FRISCO, Texas — Students, alumni and faculty from Texas A&M University–Central Texas presented research and earned recognition at the 2026 Southwestern Psychological Association Conference. Seven students, three alumni and four faculty members attended the three-day event, which featured workshops, research presentations and teaching demonstrations. Among them, applied psychology graduate student Stacie Gilyard received a Poster…
By Demetra Paizanis Communications Coordinator She graduated high school around six months pregnant. Alongside her husband, still barely out of adolescence themselves, made a decision that would determine the shape of their lives. They would keep going. College came next, then work, then parenting, each arriving without waiting for the others to settle. Days stretched…
Title IV-E Conference Nov. 7, 2025: Scott Cooley, left, Senior Staff Attorney for the Texas Children’s Commission, and Brody Burks, Assistant Attorney General of Texas. Texas A&M University–Central Texas welcomed child welfare professionals, students, and community partners for its annual Title IV-E Conference on Nov. 7, an event dedicated to advancing dialogue and solutions for…
Seven education majors at Texas A&M University–Central Texas received the Charles Butt Scholarship for Aspiring Teachers and were recognized during a campus ceremony on Nov. 10, celebrating their achievement. The scholarship, part of the Charles Butt Foundation’s Raising Texas Teachers initiative, provides $8,000-to-$10,000 per year for up to four years to education majors pursuing teaching…
Reading List You decide to take the stairs instead of the elevator because today is the day you are a person who takes the stairs. Floor one to floor two feels like a good choice. By floor three, your calves light up like they just discovered fire. You reach your desk with a smile from…
By Karen Clos Lorrie Webb, Ph.D., Dean of the A&M-Central Texas College of Education and Human Development, has been named an Impact Academy Fellow by the national non-profit organization Deans for Impact (DFI). Texas A&M University–Central Texas will officially kick off the Spring 2025 term with Convocation on Thursday, Jan. 16, with special guest speaker…
The Texas A&M University–Central Texas chapter of Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology, has earned national recognition as a 2024-25 Psi Chi Model Chapter — one of just 40 chapters selected from more than 1,150 worldwide. The distinction highlights the chapter’s commitment to academic excellence, leadership, and community engagement. Eligibility for the award…
Courtesy Article Ariana Espinosa Grimaldo was selected by a committee of A&M–Central Texas faculty to represent the university at the 2025 Undergraduate Research Day at the Texas Capitol. Ariana’s research, “Bridging the Gap: The Relationship between Student-faculty Interactions, Motivation, Self-confidence, and Stress” highlighted that students’ positive interactions with faculty, such as when faculty express a…
Demetra Paizanis Texas A&M University–Central Texas hosted its second annual Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society induction ceremony on Friday, April 11 at 4 p.m. in the Bernie Beck Lecture Hall, recognizing the academic excellence of 32 students who have demonstrated outstanding performance in the field of psychology. Established in 1929, Psi Chi is the International…
Karen Clos Above: Dr. Laura Greenlee, an A&M-Central Texas professor working remotely from North Carolina, and Ashley Haisler, a student in the counseling and psychology department, and donated materials for hurricane victims. In the last month of the Fall 2024 semester, when most students are focused on studying for final exams, completing assignments, or just…
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