News Bites

A&M-Commerce Researcher Joins East Texas Conservation Project
A&M-Commerce assistant professor of biology Dr. Bjorn Schmidt secured a grant for $20,240.52 to participate in a collaborative researc...

A&M-Commerce Alum Joins Tarleton Psychology Faculty
A&M-Commerce alumni Dr. Amanda Stevens accepted a position as assistant professor of psychology at Tarleton State University. Stevens...

TAMUC Alum Selected to Chair Psychonomic Society Finance Committee
A&M-Commerce alum Dr. Tom Faulkenberry is tapped to chair the finance committee for the Psychonomic Society, an international scientif...

A&M-Commerce Faculty and Students Conduct Elite Athlete Research Abroad
A team of A&M-Commerce researchers recently partnered with USA Track & Field to conduct research at the 2023 Thorpe Cup competition in Germany. The trip was sponsored by...

TAMUC Alum One of Six Finalists for Texas Teacher of the Year
The Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) has selected A&M-Commerce alum Genesis Yougas as one of six finalists in its 2024 T...

Texas A&M System Honors Former A&M-Commerce Professor
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents bestowed Dr. Martha Foote with the title Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instructi...

Clark Middle School Selects A&M-Commerce Alum as Principal
Clark Middle School in Princeton, Texas, has selected A&M-Commerce alum Erica Anderson Haggard as their new principal. Haggard brings a...

UNT Dallas Taps A&M-Commerce Doctoral Student as Assistant VP for Student Affairs
University of North Texas at Dallas has named A&M-Commerce doctoral student Jennifer Skinner as its new dean of students and assistant vice president for Student Affairs, a...

TAMUC Research Cited in Article Analyzing STAAR Test Results
A recent Fort Worth Star-Telegram article analyzing Fort Worth ISD's performance on the newly reformatted STAAR statewide test cites a 2019 s...

A&M-Commerce Helping Fill School Leadership Pipeline in Texas
In a recent Dallas Morning News article, Tiffany Huitt, Dallas ISD's chief of school leadership, noted A&M-Commerce as one of four higher...

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...

A&M-Commerce Researchers Publish Pioneering Cell Biology Article
Researchers from A&M-Commerce and Texas Woman's University (TWU) have uncovered new information about how G1P3/IFI6, a gene of the huma...

A&M-Commerce Nursing Students Complete Pediatric Externships
Five A&M-Commerce nursing students recently completed summer externships with Children's Health hospital. Spanning 300 hours, the ex...

A&M-Commerce Counseling Professor Earns Humanistic Teaching Award
A&M-Commerce faculty Dr. Ajitha Kumaran is the recipient of the 2023 Humanistic Educator/Supervisor of the Year award, presented by the...

TAMUC Alum Gentry “Ace” Little Begins 42nd Year as Sports Broadcaster
A&M-Commerce alumnus Gentry “Ace” Little is beginning his 42nd year as a Dallas-area sports broadcaster. He has covered more than 1,700 games throughout his award-winning...

TAMUC Alum Selected as Principal for Joppa-Maple Grove Schools
According to an article on The Paducah Sun website, A&M-Commerce alum Wendy Wear is the new principal for Joppa-Maple Grove Unit 38 school...

A&M-Commerce Venture College Wins Collegiate Excellence Award
The Venture College Department at Texas A&M University-Commerce was recently awarded the esteemed Collegiate Excellence Award at the A...

KETR Completes Upgrades, Now Available in HD with New Second Channel
Following an extensive upgrade project, 88.9 KETR-FM has added two digital high-definition broadcast channels for listeners in Northeast T...

TAMUC Distinguished Professor contributes to Houston Chronicle Article
Dr. Jessica Brannon-Wranosky, distinguished professor of digital humanities and history at Texas A&M University-Commerce, was recently featured in an article in the Hou...

A&M-Commerce Well-Represented at Corsicana ISD Awards Ceremony
The Corsicana Independent School District recognized eight A&M-Commerce alumni and a current student at its year-end awards ceremony....