Paris Junior College News Archive
Welcome to the PJC News Archive. Listed on the pages below are the hundreds of news items released by PJC over the previous few years.
New interactive video classroom dedicated at PJC
The new ITV classroom in the Bobby Walters Technology Building was made possible through a grant from Northeast Texas Consortium of Colleges and Universities.
Read MoreWal-Mart donates $1,000 to AASU at PJC
[b]Photo:[/b] Wal-Mart Co-manager Preston Snow, left, presents Kenneth Webb, Paris Junior College's director of student life, with a check for $1,000 from the Wal-Mart Foundation Thursday.
Read MoreSeven graduate from summer jewelry program
Gene Calloway, executive vice president of NAMANO/Southeastern Findings, addressed the graduates.
Read MoreAir conditioning, refrigeration classes start Aug. 27
Both day and night classes are available in a field where job prospects are projected to be excellent.
Read MorePJC summer welding program graduates 12
[b]Photo:[/b] PJC's 2007 summer welding program graduates a dozen students from around the area.
Read More19 graduate from Radiology Technology program
The summer 2007 graduating class, which included students from across North Texas, received pins Friday, Aug. 3.
Read MoreSBDC to host 2 seminars in Sulphur Springs
Free sessions dealing with starting a small business and selling to the governmet will be held Aug. 10.
Read MoreKrista Goerte awarded Coca-Cola scholarship
Paris Junior College journalism student's $1,000 scholarship was part of $400,000 awarded by the company in June to students across the nation.
Read MoreRegents OK bonds for new Greenville campus
PJC's Board of Regents Monday approved the sale of $6 million in revenue bonds to complete the financing for the college's new campus in Greenville.
Read MorePerry’s veto undermines Texas higher education
Veto of $155 million in community college funding a "misguided action and an example of misaligned public policy," PJC President Dr. Pamela Anglin tells a gathering of college employees. State Rep. Mark Homer urges that letters be written to Perry, others.
Read MoreGovernor’s veto stuns community colleges
College administrators statewide are shocked at Perry's veto of $155 million in funding and say it's devastating to their fiscal planning.
Read MoreFifty-five graduate from PJC’s LVN program
The Hopkins-Nicholas Award for outstanding performance in both classroom and clinical training went to Natalie Price of Cooper.
Read MoreJohn S. Spradling named Greenville Center director
Hewitt native joins Paris Junior College June 18.
Read MoreS. Garland’s Vasquez to play Dragons volleyball
The 5-foot, 10-inch outside hitter was South Garland High School's MVP for 2006.
Read MoreRegents approve maximum construction cost
Agreement with City of Greenville for the extension of a road to the new campus there is also approved.
Read MoreFree seminar on starting a business set for June 5
"How to Start Your Own Business" will be held at the Red River County Chamber of Commerce in Clarksville.
Read MoreGround broken for new PJC Greenville campus
PJC, Greenville and Hunt County officials turn the first shovels of dirt Friday morning as work gets under way on the $13 million project.
Read More64 ADN graduates receive their pins Friday
Macey Martello of Cooper was named the Outstanding Clinical Student. Receiving the award for maintaining the highest average was Macey Martello of Cooper.
Read MoreAlmost 500 students graduate PJC Friday night
The Distinguished Service Award was presented to Lynette Hadley of Pari, and the President's Outstanding Student Award, given for the first time this year, went to Earnest Jones.
Read MoreTIJT holds graduation ceremonies Thursday
Darrell Warren, business vice president for tools, packaging and fabricated metals for Stuller Inc. of Lafayette, La., tells graduates, "You are entering what is truly a global business."
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