The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Foundation finished East Texas Giving Day at the top of the leaderboard for the second year in a row this Tuesday. ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ raised a whopping $244,730 via the annual fundraising event that has become a regional tradition. In addition to raising the most money, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ also finished with the highest number of donations at 208.
ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ traveled to Tyler Junior College on Wednesday, April 19th for what was to be a conference double header against the Apaches. Due to rains the day before the start time was pushed to 3:00pm on Wednesday instead of the normal 1:00pm start. While the teams were scheduled to play two seven inning games, game one went a total of fourteen innings and with TJC not having lights they managed to get just one game in with ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ winning 11-9.
We are just a few days away from East Texas Giving Day and our generous donors have already blown us away with early giving. As of Friday morning, the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Foundation is in second place on the with more than $22,000 donated by 86 donors (more than double the number of any other organization)! We hope you will help us keep up the momentum by making your donations and sharing our cause on social media.
The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Baptist Student Ministry will host a FREE pickleball tournament on Sunday, April 30th at 2 p.m. at the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ tennis courts. All students, faculty, staff and their immediate family members are welcome to participate. Come for food, fun and a chance to compete for $500 in cash prizes!
ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ is now enrolling for the May Intersession term. This is a great way to quickly complete a class you need for your degree . There is a flat $300 rate per course (not including textbook). Classes are online and run May 15th through June 2nd. Courses available are listed below...do you see a class you need?
The first-ever pickleball class at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ wrapped up last week. The course was hosted by the continuing education department and taught by Marc Levesque. A total of 12 people participated and had a great time learning more about the growing sport. Congrats to our first pickleball graduates! ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ recently resurfaced its tennis courts to accommodate pickleball players.
If you hate to laugh and don't like fun...definitely DON'T go see The 39 Steps at the Whatley Center this weekend. On the other hand, if you want to have a great time enjoying high-energy, interactive theatre - you should definitely check it out! The production will continue with shows at 7:30 p.m. this Friday and Saturday and a final matinee Saturday at 2:30.
ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ is pleased to announce the hiring of Jon Evan as the new Men’s Soccer coach. In addition to running the Men’s team, he will assist Coach Heather Brady with the Women’s team. Coach Evan brings many years’ experience from different levels of soccer to the Eagle Soccer Program. Coach Evan comes to the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ from Sul Ross State University where he has served as the men's head soccer coach since July 2021.
The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ 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.
ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ 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, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ was led offensively by Shea Nelson (Hughes Springs, Texas), who went two for two with a walk, homerun, four RBI’s, and three runs scored.
