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A&M-Commerce Alum Elected Secretary of TCBSBM
Texas A&M University-Commerce alum Barbara Kelley recently received the honor of being elected Secretary of the Texas Caucus of Black Sc...

Full-Service Starbucks Location Opens Inside TAMUC’s Waters Library
Students, employees and the general public have a new location to get their fill of coffee, tea and other items with the grand opening of a full-s...

ETSU Graduate Named Distinguished Alumni by Temple Education Foundation
Lion graduate Earl Nottingham was recently named a Distinguished Alumni by the Temple Education Foundation at a ceremony on October 21. Nottingham graduated from East Texas Sta...

A&M-Commerce Set to Host ‘Exercise is Medicine on Campus’ Events
The Department of Health and Human Performance at A&M-Commerce, along with Campus Recreation, will sponsor two events next week to celebrate Exercise is Medicine on Campus...

TAMUC’s Brumley Provides Insight for Graduate Social Work Students
Brian Brumley, director of field education for the School of Social Work at A&M-Commerce, recently participated in an online “Ask an Expe...

TAMUC College of Education and Human Services Hosting ‘State of the College’ event in Dallas
The College of Education and Human Services at Texas A&M University-Commerce will host a “State of the College” luncheon in Dallas on October 14. The event will provide updat...

TAMUC Faculty Thompson Co-authors Child Development and Learning Article
Josh Thompson, Ph.D., professor of early childhood education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at A&M-Commerce, is co-author of a newly published article on...

TAMUC Faculty Sinclair Co-authors Pandemic-Related Research
Becky Sinclair, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at A&M-Commerce, is co-author of a research article pu...

Multiple TAMUC Faculty Members to be Recognized at Virtual Ceremony
Eight faculty members at A&M-Commerce will be awarded the 2021 Dr. Augustine “Chuck” Arize Junior Faculty Award in a virtual ceremony on T...

Clean Energy Diversity Internship Program Recruiting A&M-Commerce Students
The North Texas Renewable Energy Group and the Texas Solar Energy Society are partnering to host a diversity internship program. A 2019 study by the Interstate Renewable Energy C...

Shyulanda Randle-Filer Named TASSP Region 5 Middle School Principal of the Year
A&M-Commerce alum Shyulanda Randle-Filer was recently named 2021-2022 middle school principal of the year for Region 5 by the Texas Association of Secondary School Princi...

A&M-Commerce Alum Named Texas Superintendent of the Year
A&M-Commerce alum H.T. Sanchez, Ed.D., has been named Superintendent of the Year by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB). The pr...

The Story of A&M-Commerce’s Jazz Legend Louise Tobin
A recent feature in the Denton Record Chronicle tells the story of Louise Tobin, a jazz legend who donated her jazz collection to A&M-Comme...

Angelina College’s Visual and Performing Arts to Host A&M-Commerce Art Professor
Leigh Merrill, associate art professor at A&M-Commerce, will be featured in an upcoming art exhibit at Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas. The school's Visual and Performin...

A&M-Commerce Student Named Terrell ISD Chief of Police
A&M-Commerce student Jerry Valladarez was recently sworn in as the Terrell ISD Chief of Police. Valladarez has been with Terrell ISD sinc...

Kristy Davis Becomes Mesquite ISD Director of Counseling
Mesquite News recently highlighted A&M-Commerce alumna Kristy Davis in a “Community Profile” article. The article repor...

A&M-Commerce Alum is #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
A recent article in the Longview News Journal highlights A&M-Commerce alum Colleen Hoover, a #1 New York Times bestselling author. The po...

Carlos Bertulani to Serve as AccelNet Co-Principal Investigator
A&M-Commerce Professor Carlos Bertulani is co-leading a new physics research project. The project is lead by principal investigator Ta...

A&M-Commerce Department Head Featured in WalletHub’s Ask the Experts
WalletHub recently featured A&M-Commerce Professor Jim Hamill in the Ask the Experts section of their “Corporate Tax Rate Report.” Hamill, who serves as the department hea...

Al Craig Fleming Publishes New Book
A&M-Commerce alum Al Craig Fleming recently published a new book on corporate responsibility. The work discusses the implications of corporate greed for the economy. His b...