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The ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Board of Trustees met Monday for its regular December meeting. The board unanimously voted to appoint Dr. Ron Clinton as president of the college and approved a†four-year†contract for the position.

Clinton was named the sole finalist for president at a special-called meeting November 15. Per state law, the board was required to post notice of hiring a president for 21 days before officially taking action to complete the appointment.

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Whether you want to get ahead or catch up, Intersession courses at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ are a great way to get the classes you need for your degree FAST. Most classes are completely online. They begin December 20 and end January 9. Sign up today!



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Breaking news!

Four ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ students learned yesterday that they are semi-finalists for the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship. Alicia Cantrell, Brenda Godoy, Adriana Rodriguez and Cassidy Watkins were all named for the honor.†Finalists will receive a scholarship worth $40,000 for up to three years - a $120,000 value!

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Texas A&M University-Texarkana and Communities in Schools are teaming up for a sock drive to help area children. Other items are needed as well. Please see the flyer below.

Cypress Bank recently gave $3,000 to sponsor the upcoming holiday performance of the Celtic Tenors at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ. B Gooding, President of Cypress Bank, (right) is pictured presenting the check to Dr. Jonathan McCullough, ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Vice President for Advancement. Tickets are still available for the December 11 performance, which begins at 7:30 p.m. Visit††to purchase tickets and to find out more about this and other upcoming events.

ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 22 through Friday, Nov. 24 for the Thanksgiving holiday. In case of an emergency on campus during this time, please contact security at 903-434-8127.

For the 10^th year in a row, members of Honors Northeast, the honors program at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ, have presented scholarly work at the annual meeting of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC).

Dr. Ron Clinton has been named the sole†finalist to become the next president of ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ. The ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Board of Trustees voted to move forward with hiring Clinton for the post at a special-called board meeting Wednesday night. He has served as interim president of the college since October†1.

State law requires the college to give a 21-day notice of announcing a sole†finalist before appointing a new president.

?It is a unanimous decision for the board to hire Dr. Clinton.

Theatre Northeast, the student theatre group of ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ, will present its annual Children?s Play December 2 and 3 at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. This year?s production is Once Upon a Wolf by Steph DeFerie.

This fast and furious collection of fractured fairy tales with a modern twist tells what happens when the Big Bad Wolf decides he doesn't want to be big or bad anymore! Old Granny Stinkyfeet is just trying to tell the kiddies some stories but she's having trouble with the Wolf. He won't eat her like he's supposed to!

Name: Brenda Godoy, Sophomore Biology Major
2016 Salutatorian from Mount Pleasant High School

Future Plans: After graduating from ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ, Brenda plans to transfer to Texas A&M University in College Station in the fall of 2018 to pursue a bachelor?s degree.

Goal: To attend medical school and become a pediatrician.† Scholarships: ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Presidential Scholar.