Pictured: Painting by Frank Herbert,
Northeast Texas Community College welcomes Artist Frank Herbert as the exhibiting artist for September. His artwork will be on display beginning Saturday, September 2nd – Thursday, September 21st. A reception will be held on Wednesday, September 6th, at 12:30 p.m. in the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts.
If you've ever thought about trying your hand at acting or want to dust off your skills from the past...now is your chance to shine!
The NTCC Bookstore wants to make getting your textbooks as stress-free as possible! To help with this, they are offering extended hours through next week.
They will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 25th and they will also be open on Saturday, Aug. 26th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They will extend their hours until 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1st as well.
Regular bookstore hours are Monday-Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. until noon. They are usually closed on Saturdays.
The Northeast Texas Community College Board of Trustees met for a Public Hearing on the Proposed 2023-2024 Operating Budget and Proposed Tax Rate and its regular August meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 22nd at 5:30 p.m.
The Fall 2023 semester starts on Monday, Aug. 28th. Everyone at NTCC is excited to welcome both new and returning students. Below are a few tips to help students have a stress-free, successful first week at college:
NTCC celebrated the retirement of two beloved faculty members on Thursday, Aug. 24th. Dr. Paula Wilhite (pictured right with her husband), Professor of Mathematics, and Mr. Jim Swann (pictured left with his wife), Professor of Spanish, will be greatly missed. Wilhite has taught at NTCC since the college opened in 1985. Swann came shortly after her in 1988.
By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director
In her first year at NTCC, Neida Perez became a standout among standouts. As a top-ranked Presidential Scholar, she has earned this fall one of the two most lucrative foundation scholarships granted through the college’s honors program. She will be the college’s James and Elizabeth Whatley Scholar for 2023-24.
This scholarship came into being as part of a record-breaking 1.7 million-dollar gift to Northeast Texas Community College in 2007 by the Whatley family.
By: Justin Hargrove, Assistant Athletic Director
Northeast Texas Community College has named Haley Colwell as the new leader for the Eagle Softball program. Haley Colwell joins the talented staff at Northeast as the new Head Softball coach.
Colwell brings a wealth of knowledge and experience both as a player and as a coach. Recently she served as the first head softball coach in program history at West Plains High School in Amarillo, Texas.
We are officially less than two weeks away from the start of the Fall 2023 semester. Classes start Monday, Aug. 28th. There is still time to sign up, but you need to act now!
Most current students should be able to register online in the myeagle portal. New students should visit www.ntcc.edu/apply to get started and schedule to see an advisor ASAP. We can't wait to welcome everyone back for the 2023-2024 academic year!
The Northeast Texas Community College Theatre Department, in collaboration with Firefly Community Theatre (Pittsburg Camp County Arts Council) will soon host auditions for it's upcoming radio play production of Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus, based upon the teleplay by Val De Crowl and Andrew J. Fenady. Auditions will be held on September 6th at 6 p.m. at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts and callbacks (if needed) will be September 7th. Both NTCC students and members of the community are encouraged to audition.
