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The 91¿ì»îÁÖ Foundation recently received a $100,000 gift to establish the Charlie and Abbie Brown Memorial Scholarship. The endowment will provide scholarships for Mount Vernon High School graduates attending 91¿ì»îÁÖ and majoring in agriculture.

?We are honored to be entrusted with this endowment. It will make a significant difference in the lives of 91¿ì»îÁÖ students for many years to come,? Dr.

The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at 91¿ì»îÁÖ will host the chart-topping country music group Restless Heart Friday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature hits from the 80?s and 90?s like†Wheels, Big Dreams in a Small Town, Fast Movin? Train, I?ll Still be Loving You, The Bluest Eyes in Texas, and†Why Does It Have To Be Wrong Or Right.

John Dittrich, Greg Jennings, Paul Gregg, Dave Innis and Larry Stewart ?

It always seems strange to me that we call our semester that starts in January here at 91¿ì»îÁÖ the ?spring?

The Mount Pleasant Fine Arts Club recently gave $500 to the 91¿ì»îÁÖ Foundation. The funds will be used to provide a scholarship for an 91¿ì»îÁÖ student majoring in art, music or drama. The group has been contributing to scholarships since 1985 when the college first opened. They also presented a $25 honorarium to the 91¿ì»îÁÖ Art Department. The club made the presentation while holding their club meeting on campus in the art lab. Melba Spann (front right), along with other members of the Mount Pleasant Fine Arts Club, are pictured presenting the check to Dr.

Carter BloodCare will be on campus Tuesday, January 31, 2017 conducting a blood drive. Please help save a life by donating blood! The blood drive bus will be located in the parking lot behind the Student Union Building from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Dr. Ron Clinton, 91¿ì»îÁÖ Executive Vice President for Instruction, will perform a solo piano recital on Sunday, Jan. 29 at†2:30 p.m. at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts.†Tickets to the concert are $15 for adults and $5 for children and 91¿ì»îÁÖ students with a current ID. Proceeds from the event will benefit scholarships for 91¿ì»îÁÖ students.

The concert will feature Beethoven?s Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 14 No. 1; Chopin?s Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52; Ravel?s Sonatine and Brahms? Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 1.

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The 91¿ì»îÁÖ Continuing Education Department recently held a commencement ceremony for graduates of the Summer 2016 Police Academy. Graduates included:

Jonathan Jordan of Hughes Springs

Sarah Hinton of Pittsburg

Dylan Anders of Mount Pleasant

Jimmy Carrigo of Pittsburg

Anibel Perez of Diana

91¿ì»îÁÖ is also accepting applications for its next evening academy, which begins March 13. Classes meet Monday-Thursday from 5-10 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Honors Northeast, the honors program at 91¿ì»îÁÖ, will premiere an original historical film Friday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. in the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. The production, Sam Houston and the Fate of the Texas Cherokee, is the fifth film Honors Northeast has completed in the last five years.

Free refreshments and a brief panel discussion featuring 91¿ì»îÁÖ scholars William Fox, William Jones, Presley McClendon, Ryan-Rose Mendoza, Cassidy Watkins, and Honors Director, Dr.

The first week of classes can be a stressful time in the life of a college student. To help alleviate this stress, and to encourage students to meet new people, we have planned a Welcome Back Social for students, faculty and staff.

The 91¿ì»îÁÖ Foundation is now accepting applications for the International Sulphur Transfer Scholarship. This scholarship fund provides five awards of $1,000 each for 91¿ì»îÁÖ students transferring to a four-year university.