I am pleased to announce that ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ will begin a limited reopening of our main campus this summer to students and visitors who need more personal access to essential services beginning Monday, June 1, 2020! Although we wish we could open more fully at this time, in order to comply with Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s recent GA-18 and GA-23 directives on building occupancy limits, campus visits will be by appointment only until further notice. You can click here for a directory of available services and departments to call or e-mail to schedule a convenient time for your visit.
At ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ this last spring, many students without a laptop, or audio-cam felt stranded. But there were also cases of students who not only performed above and beyond the expected norm, they completed assignments that were exemplary. For the first time in the history of ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, three students outside of the honors program completed article-length essays of over 3,000 words, earned honors credit in addition to their regular grade, and placed within the top-twelve places of the annual poster contest.
The Eagle newspaper staff has been working to produce one last issue of the Spring 2020 semester. While we could not print the paper due to Covid-19, we have produced a digital PDF version of The Eagle.
The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Continuing Education Department will offer its 2020 Kids Discovery College this summer in a virtual format July 6-16. Kids ages 8-16 are invited to participate.
ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ offices will be closed on Monday, May 25 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. We hope everyone enjoys a relaxing and safe long weekend as we remember military personnel who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
The challenges of COVID-19 prohibited the art department from exhibiting our annual Spring 2020 Student Art Show in the Whatley Center foyer, so the art department instructors created an online version. We hope you enjoy it and share it with friends and family.
The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Continuing Education Department recently announced that it is offering a variety of instructor-led youth courses through their online partner Ed2Go. These online classes are fun, convenient, informative and highly interactive. It's a great way for kids to stay busy and engaged this summer!
Two dual enrollment students and one ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ sophomore were the recipients of this year’s Bonnie Spencer awards for the best essays in non-honors history courses at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ. Essays could have been entered from any history course from any history instructor, full-time or part-time, on campus or off, including embedded dual history courses.
James L. Buckley of Winnsboro, Cory Lamond Smith, Jr. (not pictured) of Mount Pleasant, and Stormy Inez Taylor of Avery were named as the 2019-2020 Outstanding Students in Philosophy.
