Fall Ag Gathering and Farmer's Market scheduled for August 2
Time for a Fall Gathering at the ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Farmer?s Market, August 2, 2013
By: Rene? McCracken, Director of Agriculture, ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý
Former Eagle named VBL D-Bat Player of the Week
Former ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Eagle Baseball player Matt Durst is having a great summer in the Valley Baseball League. Playing for the Charles Town Cannons, Durst was named D-Bat Player of the Week on Monday, June 17. According to a ,†Durst played in six games that week and recorded at least one hit in five of them. He finished the week batting .409 (9-for-22) with two double, a triple and a home run. The rising junior at Southern Mississippi added eight RBIs, four runs, a sacrifice fly and a stolen base.
¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Now Magazine Available
¿ªÔÆÌåÓý is pleased to announce the publication of the fall edition of ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Now. This is a magazine that features important information about the upcoming Fall semester.
Theatre Northeast presents Crimes of the Heart
Pictured (from left) is the cast of†Crimes of the Heart: Lauren Shortnacy, Holly McCoy, Ariah Burkhalter, Cassie Pennington, Jill Bradley, Cody Wommack and John Chambers.
Theatre Northeast will present the 1981 Pulitzer Prize and New York Drama Critics Circle Award Winning Comedy-Drama†Crimes of the Heart†by Beth Henley.††The play will be in the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý. It will run July 18-20 at 7:30 p.m.
Alex Ortega named Fittest Employee for July
Anne Semrau†(right) presents Alex Ortega†with a fruit and†±¹±ð²µ±ð³Ù²¹²ú±ô±ð†gift basket for being named ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý?s Fittest Employee†of the Month†for July.
Mack and Nelda Taylor give to Whatley Campaign
Mack and Nelda Taylor of Mount Pleasant (pictured left) recently presented a $500 donation to the Campaign for the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. Receiving the gift on behalf of the ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Foundation (right) are Nita May, ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Director of Development, and Dr. Jonathan McCullough, ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Vice President for Advancement. The gift was matched through Merck, the company from which Mrs. Taylor is retired. For more information about the Campaign for the Whatley, or to learn more about employer-matched giving, contact McCullough at 903-434-8115.
¿ªÔÆÌåÓý closed July 4
¿ªÔÆÌåÓý will be closed on Thursday, July 4 in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Offices will resume regular business hours on Friday, July 5, which are from 8 a.m. to noon. In case of an emergency on campus during the closure, please contact security at 903-563-1417.
Farmer's Market scheduled for Friday, July 5
The beginning of summer in east Texas never sneaks up on us and this year certainly has made that statement true.†Before the first official day of summer we saw record heat and the wave of grasshoppers descend on the ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý garden.
There are several things you can try to prevent total annihilation of your vegetable plants. The first is Garlic Spray. The smell of the stuff will repel grasshoppers and send them packing. There is also Nosema Locustae. It is a natural microbe that can be used as a bait for grasshoppers.
There are several things you can try to prevent total annihilation of your vegetable plants. The first is Garlic Spray. The smell of the stuff will repel grasshoppers and send them packing. There is also Nosema Locustae. It is a natural microbe that can be used as a bait for grasshoppers.
President's Blog: Making Career Training Soup From Stones
By Dr. Brad Johnson,†¿ªÔÆÌåÓý President
It seems like every day there is a new story on how our higher education system is going to hell in the proverbial hand basket. While rising tuition costs and the student loan debt crisis certainly paint a negative picture of higher education in the publics' mind, these issues do not tell the whole story.
Across the United States, there are plenty of community and technical colleges working hard to provide students with innovative training in high-demand fields at very reasonable costs.
It seems like every day there is a new story on how our higher education system is going to hell in the proverbial hand basket. While rising tuition costs and the student loan debt crisis certainly paint a negative picture of higher education in the publics' mind, these issues do not tell the whole story.
Across the United States, there are plenty of community and technical colleges working hard to provide students with innovative training in high-demand fields at very reasonable costs.
Jerry Webster appointed to fill Place I on ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý board
Last Tuesday evening, the ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Board of Trustees unanimously appointed Jerry Webster, Market President for Pilgrim Bank in Pittsburg, to Place I of the board of trustees. Board President Dr. Dan McCauley commented on Mr. Webster's commitment to community service and his active interest in the college over the past years. McCauley said the board looks forward to working with Mr. Webster on important issues facing ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý at this time.†Mr. Webster's appointment is for the next year of the unexpired seat vacated by the retirement of long-time board member, Jerry Massey.
