Madison Lee Blood was recently named the winner of the 2018 Chitsey Award, granted each year to the student of Honors Northeast who most exceeded expectations.† Blood received a $200 check and certificate.† The former Big Sandy Valedictorian impressed all of her professors in her first semester at NTCC as fastidious, hard-working, and astute.† Her work on the emancipation of horses from war-pawns and draft slaves, to ?Black Beauty?
Northeast Texas Community College students will soon have two new degree options as the NTCC Board of Trustees approved associate of applied science degrees in Health Studies and Healthcare Management at its regular meeting Tuesday evening.
These new degree tracks combine a variety of courses already offered at NTCC.
The NTCC Psi Beta chapter is planning a suicide prevention conference and Color Walk, Run or Crawl to Fight Suicide†5K. The event will be Saturday, April 21. Please see the flyer below for details.
The Northeast Texas Community College Art Department will host the Mount Pleasant Art Society Annual Membership Show March 10-30 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 10 from 2:00-3:30 p.m., where the winners will be announced. The gallery is open Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. Please call 903-434-8181 to ensure that the gallery is open before you come to visit.
The Retired Teachers Association of Morris County recently gave $500 to the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation to support the Work Scholarship Program at NTCC. Their gift will be matched by a grant for a total impact of $1,000. Joan Cook (right) is pictured presented the check to Dr. Jonathan McCullough, NTCC Executive Vice President for Advancement. To learn more about the Work Scholarship Program or how you can have your gift matched, contact McCullough at 903-434-8115 or give online today at www.ntcc.edu/give.
By: Dr. Andrew Yox
For students willing to excel in their research papers in history at NTCC again this year, there might be more at the end than an ?A?.
By: Dr. Paula Wilhite
The 5th Annual Engineering Roundtable at Northeast Texas Community College was held on Friday, February 2, 2018 in the Whatley Center Foyer on campus.† Since 2014, this event has become an annual opportunity for both students who are currently enrolled in the NTCC engineering program and students from area high schools who are interested in the field of engineering. Diamond C Trailers of Mt. Pleasant generously sponsored part of this year?s roundtable with a $500 donation.
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Theatre Northeast, the student theatre group of Northeast Texas Community College, will host†An Evening with Thornton Wilder†March 1-4 at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. Shows will be at 7:30 p.m. March 1-3 and a 2:05 p.m. matinee will be held on March 4.
Dr. Ron Clinton?s piano concert that was scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 18 has been cancelled. Please contact the Whatley Center Box Office at 903-434-8181 if you have questions about previously-purchased tickets for this event.
The†Northeast Texas Community College Eagles†baseball team beat Weatherford College 11-9 Wednesday in an away game. The Eagles managed through an early push by Weatherford in the first inning where NTCC coughed up six runs, but came back to win 11-9.
The base paths were crowded in this high-scoring game.†NTCC†collected 15 hits and Weatherford College had eight.
