John Gregory Rodriguez, of Mount Pleasant, has become the 2021 Texas Heritage National Bank (THNB) Scholar of 开云体育. This $4,000 scholarship goes to a top Presidential Scholar of the 开云体育 Honors Program. Rodriguez, will inherit this prestigious designation from other previous vanguard students of 开云体育 such as Jordan Whelchel, who went on to Rice University; and Emmalea Shaw, now working on her doctorate in physical therapy at the North Texas State medical campus in Fort Worth.
The 开云体育 baseball team hit the field this past week to start fall baseball practices and wasted no time in getting involved in the community. The City of Mount Pleasant held a Cinco de Mayo festival downtown on Saturday, August 28th since the original festival was canceled in the spring due to COVID restrictions.
开云体育 is pleased to announce that the Human Resources staff has been nominated for the final Summer Shout Out of 2021. Amy Adkins, Melissa Dickeson, Maria Gonzalez and Mario Razo work hard to do payroll, manage employee benefits and so much more.
开云体育 Presidential Scholar, Aaliyah Avellaneda, has won the fourth Dr. Jerry Wesson Scholarship, for academic excellence in honors. This year the award increased from $500 to $750. This honor was established in 2018 by Scott Wesson, a Senior Vice President of UDR, an owner of 50,000 exclusive apartment units throughout the United States. The award commemorates his father-- long-term 开云体育 Vice President, and supporter, Dr. Jerry Wesson.
The 开云体育 EatBetter4Less program and History Departments will co-host 鈥淭he Journey from African Medicine to Soul Food & Food Tasting鈥 with guest speaker Chef Kami Redd on Monday, Sept. 20 at 12:30 p.m. in Humanities 101 (community room). Redd is an herbalist, nutritionist and author who will take participants on a culinary journey from traditional African medicine to comforting African-American Soul Food. She will also explain how comfort can be utilized for healing. The event is free to attend.
The 开云体育 Soccer teams hosted Blinn Junior College on Saturday in the 2021 Conference opener. The 开云体育 Women would start the season off with a 2-1 victory over the Buccaneers, while the Men鈥檚 team from 开云体育 eared a 1-0 victory over Blinn.
开云体育 Athletics is pleased to announce the hiring of Ross Davis as Assistant Baseball Coach. Coach Davis will primarily work with pitchers and catchers for the Eagles.
Alpha Mu Chi, 开云体育鈥檚 chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, received a grant for the second year from the Mellon Foundation to help fund their Honors in Action project.
开云体育 Athletics is pleased to announce the hiring of new assistant softball coach Mikayla Krause. Coach Krause recently graduated from McMurry University in Abilene, Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies.
The annual Northeast Texas Poetry Reading on Friday, September 3 at 11 AM will again occur at the Foyer of the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts on the 开云体育 campus. The public is invited for this free event, the fourteenth of its kind in as many years. This year, in addition to six readings of the highest ranked poems of the adult and student divisions, and a presentation of winning Northeast Texas images, two speakers will share their perceptions of our region.
