As we kick off 2023, we thought it was a good time to freshen up the look of your weekly What's Happening e-mail! Many thanks to Shane Pitts, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Webmaster, for putting together the new design. Look for What's Happening every Friday at 10 a.m. to keep up with the latest news at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ.
The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Men’s Soccer team defeated Paris Junior College 5-0 on Saturday, October 22nd to earn a trip to the National Junior College Athletic Association playoffs. Goalie Enzo Camps (France) came up big with 7 saves in the win.
The Adult Education Department at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ is accepting new and returning students for its GED (General Educational Development) and ESL (English as a Second Language) programs.
The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Carroll Shelby Student Auto Club is having a fund-raising chili cook-off to honor Carroll Shelby’s 100th birthday. All monies will go to support the club’s activities.
ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ recently learned that it is the recipient of a $3 million Title V grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Title V grants are highly competitive and ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ was one of only 78 higher educational institutions to receive the award in 2022.
A recent issue of the Harvard Business Review, the psychology of child development, and the author of the recent book, How to Avoid Death by PowerPoint, are all in agreement. Stories are powerful. Studies show that humans have a very active and positive hormonal response to good stories, and that stories are an exemplary way to promote memory and engagement in learning.
For ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Honors Students, scholarship is a key to scholarships. In her first year at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, Neida Perez modeled and led a successful cohort in the BioTex Seminar, both in coursework erudition, and research. “At a time last October when half of our seminar desperately needed
