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In a meeting Thursday, Texas A&M System regents voted to change the name of Texas A&M University-Commerce, effective immediately.
Rudin announced his support for the name change to East Texas A&M University and announced he would be taking the motion to rename the university to the A&M System Board of Regents during their November meeting. Rudin took the motion to the board on November 7, 2024, and the university was renamed to East Texas A&M University the same day. [24]
East Texas A&M University: East Texas Normal College, East Texas State Normal College, East Texas State Teachers College, East Texas State College, East Texas State University, Texas A&M University–Commerce 1889, 1923, 1957, 1962, 1996, 2024 [26] Elmhurst University: Elmhurst College 2020 Elon University: Elon College 2001
On November 7, 2024, after the Lions had played their first game of the 2024–25 season, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents approved the proposed change of the university's name from Texas A&M University–Commerce to East Texas A&M University. The name change took effect immediately. [3]
This is the first season for the university under its then-current identity. On November 7, 2024, after the Lions had played their first two games of the 2024–25 season, [2] the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents approved the proposed change of the university's name to East Texas A&M University. The name change took effect ...
James G. Gee Library in 2016 Sororities' & Women's Halls, with Kappa Delta in the foreground, in 2016. What is now Texas A&M University–Commerce was renamed East Texas State College (ETSC) in 1957, [1] [2] [3] after the Texas Legislature recognized the broadening scope of the institution, [2] in recognition of the school's expansion beyond its original mandate of teacher education.
The university was renamed Texas A&M University–Commerce and admitted into the Texas A&M University System in 1996. Since 2000, growth in student enrollment has again become consistent. The university is a charter member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC), and has won NAIA national championships in football and men's basketball.
In 1998, graduate school dean Keith D. McFarland was named the 10th president in the history of A&M–Commerce. [6] By 1999, the university was offering classes at its Metroplex Center in Mesquite, the Universities Center at Dallas (through the Federation of North Texas Area Universities), and at Navarro College in Corsicana, in addition to at its main campus.