Alpha Mu Chi, Northeast Texas Community College?s chapter of Phi Theta†Kappa, earned national acclaim as one of four chapters to win the 2018 Honors Case†Study Challenge competition. Tied to the larger Phi†Theta Kappa Honors in Action research project, the Case Study Challenge†competition gives chapter members an opportunity to focus their attention on a†specific area of study.

The challenge encourages individual members and†chapters of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society to use newspapers as a study aid and to remain aware of current events.

The Northeast Texas Community College Agriculture program is kicking off spring in a big way by hosting a community-wide garage sale on Saturday, March 31. The event will be held at the NTCC Ag Complex (across FM 1735 from the main campus) and community members and local businesses are invited to purchase booth space for just $20. †People may also donate items to be sold to support our ag students and receive a donation slip for their items.

John and Betty Traylor recently gave $5,000 to sponsor the Lee Greenwood concert at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College. The show is Friday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are still available online at www.whatleycenter.com. The Traylors (center) are pictured presenting the donation to Nita May (left), NTCC Director of Development, and Dr. Jonathan McCullough, NTCC Executive Vice President for Advancement.

Deadline extended on Scholarship Applications to April 4^th.

Scholarship Applications are now due Wednesday, April 4th.

You can email it to lhunter@ntcc.edu or fax it to 903-434-4424 or Mail it to PO Box 1307, Mt.

The Northeast Texas Community College Eagles Baseball team is off to a hot start in conference play. The Eagles currently sit near the top of the conference with a 3-1 record.† They swept a three-game series against Bossier Parish Community College this past week.

The Eagles shutout the BPCC in the first game 4-0.

Our friends at A&M-Texarkana are hosting a PLACE lecture on our campus presented by our very own Dr. Kevin Rose on March 20.

The Whatley Center at Northeast Texas Community College will host a concert by country music icon Lee Greenwood on Friday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. All tickets are $35 and are available for purchase online at†www.whatleycenter.com. The performance is sponsored by John and Betty Traylor.

?We are very excited to host Lee Greenwood on our stage. He is a phenomenal artist and I hope you will join us for an exciting night of your favorite hits,?

The Northeast Texas Community College Culinary Arts Program will host a special Thursday Night Dinner on March 29th, the theme will be Hello Spring.

The menu will include yeast rolls, roasted tomato-basil soup, chicken Cordon Bleu with supreme sauce, green bean bundles, and wild rice pilaf. Dessert will be Italian cream cake with cream cheese icing.

The dinner will be held at the NTCC Culinary School in historic downtown Pittsburg and is open to the public. Tickets go on sale Thursday, March 19th.

Springfest Week is a great†opportunity for students to confirm and celebrate their decision to attend†Northeast Texas Community College. The week also provides opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to enjoy conversations that will lead to relationship building outside of the classroom. Please see details below pertaining to Springfest Week.

SPRINGFEST WEEK 2018

Monday March 26, 2018 (11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.)

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• Interactive Activity: Joust


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The Pittsburg Lions Club recently gave $10,000 to the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation to endow a scholarship for non-traditional students from Camp County. The gift will be matched by a grant for a total impact of $20,000 for scholarships. Pictured making the donation (from left) is Ken Baum, Jim Tollett, Wanda Mitchell, Kathy Carpenter, Dr.