We hope this semester has been off to a great start!
ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ will be offering free tutoring on campus and online via Teams. Scan the QR code (pictured) or click here to schedule an appointment or visit our campus locations:
The ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Softball team will open the Fall 2022 season on the road Tuesday, September 13th traveling to Southern Arkansas Community College in El Dorado, Arkansas.
Head Coach Josh Freeman will be back at the helm of the Eagle Softball team. The Eagles will bring back seven returners this year with thirteen newcomers trying to help ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ navigate their way to the playoffs this spring.
It is critical that students, faculty and staff are quickly informed in the event of an emergency at ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅. As we kick off a new school year, 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 on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at 10 a.m.
Dr. Andrew Daniel, ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Professor of Music, was recently interviewed by Voyage Dallas/Canvas Rebel and featured in their May 2022 publication (pictured). You can read the
Daniel received his D.M.A. from the University of North Texas. After completing his Master of Music degree from the University of Southern California, and named a Fulbright Scholar, he was offered a European tour under the auspices of the Andres Segovia Institute. Daniel teaches the Music portion of the HuMusic Honors Seminar. Two of his seminar students have recently won Boe Awards of the Great Plains Honors Council for their essays involving music.
The ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Wesley Fellowship has resumed their weekly lunches. Volunteers from the Wesley Fellowship provide free lunch and fellowship for ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ students at the Wesley Student Center (north of the ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ campus off FM 1735) on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to join Rev. Allyson Penny and the Wesley crew for a new season of joy! Follow them on for the latest updates on events and activities at the Wesley Student Center.
For the fifteenth-straight year in a row, Cypress Bank has presented a high-end laptop for the use of ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ honors students. This yearβs Cypress Bank Scholar is the 2022 Hughes Springs Salutatorian, Sydney Annelle Carey. She is the daughter of Danny and Trisha Carey of Hughes Springs. Sydney was a member of the business association, DECA and competed at the state level three times. In April of 2022, the Honors Committee at ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ voted to offer her a Presidential Scholarship, an upper-tier honors award bestowed to ten students at the college each academic year.
Do you have an interest in traveling abroad? ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ recently announced a new travel study course to Mexico City. During the May 2023 minimester, Carmen Shurtleff, Instructor of Social Work/Sociology, will lead a group of students on the trip of a lifetime to explore the rich culture and history to be found in Mexico City.
The ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Womenβs and Menβs Soccer teams kicked off the 2022 season at home against the LSU-Eunice Bengals. LSU-E Women would mount a comeback and defeat the Eagles 3-2 and the menβs squad for the Bengals won 3-1 on Wednesday.
ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ took an early 1-0 lead in the Womenβs game on a goal from Sophomore Erika Trivino (Bogota, Colombia), newcomer Kayla Banta (Nederland, Tx) provided the assist. The Eagles would score again just a few minutes later on a goal by freshmen Katelyn Leal (Tulare, California) who was assisted by fellow freshmen Leticia Heemann (Brazil).
ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ will be closed on Monday, Sept. 5 in observation of the Labor Day holiday. Offices will return to normal hours and classes will resume as usual on Tuesday, Sept. 6. We hope everyone has a fun and safe long weekend!
Have you always wanted to learn a new language? Now is the time to get started! The ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Continuing Education department is planning two language courses this fall.
