The Education Opportunity Center hosted the first Chat and Snack event at The Rosehill Neighborhood Network Center (NNC) and the Housing Authority of Texarkana, Texas (HATT) on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. They provided snow cones, Educational Opportunity Services, admissions application…
Ruth Ellen Whitt, director of Today’s Youth Tomorrow’s Leaders-a program that has local leaders working together with high school kids to promote community excellence and pride- spoke about the importance of nurturing leaders from a young age. Over 40 kids…
Winners of the nationally acclaimed Jostens 2017 Photo Contest were announced and five of the 85 recipients were Texas High School Commercial Photography students. The annual competition, co-sponsored by Jostens and Wolfe’s Camera, celebrates the creative and innovative talents of…
The Wilbur Smith Rotary Club of Texarkana will award three $1,500 scholarships to three Texas A&M University-Texarkana graduate students for 2017-18. The Wilbur Smith Rotary Graduate Scholarship includes one year of free Wilbur Smith Rotary Club membership, a wonderful opportunity…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana is accepting applications for admission through Monday, July 10, for its RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing programs. “We are excited to help nurses achieve their Bachelor of Science in…
Scott Wilhite of Mount Pleasant, a Texas A&M University-Texarkana political science major, recently participated in the New Politics Forum Campaign Bootcamp hosted by the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life at the University of Texas at Austin. The Campaign Bootcamp…
Dr. Rebecca Martindale, assistant professor of Instructional Technology at Texas A&M University-Texarkana, has been selected to present a session titled “Using Knowledge Surveys as Roadmaps to Promote and Assess Student Learning” at the 11th Annual Teaching with Technology symposium July…
During their recent end-of-year celebration, Texarkana Independent School District named Cynthia E. Gauntt as Elementary Teacher of the Year and Franshicka Banks-Brown as Secondary Teacher of the Year. Both now move forward for consideration as Region VIII Teacher of the…
On May 13, Arkansas High School and Washington Academy Charter School students participated in Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s Scholastic Honors Day program. The event was held at the Governor’s Mansion in Little Rock. Scholastic Honors Day recognizes Arkansas’ best and…
Arkansas High School student, Patrick Cook, was select to participate in Senator John Boozman’s Congressional Youth Cabinet. The goal of the program is to foster a lifetime commitment to civic engagement and public service. The Congressional Youth Cabinet is a…
Eligible spouses of active-duty service members now have an opportunity to enroll in their choice of 83 programs offered by Texas A&M University-Texarkana Extended Education and Community Development as part of the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA) workforce development…
The Southern Arkansas University Board of Trustees on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution accepting the donation of a building on the Magnolia square to be used by the University and the community. Mrs. Bobbie Ruth Webb offered the building at…
The Texas A&M University-Texarkana Alumni Association Board of Directors is accepting nominations for distinguished alumni and faculty for recognition at the 2017 Eagle Roundup on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 6:30 p.m. on the A&M-Texarkana campus at 7101 University Avenue, Texarkana,…
Dr. Belinda Aaron, Vice Chancellor for Finance at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana, recently presented a session on “Changing the Bookstore Model for Student Access & Success” at the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Annual International Conference…
The United States Department of Education has awarded the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) an Upward Bound Program grant of $251,500 per year beginning September 1 through August 31, 2018. It is anticipated that the grant will be for a…
