A combination of widespread power outages, thunderstorm damage and dangerous summer heat left thousands of Northeast Texas residents without access to basic necessities last week. Thankfully, ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý was able to assist a few of them by providing a safe, cool place to stay. Thirteen families and representatives from the Texas A&M Forest Service disaster response team found a temporary home in ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý’s dormitories over the weekend and into this week.
This past 31 May, ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý’s scholars could see that they had picked the right library for research on the lives of Texas’ early traveling preachers. Head of Public Services of the DeGolyer Library at Southern Methodist University, Christina Jensen, was ready for them. She had laid out diaries, memoirs, and select nineteenth-century monographs on each of the six desks where the ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý scholars would perform their work.
The ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Adult Education Department will be offering free Fast Track GED classes this summer both in-person and virtually. Registration/orientation will run from June 20-July 10, 2023 and classes will begin July 11 and run through August 17.
It is officially summer at ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý and the campus is buzzing with activity. Over the next few weeks, we will highlight some of the special programs taking place at ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý this summer. This week’s Summer Spotlight feature is Work4College!
Four ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý students earned their Pharmacy Tech certifications after completing required courses and on-site pharmacy training. They were honored in a ceremony on Monday June 6. Juanita Martin was recognized as the top performer in the program.
It is officially summer at ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý and the campus is buzzing with activity. Over the next few weeks, we will highlight some of the special programs taking place at ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý this summer. This week’s Summer Spotlight feature is Upward Bound’s PEAK (Preparation, Education, Attitude & Knowledge) program!
The ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Foundation is sending out scholarship award letters for the 2023-2024 school year! If you applied for a scholarship, CHECK YOUR ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý E-MAIL or login to for follow up instructions. Notifications will be going out via e-mail over the next few weeks and you MUST respond to accept your scholarship within the allotted timeframe.
There were only two priests to cover 90,000 square miles of territory. Missionaries who tried to slip through from the outside were threatened, robbed, and arrested. The Stalinist Soviet Union in 1937? Mexico in 1920, after the Calles Law attempted to undermine the Roman Catholic Church? The answer is . . . Texas
Time is running out to sign up for Kids Discovery College 2023! Registration ends June 23rd and classes are filling up quickly. You don't want to miss this fun, educational summer opportunity for kids ages 8-16. Classes will be held July 10-20 on the ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý campus.* Register online today or contact the ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Continuing Education Department at 903-434-8134 if you have questions.
The summer is about to heat up at ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý! Summer classes begin Monday, June 5th and several special programs will also bring students to the ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý campus during the coming weeks. Some of these include: Work4College - Students work on campus during the summer to earn money to pay for their college classes at ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý. Learn more at
