Career development is a journey. It’s the process of exploring what you enjoy and don’t enjoy, what you’re good at and passionate about. It involves developing the skills you need to launch a career you love. Tami Bishop and her team in the Office of Career Development at Texas A&M University-Commerce are on a mission […]

Students majoring in Art at Texas A&M University-Commerce put their work on display to be judged by a guest artist as part of the annual Juried Student Art Exhibition. The students’ submissions were judged by Dr. Elizabeth Ranieri, a visiting juror who currently serves as a clinical assistant professor at the University of North Texas. […]

The Counseling Center and the Department of Health and Human Performance at Texas A&M University-Commerce are partnering to host a free rural mental health forum at Fletcher Warren Civic Center in Greenville, Texas, on March 21. Dr. Nick Patras, executive director of the Counseling Center and Student Health Services at A&M-Commerce, said the event will […]

The Texas A&M University-Commerce Alumni Association honored 16 new Alumni Ambassadors at the 2023 Alumni Ambassador Forum and Luncheon held Tuesday, March 7 on the university campus. An Alumni Ambassador is the highest honor an academic department may bestow upon its alumni. The annual award recognizes alums for their accomplishments and for the value they […]

Texas A&M University-Commerce welcomed premier choreographer Garth Fagan and Garth Fagan Dance to the university’s Performing Arts Center on February 23. The sold-out crowd witnessed powerful numbers and major feats of strength, all orchestrated by the famed choreographer of the smash Broadway hit, Disney’s “The Lion King.” Utilizing the Fagan Technique™, which centers movements on […]

By Lion Athletics ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s track and field sprinter J.T. Smith is a national champion once again after winning the 60 meter dash at the 2023 USA Track and Field Indoor Championships on Saturday afternoon. A welcome back celebration is scheduled at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon in the Field […]

Representatives from Texas A&M University-Commerce attended an engineering and computing fair hosted at Texas A&M-RELLIS in Bryan, Texas, on Jan. 21 to speak with prospective students and families about opportunities available through A&M-Commerce at RELLIS. The RELLIS Academic Alliance is a new model in Texas higher education, with ten regional universities—including A&M-Commerce—and Blinn College unified […]

Dr. Michael Opara, associate professor of accounting at Texas A&M University-Commerce, was recently featured by personal finance website WalletHub in one of its “Ask The Experts” entries on its website. Opara was asked to give his expertise regarding the topic of same-day loans. Opara has taught at A&M-Commerce since 2016, and previously spent 12 years […]

Students at Texas A&M University-Commerce are gaining awareness of human trafficking thanks to the university’s newly developed undergraduate and graduate courses. The courses also provide volunteer opportunities for students to help trafficking victims. The U.S. Department of Justice defines human trafficking as “a crime that involves compelling or coercing a person to provide labor or […]

The Texas A&M University-Commerce Rodeo Team secured two victories in individual events at the fourth annual A&M-Commerce rodeo, held on Feb. 3 and 4 at the Hopkins County Civic Center in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Rylee George and Trevor Kernick took home winner’s belt buckles in the breakaway roping and tiedown roping events, respectively. A&M-Commerce Rodeo […]