News Bites

A&M-Commerce Department of Music Featured on WFAA
The Texas A&M University-Commerce Department of Music was featured on WFAA's Good Morning Texas with a tuba and euphonium performance. O...

Oscar Joya Receives Apple Corps Award
Oscar Joya, a current student at Texas A&M University-Commerce, was awarded the Apple Corps Annual Award in Mesquite ISD. The Apple Corps...

A&M-Commerce Professor Receives National Award from American College Personnel Association
Texas A&M University-Commerce faculty member Katie Koo, assistant professor of higher education, has been announced as a winner of the Emerging Scholars Award from the Ame...

A&M-Commerce Initiative Encourages Campus Civility
A&M-Commerce President Mark Rudin and Associate Professor LaVelle Hendricks spoke with KETR about the new civility initiative on campu...

Ty Harris Shines at National Finals Rodeo
Ty Harris, A&M-Commerce Rodeo Team standout, competed at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas in December. He placed ninth in the worldw...

Alex Shillow Named CoSIDA Academic All-District
Lion Football safety Alex Shillow was named to the Second Team Academic All-America® by the College Sports Information Directors of America (...

Dr. Joshua Ege’s Art Featured on National Novel Writing Month Site
Professor Joshua Ege from the A&M-Commerce Department of Art was recently featured on the National Novel Writing Month website. For the p...

A&M-Commerce Counseling Department Featured in Dallas Morning News
The A&M-Commerce Department of Counseling was recently featured in the Dallas Morning News for its innovative partnership with Mesquite ISD (MISD). The counseling depart...

A&M-Commerce Alum Featured in Dallas Business Journal
A recent article in the Dallas Business Journal highlighted D.W. Bobst's fast-growing human resources outsourcing company in Rockwall, Tex...

Art Class Creates Specialized Canine Wheelchair
Dr. Josephine Durkin and her Empathy Art Science and Technology (EAST) class at A&M-Commerce were featured in the Athens Daily Review for...

Dr. LaVelle Hendricks Honored for Tenacity and Service
Dr. LaVelle Hendricks, an A&M-Commerce faculty member, recently received the Community Award for Tenacity and Service from the Texas Of...

Dr. Sarah Rodriguez Receives 2019 ASHE Award
Dr. Sarah Rodriguez, associate professor in the Department of Higher Education & Learning Technologies at A&M-Commerce, was chose...

A&M-Commerce Nursing Department Volunteers at Longview Health Clinic
Members of the A&M-Commerce Department of Nursing volunteered at Refuge International's health clinic in Longview on November 13. The clinic offers no-cost health care fo...

College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Participates in 2019 State Fair of Texas Events
A&M-Commerce College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR) faculty played key roles in organizing the 2019 Swine Skillathon at the State Fair of Texas, an...

Ag Students Honored with Outstanding Volunteer Award at East Texas State Fair
Students from the A&M-Commerce College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources received an Outstanding Volunteer Award for their great work at the East Texas State...

Dr. Sarah Rodriguez Receives Research Grant from National Science Foundation
Dr. Sarah Rodriguez, higher education and learning technologies professor at A&M-Commerce, is part of a project at Iowa State University entitled “Reinventing the Instru...

A&M-Commerce Faculty, Students Support Multiple Sclerosis Awareness
The College of Humanities, Social Sciences and Art at A&M-Commerce will serve as a sponsor for the RUN A MYELIN MY SHOES team at the upcoming Richmond Marathon, Half Marathon a...

Lion Alum Attends 60th Homecoming at A&M-Commerce
Mr. Rene Griffin may hold a record for the most consecutive homecoming games attended by an alumnus. This year, Griffin celebrated his 60th con...

Nursing Honors Society Inducts 18 New Members
The lota Nu at-Large chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing inducted 18 new members during a ceremony at A&M-Co...

Dr. Ballenger Named Distinguished Educator
Dr. Julia Ballenger, A&M-Commerce educational leadership professor, was recently honored with the Phi Delta Kappa Distinguished Educ...