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A&M-Commerce Professor Awarded NSF Grant for COVID-19 Research
Dr. Sarah Rodriguez, associate professor of higher education and learning technologies, has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for her project titled, “RAPID: Graduate Student Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic.”
The multi-institution, mixed-method study of graduate student…
Governor Appoints A&M-Commerce Alumna to Family and Protective Services Council
Governor Gregg Abbott has appointed A&M-Commerce alumna Cortney Jones to the Family and Protective Services Council, along with Enrique Mata. Their terms will expire in 2025. The council makes recommendations to the commissioner regarding management of the Department of Family…
A&M-Commerce Students to Benefit from $100 Million Scholarship Fund
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents recently created a $100 million scholarship fund which will provide scholarships to first-generation, low-income and under-represented populations who may not otherwise be able to attend college. A&M-Commerce is slated to receive a…
Plainview ISD Superintendent Receives Contract Extension
H.T. Sanchez, superintendent of Plainview ISD, was recently granted a 1-year contract extension by Plainview ISD's board of trustees. The unanimous vote extends his contract to 2025. When Sanchez was hired as superintendent in May 2018, he signed a three-year…
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee at A&M-Commerce to Host Race Relations Webinar
Amid increased attention on race relations in America, the Texas A&M University-Commerce Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee will host a one-hour town hall webinar titled “White Panel: What Should White America Do to Improve Race Relations?” on Tuesday, June 23,…
Urbanski and Hayes Preserve a Piece of Greenville History
Two A&M-Commerce alums are preserving history in Greenville, Texas. Robbie Urbanski and Travis Hayes, both educators, purchased the historic Pfaeffle Circle House on Park Street in Greenville in 2017. The home was built around 1905 by local jewelry store owner…
A&M-Commerce Alum Opens Educational Center in Navarro County
A&M-Commerce alum Deb Tamez designed and built the new Eagle's Nest childhood center in Navarro County. The facility will feature an after-school program that teaches science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics to children from five to ten years old. The…
A&M-Commerce Plans to Continue Recycling Efforts
Over the past several years, A&M-Commerce has partnered with the city of Commerce to offer a city-wide recycling program. The recycling collection site is located on the A&M-Commerce campus, in Lot 16, on the corner of Campbell and Walnut Streets.…
A&M-Commerce alumna featured by Dallas Observer
Christina Moreland, a Texas A&M University-Commerce alumna, was recently featured by the Dallas Observer. Moreland uses cartoon-styled artwork in her series “Daily Tips for a Better Quality of Life,” which, according to the article, “interrupt the incessant flow of negativity…
A&M-Commerce Student Featured in Local Promotional Series
Texas A&M University-Commerce Studio Art graduate student Alexia Mentzel was recently featured in an episode of “Celebrate Hunt County,” a video series that aims to capture everything great about Hunt County. In addition to her studies at A&M-Commerce, Mentzel also…
A&M-Commerce Faculty Named Editor of National Journal
Texas A&M University-Commerce Associate Professor of Linguistics Dr. Christian Hempelmann was recently named Editor-in-Chief of HUMOR, an international journal of humor research. The publication was founded in 1988 and is the official journal of the International Society of Humor Studies.…
A&M-Commerce Hosts First-Ever Virtual New Student Orientation
Before COVID-19 changed how we interact, new undergraduates would gather on the Texas A&M University-Commerce campus every summer to get acquainted with fellow Lions and explore their new college home. This summer, New Student Orientation moved to a virtual format…
A&M-Commerce student hopes to impress at Miss Agriculture Queen pageant
A Texas A&M University-Commerce student is making a push for a title crown. Madison Wynne was chosen to represent Hunt County in the state-level Miss United States Agriculture Queen pageant in December.
Wynne, a sophomore from Garland, Texas majoring in…
A&M-Commerce Professor Publishes New Study on Principal Promotions
Dr. Sarah Guthery, assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at A&M-Commerce, and Lauren Bailes from the University of Delaware used data from the Texas Education Agency to assess the probability of and time to promotion for 4,689…
A&M-Commerce Alumna Steps into Superintendent Role
A&M-Commerce alumna, Linda Ellis, has been named superintendent of the Grand Prairie (TX) Independent School District. Ellis has served as interim superintendent since July 2019, following the death of her longtime mentor and colleague, former superintendent Susan Simpson Hull. Ellis…
Dr. Rebecca Judd on Good Morning Texas – 6/9/2020
A&M-Commerce is featured in a weekly series on WFAA-TV's “Good Morning Texas,” where different representatives of A&M-Commerce will talk about the university's great successes. Good Morning Texas runs every weekday on WFAA Channel 8 out of Dallas from 9 to…
A&M-Commerce Announces First Graduates of Nurse Practitioner Program
Five graduate nursing students are now part of A&M-Commerce history. Natalie Cooper, Mundi Gutierrez, Megan King, Samone Middleton and Jennifer Speulda are the first graduates of the university's nurse practitioner program, which began in 2017.
“We're thrilled to have our…
A&M-Commerce Professors Named Faculty Fellows at Texas A&M University Cybersecurity Center
Professors Srujan Kotikela and Eman Hammad were recently named Faculty Fellows at the Texas A&M University Cybersecurity Center in College Station, Texas.
Cybersecurity Center Faculty Fellows are members of the Texas A&M University System who work together to further cybersecurity…
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee discusses what it means to be Black in America
The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee at Texas A&M University-Commerce held a video conference on June 8, 2020 to discuss current social issues and what it means to be Black in America today.…
A&M-C alum teams up with university to donate laptops to students
Texas A&M University-Commerce alum Eric Hale teamed up with this alma mater to donate 16 laptops to his students so they can continue to learn through the summer. Hale teaches first grade at David Burnet Elementary School in Dallas. He…