Student Success

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 worldwide standings for the tie-down roping event. See a Pro Rodeo interview with Harris and view his Pro…

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 (CoSIDA). According to the program's website, the Academic All-America Team honors “outstanding academic and athletic achievement by student-athletes throughout…

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 creating a specialized wheelchair for Jamba, a canine amputee who lost her back legs in an accident. Durkins'…

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 Fair in Tyler, Texas in September. The students volunteered at the fair's Junior Heifer Show…

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-Commerce on November 5. Sigma Theta Tau is the world's only nursing honor society. According to Dr. Carole…

COEHS Students Participate in Mexico Education Collaborative
Several students and faculty members from the A&M-Commerce College of Education and Human Services traveled to Clavellinas, Mexico, in June as part of The Texas A&M University System Colleges of Education Mexico Education Collaborative. According to the group's annual report,…

Yumiko Kasai Awarded Social Work Scholarship
Master of Social Work student Yumiko Kasai was recently awarded a 2019 Ima Hogg Scholarship. According to the Hogg Foundation website, the foundation awards annual scholarships to graduate social work students who intend to join the mental health workforce. “Nominated…

Biological Sciences Alumna Triumphs Over Adversity
Pipasha Biswas has noble goals, like healing the human
heart and curing cancer. But that's not the only reason she is so inspiring. Recently,
when unimaginable pain and loss blocked her path and tested her endurance, Pipasha
forged ahead, holding…

Engineering and Technology Student Wins Third Place at IISE Conference
Tyce Kissling, a senior industrial engineering student in the Department of Engineering and Technology at A&M-Commerce, was a third-place winner in the Operations Research Division at the 2019 Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Conference and Expo. Kissling's project…

A&M-Commerce’s Competency-Based Education Program Featured in Recent Article
A recent article in the San Antonio Express-News, written by Senator John Cornyn and Raymund Paredes, discusses the positive impact of competency-based education (CBE) on students and promotes CBE as a viable alternative to traditional education. According to the article,…

A&M-Commerce Hosts Annual Quality Enhancement Plan Awards Ceremony
The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) celebrated its third annual awards ceremony on March 13. The ceremony recognized new Global Scholars, Global Fellows and Distinguished Global Fellows. The recipients are students, faculty and staff who have engaged in global activities on…

Graduates’ Achievements Celebrated at Honors Recognition Ceremony
Graduating seniors from the Honors College and Honors
Scholar Program were recently celebrated at the 2019 Honors Recognition
Ceremony. The program highlights the impressive academic achievements of those
honored.
The A&M-Commerce Honors College is a learning community
of students who…

Math Department Honors Students at Awards Picnic
The A&M-Commerce Department of Mathematics held a picnic and awards banquet to recognize students. Four students from the department received awards:
L-3 Communications Excellence in General Mathematics: Nicholas Arsenault
Excellence in Mathematics Education: Steven Lim
Aslan Outstanding Graduate of Undergraduate…

A&M-Commerce Rodeo Team Members to Compete at National
A&M-Commerce will be well represented at the College National Finals Rodeo being held in Casper, Wyoming, in June. Ty Harris, sophomore agribusiness major, is the current national champion in tie-down roping and will defend that title this year. Harris also…

A&M-Commerce Celebrates Spring 2019 Commencement May 10 and 11
Texas A&M University-Commerce will hold its Spring 2019 Commencement on May 10 and 11, where 1,571 students are eligible for graduate and undergraduate degrees. Among these candidates, 36 will graduate with honors, 118 cum laude, 160 magna cum laude and…

Micalyn Rowe Accepted into Four Ph.D. Programs
Micalyn Rowe, an Honors College senior, was recently accepted into four Ph.D. programs with a focus in astronomy and astrophysics. During her undergraduate career at A&M-Commerce, Rowe conducted extensive research in mathematics and astronomy, and successfully defended her honors thesis,…

Madeleine Morris Represents A&M-Commerce at Texas Undergraduate Research Day
Senior biology major Madeleine Morris represented A&M-Commerce in Austin on April 1 at Texas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol. The biennial event allows Texas' top student researchers to showcase their projects for Texas legislators and the public. Morris' presentation…

A&M-Commerce Students and Alum Receive Awards at Federation Research Symposium
The Federation of North Texas Area Universities 2019 Research Symposium was held April 5 at the University of North Texas in Denton. Two current students and one alumna from A&M-Commerce won awards this year. Doretha Allen, pursuing her EdD in…

A&M-Commerce Department of Political Science Hosts Model Arab League Conference
The A&M-Commerce Department of Political Science and Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society, hosted and participated in the Southwest Regional Model Arab League (MAL) Conference April 4-6.
MAL is an international organization simulation that gives students the…

A&M-Commerce Art Students Accepted into Juried Art Exhibition
Julia Cartwright and Jessica Turner, undergraduate students in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program at A&M-Commerce, have been accepted into the City of Dallas Cultural Affairs ART214 Juried Exhibition, a multi-venue collaborative project presented during Dallas Arts Month in April. …