Animal Planet’s Successful River Monsters Series

An insurance marketing representative, Adam McCroskie is working on a master’s degree at Texas A&M University-Commerce. When not hitting the books, Adam McCroskie enjoyed Animal Planet’s long-running television series, River Monsters, which ended its run in 2017.

The hourlong documentary featured biologist and “extreme angler” Jeremy Wade as he searched for dangerous, flesh-eating fish. The program ran in the United States, Great Britain, and more than 100 other countries.

In his ninth and final season, Wade pursued exotic fish in locations such as Malaysia, Nepal, Indonesia, and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Viewers voted for favorite episodes of the series’ run and gained access to bonus footage online or using Animal Planet’s app. Fans also could submit questions and receive updates through social media.

Animal Planet followed up River Monsters in April 2018 with Jeremy Wade’s Mighty Rivers, which focused on the declining ecologies of some of the world’s great watercourses.

HOPE Cancer Center Treats the Underserved

An alumnus of Texas A&M University-Commerce, Adam McCroskie serves as a marketing representative for Heritage Premium Assignment Company while studying for his MA in accounting at his alma mater. As a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity at Texas A&M University-Commerce, Adam McCroskie raised funds for the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

HCI recently opened the Center for Health Outcomes and Population Equity (HOPE), whose mission is to combat the prevalence of cancer among underserved populations. These groups include American Indian and Alaska natives, people from rural and other economically challenged areas, members of the LGBTQ community, and Hispanics, all of whom have disproportionately high cancer rates.

HOPE will offer mobile services to outlying areas in the Mountain West, address tobacco use, and mentor scientists from underrepresented groups. It will work alongside the Association for Utah Community Health and the Utah Department of Health.

The facility features patient examination rooms, storage space for tissue samples, and offices for faculty. Supporting it is a $9.7 million grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, a Washington DC-based nonprofit.

Texas A&M-Commerce and the Texas Affordable Baccalaureate Program

A marketing representative in Rockwall, Texas, Adam McCroskie works for Heritage Premium Assignment Company, where he works with insurance agents by offering financing for commercial insurance. Adam McCroskie holds a bachelor’s in business from Texas A&M-Commerce, which offers an award-winning Texas Affordable Baccalaureate program.

Dating back to 2014, the Texas Affordable Baccalaureate program is a statewide effort to create an affordable path to a baccalaureate degree. The program is a response to former Governor Rick Perry’s challenge to universities to develop a low-cost alternative path to a college degree. 

Each year, the state’s Coordinating Board confers the Star Award to an institution that has made “exceptional contributions” toward the goals of 60x30TX, a statewide initiative that aims to ensure 60 percent of adults between the ages of 25 and 34 achieve a postsecondary credential by 2030. In late 2016, Texas A&M-Commerce received news that it had been chosen as the winner of the Star Award from among 39 nominated schools. The award is a testament to the school’s commitment to containing costs in order to expand access to higher education.

Texas Deer Hunting Regulations - After Killing A Deer

Marketing representative Adam McCroskie loves to hunt, and does so regularly on his family's fifty-acre property in Greenville, Texas. Some of the animals Adam McCroskie has hunted in the past include bobcats, coyotes, and pigs, and deer.

Hunters in Texas must adhere to several regulations after killing a deer. First and foremost, the correct hunting license tag or permit needs to be filled out right away, before the deer is moved or field dressed. If a tag is used, hunters must also legibly complete the Hunting License Harvest Log.

After completing these steps, the deer can be moved, though it must travel with proof of sex and the hunting tag. The hunter may skin and quarter the deer before transport, however, unless they plan to consume the meat at camp, they may only process four quarters and two backstraps. Furthermore, all quarters and backstraps must be kept in edible condition, unless destroyed as part of the hunt, diseased, or decaying at the time of harvest.