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Dr. Melissa Fulgham served as a keynote speaker at the Texas Honors Institute, held at Schreiner?s University in Kerrville Texas.

The ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Board of Trustees held a special meeting Thursday to accept the resignation of Dr. Brad Johnson. Johnson asked the board to release him from his contract so he can accept a new position as Vice President for Strategic Relationships at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas.

Dr. Johnson explained that the change will provide both personal and professional opportunities.

The Adult Education Department at ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý is accepting new†and returning†students for its GED (General Educational Development) and ESL (English as a Second Language) programs. Those interested in participating in either of these free educational programs†should call to make an appointment for registration and/or testing.†While classes are offered in various convenient locations around the area, all registration will be held at the Community Resource Center (formerly MPISD Administration Building) at 105 N. Riddle Street in Mount Pleasant.

Name:† Chesney Davis
Age:†† 19
Academic Major:†† Mechanical Engineering

Extracurricular Activities:†Priefert Manufacturing engineering Intern, Texas Regional Vice President for Phi Theta Kappa, ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý ?Supplemental Instruction? tutor for math, physics, and biology, Titus County Cares volunteer to distribute food bags every week during the fall and spring, Summer baseball camp coach

Did you know that ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý offers opportunities for non-ag majors to get their hands in the dirt? The ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Ag Department offers three courses that students can take to satisfy core curriculum requirements for their degree, in addition to teaching important agricultural life skills.

Students in some majors can take Agronomy (AGRI 1307), the study of pastures and crops, Horticulture (AGRI 1315), the study of plants/gardening, or Animal Science (AGRI 1319), the study of farm animals to satisfy the core science requirement.

¿ªÔÆÌåÓý recently held its 15th Firefighter Academy Graduation on Monday, July 3. Graduating cadets are pictured above.† Front row (from left) is Bryce McGovern of Winnsboro; Uriel Garcia, of Mount Pleasant; Cody DeWitt of Mount Pleasant; and Anthony McGovern of Winnsboro. Back row (from left) is Tyler Lenius of Winnsboro; Jackie Wilson-Frederick of Winnsboro; Nathaniel Mizell of Mount Vernon; Brad Beckham of Gilmer; and Chief John Larry McRae, Instructor. ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý is now accepting applications for the upcoming Firefighter Academy, which begins January 15, 2018.

The College Store & Copy Center will be closed for Inventory, June 29-30, 2017.† The Store will open Monday, July 3^rd†as normal.

Please plan ahead and purchase any necessary items before these dates (ex. scantrons, pencils, pens etc.?)

As a reminder, the Copy Center will also be closed ? if you will have print jobs needed during this time, please get those to the store as soon as possible.

The Store will not be metering mail June 29-30^th.

Are you interested in a career in healthcare? †If so, the Health Sciences department at ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý invites you to attend their open house on Tuesday, June 27. This is a free event for the entire family that will allow visitors to explore all of the health science offerings at ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý.

Name: †Isidoro Hernandez
Age:†† 19
Academic Major:†† Electrical Engineering
Expected to graduate with an Associate of Science in summer 2017 with high honors

Extracurricular Activities:†††Volunteers at Titus County Cares Resource Center (20+ hours), Assists ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý students with wire electrical diagrams (Sept 2014 to May 2015), ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Scare Fair ticket sells, Active member of Phi Theta Kappa

We were excited to film a new commercial last week. It stars our very own Jimmy Smith and features some of our awesome students who volunteered time out of their summer to participate. It was shot and produced by Chiam Loyd (also an ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý student) with . Check it out...