President Ray M. Keck, III, Ph.D.

Texas A&M University -Commerce

COMMUNITY UPDATE

OCTOBER 27, 2016

College of Science & Engineering CoSE recently received the 2016 Sponsored Project College of the

Year Award

College of Business Ms. Zenetta Drew, a notable alum, recently selected as a member of

the AACSB 2016 Class of Influential Leaders

College of Education & Human Services Pride Prep Academy provides tuition-free dual-credit courses to area

ninth graders

Texas Affordable Baccalaureate (TAB) program received 2016 THECB Star Award

Graduate School Currently, 768 graduate students have applied for December 2016

graduation (754 master’s and 14 doctoral)

Extended University A&M-Commerce recently partnered with Collin College to

deliver classes at Frisco

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

HIGHLIGHTS

Dr. Sam Saffer

Mary Cheek

Dr. Linda Ball

Dr. David Brown

Mary Anne Doty

Dr. Sonia Taneja

Dr. Alma Mintu-Wimsatt

Dr. Mario Hayek

Dr. Derald Harp

Rebecca Pressley

Dr. Ricky Dobbs

Amy Bassham

Linda King

Dr. Berri O’Neal

INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS & RESEARCH

Thank you to the Institutional Effectiveness Leadership Team for

reaching 100% Submission of AY 15-16 IE Results and 16-17 IE

Plan Forms!

Completed our second submission of the Legislative Appropriations Request (LAR)

Meeting with Legislative Budget Board on September 30th

Governmental Affairs meeting for Hunt County (Hunt County Days – March 1-2, 2017)

Notification from Dr. Keck regarding contacting elected officials

Staff members from Congressman Ratcliffe’s office were on campus

Senator Hall met with SGA

Representative Flynn to meet with SGA

Preparing for Senate Finance Committee and House hearings

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

New Residence Hall (P-3)

Live link: https://app.oxblue.com/open/EDR/TAM

Nursing & Health Sciences Building

Demo of Leberman Hall

Mayo Gravesite Beautification Project

CAPITAL PROJECTS

Human Resources

Project HELIOS

Compensation Pay Plan

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

Rachel Cruze Event

Parking Consultant Services

Infrastructure Committee

Health & Safety Audit

Athletic Council

Another successful National

Night Out

BUSINESS & ADMINISTRATION

OTHER NEWS

OUR CENTURY AS LIONS POSTER

OUR CENTURY AS LIONS

VIDEO

New Direction

How can we help?

How can you help?

ADVANCEMENT

WHO ARE WE?

East

Texas

State

Normal

College

East Texas

State Teachers

College

East

Texas

State

College

East Texas

State University

Texas A&M

University-

Commerce

1889 1917 1923 1957 1965 1969 1996 2016

Private College Texas State Teachers College System

Board of Regents

ETSU

Independent

Board of

Regents

Texas A&M

System

Board of

Regents

As a state-owned institution, funding has been consistent:

students, the legislature, and benevolence.

East Texas

Normal College

New Direction

How can we help?

How can you help?

ADVANCEMENT

DAN JONES MEMORIAL

VIDEO

Supports 60x30TX through the development of

marketable skills

Incentivizes student engagement through the use of

badgeware and gamification

Tracks and quantifies student involvement experiences

in a portfolio

Showcases leadership roles and opportunities within

Texas A&M University - Commerce

Facilitates both the in-class and out of classroom

learning experience

PAWPRINT AND DIGITAL BADGING CURRICULUM

(Click for more info)

Pilot program in Prairie Crossing during 2016-2017

Expand to other residential communities that serve 1st

year students during 2017-2018

Students and faculty connect via programming, shared

meals, and other events

Research reports higher retention and persistence for

students that participate in faculty in residence

programs

FACULTY IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM

FACULTY IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM

DR. ASLI OGUNC – F IRST FACULTY IN RESIDENCE

F IVE-YEAR TOTAL ENROLLMENT

UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE CERTIFIED HEADCOUNT

11,187 11,068 11,490

12,302

13,464

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2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016

F IVE-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT

6,768 6,890 7,148

7,642

8,251

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1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000

Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016

Football (7-1, 5-1 LSC)

Ranked #8 in AFCA Division II Coaches Poll

Ranked #5 in Super Region IV (top 7 make NCAA

playoffs)

Tied for lead in Lone Star Conference (LSC)

6 LSC Players of the Week this season

Hosted NCAA Division II National Showcase Game

on ESPN3 vs. Midwestern State (9,208 in

attendance)

Soccer (12-4, 8-2 LSC)

Ranked #2 in South Central Region

Undefeated at home going into final weekend of regular

season

5 LSC Players of the Week this season

ATHLETICS

Volleyball (13-11, 7-6 LSC, as of Tuesday)

8-2 at home

Defeated West Texas in consecutive years for the

first time since 1986 & 1987

3 LSC Players of the Week this season

Cross Country

Successfully hosted the LSC Cross Country

Championships on October 22nd (Centennial Park,

in a collaborative effort with Commerce ISD and the

City of Commerce)

NCAA Regional meet is in Denver on Saturday,

November 5

ATHLETICS

Men’s Cross Country

Tied for best-ever finish, placing 2nd for the first time since 1993

Turner Pool named LSC Academic Runner of the Year (2nd honor in men’s program history)

Trevor Montgomery named to LSC Academic Team

3 LSC Runners of the Week this season

Turner Pool and Edwin Aparicio earned All-LSC honor

Women’s Cross Country

Finished 7th in LSC

Terra Truitt earned All-LSC honors and named LSC Academic Runner of the Year (first honor in women’s program history)

1 LSC Runner of the Week this season

ATHLETICS

Turner Pool Trevor

Montgomery

Terra Truitt Edwin Aparicio

Women’s Golf

Won first team title in program history at Oklahoma Baptist Invitational

Finished in the top 3 at 3 of their 5 fall tournaments

Men’s Golf

Team runner-up at Newman Invitational

Hosts Lion Invitational at The Tribute in The Colony next week

Women’s Basketball

Picked to finish 5 th in LSC preseason coaches poll (released October 27th)

Men’s Basketball

Picked to finish 5 th in LSC preseason coaches poll (released October 27 th)

ATHLETICS