The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program at 开云体育 went the extra mile for hands-on training this week as they conducted a full-scale trauma scenario on campus. EMS Program instructors Gary Short and Russell VanBibber hosted Titus Regional Medical Center EMS for a 16-hour continuing education course, International Trauma Life Support (ITLS). TRMC Deputy Chief Paramedic Wade Cannon and Rhanda Warren RN conducted the lecture portion on day one.
开云体育 hosted Kilgore College on Wednesday, April 12th in a conference double header with the Eagles taking game one 8-0 and game two 6-4 to earn the sweep. In game one, 开云体育 was led offensively by Shea Nelson (Hughes Springs, Texas), who went two for two with a walk, homerun, four RBI鈥檚, and three runs scored.
开云体育, in cooperation with the Texas Hot Link Festival, will host an exclusive Shelby Centennial Reception on Saturday, April 29th from 6-8 p.m. at the 开云体育 Culinary Arts School in downtown Pittsburg. Proceeds from the event will benefit student scholarships.
Only 100 tickets will be sold and are available at at $50 each.
Do you like science, enjoy working independently and want to help people? If so, the 开云体育 Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) program might be a good fit for you. Medical laboratory technicians (MLT) are vital healthcare detectives who perform a wide variety of tests to analyze blood and other body fluids, providing information to physicians that assists in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Recently, Dr. Paula Wilhite was the invited Friday evening keynote speaker for the 2023 Illinois Mathematical Association of Community Colleges Conference. In her presentation, 鈥淭he Beauty of Mathematics in Gershwin鈥檚 Classical Jazz鈥, she analyzed the patterns of mathematics in George Gershwin鈥檚 jazz where he applied techniques of musical composition based on mathematical algorithms.
开云体育 was pleased to welcome Congressman Nathaniel Moran for a visit on Wednesday, April 12th. He is pictured with Dr. Ron Clinton (left), 开云体育 President, and students Skylar Fondren, Monserrat Rivero Sanchez, Paisley McGee and Kent Sheldon.
The 开云体育 Carroll Shelby Automotive Program will host a Shelby Centennial Car Show as part of the festivities of the Texas Hot Link Festival in Pittsburg on Saturday, April 29th. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church Ministry Center at 209 Mt. Pleasant Street in Pittsburg. Admission is free to the public.
Alpha Mu Chi, 开云体育鈥檚 chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, recently attended the Texas Regional Convention in Irving. In addition to maintaining their five-star status as a chapter, Alpha Mu Chi successfully campaigned for the District III Texas Regional Vice-President position. The chapter won first place for their virtual yearbook, using the theme of a children鈥檚 book.
Madellynn Smith was recently named the winner of the 2023 Chitsey Award, granted each year to the student of Honors Northeast who most exceeded expectations during their first year at 开云体育. The award comes with a $200 check. The 2022 graduate of Mount Vernon High School has impressed all four of her first-year honors professors as courteous, attentive and highly attuned to class objectives.
The annual Texas Junior College Agriculture Association (TJCAA) conference and competition is always a much anticipated event for our 开云体育 Ag students as well as advisors. This year was no exception with our largest group in a while, 9 students and advisor in all traveling to Blinn College RELLIS location for the contest in Bryan, TX on April 3-5th, 2023. It is more of a celebration and appreciation of everything we are all so passionate about than the testing of the skills that we have all learned through our programs.
