The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ will host the chart-topping country music group Restless Heart Friday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature hits from the 80?s and 90?s like†Wheels, Big Dreams in a Small Town, Fast Movin? Train, I?ll Still be Loving You, The Bluest Eyes in Texas, and†Why Does It Have To Be Wrong Or Right.
John Dittrich, Greg Jennings, Paul Gregg, Dave Innis and Larry Stewart ?
It always seems strange to me that we call our semester that starts in January here at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ the ?spring?
The Mount Pleasant Fine Arts Club recently gave $500 to the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Foundation. The funds will be used to provide a scholarship for an ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ student majoring in art, music or drama. The group has been contributing to scholarships since 1985 when the college first opened. They also presented a $25 honorarium to the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Art Department. The club made the presentation while holding their club meeting on campus in the art lab. Melba Spann (front right), along with other members of the Mount Pleasant Fine Arts Club, are pictured presenting the check to Dr.
Carter BloodCare will be on campus Tuesday, January 31, 2017 conducting a blood drive. Please help save a life by donating blood! The blood drive bus will be located in the parking lot behind the Student Union Building from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Dr. Ron Clinton, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Executive Vice President for Instruction, will perform a solo piano recital on Sunday, Jan. 29 at†2:30 p.m. at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts.†Tickets to the concert are $15 for adults and $5 for children and ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ students with a current ID. Proceeds from the event will benefit scholarships for ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ students.
The concert will feature Beethoven?s Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 14 No. 1; Chopin?s Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52; Ravel?s Sonatine and Brahms? Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 1.
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The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Continuing Education Department recently held a commencement ceremony for graduates of the Summer 2016 Police Academy. Graduates included:
Jonathan Jordan of Hughes Springs
Sarah Hinton of Pittsburg
Dylan Anders of Mount Pleasant
Jimmy Carrigo of Pittsburg
Anibel Perez of Diana
ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ is also accepting applications for its next evening academy, which begins March 13. Classes meet Monday-Thursday from 5-10 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Honors Northeast, the honors program at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, will premiere an original historical film Friday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. in the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. The production, Sam Houston and the Fate of the Texas Cherokee, is the fifth film Honors Northeast has completed in the last five years.
Free refreshments and a brief panel discussion featuring ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ scholars William Fox, William Jones, Presley McClendon, Ryan-Rose Mendoza, Cassidy Watkins, and Honors Director, Dr.
The first week of classes can be a stressful time in the life of a college student. To help alleviate this stress, and to encourage students to meet new people, we have planned a Welcome Back Social for students, faculty and staff. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Student Activities at 903-434-8265.
Welcome Back Social
°Â³ó±ð²Ô:†Wednesday, January 18, 2017
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°Õ¾±³¾±ð:†11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Foundation is now accepting applications for the International Sulphur Transfer Scholarship. This scholarship fund provides five awards of $1,000 each for ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ students transferring to a four-year university. Those†who meet the criteria below should plan to apply by April 14 in order to be considered for this scholarship:
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ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ will be closed Monday, Jan. 16 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The college will resume regular business hours and kick off the first day of the Spring 2017 semester on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Students will report to their Monday-Wednesday classes for the first time on Wednesday, Jan. 18.
