News & Updates

Dr. Chris McAllister (NTCC Biology) attended the 104th annual meeting of the Arkansas Academy of Science (AAS) at the University of Arkansas-Ft. Smith on April 4-6.  He presented three oral presentations and a poster of his research.  He has been attending the AAS since 1978 and served as an Associate Editor for the journal...

Monserrat Rivero Sanchez, a Presidential Honors Scholar at Northeast Texas Community College, recently won election for an International Officer position within Phi Theta Kappa. Rivero Sanchez will be serving as the Division II Vice-President, which includes 322 chapters found in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, the British Virgin Islands and Peru. She is among a team of just five international officers who represent 3.8 million members around the world...

Attention current students! The NTCC Foundation is now accepting applications for International Sulphur Transfer Scholarships. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 5th. Seven $1,500 SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO A FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION!

The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College is pleased to host the Mount Pleasant Chamber Orchestra on Saturday, April 13th at 7:30 p.m. Part of the Sounds of Northeast series, this is the last performance of the Whatley’s 2023-2024 season. “If you haven’t watched them perform yet, you are in for a rare treat...

Michelle Calderon, a student at Northeast Texas Community College in Texas, has received the Gordon Graham Leadership and Ethics in Criminal Justice Scholarship of $1,250 from the International Public Safety Leadership and Ethics Institute (IPSLEI) and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. This scholarship is awarded to only one Phi Theta Kappa member nationwide...

The Northeast Texas Community College Art Department will hold its annual student art show from Thursday, April 4th through Tuesday, April 30th in the foyer gallery of the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. The exhibit will feature student artworks in design, drawing, ceramics, photography, and digital media...

Expertise has its own rewards. In the case of history essays at Northeast Texas Community College, the reward might be something greater than an ‘A’.  For the ninth straight year, the history professors of NTCC will feature the Bonnie Spencer Awards for the best three research papers in non-honors classes.  The first-place winner will receive $100, the second place, $50, and the third, $25. Essays should be at least 1,000 words with correct historical citations...

We are less than one month away from East Texas Giving Day and the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation is asking for your support! While East Texas Giving Day isn’t until April 30th, you can give early online at www.easttexasgivingday.org/ntccfoundation starting Monday, April 8th. NTCC has been the top fundraiser for this exciting regional event for the last two years and we would love to keep that momentum going...

Luke McCraw, the winner of the 2023 Dr. Charles Florio Award for leadership, recently completed his fifth public presentation on his film research this semester, in Naples. He is booked for two more presentations. NTCC’s Presidential Scholar from Mount Vernon was the lead researcher behind the recent Caldwell-Award-winning film on the traveling preachers of early Texas. According to Honors Director, Dr. Andrew P. Yox, “McCraw’s versatility as a local presenter is enhanced by his remarkable knowledge of theology and Scripture...

The Sixteenth Annual McGraw-Hill Poster Contest is set for Friday, May 10th at 9:30 a.m. in the foyer of the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College. 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. Community judges will determine a project’s contribution to scholarship, the persuasiveness of its author, and the quality of the overall presentation. The student posters must reflect new and original research, performed in this past year of 2023-24.