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The ������Ƶ��ý Foundation is happy to announce that nine ������Ƶ��ý employees have been awarded funds through the 2020-2021 Whatley Employee Enhancement Grant. The Foundation received 15 outstanding applications.  Six were funded by the grant and three received private donations.  The total for all funded projects was $11,500.  The Whatley Employee Enhancement Grant was established by James & Elizabeth Whatley specifically to fund special projects and enhance educational opportunities that fall outside the institution’s regular budget. Each year, ������Ƶ��ý full-time employees may apply for the approximately $8,500 available. Projects are reviewed and selected by the volunteer members of the Whatley Employee Enhancement Committee.

The ������Ƶ��ý Foundation has more than 300 scholarships available for the 2021-2022 academic year. The scholarships are not directly tied to FAFSA eligibility, so you may receive a scholarship even if you don’t qualify for PELL grants. What’s the catch? You have to apply!.

Sophomore Honors Scholar, Gem Elmore, recently became the third ������Ƶ��ý student in history to give an invited address to the annual meeting of the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). Professorial judges of the TSHA’s collegiate auxiliary, The Walter Webb Society, selected Elmore’s work to represent the best of essays in 2020 in the state among freshman and sophomore college/university students.  Elmore’s essay is on the “Integration of Northeast Texas Churches.”

Northeast Texas Community College is accepting applications for Day and Evening EMT Basic classes. Go to to fill out the online application. Classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays with a clinical component added.

Northeast Texas Community College will be closed from Monday, Dec. 21 through Friday, Jan. 1. Offices will resume normal business hours on Monday, Jan. 4. 

The latest issue of The Eagle is now ! Be sure to check it out. This edition includes a great story on the Guardians of the Children biker organization. The article features two ������Ƶ��ý faculty members who are a part of The Guardians. There is also a Christmas section with “letters to Santa” from some of our students and a “Grinch” pancake recipe for Christmas morning.

Jalyn English, a Presidential Scholar in Honors Northeast, was recently named Outstanding Music Appreciation Honors Student by the ������Ƶ��ý Division of Creative and Performing Arts. 

The Adult Education Department at Northeast Texas Community College is accepting new and returning students for its GED (General Educational Development) and ESL (English as a Second Language) programs. Those interested in participating in either of these free educational programs should call to make an appointment for registration.

The ������Ƶ��ý Division of Creative and Performing Arts recently named Tamara Kearney as Outstanding Design 1 student for the Fall 2020 semester. 

While it looked a lot different from our normal commencement, the ������Ƶ��ý class of December 2020 walked the stage Friday in a socially-distanced ceremony. For those of you who didn't get to watch it live, you can view it at the links below. There is also a separate link for photos that were taken that night, which are free to download, share and print.