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A&M-Commerce Alum Connects Her Passions to Help People and Animals
A&M-Commerce alum Tonja Thurman ('19) was recently honored as a nominee for Nexstar Media Group's “Remarkable Women” series. The nationwide initiative celebrates local...
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A&M-Commerce Appoints D’Este as Director of Olympic Sports Performance
By Lion Athletics Texas A&M University-Commerce has appointed Jon-Paolo D’Este as the Director of Olympics Sports Performance. D’Este began working at A&am...
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A&M-Commerce Doctoral Students Honored by International Association
Two A&M-Commerce doctoral students, Diana Rodriguez and Duc Huy, were recently named 2024 Emerging Leaders by the International Association of Marriage and Family Counse...
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Williams Named to Volleyball Mag’s “Coaching Hotshots” List
By Lion Athletics COMMERCE – Texas A&M University-Commerce volleyball assistant coach Morgan Williams has been named to the “Coaching Hotshots” list by V...
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A&M-Commerce Alum Receives Human Rights Award
The Texas Counseling Association recently honored A&M-Commerce alum Dr. Staussa Ervin ('98, '05) as the recipient of its 2023 Molly Gero...
Get Discounts on Texas Rangers Tickets with TAMUC!
Thanks to our partnership with the Texas Rangers, you can get discounts on game tickets using our promo code. Here are the steps to receive your d...
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TAMUC Awards Gala Recognizes 10 Outstanding Alumni
The Texas A&M University-Commerce Alumni Association hosted the 2023 Alumni Awards Gala on Saturday, April 29 to honor the university's...
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Reaching For the Stars: TAMUC Exploring New Extraterrestrial Studies Degree
Texas A&M University-Commerce is aiming to broaden students' horizons and look deep into civilizations living in galaxies far, far away with a proposed degree program in Ex...
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TAMUC Alum Hired as Assistant Professor of Psychology at Northwestern Oklahoma State
A recent article in the Alva Review-Courier reported that A&M-Commerce alumna Leigh Kirby, Ph.D., was recently hired as an assistant professor of psychology at Northwest...
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KETR’s Meinke, Jefferies Recognized for Decades of Service to TAMUC
By Jerrod Knight, KETR Matt Meinke is the name that belongs to the voice you hear each weekday from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. introducing you to Texas musicians and songwriters and...
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TAMUC Music Grad Featured on NBC 5
NBC 5 news recently aired a segment about A&M-Commerce graduate Ashley Cox of Forney, Texas. During the pandemic, Cox lost her father to COVID-19, along with other family mem...
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Texas A&M University-Commerce Announces Brittany Miller as Head Softball Coach
By Lion Athletics COMMERCE – Texas A&M University-Commerce has announced the hiring of Brittany Miller as the third softball coach in school history, said Interim Direc...
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TAMUC Alum Named State Fair of Texas Volunteer of the Year
A&M-Commerce Foundation Board member, donor and alumnus Robert Rhoads was recently named State Fair of Texas Volunteer of the Year. Rhoa...
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TAMUC Alum and Nationally Acclaimed Photojournalist is Correspondent in Ukraine
Award-winning photojournalist and TAMUC alum Erin Trieb travels the world to capture touching stories of strength, courage and resilience. As a freelance photographer, Trieb...
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ETSU Alumna Reflects on Acting Career
Alumna Delores Wheeler recently interviewed with Thrive Global to share her experiences as an actor and writer in Los Angeles and Oklahoma...
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TAMUC’s First African American Female Graduate of Accounting Establishes Scholarship Endowment
Distinguished Alumna Zenetta Strong Drew made history in 1974 as the first African American female accounting graduate from East Texas State University (now Texas A&M Univ...
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TAMUC Faculty Member Co-Authors Article About Teacher Longevity
Sarah Guthery, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at A&M-Commerce, is co-author of a recent w...
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TAMUC Doctoral Student Recognized by School Counselor Association
The Texas School Counselor Association voted to select A&M-Commerce doctoral student Cheryl Loving as the 2022 Counselor Supervisor of...
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Paris Regional Medical Center Honors TAMUC Engineering and Technology Department at Appreciation Luncheon
Representatives from the Department of Engineering and Technology at A&M-Commerce attended a Dec. 15 luncheon at Paris Regional Medical Center (PRMC), where the departme...
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A&M-Commerce Alum Remembers Pearl Harbor
A recent article in the Greenville Herald Banner tells the story of A&M-Commerce alum J.B. McNatt. McNatt was 17 when Pearl Harbor was atta...