PTK advisor honored at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº Board meeting

ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº honored Dr. Melissa Weinbrenner, faculty advisor to ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº Phi Theta Kappa chapter, at the January 2012 Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday.†Weinbrenner has been chosen to serve as a Phi Theta Kappa 2012 Faculty Scholar. Only 25 instructors were chosen from among nearly 3,000 chapter advisors to receive this honor. Pictured is Weinbrenner (right) with ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº President, Dr. Brad Johnson (left) and ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº Phi Theta Kappa officers Isaac Griffin, Hannah Collier, James Rogers, and Cory Myers.
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Eagles Softball opens this weekend

The ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº spring softball season gets underway this weekend as the Eagles play at Cisco College Friday before playing at Weatherford Saturday.
ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº?s softball team is looking to build on last season?s 25-33 record, a season that saw the Eagles narrowly miss making it to the regional tournament.
Head coach Jay Terry says that he believes that he has the squad to put together a strong season this spring.†
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ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº Eagles baseball, softball to offer live scoring online

ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº Eagles softball and baseball fans will have a new way to keep up with their favorite team in 2012, as ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº will be using the stat keeping software Gamechanger to provide live scoring during all games.

This program will allow ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº fans to keep up with all of the action, even if they can?t make it out to the ballpark.
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MPPD donates police cruiser to ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº Police Academy

The Mount Pleasant Police Department (MPPD) recently donated a 2007 squad car to the ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº Police Academy. The retired cruiser will be used for training purposes and will give cadets †experience in various real-world simulation scenarios. The Mount Pleasant City Council approved the donation at its January 2012 meeting. Pictured making the donation is Captain Rob Vine (left), Interim Police Chief, with Richard Jones (right), Director of the Northeast Police Academy. For more information about the ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº Police Academy, please call 903-434-8206.
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ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº to host drought presentation by Texas State Climatologist

Northeast Texas Community college will host "Drought 2011 and Beyond," a discussion with Texas State Climatologist Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon, on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts.

There is no charge for admission and anyone with an interest or concern about drought issues is encouraged to attend. The event †was planned in cooperation with the Northeast Texas Municipal Water District and the Titus County Fresh Water Supply District #1.

"Water issues concern everyone, whether they realize it or not.
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New Blackboard Learn 9.1

ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº is beginning a transition to the Blackboard Learn 9.1 platform. Most classes will use the new Learn 9 environment and you can access it from within the . The Blackboard Learn 9 icon on the Quicklaunch area will log you directly in.

NOTE: Some courses will still be held on the Blackboard CE8 platform.
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ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº announces alphabet photography contest



ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº is hosting an area-wide Alphabet Photography Contest that is open to ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº students, employees and the general public. Cash prizes totaling $500 will be given for winning photographs.




Each photo should creatively depict one letter ? either N, T or C. The winning images will be combined to create artwork that will be displayed on the ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº campus. All images must be shot on college property†(main campus and/or outreach centers)†and individuals may submit up to four images for consideration.
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Melissa Weinbrenner named 2012 Phi Theta Kappa Faculty Scholar

ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº history professor and Phi Theta Kappa advisor Dr. Melissa Weinbrenner has been chosen to serve as a Phi Theta Kappa 2012 Faculty Scholar. Only 25 instructors were chosen from among nearly 3,000 chapter advisors to receive this honor. The scholars were selected through a rigorous application process based on knowledge of the 2012-2013 Honors Study Topic, "The Culture of Competition,? and demonstrated excellence in teaching or administration.

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