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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…

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, 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, 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…

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…

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…

UPDATE: EVENT CANCELLED The inaugural “Southern Gospel Brunch: Celebrating African-American Heritage” event is set for February 8 at the Sam Rayburn Student Center on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce. The event is being organized by the Office of Intercultural…

Texas A&M University-Commerce alumnus, Manoranjan “Mano” Mahadeva, was appointed to the Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Mahadeva's term is set to expire February 1, 2021. The council protects the health, welfare…

The Texas A&M University-Commerce Department of Music was featured on WFAA's Good Morning Texas with a tuba and euphonium performance. Out of the twelve performers, eight were students and alumni of A&M-Commerce. “I'm very proud of everyone, not only for…

Oscar Joya, a current student at Texas A&M University-Commerce, was awarded the Apple Corps Annual Award in Mesquite ISD. The Apple Corps program honors outstanding teachers of MISD and inducts two new teachers each month during a district meeting. Joya…

Texas A&M University-Commerce faculty member Katie Koo, assistant professor of higher education, has been announced as a winner of the Emerging Scholars Award from the American College Personnel Association (ACPA). The ACPA is an international organization committed to college-level student…

The Fall 2020 application deadline for the A&M-Commerce nursing program has changed to April 1, 2020, at 5 p.m. (CT). Applications must be postmarked or delivered to the A&M-Commerce Department of Nursing main office by this time and date. The…

A&M-Commerce President Mark Rudin and Associate Professor LaVelle Hendricks spoke with KETR about the new civility initiative on campus. Rudin explained that the civility initiative aims to create a campus environment where students feel comfortable, safe, healthy and included. Rudin…

Ty Harris, A&M-Commerce Rodeo Team standout, competed at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas in December. He placed ninth in the worldwide standings for the tie-down roping event. See a Pro Rodeo interview with Harris and view his Pro…

Texas A&M University-Commerce will become a smoke-, vape- and tobacco-free campus on January 1, 2020. Dr. Mark Rudin, president of A&M-Commerce, sent a letter to the university community on December 13 explaining the details of the decision and policy. “In…

Lion Football safety Alex Shillow was named to the Second Team Academic All-America® by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). According to the program's website, the Academic All-America Team honors “outstanding academic and athletic achievement by student-athletes throughout…

Professor Joshua Ege from the A&M-Commerce Department of Art was recently featured on the National Novel Writing Month website. For the past three years, Ege has volunteered his time and work to National Novel Writing Month. Each November, thirty professional…

Dr. Sang Suh, computer science and information systems professor at A&M-Commerce, was named a Regents Professor for 2017-2018. Suh was one of 15 A&M System faculty members to receive the honor. According to A&M Chancellor John Sharp, “These outstanding individuals…

The A&M-Commerce Department of Counseling was recently featured in the Dallas Morning News for its innovative partnership with Mesquite ISD (MISD). The counseling department provides free services to students and parents in MISD. Around 15 interns from A&M-Commerce currently provide…

A recent article in the Dallas Business Journal highlighted D.W. Bobst's fast-growing human resources outsourcing company in Rockwall, Texas. Bobst launched TrendHR in 1997, and after 22 years, the company reports around $175 million in revenue.  One of the largest…