Bill Priefert leaves NTCC board confident in college's future
Bill Priefert recently indicated that he will resign from the Northeast Texas Community College Board of Trustees. His resignation letter was accepted at the December board meeting Thursday night.†The board adjourned without taking action on an agenda item calling to appoint someone to fill the unexpired term of Place 6, which Priefert filled for 11 years.
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NTCC Now magazine available
Northeast Texas Community College is pleased to announce the publication of the spring 2014 edition of NTCC Now. This is a magazine that features important information about the upcoming spring semester.
Whatley Employee Enhancement grant winners announced
The Northeast Texas Community College Foundation announced the winners of the 2013-2014 Whatley Employment Enhancement Awards this week. Seven out of the 20 proposals were chosen for funding.
NTCC employees honored with service awards
Northeast Texas Community College recently presented its annual Employee Service Awards at a special holiday luncheon. Pictured below are those who were honored for their respective years of service:
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From left: Tom Seabourne and Jim Swann.
Will McWhorter named December Fittest Employee of the Month
Jackie Johnston (left)†presents Will McWhorter†with a fruit and†vegetable†gift basket for being named NTCC?s Fittest Employee†of the Month†for December.
NTCC bad weather procedure
It is that time of year when the weather can be unpredictable in this area. Northeast Texas Community College wants to make sure that all students and employees have access to timely, accurate information regarding possible weather-related closures.
In case of bad weather, the decision to close or not will usually be made by 6 a.m. for day classes and by 3 p.m. for evening classes.
Charlie and Helen Hampton give scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie and Helen Hampton (right) recently gave $500 to the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation. Their gift will provide a scholarship to a Morris County student attending NTCC. They are pictured presenting the gift to Dr. Jonathan McCullough (left), NTCC Vice President for Advancement. For more information about scholarships contact McCullough at 903-434-8115.
Jerald and Mary Lou Mowery give $1,300 to support NTCC honors projects
Jerald and Mary Lou Mowery (pictured left) recently gave a $1,300 gift to the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation. The funds will be used for the NTCC Whatley Employee Enhancement Fund, specifically for the Honors program to help with their production of a film based on the life of Harriet Potter Ames, the Feminist Legend of the American Revolution, and with the Presidential Scholars Program for their research and documentation of the Caddo Collection owned by NTCC.
NTCC students participate in disaster training
† † †Students and faculty members from the Northeast Texas Community College LVN Nursing, Emergency Medical Services, and Medical Assisting programs recently got hands-on, real world training as they participated in a disaster preparation exercise in Atlanta, Texas. The full-scale, 72-hour exercise was directed by Homeland Security and in conjunction with the ArkTex Council of Governments.
† † †The goal of the event was to give members of disaster teams, including first responders, a chance to find out how to function in a crisis situation.
