Registration open for Intersession, Spring
Registration for the spring 2015 semester is currently underway at Northeast Texas Community College. Students may also register for the holiday intersession term.
Underground leak causes heating outage at NTCC
Northeast Texas Community College maintenance staff are working to restore heating to the campus †ahead of the Arctic blast that will bring freezing temperatures to the area this week. All campus heat was shut down Monday while temporary repairs were made on a chiller loop leak in the Learning Resource Center.
"Leaks like this†are becoming more frequent. The pipes beneath the campus are deteriorating and breaking at an alarming rate," Dr. Brad Johnson, NTCC President, said.
"Leaks like this†are becoming more frequent. The pipes beneath the campus are deteriorating and breaking at an alarming rate," Dr. Brad Johnson, NTCC President, said.
Bond election update
Northeast Texas Community College received unofficial election numbers Tuesday night that indicated that Proposition 1 failed and Proposition 2 passed.†The College†received†several updates today that might affect the results of Proposition 2.† It is our understanding that such changes are not unusual and often go unnoticed by the public unless the race is a tight one.
German class enjoys cultural meal
Students in German 1311 learned German table customs in class today: saying ?Guten Appetit!? to fellow diners, or lifting your glass & saying ?Prost!? Germans, like other Europeans, eat with the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right hand,†and don?t switch back†and forth like Americans; and they don?t put ice cubes in their drinks. Of course it was more fun to practice with real food!
PTK and Math Science club host science lecture
Matt Wood, Ph.D.,†Professor and Department Head,†Department of Physics and Astronomy at†Texas A&M University-Commerce recently spoke to a joint meeting of the Math/Science Student Organization and Phi Theta Kappa. The topic was†?Kepler Observations of Cataclysmic Variable Stars," which was a†spectacular presentation on the variability of brightness of stars known as Cataclysmic Variable Stars as documented by telescopes at the McDonald Observatory in west Texas.These binary star systems have a normal or ?companion?
Ag to host final fall Farmer's Market
It is finally fall in east Texas and with the delight of the deliciously cool temperatures we are all reminded of the holidays that are soon to come!† The final Northeast Texas Community College Farmer?s Market of the season will have those holidays in mind as we celebrate the harvest, by gathering the greens and preparing the pumpkins on Friday, Nov. 7 from 9 am to 2 pm.† All are welcome to join us to begin their holiday shopping right.† Vendors of locally raised honey, produce, eggs, pork, and even ?Thanksgiving Turkey?s?
New Mathways Project underway at NTCC
The New Mathways Project (NMP) is all about student success in achieving career goals. The program is a statewide effort that provides opportunity for students to enroll in a college-level statistics course in only one semester. To be eligible, students must qualify for enrollment in developmental mathematics at the level of beginning algebra or above. Eighteen students are currently enrolled in the two New Mathways courses this fall.
Top historian gives lecture at Concord Church
The award-winning historian, Dr. Walter Buenger, of Texas A&M, College Station delivered a lecture October 24 at the historic Concord Church of Omaha on ?Azaleas and Bluebonnets: Constructing a New Northeast Texas on an Old Foundation after 1887.?† Buenger†described a tipping point, around 1910-1915, when the strong ?Lost-Cause,?
Women's Soccer headed to playoffs
The Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) Women?s Eagles Soccer†team†is headed to the Region 14 Tournament with a record of 8-6. The Lady Eagles? first playoff game will be on Thursday, Oct. 30 at Navarro. The Women split their games last week, picking up a victory against Paris Junior College and dropping their game against Hill college.
Men's soccer wins conference title, host playoff game Friday
The Northeast Texas Community College family and community are invited to help the Eagles Soccer Team extend their very successful season by cheering them on in the first-round playoff game of the NJCAA Region 14 Tournament.††NTCC will host Laredo College on Friday, Oct. 31 at 3 p.m.
