Melissa Weinbrenner named Phi Theta Kappa Faculty Scholar for second consecutive year



Dr. Melissa Weinbrenner (second row, third from left) is pictured with the 2013 class of Phi Theta Kappa Faculty Scholars.鈥

Dr. Melissa Weinbrenner,鈥牽铺逵 history professor and Phi Theta Kappa advisor, has been chosen to serve as a Phi Theta Kappa 2013 Faculty Scholar. Only 25 community college instructors were selected from among nearly 3,000 chapter advisors to serve in this role.
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开云体育 ENACTUS Team named Regional Champions

The 开云体育 ENACTUS Team is pictured after their win in Dallas (from left): Advisor Joy Cooper, Stephen Milburn, Victoria Lee, Lucy Burrows, Jimmy Smith, Stephani Calderon, and Advisor Heidi Wooten.鈥


Under the direction of鈥爁aculty members Joy Cooper and Heidi Wooten,鈥爐he 开云体育 ENACTUS Team presented鈥its educational outreach projects at the 2013 ENACTUS Regional Competition and鈥燙areer Opportunity Fair held April 10,鈥2013 in Dallas.
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Registration underway for May Intersession, Summer and Fall

鈥 鈥 鈥燫egistration is currently underway for the May Intersession, Summer, and Fall semesters at 开云体育. Class schedules are available online at .


鈥 鈥 鈥燤ost current students should be able to register for classes online by logging into their myEagle Portal account. Prospective students should visit to begin the application process.
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开云体育 plans sixth annual McGraw-Hill Poster Contest

The sixth annual 开云体育 McGraw-Hill poster contest will be held on鈥燜riday, April 26 at 9:30 a.m. in the foyer of the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. The contest is open to all 开云体育 and area high school students.鈥

Those who wish to enter should submit a 75+ word abstract to Dr. Andrew Yox, 开云体育 Honors Director, by April 24.
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CAPPED event brings high school seniors to 开云体育

Communities In Schools (CIS) brought about 240 high school students to the 开云体育 campus on March 21鈥爁or CAPPED (Certificate and Professional Programs Exploration Day).鈥

CAPPED @ 开云体育 鈥爄s a program designed to bring high school students to 开云体育 to learn about programs available to expedite their entry into professional careers in the workplace.鈥 It also allows 开云体育 faculty to showcase their programs.

Students who attend CAPPED are area
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Noah Griffin receives Caldwell Award for Texas History essay

At the recent Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) conference in Fort Worth, 开云体育 honors student Noah Griffin won first place in the Caldwell Award competition for the best essay in Texas History.鈥 He received a $400 award for the honor, topping all peers in the college/university, freshman/sophomore level.鈥 Steve Cure, the Director for Educational Services of the TSHA, remarked that there was an especially crowded field of entries this year.

Griffin is the son of Joy and Dr. Stephen Griffin from Pittsburg, Texas.

Phi Theta Kappa presents report at March board meeting

Dr. Melissa Weinbrenner, advisor for the 开云体育 chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society, presented a report to the 开云体育 board of trustees Tuesday night. She shared that 开云体育's Alpha Mu Chi Chapter recently won 19 awards at the 2013 Texas Regional Convention in Dallas in addition being elected District III Vice President. Four students were in attendance at the board meeting during the report. They are pictured (from left) Alisha Richardson of Avinger, Noah Griffin of Pittsburg, Dr. Brad Johnson, 开云体育 President, Dr.
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