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A&M-Commerce Graduate Experiences Unique Graduation Ceremony
A&M-Commerce graduate Ashlyn Jones was featured in an article on myparistexas.com for her one-of-a-kind graduation ceremony. Since commencement ceremonies at A&M-Commerce have been postponed, Ashlyn's husband, Derek Jones, decided to hold a graduation ceremony for his wife in their own…

A&M-Commerce Graduate Shows Heart for Teaching During COVID-19 Pandemic
Jamie Allen, a Texas A&M University-Commerce alumna from Rowlett, Texas was recently featured on nbcdfw.com when a parent caught a heartwarming photo of her interacting with a student through the glass of their front door.
Allen graduated from A&M-Commerce in…

Student Success Teams at A&M-Commerce are First of Their Kind in Texas
The new Student Success Teams at A&M-Commerce are an innovative idea that promises to transform the student experience. The model is the first of its kind at a Texas university.
A Student Success Team consists of an academic advisor, a…
A&M-Commerce Graduate Student Inducted into Marquis Who’s Who
A&M-Commerce graduate student Stephanie Talley has been inducted into Marquis Who’s Who. According to an article about Talley at 24-7pressrelease.com, “Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection…
Nursing Faculty Member Profiled in Feature Publication
Texas A&M University-Commerce Professor Debbie Mahoney was recently featured in Charm/View, a publication of the Longview News-Journal in Longview, Texas.
Mahoney is coordinator of the master of nursing program at A&M-Commerce. She was highlighted for her humanitarian work at home…
A&M-Commerce Faculty Serve Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society
Dr. Carole McKenzie, interim head of the nursing department at Texas A&M University-Commerce, will assume the role of president of the Iota Nu at-Large Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau on July 1, 2020. Dr. Monica Tenhunen currently serves as treasurer…

Sigma Theta Tau Inducts New A&M-Commerce Faculty Member
The Commerce branch of Iota Nu at-Large Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau (Sigma) recently held an informal induction for Monica Ruff, MSN, RN, a new nursing faculty member at A&M-Commerce. A formal induction for students, faculty and community is held…

A&M-Commerce Utilizes JED Campus Program to Enhance Campus Mental Health
May is Mental Health Awareness month, and the Counseling Center at A&M-Commerce is taking the opportunity to highlight its efforts to improve mental health initiatives on campus, including its partnership with JED Campus.
JED Campus was introduced to A&M-Commerce in…

A&M-Commerce Students Receive Financial Relief Through CARES Act
***CARES Act Funds referenced in this story have been distributed and are no longer available.***
A&M-Commerce received more than $3.5 million from the CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund to help students who are experiencing financial hardship related to…

Elisabet Martinez on domestic violence and COVID-19
As a community of scholars and research experts, Texas A&M University-Commerce is a rich source of knowledge on a range of topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Subject-matter experts at our university are always ready to share their evidence-based practices,…

Interim Dean of Students Judy Sackfield on Good Morning Texas – 5/12/2020
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…

Dr. James Hammill on navigating the CARES Act
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As a community of scholars and research experts, Texas A&M University-Commerce is a rich source of knowledge on a range of topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Subject-matter experts at our university are always ready to share their evidence-based…

Multiple Agencies Utilize A&M-Commerce Database to Monitor COVID-19 Headlines
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at Texas A&M University-Commerce has played an integral part in formulating the university's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and when the EOC needed to track news and trends surrounding the outbreak, they asked Dr. Brian…

Dr. Mark Rudin on Good Morning Texas – 5/5/2020
Texas A&M University-Commerce is featured in a weekly series on WFAA-TV's “Good Morning Texas,” where different representatives of A&M-Commerce talk about the university's great successes, including competency-based education, Latinx and first generation students, the Student Success Team and more. Good…

Letter from Dr. Rudin regarding the CARES Act
Dear Lion Family,
Texas A&M University-Commerce students with financial hardship related to the COVID-19 pandemic may qualify for emergency funds from the federal CARES Act.
The CARES Act funds may be used to assist you with college attendance costs, including…

Dr. Steven Prewitt shows how to stay active
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As a community of scholars and research experts, Texas A&M University-Commerce is a rich source of knowledge on a range of topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Subject-matter experts at our university are always ready to share their evidence-based…

A&M-Commerce Rodeo Teams Finish 1st, 22nd in the Nation
Hot on the heels of hosting its first home event, the Texas A&M University-Commerce men's and women's rodeo teams have experienced a lot of success lately.
But with the cancellation of the rest of the college rodeo season due to…

Letter from Dr. Rudin regarding plan to open for the fall 2020 semester
Dear Lion Family,
Chancellor John Sharp has directed all Texas A&M University System schools to begin planning for the safe resumption of campus operations at the start of the fall 2020 semester.
Following the chancellor's directive, A&M-Commerce has assembled a…

A&M-Commerce Public Health Alumni Making an Impact in Fight Against COVID-19
While the world fights the COVID-19 pandemic in many different ways, former Texas A&M University-Commerce public health students are helping their communities on the front lines and gaining first-hand experience in their fields.
Edward Monroy is a 2019 graduate from…

Brad Chilcote Establishes First-Ever Professorship in Counseling at A&M-Commerce
A&M-Commerce graduate student Brad Chilcote gifted the first-ever professorship in counseling to the university in February.
Chilcote and his wife, Candy Chilcote, visited the campus on February 14 to sign the gift agreement.
The Chilcote Professorship in Counseling will fund…