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Dr. Elizabeth Wachira and Dr. Jennifer Ashcraft on changing COVID-19 landscape
As a community of scholars and research experts, Texas A&M University-Commerce is a rich source of knowledge on a range of topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Subject-m...
Panola College Art Professor Featured in Shreveport Exhibition
Amanda Clements' artwork is featured at R.W. Norton Art Gallery in Shreveport as part of “BLOOM! 2020,” a juried exhibition. Her work was one of...
A&M-Commerce Alum Named as Finalist for The American Prize in Conducting
Professor Eddie W. Airheart, Tyler Junior College assistant director of bands and professor of woodwinds, has been named one of 14 finalists nationwide — and the only finalist fr...
A&M-Commerce Alum Named Chief Operating Officer at Midland ISD
Kellie Spencer recently accepted a position as chief operating officer for Midland ISD, one of the largest school districts in West Texas. For...
A&M-Commerce Alum Competes in NPR’s Tiny Desk Song Contest
A&M-Commerce alum Tim York is a contestant in National Public Radio's 2020 Tiny Desk Song Contest. His entry, “Homage de la Old Age,” is a wh...
Dallas Business Journal Highlights A&M-Commerce for Effective Response to Pandemic
A recent Dallas Business Journal article highlighted A&M-Commerce as one of the top-ranked North Texas universities for its effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic. E...

Author and Harriet Tubman Descendant Visits A&M-Commerce
The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at A&M-Commerce hosted special guest speaker Michele Jones Galvin at Ferguson Auditor...
A&M-Commerce Alum to Lead Percussion Ensemble at Prestigious Conference
The North Forney (Texas) High School Percussion Ensemble, led by A&M-Commerce alum Jim Gist, has been invited to perform at the 74th Midwest Clinic in Chicago, one of the larg...
Commerce Non-Profit Helps Job Seekers
The Commerce Community Action Program, a community-support non-profit which brings together volunteers from the city of Commerce, Commerc...
Jason Johnson Named Assistant Superintendent of HR for Allen ISD
Allen High School principal Jason Johnson accepted a new role as assistant superintendent of human resources for Allen ISD. Johnston earned h...
Professor Erin Harper Featured in Self Magazine
A&M-Commerce psychology professor Erin Harper was recently featured in an online article by Self, an American online magazine for women...
Summer Carlton to Lead Federal Programs and Student Performance at Franklin Special School District
Summer Carlton will become the supervisor of Federal Programs and Student Performance for Franklin Special School District in Franklin, Tennessee. Carlton holds a Master of Ed...
Cami Patzkowski Named Principal of Stillwater Elementary
Cami Patzkowski was named Sangre Ridge Elementary principal in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on May 21. Patzkowski has been an educator for 22 years....
A&M-Commerce Alum Named Principal in Katy ISD
Shannon Smith was recently named principal of Shafer Elementary in Katy Independent School District. Smith received her bachelor's degree f...

First Graduates of A&M-Commerce Electrical Engineering Program Announced
A&M-Commerce alums Charlie Didear and Craig Anderson made history this month as the university's first two electrical engineering graduates. Dr. Andrea Graham, head of th...

Dr. Mario Hayek on Good Morning Texas – 5/26/2020
A&M-Commerce is featured in a weekly series on WFAA-TV's “Good Morning Texas,” where different representatives of A&M-Commerce wi...
A&M-Commerce Receives Texas Emergency Aid Grant to Extend Campus.Health Service
A&M-Commerce recently received a Texas Emergency Aid Grant in the amount of $15k. The Texas Higher Education Foundation partnered with the Greater Texas Foundation and Tre...
ETSU Alum Publishes Article in Shared Governance in Higher Education
Dr. Cliff L. Wood, president emeritus of Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York, recently published an essay in the journal Shared Go...

A&M-Commerce Alumnus Leads Texas’ Emergency Response to COVID-19
Distinguished Texas A&M University-Commerce alumnus Chief W. Nim Kidd is a leader in Texas' response to COVID-19. As chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TD...

Former Lion Football Student-Athlete Endows Scholarship
Texas A&M University-Commerce and Lion Athletics are proud to announce the establishment of a new endowed scholarship supporting Lion s...