By Jodi Weber Public Information Director Dr. Ron Clinton has been named the sole finalist to become the next president of Northeast Texas Community College. The NTCC Board of Trustees voted to move forward with hiring Clinton for the post at a special-called board meeting Wednesday night. He has served as interim president of the…
Kenzie Messer Editor-In-Chief On August 1, 2017, Senate Bill 11, which allows licensed individuals to carry a concealed handgun on community college campuses, went into effect on the Northeast campus. Before the implementation of the state law, NTCC administration created a committee of faculty, staff and students that worked to develop a campus carry policy.…
Kenzie Messer Editor-in-Chief After serving nine years as the President of Northeast Texas Community College, Dr. Brad Johnson is bidding the college farewell. A special meeting was held last month by Northeast’s Board of Trustees to accept Johnson’s resignation and release him from his contract. “The decision was actually quite difficult and taken quite a…
Nubia Sanchez Staff Writer While the light at the end of the construction tunnel may have seem obscured at times over the past 18 months, most of the renovation projects will soon be coming to an end. WRL Superintendent Kelly Norris said the Learning Resource Center (LRC) construction schedule is moving along and on track.…
Concealed carrying of handguns on the Northeast Texas Community College campus will become legal on Aug. 1, and will be regulated by the policy now under review. A committee of faculty, staff and students worked to craft the policy, which has now been reviewed by the college attorney and President. Dr. Brad Johnson, NTCC President,…
Special to The Eagle After months of anticipation and fundraising, TAMUT@NTCC Education Club members set off to the west coast. Seven members, with faculty advisors Laura Currey and Kelly Coke, attended the ASCD (Association of Supervision Curriculum and Development) conference in Anaheim, California March 24-28. This conference is perfect for preservice teachers as it focuses…
Kenzie Messer Managing Editor Recent rainfall has caused significant damage to the Industrial Technology building. In recent weeks the northeast Texas region received serious amounts of rainfall in a short span of time causing roads to flood and water damage to local businesses and other residential structures. On the Northeast campus, the accumulating water caused…
By Daniel Yanez Editor-in-Chief The Northeast Texas Community College Police Academy will close its doors to students in the fall 2017 semester. Northeast President Dr. Brad Johnson said NTCC will turn its home-based program over to Kilgore College. Instruction for the program will be offered by Kilgore while Northeast furnishes the facility. Johnson said the…
By Na’Chyna Rogers Staff Writer As the completion of the 18-month renovation project nears, the college recently began upgrading security cameras across the campus as well. Plant Services Director Tom Ramler said the college is working to stay on what he calls the “cutting edge of technology” with its new system. Ramler said he has…
By Yami Zuniga Staff Writer With construction continuing in a number of areas on the Northeast campus, one project in particular is gaining some special attention. The addition of a full-service coffee bar is part of the renovation currently underway in the Learning Resource Center (LRC). The coffee bar will be located in the round…