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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 McDowell Business Administration Building, built during the presidency of D. Whitney Halladay. The history of East Texas State University (ETSU) comprises the history of the university now known as East Texas A&M University from its renaming as East Texas State University in 1965 (after the establishment of its first doctoral program) to its admission into the Texas A&M University System ...
The institution was renamed East Texas State College in 1957, after the Texas Legislature recognized its broadening scope beyond teacher education. [ 12 ] [ 8 ] [ 14 ] [ 11 ] Following the inauguration of the institution's first doctoral program in 1962, [ 12 ] [ 8 ] its name was changed to East Texas State University (ETSU) in 1965.
The McDowell Business Administration Building, built during the presidency of D. Whitney Halladay. East Texas State College (ETSC) was renamed East Texas State University (ETSU) on March 30, 1965, when Governor John Connally signed House Bill 333, [88] [92] [93] after the establishment of the institution's first doctoral program in 1962.
In a meeting Thursday, Texas A&M System regents voted to change the name of Texas A&M University-Commerce, effective immediately.
Aerial view of ETSTC in 1941. The history of East Texas State Teachers College (ETSTC) comprises the history of the university now known as East Texas A&M University from its renaming as East Texas State Teachers College in 1923 (to define its purpose "more clearly") to its renaming as East Texas State College in 1957 (to recognize its broadening scope).
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.
The College of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Arts offers degree programs for most liberal-arts programs offered at East Texas A&M. Degrees and courses of study offered in this college include liberal arts, history, performing arts, music and music education, literature and language, mass media and communications, theatre, political science ...