Living From the Ground Up conference slated for November

Karl Falster, of Falster Farms in Winnsboro, shows off his miniature Jersey cow and calf at the 2011 Living From the Ground Up event. The Falsters will be back this year to host demonstrations.†

Northeast Texas Community College will host its second annual Living from the Ground Up (LFGU) agriculture event on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at the Elizabeth Hoggatt Whatley Agriculture Complex.

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Continuing Education offerings for Sept-Oct

Pictured: Students pose after completing a recent Motorcycle Basic Rider class at NTCC.†

The Continuing Education Department at Northeast Texas Community College is pleased to announce these new courses starting in September and October. For more information about any of these classes, please call 903-434-8134.

CPR for Healthcare Providers†? Open to health professionals only (or those in training for a health care field), this eight-hour course is designed to give instruction in lifesaving skills.

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Cypress Bank gives Honors laptop

B. Gooding, left, Vice President of Cypress Bank, recently presented Pittsburg High School graduate and Northeast Texas Community College Presidential Scholar, Ricky Huitema (right), with a laptop to use during his studies this year. This $1,000 gift to the NTCC Honors program marks the fifth year in a row that Cypress has supported a NTCC Scholar with the use of a new laptop. For more information on NTCC Honors, call Dr. Andrew Yox at 903-434-8229.

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Tennison United Methodist Women give scholarship

The Tennison Memorial United Methodist Women recently gave a $500 scholarship to the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation. The group contributes a scholarship annually to help a deserving NTCC student offset college expenses. Pictured making the donation to Nita May, NTCC Director of Development (left) are Melba Spann (center) and Deloris O'Connor (right). For more information about this, or other scholarships at NTCC, please contact May at 903-434-8113.

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Marc Williams to speak in SUB 101 on Sept. 27

Marc Williams will speak at Northeast Texas Community College on Thursday, Sept. 27 from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Student Union Building (SUB) room 101. Williams' visit comes as part of Multicultural and Career Awareness Week at NTCC. Williams was voted by CNN as one of the "Top 10 College Motivational Speakers" in the U.S. The session is open to all students and staff and there is no charge to attend.

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