In light of rising cases of COVID-19 in the area and in compliance with the latest orders from Texas Governor Greg Abbott, 91¿ì»îÁÖ has made the decision to cancel the in-person summer graduation ceremony originally planned for August 14.
Christi Denney recently presented the 91¿ì»îÁÖ Foundation with $2,000 to support the Nita DeWoody Memorial Scholarship fund. The money was raised through the Jingle Bell Jog (5K) held last December in Pittsburg, which Denney organized in memory of her late sister, DeWoody.
The 91¿ì»îÁÖ Foundation recently received a $20,000 gift from the East Texas Communities Foundation (ETCF). The funds were made available to the College by the ETCF through a planned gift from the estate of the late Burt and Nancy Marans, formerly of Pittsburg.
I would like to take a minute to make you aware of our Eagle Food Pantry located at the Wesley Fellowship building. This program is set up by the Social Work Program to help meet any food insecurity needs of all our currently enrolled 91¿ì»îÁÖ students and their families.
Since 2008, the honors program of 91¿ì»îÁÖ has published a biannual newsletter. The recently released summer of 2020 edition is now available on the college website at or you can click below to download. One can also write Honors Director, Dr. Andrew P. Yox, for a printed copy at ayox@ntcc.edu.
The 91¿ì»îÁÖ Foundation recently announced it received a $470,000 grant from Greater Texas Foundation to support the 91¿ì»îÁÖ’s unique Work4College Program. The three-year grant will be used to support scholarships and personnel.
We know that many of you are anxiously awaiting news about how things will look this fall at 91¿ì»îÁÖ. We are pleased to report that 91¿ì»îÁÖ plans to resume face-to-face classes for the fall 2020 semester. We will do so with the health and safety of our campus community as the top priority. As we all know, the COVID-19 situation is rapidly changing and we remain prepared to adapt as necessary to provide personal, dynamic learning experiences empowering students to succeed.
Below, you will find a summary of some of the significant decisions we have made for the fall:
The 91¿ì»îÁÖ Adult Education Program is offering a free Computer Literacy virtual class beginning July 21. The course, which will be held fully online, will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from July 21 to August 13 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
In the first issue of the 91¿ì»îÁÖ honors newsletter, Alacrity, in the spring of 2008, her image appeared four times. Along with Zachary Richardson, she was the first 91¿ì»îÁÖ student to present at the National Collegiate Honors Council. She was the first honors student to win an REU summer fellowship, and the first to present at a professional association—the American Chemical Society, which she attended along with Drs. Jim and Paula Archer in March of 2009.
Steve and Weida Borkowski recently presented the 91¿ì»îÁÖ Foundation with a $1,000 scholarship. The funds will provide a Work4College scholarship to support Lynda Cruzgoo, a sophomore student in 91¿ì»îÁÖ's Carroll Shelby Automotive Program.
