News & Updates

The NTCC Nursing Program sent two faculty members (Amanda Shaw and Chrystal Brown) and 33 nursing students from the LVN and RN programs volunteer at the Heart Health Fair at Titus Regional Medical Center on Saturday, March 5th. NTCC students had the opportunity to help the staff draw blood, take blood pressures, check glucose levels, and make the community feel welcome at the event.  The nursing program was fortunate to be invited and get to participate in this wonderful occasion and we look forward to participating again next year. 

The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts is pleased to welcome comedian William Lee Martin to its stage on Tuesday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. He will perform his hilarious Off the Leash Comedy Tour, which has sold out shows across the country. Tickets are $30 for adults and $10 for students. Seats may be purchased online at www.whatleycenter.com or by calling the box office at 903-434-8181.

Northeast Texas Community College will be closed March 14-18 for spring break. Online registration continues in the myEagle Portal for 2nd 8-week classes, which are scheduled to begin on Monday, March 21. We hope everyone has a safe and relaxing break!

The Northeast Texas Community College Foundation recently received $2,500 from the Frank Sexton Lodge #206. Dr. Jonathan McCullough (right), NTCC Executive Vice President for Advancement, is pictured receiving the check from Brother Tim Hall, Worshipful Master of Frank Sexton Lodge #206.

The Career and Transfer Team will host two events next week to help students prepare for their next level of college studies: UT Tyler Admissions Officer - BT 111B, March 9, 2022 from 10:00 am-1:00 pm Jaired Maddox with UT Tyler will assist with admissions applications, take transcripts, and waive the $60 application fee.

Those interested in learning more about cutting-edge issues in the scholarship of Northeast Texas are welcome to a free Lunch & Learn at the Mount Pleasant Library, Thursday, 10 March, 12:20-1:20 PM.  The series of presentations will occur in the library’s community room, with free pizza, salad, drinks, and dessert to all who RSVP with Dr. Andrew Yox at ayox@ntcc.edu by 10AM on the 10th.

The Northeast Texas Community College Art Department will host the Mount Pleasant Art Society Annual Membership Show March 11-31 in the foyer of the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. The competitive show features artwork from a variety of local artists. A reception will be held Saturday, March 12th from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Whatley Center Foyer. The gallery is open Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. However, it will be closed March 14th-18th for spring break. Masks and social distancing are encouraged while enjoying the exhibit. Please call 903-434-8181 to ensure that the gallery is open before you come to visit. 

The annual spring meeting of the Walter Prescott Webb Society, the collegiate auxiliary of the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) met again in person this year, in Austin. At the end of the conference, on 29 February, Lisa Berg, the TSHA Director of Education presented the Caldwell Awards for essays achieving excellence in Texas history.  Again, scholars from Honors Northeast, the honors program at Northeast Texas Community College, scored around the apex in the competition.  Surprisingly, however, this year, it was not in the freshman/sophomore division where NTCC scholars excelled, but in the junior/senior, “university division”—including those scholars who had more than sixty hours of credit.  Jessie Parchman from Mount Pleasant won $300 and second in the state with her essay, “Sudden Surge: From Past-Aid to Future-Aid Healthcare in the Lone Star State.” Parchman argued that the 1970s became the seminal decade of medical modernization in Texas.  Maiko Estrada, also from Mount Pleasant, placed third and won $175 in this same division with his essay, “The Well-Being Activist: Dr. James Henry “Red” Duke.”  Estrada argued that the Texas TV personality and celebrity physician of the 1980s, Dr. Duke, represented an ideal interface between the public and the medical establishment, a model that health officials would be wise to consider today.

The Northeast Texas Community College Professional Driving Academy continues to grow and supply high-demand CDL drivers to the local area. Four new students recently graduated from the program. Pictured (top row from left) is: Bob Wentzell (Instructor), Steven McNutt (Graduate), Bradley Daniels (Graduate), Ed Kerley (Instructor), and Jimmy Smith (Workforce Developer). Pictured (bottom row from left) is: Jorge Castillo (Graduate), and William Lasley (Graduate).

The National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) membership celebrate the Athletic Training profession each March to spread awareness of the important work Athletic Trainers (AT’s) do. This year’s slogan is “Providing Health Care Everywhere”. As our profession grows and our expertise is recognized by more and more groups, Athletic Trainers are employed in many settings outside of the traditional school and professional sports team settings. Athletic Trainers can be found working in corporations, First Responder Organizations, Physical Therapy Clinics and Hospitals, with our Military and many other settings.