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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:black'>A&M-Commerce to Host UNCF Tour</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><br><br><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Texas A&M University-Commerce is partnering with United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and Wells Fargo to help create more opportunities for students.<br><br>The tour platform was created to empower a movement among young people, motivating them toward academic excellence, personal responsibility and fiscal health through relevant program content and celebrity engagement. Now in its fourth year, the tour delivers holistic touch points, engaging young people at crucial life stages through self-efficacy, personal finance, college readiness and career success messaging.<br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><br>"Thanks to Dr. Mary Hendrix, Vice President of Student Access and Success<span style='color:black'>, we will now host the UNCF Empower Me Tour on our campus."</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'>The EMT program content areas are financial education, college readiness, career readiness, entrepreneurship, health and wellness, service and philanthropy.<br><br></span>The university is <span style='color:black'>hoping to build greater awareness of A&M-Commerce to surrounding areas by hosting the Dallas, Texas tour date of this national event in Commerce. More than 1,000 event attendees are expected, and there will be many sponsor engagement opportunities, access to college and career services, workshops, and <b>celebrity</b> panel discussions.<br><br>The UNCF Empower Me Tour will be held at A&M-Commerce Saturday, February 23, 2013.<br><br>A&M Commerce students can register for the UNCF Empower Me Tour, by logging onto: <a href="http://www.empowermetour.org/">www.empowermetour.org</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>