Pictured (from left): Madellynn Elaine Smith, Neida Janet Perez, and Alyssa Breann Ochoa

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

Pictured: Deanna Zarcone, Garrett Phillips, and April O’Rand

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

A recent issue of the Harvard Business Review, the psychology of child development, and the author of the recent book, How to Avoid Death by PowerPoint, are all in agreement. Stories are powerful. Studies show that humans have a very active and positive hormonal response to good stories, and that stories are an exemplary way to promote memory and engagement in learning.

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

Pictured: Katelyn Lester, Aaliyah Avellaneda, Dorali Hernandez and Gem Elmore

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

Pictured: Michelle Calderon, Neida Perez, and Hope Kelly

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

Skylar Reese Fondren, the Texas Heritage National Bank Scholar of NTCC, has just won the student election of the Great Plains Honors Council (GPHC). She will be the one student from eighty honors programs and colleges, from Nebraska to Texas, to join the other professorial members of the GPHC Executive Council.

Pictured (from left): Michelle Calderon, Neida Perez, Sam Pollan, Aubrey Watkins, Keren Valencia, and Victoria Matiz.

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director