Continuing Education offers Fall Decorating Workshop
The NTCC Continuing Education and Agriculture departments will offer a Fall Decorating Workshop November 10th and 17th from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Need new ideas for decorating your home for fall? Join them for two class sessions on new and fresh ideas for preparing your home for fall and the Thanksgiving holiday. Participants will create and take home two fall decor items.
Organizations team up for Eagle Pantry holiday food drive
The NTCC Office of Student Activities, Student Government Association, Social Work Club and The Wesley Fellowship Student Center are partnering together to host a campus wide Advent Calendar food drive to support The Eagle Pantry. Please view the Advent Calendar below for details on how you can make your contributions.
The Eagle Pantry is a resource on campus that educates, feeds, and comforts students who need a helping hand during rough times. Thank you in advance for your support!
Carolina Alcocer-Salas wins Charles B. Florio Award
By: Dr. Andrew Yox, NTCC Honors Director
Carolina Alcocer-Salas, the president of NTCC’s award-winning chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (Alpha Mu Chi) and the secretary of the student council of Honors Northeast, has won the 2020 Dr. Charles B. Florio Award for Leadership. Alcocer-Salas will receive $200, given by an anonymous donor, in honor of Northeast Texas Community College’s longest-term president.
Psi Beta chapter inducts new members
Northeast Texas Community College recently inducted new members into Psi Beta, the national honor society in psychology for students at two-year colleges. Inductees included (pictured from left): Maritza Quinones of Mount Pleasant, Kortnie Griffin of Pittsburg, and Amie Hurley of Deport.
Two students complete NTCC Professional Driving Academy
Pictured above (from left) is: Mike Jones (Program Director), Maverick Elwell, Alexandro Ramirez, Jimmy Smith (NTCC Workforce Developer), and Garr Farrell (Instructor).
The Northeast Texas Community College Professional Driving Academy recently celebrated the graduation of two students. Maverick Elwell and Alexandro Ramirez completed the program and were awarded their certificates on October 29.
PTK receives Mellon Foundation Grant
Pictured above: Members of Alpha Mu Chi interview John Russo, an NTCC Instructor who is visually impaired, to help better understand the challenges of accessibility.
Monthly LTC classes planned
The NTCC Continuing Education Department and Knox Shooting Academy will offer Texas License to Carry (LTC) Classes the second Saturday of each month. Upcoming dates are November 14 and December 12. Participants must pre-register at www.knoxshooting.com. For more information you can also click here.
Firefighter Academy accepting applications
The Northeast Texas Community College Continuing Education Department is now accepting applications for the 2021 Firefighter Academy. Classes begin in January 2021 and will be held at the Mount Pleasant Central Fire Station.
The Fire Academy is a partnership between Northeast Texas Community College and the Mt Pleasant, Texas, Fire Department. It prepare trainees for a career as a firefighter.
