Need extra cash?

If you are needing some extra cash for the holidays look no further than the campus bookstore. The bookstore is in the process of buying back books from students. At this time, they are accepting buybacks from 9am -3pm. Students must have their receipt or they will only be paid the wholesale price. For books that are not going to be used by our instructors next semester, the wholesale price is the amount that will be paid to the student. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the bookstore at (903)923-3396. Hurry, the book buyback ends Thursday!

Welcome Back

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Maybe it was just the break you needed before finals. Now is the time for everyone to settle in and make that last push towards the end of the year. Don't forget that the Student Learning Center is there for students who might need a little help.

Veteran's Appreciation Day

We hosted our first Veteran's Appreciation Day to recognize our veterans in the community as well as our students, staff, and faculty.

Our President, Randy Wooten, officiated the ceremony. We had a special guest speaker, Vernon B. Lewis, Retired Army Major General.

Booths were set up from the local veterans agencies to offer information regarding military benefits, such as:

VA Hospital (Shreveport, LA)-They were available for any questions regarding health care as well as offering counseling services to our veterans.

Texas Veterans Land Board- They were here to offer information on how veterans can use their military benefits for home mortgage and/or remodeling as well as many other benefits.

US Army Reserve Recruitment- They were here to offer information on how students can earn extra money while attending school by joining the Army Reserve.

Department of Veterans Affairs- They offered a wide range of information on Health care, home loans, life insurance, education, training, and more.

Family Readiness Group (FRG)- Dawn Cunningham, a TSTC student sponsored this group. She works with them to provide information to veterans.

Overall, we had an excellent turnout. The interest was so great, we are in the process of starting a Student Veterans Association. If you would like more information on this, you may contact Pam Evans or Dawn Cunningham.

Financial Aid

My boss just handed me an updated Federal Student Aid Grant Programs Fact Sheet. The name itself is intimidating! It made me think that with all this information there must be people out there that are really confused. If you are one of those people, please, feel free to contact our Financial Aid Office. They will be able to walk you through everything, from the application process to any problems you may encounter long after the money has arrived. Call us at (903)935-1010.

Industry Career Day

Our Fall semester Industry Career Day was on October 29th. Twenty five Industry Partners were scheduled to be present but 27 showed up! That is a fantastic showing! If you follow the news, you are aware that many companies are not hiring. This just proves, once again, that Texas State Technical College graduates go to work!
Industry Career Day is a bi-annual event we have at TSTC. We invite industries in our area who are hiring new employees, as well as inviting educational institutions in case our TSTC graduates want to continue there education once they finish with us.
Our Spring Industry Career Day is already scheduled for March 25, 2010.
See you there.

Breast Cancer Awareness

Student Activities recently hosted PINK OUT DAY in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Students, faculty, and staff bought pink HOPE shirts to show their support. We had a lunch, a speaker, and a campus wide picture in our HOPE t-shirts. Our speaker was Cathy Fontaine, a former student, a current TSTC employee, and a breast cancer survivor. This event and the HOPE t-shirt display the unity that TSTC Marshall has in our HOPE that a cure is discovered to destroy this disease.

Showcase: Tim Goodchild

When people think about Texas State Technical College, the first thought that comes to mind is usually Technology, most people wouldn't immediately think artists.

Don't get me wrong, that is a great thing. We have spent considerable time and energy promoting that idea. Yet, we have some very talented and artistic students here as well that may sometime get overlooked.

Tim Goodchild is one such student. This is his last semester in our Multimedia program. Basically, in our Multimedia program students learn about graphic design as well as audio and video editing and Tim has had ample opportunity to put his skills to work. In his time here at TSTC, he has designed logos for various clubs, designed book covers, flyers, and powerpoints, and in his spare time he has designed not one, but two album covers!

I asked Tim why he decided on the Multimedia program and he said, " It is the most open field out there. You can design boxes for cereal companies, design billboards, design logos, take pictures for websites....there is just a lot of variety."

In addition, you can see more of Tim's designs and pictures in the Internet Cafe.