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A&M-Commerce alums named campus teachers of the year in Mesquite ISD
Several Texas A&M University-Commerce alumni have been named Teachers of the Year at multiple Mesquite ISD campuses. Anita Kay Young from Mesquite Academy earned her Bachelor of Science in Education in 1984 her and Master of Education in Educational Administration…
Taylor Phelps named NAADD Rising Star
The National Association of Athletic Development Directors (NAADD) has named Taylor Phelps the 2020 Rising Star Award winner. Phelps works at A&M-Commerce as the associate director for resource development and executive director of the Lion Champions Fund. He also oversees…
A&M-Commerce faculty member delivers lecture at Yale
Dr. Ayal Feinberg, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Texas A&M University-Commerce, was invited to take part in Yale University's Benjamin and Barbara Zucker Lecture Series on January 29. The invited lecture was titled “Quantifying Contemporary Anti-Semitism:…
A&M-C alum publishes book on recovery methods of the opioid crisis
Dr. Michael J. Murphy Jr., an alumnus of Texas A&M University–Commerce, has released his latest book, “Opioid Odyssey.” Murphy is a licensed psychologist, neuropsychologist, and forensic psychologist who has been providing and overseeing mental health services in correctional, psychiatric, and…
Sport Management Students ‘Experience’ the Division II National Football Championship
26 undergraduate students and two graduate students in the Department of Health and Human Performance at Texas A&M University-Commerce assisted the Lone Star Conference, NCAA, and McKinney ISD with the 2019 Division II Football Championship at McKinney ISD Stadium on…
Lions Care: Updates
Official information will be updated here as it is released.
Deja Matts – Candlelight Vigil
Monday, February 10, 2020 at 3:33 PM
Please join us in celebrating the life of Deja Matts with our fellow Lion Community. A candlelight vigil…
Kelly Clarkson Surprises A&M-Commerce Alum with Life-Changing Gift
Kelly Clarkson recently invited first-grade teacher and A&M-Commerce alum Eric Hale to her show. Hale is the 2019 recipient of the Queen Smith Award, which recognizes a top urban educator in the country. In the interview, Eric revealed that he…
A&M-Commerce Accounting and Financial Reporting Team Commended by The Texas A&M University System
The
accounting and financial reporting team at A&M-Commerce submitted the
university's Annual Financial Report (AFR) to the state of Texas in November.
They received high praise by The Texas A&M University System for their exceptional
work.
The
ten-member team includes…
Dr. Tara Tietjen-Smith Named President of the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education
A&M-Commerce welcomes Dr. Tara Tietjen-Smith as the new president of the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE). The mission of NAKHE is “to foster leadership in kinesiology administration and policy related to teaching, scholarship and service in higher…
Dr. Sarah Rodriguez Awarded UCLA-Sponsored Grant
A&M-Commerce Professor Sarah L. Rodriguez has been awarded a $10,000 grant for her research project, “A Mixed Methods Study of the Experiences of Undergraduate Latina Students in Computing.” The grant has been sponsored by the Building, Recruiting and Inclusion for…
A&M-Commerce Rodeo Team Hosting First Home Rodeo in History of Program
The rodeo team at Texas A&M University-Commerce will put its best boot forward as it prepares to host the first home rodeo in the nearly six-year history of the program.
The rodeo will take place on February 21-22 at the…
A&M-Commerce Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Tyler ISD
Texas A&M University-Commerce President Dr. Mark Rudin joined Tyler Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Marty Crawford at a special ceremony on January 22 at the state-of-the-art Tyler ISD Career and Technology Center to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between…
Physics Students Represent A&M-Commerce at 2020 Dallas ISD STEM Expo
Six members
of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) represented Texas A&M University-Commerce
at the 2020 Dallas ISD Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Expo
in Dallas on January 18.
A&M-Commerce
participants included Shandi Groezinger, Cristo Sanchez, Allan Teer, Macon…
A&M-Commerce alum Eric Hale named one of two Dallas ISD Teachers of the Year
Dallas ISD teacher and A&M-Commerce alum Eric Hale was recently named one of the two Dallas ISD Teachers of the Year for 2019-20. Hale teaches at David G. Burnet Elementary School and received his master’s in education from A&M-Commerce. He…
Free Tuition and More to be Given Away During ‘Fill the Field House Weekend’
A big week is here for Lion Athletics at Texas A&M University-Commerce as the Lion men's and women's basketball teams gear up for “Fill the Field House Weekend.”
On Thursday, January
30 and Saturday, February 1, the teams will play…
A&M-Commerce Meat Judging Team Named Grand Champion at National Contest
The Meat Judging team at Texas A&M University-Commerce took home the Grand Champion prize from the National Western Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest held in Denver, Colorado on January 19-20 in its first year of competition.
A&M-Commerce
beat nine other teams…
Dr. Randy Harp Receives Clements Award for Outstanding Leadership in Agriculture
Dr. Randy Harp, dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Texas A&M University-Commerce, was honored with the V.A. “Bill” & Marty Clements Award for outstanding leadership in agriculture, presented by Build East Texas 2019. The award…
Dr. Fred Fuentes to Shine a Light on LAMP at Harvard Presentation
Dr. Fred Fuentes, executive director for enrollment management at A&M-Commerce, will present “Borders, Bridges and Bad Hombres: The stereotypes and realities of being LatinX in 2020” at the National Diversity in Leadership Conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His presentation will be…
A&M-Commerce Alumnus, Professor Given Outstanding Dissertation Award from TCPEA
Josh Tremont, an alumnus of Texas A&M University-Commerce, will receive the Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award from the Texas Council of Professors of Educational Administration. He will be honored at a conference that will be held in conjunction with…
College of Innovation and Design and Venture College at A&M-Commerce Making a Difference Early On
They have only been around for less than a year, but the College of Innovation and Design and its associated offering, Venture College, have been making great strides toward student success.
Started in Fall
2019, the CID combines facets of…