Crop Production Services recently donated 13 sacks of cool season forages to the ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Ag Department for use by the Agronomy class. †Representatives Wayne Marshall and Jay Madison presented the gift during a recent class. They are pictured above with ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Agronomy students; faculty members Chad Henry and Joe Whinery; and Titus County Extension Agent Kenny Rollins, who assisted with setting up test plots for the cool season forages. The class is using the seeds to study different planting techniques on the ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý instructional farm.
¿ªÔÆÌåÓý college rodeo wrap-up
By: Christopher Hamilton, ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Eagle Newspaper Staff
The ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý rodeo team hosted their annual rodeo at the Mount Pleasant Rodeo Arena from Thursday, Oct. 10 through Saturday, Oct. 12. Along with hosting the rodeo, members of both the men?s and the women?s teams participated and placed in several events.
Psi Beta inducts new members, installs officers
Living From The Ground Up sustainable ag seminar scheduled for Nov. 1
¿ªÔÆÌåÓý will host its third annual Living from the Ground Up (LFGU) sustainable agriculture seminar on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013 at the Elizabeth Hoggatt Whatley Agriculture Complex. Sustainable agriculture specialist, Daniel Salatin of Polyface Farms in Virginia, will be the keynote speaker.â€
?Living From The Ground Up is a great chance for folks who are passionate about sustainable agriculture to get together and learn from one another.
?Living From The Ground Up is a great chance for folks who are passionate about sustainable agriculture to get together and learn from one another.
Water outages force ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý to address aging infrastructure
The maintenance staff at ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý has been busy this semester as a series of water system breakdowns plague the college. Since mid-August, the main campus has been forced to go without water five times due to leaks in its aging water system. Outages have varied from a few hours to more than half a day.
On the morning of Fall Inservice (the one day when all college faculty/staff gather to prepare for the new school year) a major water system break took out the entire campus, leaving the college without running water, working restrooms, and cafeteria services.
On the morning of Fall Inservice (the one day when all college faculty/staff gather to prepare for the new school year) a major water system break took out the entire campus, leaving the college without running water, working restrooms, and cafeteria services.
Culinary Arts to host final Buffet Night on Oct. 17
The ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Culinary Arts Program will host its final special Buffet Night of the season on Thursday, Oct. 17 at the ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Culinary Institute (?Our Place?) in historic downtown Pittsburg.
The dinner is open to the public and will be held†from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Seating is restaurant-style and to-go orders will be available by calling ahead to†903-434-8333†The cost is $10 per person.
¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Ag plans "fresh" dinner with sustainable food specialist
On Thursday, October 31 ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý welcomes you to spend your Halloween in the company of food entrepreneurs!†In association with the Living From the Ground Up seminar, ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý is pleased to present ?Dinner by Design? with Daniel Salatin, one of the sustainable food movement?s most reliable specialists.
Mary Jane Coker Memorial Scholarship established at ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý
Bill and Rosalie Chambers recently established a Perpetual scholarship at ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý in memory of Mary Jane Coker. The Mary Jane Coker Memorial Scholarship will be for available for students from Titus county majoring in general academic studies. For information regarding how you can make a contribution to this scholarship or other scholarship opportunities at ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý please contact Dr. Jonathan McCullough at 903-434-8115.††Pictured above is Mrs. Rosalie Chambers presenting the gift to Dr. Jonathan McCullough, Vice President for Advancement, ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý.
¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Honors announces class of 2013-2014
The ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Honors Program is pleased to announce its Honors Students for the 2013-2014 school year. This includes nine Presidential Scholars and nine Honors Scholars.
¿ªÔÆÌåÓý to host college night
The Annual College Night, sponsored by ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý, is†set for Wednesday, Oct. 30 in the Student Union Building at ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý.
Colleges and universities will have representatives on hand from 6:30-8:00 p.m. to provide admissions and financial aid information to high school†students and their parents. All students from ninth to twelfth grade and†¿ªÔÆÌåÓý students are invited to attend.