Education
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TAMUC Faculty Senate, Staff Council and SGA Affirm Commitment to Inclusion
The Faculty Senate, Staff Council and Student Government Association (SGA) want to emphasize and reiterate the principles of Texas A&M University-Commerce and The Texas A...
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A&M-Commerce Partners with Rural School Districts for $1.7 Million Grant
Texas A&M University-Commerce, in partnership with Corsicana ISD and nine school districts in the Freestone-Navarro Bi-County Co-op, will benefit from nearly $1.7 milli...
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TAMUC Students Receive Scholarships from Texas Retired Teachers Foundation
A&M-Commerce students Jesseca Flanagan, Britni Sanchez and Gabriel Cunningham (pictured left to right) each received a $750 scholarship from the Texas Retired Teachers F...
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A&M-Commerce Personnel, Alumni Honored by Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education
The Texas A&M University-Commerce chapter of the Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education (TABPHE) honored several of the university's personnel and alum...
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TAMUC Partnering with Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to Inventory Student Success Programs
A&M-Commerce is teaming up with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to launch the Student Success Programs Inventory project. According to a THECB press...
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A&M-Commerce College of Business Signs Agreements with Pair of Bangladeshi Universities
The College of Business at Texas A&M University-Commerce signed agreements with two universities in Bangladesh which allows for the seamless transfer of credits for inter...
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TAMUC Faculty Members Selected to Edit State Literacy Education Journal
A&M-Commerce curriculum and instruction faculty members Juan Araujo, Ph.D., Kamshia Childs, Ed.D., Tami Morton, Ph.D., and Laura Slay, Ph.D., are the incoming editors of...
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TAMUC Engineering and Technology Professor Receives Professional Excellence Award
Ayman Elzohairy, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology at A&M-Commerce, recently received the A&M-Commerce Faculty Senate Awa...
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TAMUC Doctoral Candidate Interviewed on Kelly Clarkson Show
A&M-Commerce doctoral candidate Deon Johnson recently appeared on the Kelly Clarkson Show. Through his non-profit organization, Urba...
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A&M-Commerce Counseling Professor Honored by Faculty Senate
Edith Gonzalez, Ph.D., received the Paul W. Barrus Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching at the A&M-Commerce Faculty Senate Awards C...
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A&M-Commerce Students Place Highly at Physics Meeting
A&M-Commerce physics students presented at the spring meeting for the Texas sections of the American Physical Society and the American A...
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TAMUC Doctoral Student Named Executive Director at Ector County ISD
A&M-Commerce doctoral student Cindy Retana has been a teacher, counselor and principal during her more than 25 years in education. She jo...
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A&M-Commerce Team Places Fifth at Math Bowl Competition
A team of A&M-Commerce students including Hailey Bartula, Sarah Gross and Dawson Knight placed fifth out of 16 teams at the Math Bowl compe...
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TAMUC Mathematics Professor Honored with Distinguished Award
A&M-Commerce Associate Professor Mehmet Celik, Ph.D., received the Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathema...
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A&M-Commerce Alum Named Interim President at SFA
Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) named A&M-Commerce alum Steve Westbrook, Ed.D., as interim president of the university. After...
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A&M-Commerce Earns Silver Distinction for Campus Wellness Efforts
A&M-Commerce is one of only 156 universities and colleges around the world to be honored by the Exercise is Medicine program for its efforts to create a culture of wellness on c...
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A&M-Commerce Curriculum and Instruction Professor Elected to National Board
Members of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) recently elected A&M-Commerce faculty member Toni Sturdivant, Ph.D., to the organization...
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A&M-Commerce to Host Early Childhood Expert at Two Guest Lecture Events
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction at A&M-Commerce is set to host two opportunities to attend a guest lecture by nationally renowned early childhood expert Sandr...
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TAMUC Curriculum and Instruction Faculty Member Discusses Teacher Retention on Radio Program
A&M-Commerce Assistant Professor Sarah Guthery, Ph.D., is featured on a recent episode of the “All Sides with Ann Fisher” talk program on 89.7 FM NPR News in Ohio. The episode...
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Lion Athletes Named to 2022 Lone Star Conference All-Academic Teams
The Lone Star Conference (LSC) recently announced its 2022 all-academic teams for men's and women's indoor track and field. Four A&M-Com...