News Bites

TAMUC Senior Receiving Valuable Experience with Dallas Media Outlet
Texas A&M University-Commerce student Brianna Patt is currently receiving first-hand experience in her chosen field as an intern with D...

TAMUC to be Represented by Pair of Anglers at National Fishing Tournament
Texas A&M University-Commerce students Dawson Cassidy and Gus McLarry qualified to compete in the Carhartt Bassmaster College National Championship as representatives...

A&M-Commerce Alum Recognized as Top 100 Leaders in Education
Dr. Mary L. Thomas was recognized with the Top 100 Leaders in Education award at the second Global Forum for Education and Learning (GFEL) event...

TAMUC Grad Student Morris Named Red Oak ISD Teacher of the Year
Red Oak ISD recently named A&M-Commerce graduate student Taylor Morris as the district's top elementary school teacher. Along with the t...

Article Remembers TAMUC Bois d’ Arc Professor
A recent article in the Texarkana Gazette recalled the late A&M-Commerce professor Fred Tarpley, whose interest in the “magical” Bois d'...

TAMUC Faculty Brownell Featured in Online ‘Ask an Expert’ Series
Dr. Gracie Brownell, assistant professor of social work at A&M-Commerce, is featured in an interview for MSW Online. The site interviewe...

Multiple A&M-Commerce Professors to Receive Junior Faculty Award
The A&M-Commerce Faculty Senate and the Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education have selected eight outstanding facul...

A&M-Commerce to Host 2021 TAFE Area 11 Conference
A&M-Commerce will host the 2021 Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) Area 11 Conference this fall. The event will be held at the Ra...

Notable Texas Folklorist was a Former ETSU Professor
African American News and Issues recently published an article about former East Texas State University professor J. Mason Brewer. Brewer wa...

TAMUC Teams up With Tarleton State to Receive Massive Grant for Drought and Pollinator Research
Texas A&M University-Commerce and Tarleton State University jointly received nearly $300,000 in research funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Insti...

TAMUC Faculty Rodriguez Collaborates to Secure Nearly $1M in Research Funding
Dr. Sarah Rodriguez, associate professor of higher education and learning technologies at A&M-Commerce, is teaming up with Miami Dade College and the University of Florid...

TAMUC Alum McWhirter’s Estate Establishes Graduate Fellowships
Two new graduate fellowships will be available next year to students in the College of Education and Human Services at A&M-Commerce, than...

A&M-Commerce Faculty Newton, Fields, Receive Funding for Interdepartmental Research
The National Science Foundation recently awarded grant funding to A&M-Commerce faculty members Dr. William Newton, associate professor of physics and astronomy and Dr. M...

TAMUC Alumna Patti O’Bannon Named Principal of Texas High
A TXK Today article announced that TAMUC alumna Patti O'Bannon has been named the new principal of Texas High School in Texarkana, Texas. O'Ban...

A&M-Commerce Alum Honored By Texas Legislature
Dr. Jim Richey, who received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate from A&M-Commerce, was honored by the Texas Legislature for over 20 y...

A&M-Commerce Percussion Student, Alums Win Big at International Competitions
A current Texas A&M University-Commerce percussion student and two alums took home the top prize in separate competitions this summer. Ashton Carter, a current music educa...

TAMUC Visual Communication Alum Named ‘Emerging Creative’ at Dallas Show
Texas A&M University-Commerce alumna Christina Moreland is the recipient of the inaugural “Emerging Creative” award from the Dallas Society of Visual Communications. Th...

University Flag Flies at Half-Staff in Memory of Dr. Chester Robinson
The university flag at A&M-Commerce will fly at half-staff Monday, July 12 in memory of Dr. Chester Robinson, associate professor of coun...

Alumnus Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
A recent press release announced that East Texas State University alumnus Christopher S. Adams, Jr., Retired Major General with the United St...

TAMUC Alum Named Executive Director at Killeen ISD
A&M-Commerce alumna Nicole Koch was named executive director for strategic initiatives and accountability at Killeen ISD. Koch is a for...