Outside the Classroom
Students Visit Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
By Sydni Walker The Economics and Finance Society of Texas A&M University-Commerce recently took its yearly trip to visit the Federal Res...
Recovery Month Celebration to Feature Nate Newton
On September 24, 2015, at 7 p.m. in Ferguson Auditorium on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce, the Recovery Month Celebration Co...
University Students Attend Asset Management Forum in New York City
Six students involved in the Economic and Finance Society attended the Quinnipiac Global Asset Management Education forum (G.A.M.E.) in New...
National Society of Leadership and Success
The National Society of Leadership and Success, or Sigma Alpha Pi, is a lifetime membership honor society whose membership is based on academi...
Curtain goes up on new department of theatre
The newly independent Department of Theatre celebrated becoming its own department with an alumni banquet and a special performance of David...
Journalism students visit state convention
Eight students from The East Texan attended the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) State Convention in April. More than 500 stud...
Award-winning poet visits campus
The award-winning poet R. Flowers Rivera recently visited the Department of Literature and Languages and read from her collection of poetry, “Heathen.” Rivera spoke to student...
Art students selected for 500X Exhibition
Art students David Namasky and Jasmine Anwer were selected to participate in the 500X Student Exhibition. This student expo is a juried exhibi...
Mozart’s music makes magic: Music Department presents first full opera
With music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and a libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder, “The Magic Flute” offers something for everyone. “It's one of my favorite operas,” said Dr. Jennifer...
Deep in the heart of Commerce
Art professor Dr. Emily Newman brought in visiting artist Patrick Dougherty to create a brand new sculpture on campus in January. “I wanted the students to be involved in its const...
Puppeteers to attend Edinburgh festival
“Cthulhu: A Puppet Play,” performed last semester in the University Playhouse's black box, was selected to be performed at the International...
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!
Music Department's Holiday Gala Dazzles! The Music Department celebrated the season in style with a collection of holiday favorites, entert...
Music Faculty in Concert
By Christine Sheehan This fall, the Department of Music continued its reputation for excellence by showcasing faculty in concert. The performance included an eclectic array of...
Author Pat Carr: Workshop on Getting Published
“I write to get published. I don't write for pleasure,” author Pat Carr told a group of faculty members and students at The Mayo Review's annual w...
My mother’s head on a plate
Texas A&M University-Commerce welcomed a visit from author, Dr. Wendy Rawlings. Rawlings brought with her a biting wit and two published books, “Come Back, Irish” and “The A...
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Speak to University Students
By Brittni Mead Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn are Pulitzer Prize-winning authors, New York Times best-sellers and activists. They are p...
One world-one week-one festival
The MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival found its way to Commerce this year, bringing with it selected shorts from all over the world in an exciting evening full of suspense, romance, an...
Mural Dedication
The university's art students are adding a little more beauty to a few of the walls in downtown Commerce. Through a partnership between the university, the City of Commerce and the...
Music Graduates Accept Positions
Four of the music department's fall 2014 graduates have accepted positions and assistantships in some of the most prestigious music programs in the country: • Bret Ryan,...
Whizzpopping, Snozzcumbers and Puppets: Oh my!
Directed by Jim Tyler Anderson, the theatre program's production of Roald Dahl's “The Big Friendly Giant” inspired not only hundreds of child...