Checking her mom's heart rate was a part of her routine. From a young age, Candace Linn carried a stethoscope around her neck. She remembers assessing her “patients” and updating t...
Rebekah Grey aspired to write and produce her own film. Faculty in the Department of English gave her the confidence to do so. With the help of 60+ volunteers, her dream became reali...
Samantha Cox is a theatre major but her passion extends well beyond the stage. Small class sizes and one-on-one faculty mentorship allowed her to explore the discipline and disco...
A native of Virginia, Andrew Baker studies environmental history and the metropolitan South. He earned his Ph.D. from Rice University before moving to Commerce with his wife and...
Being a first-generation student is very challenging, both financially and emotionally. Ana Martinez, as a first-generation college student, derives her strength to work har...
A Conversation with Michael
How did A&M-Commerce help prepare for your career?
Being part of STEM allowed me to work one-on-one with my professors, shaping my career path int...
A Conversation with Cole
How did A&M-Commerce help prepare for your career?
My experience at A&M-Commerce established the foundation for my career. There have been man...
Her home is in Chennai, India, but her community is in Commerce, Texas. When Divya arrived at A&M-Commerce, she didn’t know anyone. But that soon changed. Friendships...
Tatiana describes fear and uncertainty as the recipe for success, and so it should come as no surprise that she began a business amidst a global pandemic, and succeeded. Now she hel...
Attending college was always her dream. A&M-Commerce made that a reality. Eight years ago, Viktoria left Central Asia for a better life in the United States. When she arrived...
“Never stop learning.” Not just a saying, it is a maxim that Dr. Bo Han truly believes in. As a professor in the Department of Marketing and Business Analytics for over seven years, D...
Jeffrey Whitt is a biologist, a bibliophile, and an art school dropout. Through more years of schooling than he'd care to admit, Whitt has worked with armadillos, flying squirrel...
Public health is her purpose. Community outreach, her commitment. Her work starts at the grassroots level by empowering communities to unite together for one common goal: leavi...
You'd never know by looking at him. George Swindell is a sharp, professional and exceptionally capable teacher. Yet just below the surface is the same kid who loves World of Warcra...
Jiaming Sun's cross-cultural background provides a unique lens to life. Sun grew up in China where he was immersed in the academic lifestyle. Now, after living in the United State...
While David Scott now spends most of his time mentoring students and faculty and collaborating with Arts programs across the region and country, his career in music has allowed hi...
Dr. Mark J. Rudin was named the thirteenth president of Texas A&M University-Commerce on August 16, 2018. A progressive leader with a passion for innovation and research, Dr...
As a child, Dr. Kelly Reyna spent a lot of time outdoors quail hunting with his father. When he joined the U.S. Navy, he never expected to serve nine tours on a submarine and never expe...
When he applied to work at A&M-Commerce, he had never heard of it. When he arrived at the airport for his interview, the lady at the desk hadn't either. What he found when he arriv...
