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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
-
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
-
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