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Dr. Carlos Bertulani, professor of physics & astronomy, attended the 2019 Congressional Visits Day (CVD) in Washington, D.C., to represent the American Physical Society (APS) as a unit leader for Texas. During the visits, APS unit leaders and volunteers advocated…

The TEXO Foundation awarded scholarships to two A&M-Commerce construction engineering majors. Christopher Blair received a $7,000 TEXO Foundation scholarship, while Alexandra Hernandez received a $2,000 Luther Hill scholarship. Both students are seniors. The Foundation supports TEXO, the largest commercial contractors…

East Texas State University alum “King” Arthur James passed away February 17. James was elected into the Lion Athletic Hall of Fame in 1979 and the Lone Star Conference Hall of Honor in 2008. He holds numerous Lone Star Conference…

Dr. Sangeeta Singg, alumna of East Texas State University, now A&M-Commerce, was recently honored with the Jimmy Alvarez Friend of Counseling Award from Three Rivers Counseling Association. The award honors Singg for her “Outstanding Contribution to the Counseling Profession.” Singg…

A&M-Commerce alum Heath Dollar was named a 2018 short story contest winner by Texas Observer magazine. According to the Texas Observer, Dollar's story, “Ink Upon the Furrows,” is about “…the death of a newspaper, a language and an entire culture…

James Bright, a 2010 graduate of A&M-Commerce, was recently named general manager and marketing director for the Texarkana Gazette, a daily newspaper in Texarkana, Arkansas. As an A&M-Commerce student, Bright served as editor of The East Texan, the student newspaper.…

Tiffany Kral, A&M-Commerce alumna and 2017 winner of the “Clinical Teacher of the Year Award” from the Texas Directors of Field Experience (TDFE), attributes her success as a teacher to the undergraduate teacher preparation program at A&M-Commerce. Kral is currently…

The Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education (TABPHE) recognized 10 A&M-Commerce faculty during the Eminent Faculty Scholars award ceremony held February 26 in the Rayburn Student Center. “[The] Eminent Faculty Scholars program is a very important and meaningful…

The Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education (TABPHE) honored 22 faculty, staff and alumni for outstanding contributions to A&M-Commerce in a ceremony on February 16. The ceremony was held on campus and included awards in several categories. The…

A group of almost 30 A&M-Commerce students ventured outside of Texas during Black History Month in February to learn about U.S. civil rights history. The group traveled to Mississippi and Tennessee on a week-long tour to visit locations important to…

The Lion Student Foundation is working hard to make the third Annual Day of Giving event a roaring success. Directed by A&M-Commerce's Institutional Advancement division, the Annual Day of Giving on March 5 is a significant opportunity for the community,…

At a time in our society with the perception and overall emotional instability about law enforcement, it is essential to shed light on those who are genuinely making a difference in their communities. Exactly six months ago, former and first…

A gala performance featuring almost 200 students and a faculty soloist from the A&M-Commerce Department of Music will fill Moody Performance Hall in Dallas with enchanting melodies during “Music at the Moody” on March 5 at 7:30 p.m. “This gala…

Josephine Durkin, associate professor of art, was featured in the November/December issue of Luxe Interiors + Design, a national magazine that covers the design industry and connects the country's leading architects, interior designers, builders and home design professionals. The article…

Dr. Andrew C. Baker, assistant professor of history, was featured on The Metropole, the official blog of the Urban History Association. Baker's post, titled “Western Loudoun and the Metropolitan Fringe,” discusses the Western Loudoun area of Virginia as “a metropolitan…

Nicole Glenn, an honors student pursuing her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, received a Platinum Award in the Graphis 2019 New Talent Annual, a first for A&M-Commerce. Glenn's poster for Screamfest garnered her the award. Only 21 of about 1,200…

Charles Wade “Sticks” Wilson, an East Texas State University student and football legend, passed away February 1. He set many school records and achieved a long and successful career with the NFL. Wilson, who was born and raised in East…

The Commerce community gathered to reflect on the achievements of the ASPIRE program in a second-anniversary celebration held February 20 at the Sam Rayburn Student Center. At the Dinner & Dialogue: ASPIRE Community Update, attendees discussed the achievements of the…

The Serving Engaged Empowered & Diverse Students (S.E.E.D.S.) office at A&M-Commerce recently honored graduates of various backgrounds via three Rites of Passage ceremonies. The S.E.E.D.S. office is an inclusive space created intentionally for all students to know they are valued…

We Teach Texas, an initiative of The Texas A&M University System, encourages prospective students to pursue teaching careers at one of the 11 system universities, including A&M-Commerce. When East Texas Normal College, now A&M-Commerce, was founded 130 years ago, its…