Springfest activities planned for this week
SPRINGFEST WEEK 2014
Troy White named Fittest Employee for March
Rico Willis (left)†presents Troy White†with a†gift basket for being named NTCC?s Fittest Employee†of the Month†for March. To receive this award, an employee must†be caught practicing †overt wellness behavior and attitude.†
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Lauren Fennimore earns scholarship to present research at psychology conference
Lauren Fennimore of Mount Pleasant, a Northeast Texas Community College Psi Beta member, applied and received a scholarship to attend and present her research at the 26th Annual Association for Psychological Science (APS) Conference in San Francisco May 22-May 25.
PTA program graduates earn 100% pass rate on licensure exam
The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Program at Northeast Texas Community†College recently learned that its graduating class of†2013†had a 100% pass rate on the†first attempt for its state licensure exams. According to program director Dr. Nancy Wilson, this is the sixth†year in a row that the program has had all†students pass on the first try.
?Our past and present graduates have been very successful with passing the state licensure exam; most finding employment prior to graduating,? Wilson said.
Two NTCC Honors students win Caldwell essay awards
Northeast Texas Community College Honors students, Elyse Coleman of Gilmer and Kayleah Cumpian of Mount Pleasant, swept two of the four 2014 Caldwell essay awards given annually by the Webb division of the Texas State Historical Association (for freshmen and sophomores in the colleges and universities of Texas).
Both wrote papers that were also deemed the two 2014 Boe nominees for NTCC by the Honors Committee, consisting of professors Joy Cooper, Robert Fenton, and David Rangel.† Each year the college submits two of its best 15-20 page essays by students to the Great Plains Honors
Larry Gatlin to perform at the Whatley April 5
In 2008, Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers performed on the Northeast Texas Community College campus before a packed house at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. Gatlin will return for an encore with an intimate, solo acoustic performance on April 5 at 7:30 p.m.
This unplugged concert will feature Gatlin telling stories about his life through multimedia presentations and songs from his childhood.
Leadercast Northeast Texas tickets on sale
Become a leader worth following!
Access the knowledge and experience of world-renowned leaders by attending LeadercastÆ †Northeast Texas on†Friday,†May 9 at the Whatley Center at Northeast Texas Community College†in Mount Pleasant.
Leadercast exists to positively change the way the world thinks about leadership. This year?s theme?Beyond You?challenges leaders to focus outward rather than inward.
Leadercast, now in its 15th†year, is a one-day learning event for leaders, broadcast live from Atlanta, Ga.
Baseball sweeps Navarro
The Northeast Texas Community College Eagles (NTCC) baseball team dominated the Navarro College Bulldogs†by sweeping†during their three-game series this weekend.
Thursday?s game started off with Austin Griffin hitting a homerun early and followed by Casey Dickerman getting on and working his way around the bases to score in the third. The Bulldogs put up two runs in the fifth and the eighth before Connor Drake scored the what proved to be the winning run for the Eagles in the ninth.
Softball drops two games to Navarro
The Northeast Texas Community College Lady Eagles (NTCC) softball team dropped their doubleheader against Navarro College Wednesday.
† † † †Darby Davis scored the Lady Eagles lone run of the game when she was driven home by Breagan White in the third inning. Hailey Dixon took the loss for the Eagles with the final score ending up 13-1.
Noah Griffin and Matthew Jordan receive Guistwhite Scholarships
Northeast Texas Community College was the only community college in the nation to have two students selected as†2014†Phi Theta Kappa Guistwhite Scholarship recipients. Noah Griffin and Matthew Jordan, both of Pittsburg, were among the 20 students who received the honor this year.
They will be recognized and invited to a special reception during Phi Theta Kappa?s Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida, April 24-26.
