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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…

A&M-Commerce President Mark Rudin announced that “Radioactive” by Lauren Redniss has been selected as the 2019 Book in Common. The announcement came as part of the Spring Assembly held January 10. The Book in Common initiative, funded by the president's…

“Send Silence Packing,” an award-winning traveling exhibit, will be on the A&M-Commerce campus March 11. The exhibit is designed to encourage meaningful dialogue regarding mental health concerns, raise awareness about the impact of suicide, connect individuals to mental health resources…

A&M-Commerce will host the 2019 World History Association of Texas Conference on February 23 in the Rayburn Student Center at A&M-Commerce. The all-day event provides a forum for the discussion of all aspects of world history. “A&M-Commerce is honored to…

Sue Scott Barker and Jeanne Davis Lawrence, who both received their master's in education from East Texas State University, have collaborated to publish a children's book called “The Boar Named Bob.” The book honors Cole Barker, son of Sue and…

Dr. David Tan, professor of higher education and learning technologies at A&M-Commerce, was recently cited in an article by Inside Higher Education. The article, “Helping Students Develop Competencies, Teachers Hone Their Own,” discusses the role of instructors in the competency-based…

A collection of historic postcards depicting buildings on what is now the A&M-Commerce campus and in the town of Commerce, Texas, has been digitized and is available online through the University Archives.  Ted Crim, who received his bachelor's and master's…

Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently appointed East Texas State University alum Keith Stretcher to the Eleventh Court of Appeals for a term that will expire on December 31, 2020. Stretcher served as city attorney in Midland, Texas, for 23 years…

Dr. Kenneth Martin, East Texas State University alum, retired from Navarro College in August 2018 after serving as president of the Ellis County campus for 43 years. Throughout his career, Martin helped establish several impactful programs including Open Doors to…

Ana Saenz, a master's student in English, has been selected to present at the 2019 Children's Literature Association Conference in Indianapolis. This year's conference theme is “Activism and Empathy.” Saenz's paper, “Who Gets to Dream? The Gendered Construct of Home,…

A&M-Commerce recently launched Pride Promise PLUS, a tuition assistance program intended to help remove financial barriers and make a college education accessible to all students. The program pays tuition that is not covered by other forms of financial aid, including…

The Office of Sponsored Programs at A&M-Commerce is hosting Leo Talks during Spring 2019. The lectures are “TED-like” talks that last about 20 minutes and feature presentations from two A&M-Commerce professors per event. “The goal of the series is to…

Dr. David Scott, associate dean of the College of Humanities, Social Sciences & Arts, and Dr. Jeffrey Baker, assistant professor of tuba and euphonium, performed with world-renowned operatic singer Andrea Bocelli in front of thousands of fans in a sold-out…

Two A&M-Commerce Nursing Department students have been invited to present at the Sigma Nursing Honor Society Creating Healthy Work Environments conference. Mundi Gutierrez, Master of Science in nursing student, and Jenna Wallace, Bachelor of Science in nursing student, were accepted…