ENACTUS team hosts etiquette class for local students

Marguerite Morris (front left), Director of Developmental Education, recently joined up with†ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ?s†Enactus†(formerly SIFE) team to offer a dining etiquette and table manners course to 34†elementary students.††Mrs. Morris and the†Enactus†team organized a serious of etiquette classes for local 4th†graders that was conducted during an after school program at†E.C.†Brice Elementary School.† †

Mrs.

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Melissa Weinbrenner named Phi Theta Kappa Faculty Scholar for second consecutive year



Dr. Melissa Weinbrenner (second row, third from left) is pictured with the 2013 class of Phi Theta Kappa Faculty Scholars.†

Dr. Melissa Weinbrenner,†ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ history professor and Phi Theta Kappa advisor, has been chosen to serve as a Phi Theta Kappa 2013 Faculty Scholar. Only 25 community college instructors were selected from among nearly 3,000 chapter advisors to serve in this role.
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ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ plans sixth annual McGraw-Hill Poster Contest

The sixth annual ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ McGraw-Hill poster contest will be held on†Friday, April 26 at 9:30 a.m. in the foyer of the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. The contest is open to all ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ and area high school students.†

Those who wish to enter should submit a 75+ word abstract to Dr. Andrew Yox, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Honors Director, by April 24.

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CAPPED event brings high school seniors to ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ

Communities In Schools (CIS) brought about 240 high school students to the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ campus on March 21†for CAPPED (Certificate and Professional Programs Exploration Day).†

CAPPED @ ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ †is a program designed to bring high school students to ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ to learn about programs available to expedite their entry into professional careers in the workplace.† It also allows ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ faculty to showcase their programs.

Students who attend CAPPED are a

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Noah Griffin receives Caldwell Award for Texas History essay

At the recent Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) conference in Fort Worth, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ honors student Noah Griffin won first place in the Caldwell Award competition for the best essay in Texas History.† He received a $400 award for the honor, topping all peers in the college/university, freshman/sophomore level.† Steve Cure, the Director for Educational Services of the TSHA, remarked that there was an especially crowded field of entries this year.

Griffin is the son of Joy and Dr. Stephen Griffin from Pittsburg, Texas.