Alpha Mu Chi, the Phi Theta Kappa Chapter of Northeast Texas Community College, recently held its spring induction ceremony at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. Speakers for the evening included Dr. Ron Clinton, NTCC President, and Chesney Davis, Alpha Mu Chi member and the outgoing Texas Regional District III Vice-President for Phi Theta Kappa.

Phi Theta Kappa is the premier honor society recognizing the academic achievement of community college students and helping them to grow as scholars and leaders.

Submitted by Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

?Iron sharpens iron.? And each spring for the last decade, scores of animated scholarly conversations at NTCC?s McGraw Hill Poster contest have furnished novel learning experiences.† NTCC students have learned by teaching and the friends of the college who serve as judges, by asking.

These contests have also, thanks to the generosity of McGraw Hill Education, and this year, to a Whatley Enhancement Grant through Jerald and Mary Lou Mowery of Scroggins, produced student awards.

Kids Discovery College is seeking some amazing people to volunteer for our kids program this summer!† If you would be willing or you know of someone that would be interested, please send them our way ?

The Mount Pleasant Fine Arts Club recently gave $500 to support the Work Scholarship Program at Northeast Texas Community College. The gift, which is in addition to their annual scholarship, will be matched by two grants for a total impact of $1,500. Dr. Jon McCullough, NTCC Executive Vice President for Advancement (center) and Nita May, NTCC Director of Development (right) accepted the gift on behalf of the NTCC Foundation. Members of the Fine Arts Club presenting the gift were Melba Spann (left), Rosalie Chambers and Martha Parr (presenting check).

The Adult Education Department is giving away the Mother?s Day basket pictured below (over $100 value) in our ?Best Mom Ever? Mother?s Day drawing. Check out our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ntccadulted/ to find out what?s included and for details on how to enter the drawing.†You don?t want to miss the opportunity! The winner will be announced via Facebook on Wednesday, May 9.

The 2018 issue of†Touchstone,†the collegiate journal of the Texas State Historical Association released this spring, contains two essays by current Northeast Texas Community College Presidential Scholars. This is now the fourth year in a row that Northeast Texas Community College scholars nudged out leading submissions from students in other colleges and universities in Texas to be published in the prestigious collegiate journal.

The Northeast Texas Community College Associate Degree Nursing program recently inducted 32 students into its Gamma Omicron Chapter of the Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society. Alpha Delta Nu recognizes the academic excellence of students in the study of Associate Degree Nursing. The selective society requires that students have at least a 3.0 GPA in nursing classes and be recommended by faculty. The 2018 inductees are pictured above (from left). Front row is Courtney Kleindl, Mount Pleasant and Azucena Ramirez, Mount Pleasant.

This summer, Reyna Stephanie Soto from Daingerfield will join outstanding college students and professionals from across the nation to take part in a unique academic and career-oriented development experience, International Scholar Laureate Program in Sydney, Brisbane, and Cairns, Australia.

The International Scholar Laureate Program is one of the Envision family of programs (www.envisionexperience.com) that enable students to explore their interests and experience learning beyond the classroom.

Reyna Stephanie Soto is a student at Northeast Texas Co

Note that the date for this event has changed to May 25. Please join us!

Many thanks to everyone who supported the NTCC Foundation on East Texas Giving Day on April 24. Thanks to the generosity of friends and NTCC employees, more than 80 donations were received for a total of $14,647.19 during the event. Another generous donor gave after the deadline to make an even $15,000 raised. This more than doubled the amount raised in 2017. These funds will go a long way to providing scholarships and special projects for student organizations and additional donations continue to pour in.