It is critical that the campus community is quickly informed in the event of an emergency at ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅. It is important that everyone is made aware of what to do and how to make sure they receive emergency alerts. We will be conducting a test of our alert system at 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9th.
ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ held its 34th annual Scare Affair Halloween event on Monday, Oct. 31st. The event was originally scheduled for the previous Saturday, but was moved due to weather concerns. Scare Affair is the college's top fundraising event of the year for student organizations. More than $7,500 was raised by 14 student clubs.
The CARE Center and Student Success will host a week-long national celebration for First Generation Students November 7th-10th. A First-Generation student is an individual whose parents did not complete a 4-year college degree. Many ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ students are the first in their family to attend college and this is a special week to support and celebrate them!
On Thursday, October 20, 2022, 11 ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ students were inducted into Psi Beta, the national honor society in psychology for community colleges. The candlelight Induction was presided over by chapter officers Jian Torres, Didier Serrano, and Nataly Morales. The speaker for the evening, Amanda Stevens, a doctoral candidate in the Educational Psychology program at Texas A&M University-Commerce, presented her original research on metacognition.
Inductees are pictured as follows:
By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director
Skylar Reese Fondren, the Texas Heritage National Bank Scholar of ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅, has just won the student election of the Great Plains Honors Council (GPHC). She will be the one student from eighty honors programs and colleges, from Nebraska to Texas, to join the other professorial members of the GPHC Executive Council.
By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director
John Harmon, a doctoral candidate at Lipscomb University, will be presenting recent research relative to the reigns of Israelβs greatest Old Testament kings. The lecture will occur in Humanities 101 from 12:25 to 1:20 PM on Thursday, 10 November. The lecture is sponsored by Honors Northeast. Those who plan to attend in advance are welcome to notify Honors Director, Dr. Andrew Yox at ayox@ntcc.edu for a free lunch.
Pictured: Garrett Fields and Nathan Gwin
By: Justin Hargrove, Assistant Athletic Director
The ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Rodeo team made the trek down to South Louisiana for the McNeese State University Rodeo in Lake Charles, Louisiana October 28th-29th.
The ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Board of Trustees met for its regular October meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 25th.
By Doc Anderson, Co-Editor-in-Chief, The Eagle
ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅βs literary magazine, , recently released its 10th publication.
The literary and art magazine prominently displays the work of creative writers, traditional and digital artists throughout its pages.
CHANCE TO WIN BIG PRIZES...SEE BOTTOM OF ARTICLE!
Have you been bitten by the travel bug? ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ is planning a travel study trip to Washington D.C. May 20-24, 2023. This is a great opportunity to explore the U.S. capital while earning college credit. An informational session is planned for Monday, Nov. 9th at 12:30 p.m. in Humanities 107.
Students can earn credit for History 1301 or 1302, English 1301, 2327 or 2342, Government 2305, Communications, Art Appreciation, or Photography as part of the travel course.
