognition ceremony was held at 2:00 pm on Friday, April 23rd at Prairie Crossing which is a residential living center for the Honors College…

The First Year Leadership Class (FLC) at Texas A&M University-Commerce recently spearheaded a major effort to fundraise money and items for Off the Chain Rescue, an animal rescue organization in nearby Cooper, Texas. FLC students ran an animal supply drive…

The Marketing and Engagement Committee of the College of Business (COB) held its Annual COB Scholarship Banquet on Thursday, April 22nd. Because of COVID, a new format was tried this year and the event was conducted via Zoom because of…

James Hamill, associate professor of accounting and head of the Department of Accounting and Finance at Texas A&M University-Commerce, was recently featured in an article on wallethub.com regarding important information about tax day in the United States. Hamill provided answers…

A press release from MoneyGram, dated April 6, 2021, announced that A&M-Commerce alumna Hilary Jackson is the company’s new chief operating officer. According to the release, Jackson previously served as chief operating officer at Selene Holdings. Prior to joining Selene,…

Joy Teles Oliveira, Danielle McGarrh and Sarah Silveus, a team of three doctoral students representing the A&M-Commerce Department of Counseling, were recently named second-place finishers in the American Counseling Association (ACA) 2021 Graduate Student Ethics Awards competition. The award competition…

A&M-Commerce alumna Zenetta S. Drew has been nominated for a 2021 Association of Performing Arts Professionals Award (APAP). According to an article in Broadway World, the awards celebrate individuals and organizations who have demonstrated a significant impact on the industry…

Texas A&M University-Commerce students will benefit from a generous $1.47 million gift from the late Lanelle E. Southerland. The substantial gift will support A&M-Commerce students by providing two annual scholarships: The Lanelle E. Southerland and Joe E. Phillips Endowed Scholarship,…

A&M-Commerce alumna Shabiha Nymphi was among 50 immigrants who were naturalized at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in College Station, Texas, on March 18. In a recent interview, Nymphi expressed how it feels to become an American citizen. “I…

Texas A&M University-Commerce and Dallas College are joining forces in a partnership that will provide Dallas College students with convenient options to transition their associate degree studies to a bachelor's degree from A&M-Commerce. The institutions signed a memorandum of understanding…

Julia Ballenger, a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at A&M-Commerce, is the recipient of the 2022 Willystine Goodsell Award, presented by the American Education Research Association's (AERA) Research on Women and Education special interest group. The highly coveted…

A Texas A&M University-Commerce alum is gaining serious recognition in the world of cybersecurity, and was recently named an industry leader by a national publication. Earlier this year, Heather Gantt-Evans was named one of Security Magazine's Top Cybersecurity Leaders for…

The finance lab is a modern space with a trading room feel for College of Business (COB) students and faculty to use, learn and apply current in-demand finance and analytics tools such as python, tableau, and Bloomberg. This space was…

As you have surely heard by now, Texas A&M University-Commerce has secured the 19th and 20th floors of 8750 North Central Expressway to increase our footprint in Dallas. The building is in a prime location across from NorthPark Mall, a…

An article in the Fort Bend Herald announced that A&M-Commerce alumnus Roosevelt Nivens, Ph.D., was named the lone finalist as superintendent of Lamar Consolidated ISD, southeast of Houston. Nivens has served as superintendent of Community ISD in Collin County since…

William Newton, associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at A&M-Commerce, is cited in a recent press release for his collaboration with researchers at the University of Bath in the United Kingdom. The researchers have discovered a new…

The A&M-Commerce Department of Chemistry is the recipient of a National Science Foundation grant for continued funding of the department's summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). The grant will fund REU summer programs through 2024 for community college students interested…