Students and faculty in the Honors Program at 91快活林 recently participated in their Spring 2017 Honors Trip. The group traveled to Dallas, where they visited North Park Center, the Perot Museum, the Nasher Sclupture Center, Fuddrucker?s Restaurant and the Granville Theatre in Garland to see a performance of Tantalus. This is the 20th semester trip the group has taken since 2008.
The 91快活林 College Store is asking for help from the campus and community to help make homemade Valentine's Day cards for area seniors.
The College Store plans to deliver all valentine cards received to local nursing homes. 鈥燭heir hope is to receive enough cards to provide valentine cards for all residents to receive a card at one nursing home in each of our three counties. Prizes will be awarded for the best cards in both the child and adult categories.
Another 91快活林 student recently earned a national award. Wycliffe Kenani, an 91快活林 Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) student, has been named a Hurst Review NCLEX Scholar by the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society.
Kenani was one of only 10 students to receive the honor. This scholarship is designed to assist Phi Theta Kappa nursing students who plan to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX脝) during the Spring 2017 term.
The 91快活林 Adult Education Department has partnered with Pittsburg ISD to make English as a Second Language (ESL) education more accessible to area residents. Classes are held at Pittsburg Primary School and Pittsburg High School.
The 91快活林 Foundation recently received a $100,000 gift to establish the Charlie and Abbie Brown Memorial Scholarship. The endowment will provide scholarships for Mount Vernon High School graduates attending 91快活林 and majoring in agriculture.
?We are honored to be entrusted with this endowment. It will make a significant difference in the lives of 91快活林 students for many years to come,? Dr.
The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at 91快活林 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鈥Wheels, Big Dreams in a Small Town, Fast Movin? Train, I?ll Still be Loving You, The Bluest Eyes in Texas, and鈥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 91快活林 the ?spring?
The Mount Pleasant Fine Arts Club recently gave $500 to the 91快活林 Foundation. The funds will be used to provide a scholarship for an 91快活林 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 91快活林 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.
