Honors Northeast accepting entries for poster contest

The ninth annual McGraw-Hill Poster Contest is set for Friday, April 28 at 9:30 a.m. in the foyer of the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº. This contest recognizes and rewards creative student scholarship in Northeast Texas. Area high school seniors, college and university students are welcome to compete. Prizes range from $100 for fourth place to $400 for first place. Up to 20 community judges will determine a project?s contribution to scholarship, its persuasiveness and the quality of the poster?s overall appearance.

Honors Northeast publishes record number of essays in state historical journal

The 2017 issue of Touchstone, the collegiate journal of the Texas State Historical Association released this spring, contains a record three essays by current ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº Presidential Scholars. All three were prize-winning works.†They included Emmalea Shaw?s Caldwell-Award-winning essay on integration in Northeast Texas, William Jones?

A&M-Texarkana sponsors ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº lecture on John Biggers mural

Texas A&M University-Texarkana will host a PLACE lecture (Program for Learning and Community Engagement) on the ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº campus April 20†at 12:30 p.m. in the Humanities Building Community Room. The lecture ?The John Biggers Mural: A Legacy in Art and Diversity? will be conducted by our very own Dr. Ron Clinton.

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ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº to host annual student art show

The ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº Art Department will present its Annual Student Art Show April 12-27 in the foyer of the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. A reception will be held Wednesday, April 19 at 2 p.m. in the Whatley Foyer. The show will feature student work in a variety of media including painting, drawing, photography, ceramics and more. The gallery is open Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. Please call 903-434-8181 to ensure that the gallery is open before you come to visit. The oil painting ?Didn?t Place in the Money?

Army Jazz Ambassadors to perform free concert at Whatley Center

The internationally acclaimed Jazz Ambassadors of Washington, DC will continue its long tradition of presenting free public performances when it appears at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº on Tuesday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m.

The Jazz Ambassadors is the official touring big band of the United States Army.

Shaw named Guistwhite Scholar

Emma Shaw, a sophomore at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº from Omaha, has been selected as one of only 15 students nationwide to be named a 2017 Phi Theta Kappa Guistwhite Scholar. The honor includes a $5,000 scholarship to be used toward baccalaureate studies and a commemorative medallion. Shaw will be honored with the other recipients on the main stage at Phi Theta Kappa?s national convention in Nashville this April

Guistwhite Scholars are chosen based on academic achievement, leadership accomplishments and engagement in Phi Theta Kappa Programs.

Mendoza named a 2017 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Silver Scholar

Ryan-Rose Mendoza, a sophomore at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº, has been named a 2017 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Silver Scholar. The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team program by recognizing 50 Gold, 50 Silver and 50 Bronze Scholars, and providing nearly $200,000 in scholarships annually. Each Silver Scholar receives a $1,250 scholarship and a special medallion.

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society administers the Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Program.

Whatley Center to host Mount Vernon Music April 10

The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº will host a concert by Mount Vernon Music Monday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Whatley foyer.† The string quintet performance will feature Mark Miller and Yuko Mansell on violin, Ute Miller and Sarah Kienle on viola and Zachary Mansell on cello.

Program selections will include Quintet in C major K. 515 by Mozart and Quintet in G major op.

A&M-Texarkana hosts ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº lecture March 30

Texas A&M University-Texarkana will host a PLACE lecture (Program for Learning and Community Engagement) on the ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº campus March 30 at 12:30 p.m. in UHS 221. The lecture "Great War, Great Dilemma: The Treatment of Pacifists and the Lesson of the Power of One" will be conducted by our very own Dr. Melissa Fulgham. Free pizza and drinks will be provided.
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