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From Aviation Dreams to Corporate Success: The Inspiring Journey of TAMUC Alumnus Richard Heitzman
Richard Heitzman's journey from aspiring aviation professional to a leadership role at CAE, the world's largest manufacturer of flight training devices, exemplifies the tran...
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Texas A&M-Commerce Alum Leading Digital Transformation at Midland College
A&M-Commerce alum Kevin Andrews ('10) is the new executive director of Digital and Workplace Transformation at Midland (TX) College. In this newly created role, Andrews le...
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A&M-Commerce and Terrell Police Department Establish Preferred Pathway for Officers to Earn Their Bachelor’s Degree
Texas A&M-Commerce and the Terrell Police Department have established a preferred educational pathway for the city's police officers to earn a bachelor's degree in crimin...
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A&M-Commerce Criminal Justice Alum Elected as Guadalupe County Sheriff
Recent Texas A&M-Commerce alum Joshua Ray is sheriff-elect of Guadalupe County in Texas. Ray emerged victorious in the county's Republican primary and is unopposed in the N...
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A&M-Commerce Professional Development Series Helps Employees Grow, Thrive
This spring, Texas A&M University-Commerce embarked on the second semester of its transformative Investing in Us employee development program, which has met with high pra...
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Mount Pleasant ISD Partners with A&M-Commerce for Alternative Teacher Certification
Officials with Mount Pleasant ISD (MPISD) and A&M-Commerce gathered on Aug. 14 as MPISD Superintendent Judd Marshall and A&M-Commerce President Mark Rudin signed an M...
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By Cops, For Cops: A&M-Commerce Competency-Based Criminal Justice Degree is Transforming Law Enforcement
Law enforcement officers in Texas and beyond are elevating their careers by earning their bachelor's degree fully online through Texas A&M University-Commerce. The unive...
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A&M-Commerce Invests in Employees with New Professional Development Series
Amid post-pandemic trends in the workplace that focus on improving employee job satisfaction, a new professional development series at Texas A&M University-Commerce pro...
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A&M-Commerce Faculty, Staff Share Expertise at Renowned Competency-Based Education Conference
Representatives from Texas A&M University-Commerce attended the CBExchange conference hosted by the Competency-Based Education Network in Amelia Island, Florida, fro...
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TAMUC College of Innovation and Design Dean Featured in Interview
Yvonne Villanueva-Russell, Ph.D., who serves as founding dean of the College of Innovation and Design at A&M-Commerce, is featured in an...
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Lion’s Lecture Speaker Series Returns at A&M-Commerce
A&M-Commerce faculty, staff and students gathered on Sept. 29 to welcome the return of the Lion's Lecture Series presented by the Graduat...
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TAMUC Pride Pathway Program Helps Address Teacher Shortage
An article at HoustonPublicMedia.org highlights the Pride Pathway program at A&M-Commerce as an option for replenishing the teacher pr...
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A&M-Commerce Announces First Health Services Administration Graduates
The College of Innovation and Design at Texas A&M University-Commerce has produced the first graduates of its new health services administration program. Patty Macias, Da...
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TAMUC Competency-Based Education Program Touted for Industry Engagement  
An article recently published at workingnation.com highlights the competency-based Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement Leadership degree program at A&...
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A&M-Commerce Alum Elected Mayor of Northeast Texas City
Recent Texas A&M University-Commerce graduate Justin Florence was elected to the office of Mayor of Palestine, Texas in a special runoff...
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Signature Courses at A&M-Commerce Set the Stage for Student Success
The College of Innovation and Design at Texas A&M University-Commerce has announced its new slate of signature course offerings for the upcoming fall and spring semesters....
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TAMUC Partners with Mount Pleasant ISD to Offer Employee Scholarships
Texas A&M University-Commerce and Mount Pleasant ISD in Mount Pleasant, Texas, have partnered to provide scholarships that will help Mo...
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TAMUC First-Year Leadership Class Raises Money for Local Animal Shelter
Students in the First-Year Leadership Class (FLC) at Texas A&M University-Commerce put in many hours of hard work planning and executing a fundraising campaign to benefit t...
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A&M-Commerce Student Changing Lives with Youth Football Team
A student at Texas A&M University-Commerce is helping to develop tomorrow's leaders both on and off the football field with his very own yo...
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A&M-Commerce Student Commended for Assisting Accident Victim
A&M-Commerce student Maigyne Ishman and others recently received the Extra Mile Award from Greenville ISD for their role in assisting a G...