Midland College to honor GED graduates

Also, numerous individuals to also be honored as U.S. Citizens

 

Midland College's GED Graduation Exercises

7:00 p.m., Saturday, May 18

Al G. Langford Chaparral Center

Over 200 students who have participated in MC's Adult Basic Education program have obtained their GED! The GED graduation ceremony will be held at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, May 18, at the Al G. Langford Chaparral Center. Eight of these graduates have qualified for the National Adult Education Honor Society (NAEHS) and will be honored for their outstanding academic achievements through their Adult Basic Education curriculum.

In addition, 16 students, who recently took their eight-week citizenship class and passed their oral and written citizenship examinations, will be recognized as U.S. citizens.

For more information, call Patricia Zeigler at (432) 685-6817.

Rising with the sun these days

Get a "Texas Genuine" Education at MC: IT Systems Programming

Regional Champs' Homecoming

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Regional title in hand, the Midland College Chaparral baseball team headed home to Midland ... at least for a little while ...

The Chaps had just won their very first NJCAA Region V Championship, and were greeted upon their return to the campus by family, friends and the media.

But, the Chaps will only be home for a little while ... they will be among the teams taking the field for the 2013 NJCAA World Series, the national championship tournament, May 25 - June 1 in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Welcome to Midland College

Jordan Dreiling (left) with MC Athletic Director Forrest Allen

By Forrest Allen
Midland College Athletic Director

Jordan Dreiling was introduced as the new head coach of the Midland College Chaparral men’s basketball program today, during a press conference in the Gibson Board Room located in the Pevehouse Administration Building.

Coach Dreiling is a native of Kansas City, KS and played college basketball at Highland Community College (KS) for two seasons. Following his time at HCC, he transferred to Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant (NCAA II) where he also played for two seasons.

At SEOSU, Dreiling was named to the Lone Star Conference first team all-academic team and was the SEOSU Male Academic Athlete of the Year in 2005. Dreiling received a Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education in 2005 and a Masters in Secondary Education in 2008, both from Southeast Oklahoma State University.

Jordan joined the coaching staff at SEOSU where he served as an assistant coach for five seasons. He helped guide the Savage Storm to a #4 national ranking, a 27-5 overall record and a Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA Division II playoffs.

Coach Dreiling left SEOSU in 2010 to become an assistant coach at Central Arizona College. He became the head coach at CAC in 2011 and guided the Vaqueros to their best-ever record in 2013, finishing the season with a 30-5 overall record, including a 20-2 conference record. Coach Dreiling and the Vaqueros advanced to the Elite Eight at the 2013 NJCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championships.

His current collegiate coaching record is 50-15 (.769). Dreiling was named ACCAC Coach of the Year, District 1 in 2012-13, after leading CAC to their first-ever conference and district championships.

MC offers new online courses for Health Information Technology

Online courses now offered to prepare students for health data specialties working in physicians’ offices

Midland College (MC) offers a 30-hour program designed to prepare students to work with health information in physicians’ offices. During the online training, students will acquire skills in maintaining, organizing analyzing and generating health information for patient treatment, reimbursement, planning, quality assessment and billing.

Summer courses begin June 3. All courses are taught through Internet-based instruction and include online virtual clinical experiences for physician office practice.

Melinda Teel, MC program chair of Health Information Technology, reported, “The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 authorized incentive payments to eligible professionals and hospitals for the adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology. This means that physician practices are hiring skilled employees that know how to process medical records electronically, and MC’s program is on the forefront of training students in how to maintain those records.”

Teel continued, “This is an excellent field for those people who want a career in the medical field and who also enjoy computers and administrative responsibilities. Nationwide, more than 50,000 jobs are needed to meet the federal mandate requiring all practitioners to have EHRs by 2015.”

Courses taken for the 30-hour Health Data Specialist certificate will lead toward an associate of applied science (A.A.S.) degree in MC’s Health Information Technology program.

Registration for summer classes is now underway. Those interested should contact Teel at (432) 685-5573 or mteel@midland.edu, for further information and admission into the program.

So, how was Commencement?

It was GREAT! ... See for yourself at the link below ...

CLICK HERE to enjoy a photo album from MC's 40th Commencement, 2013

Regional title in hand, Chap Baseball headed home ... at least for a little while ...

By Forrest Allen
Midland College Athletic Director

The 2013 NJCAA Region V Champions, the Midland College Chaparral baseball team , are on their way back from the Metroplex.

Estimated time of arrival is between 2:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., at the David E. Daniel Men's Residence Hall, on the Midland College Campus.

Photo from MC Chaparral Baseball

Grillin' and fundraisin' next week for MC Auto/Diesel Tech

From Fonda Bowen

MC Applied Technology Secretary

Tickets for the Midland College Auto/Diesel Technology Cookout are $12 and they are available in the Technology Center, Room 143.

We also have the raffle tickets which are $2 each. Some of the raffle items are $25 gift cards from: McCalister's, Starbucks, Rosa's, Dickey's BBQ, Jason's Deli, and Burgers, Fries, and Cherry Pies. And  we have added gift cards from: TMP Trailers-$100, Academy-$50, Lowe's-$50, Michael's-$25.

Remember we have cookout tickets and raffle tickets in the Technology Building in Room TC 143. Please help support our Midland College Automotive/Diesel students. We might be persuaded to deliver your tickets to you if you purchase more than one!

Please come join us for some good food while at the same time helping raise money for Automotive and Diesel students to continue to participate in the Skills USA competition.

Thank you for your support,

Fonda

One more update from Grand Prairie ...

By Forrest Allen
Midland College Athletic Director

The Midland College Chaparral baseball team wins the 2013 NJCAA Region 5 Baseball Championship, defeating Grayson County Community College, 8-2.

Chaps' season record: 47-13.

Starting and ending my day with clouds

Here's the view from my window as I wrap-up for the day ...

... hmmmm .... maybe the clouds will bring us some rain today ...

Wild win in semi's sends Chaps to regional title game

UPDATE: Midland College will play the Grayson College Vikings at 5:00 p.m. They just beat Howard College 4-1 to advance and face the Chaps.

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By Forrest Allen
Midland College Athletic Director

Following a game that played like something from a Hollywood script, the Midland College Chaparral baseball team has advanced to NJCAA Region V Title Game, being played THIS EVENING in Grand Prairie, Texas.

The score was tied at 6-6 and and Midland College had two outs, with bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, in Monday night's rough-and-tumble cage fight with Howard College.
Midland College's Joel Atkinson wanted to step-up in order to help the Chaps into Tuesday's championship game.

Atkinson, with two strikes on him, tapped a soft ground ball to Howard College's third baseman, who scooped up the ball and made a rather routine throw to first base, however the throw rose high, pulling the first baseman off the bag, while Atkinson dove to slide into the bag.  The batted ball and errant throw allowed MC's Hunter Redman to score from third, and propelling the Chaps to a 7-6 win and into the Region V championship game.

Midland relief pitcher Jared Robinson got the win after replacing starter Cody Brown who went five innings in the contest.

The title game will be played on Tuesday, May 14th @ 5:00 p.m. at QuikTrip Park in Grand Prairie with the Chaparrals (46-13) taking on the winner of the 1:00 p.m. match up between Grayson County CC and Howard College.  A Midland College win on Tuesday will punch their first-ever trip to the National Tournament in Grand Junction, CO.  A loss by MC on Tuesday, would force the "if necessary" game on Wednesday @ 1:00 p.m.

Tonight's game can be watched online at www.psblive.com

Midland College BEDC to host Homeownership Fair June 15

From Betsy Fredericks
Associate Director, Midland College BEDC

The Midland College Business & Economic Development Center (BEDC) will celebrate Homeownership Month in June by hosting a Homeownership Fair on Saturday, June 15 at Midland College Cogdell Learning Center.

We will provide free booths to non-profits and charge $25 to for-profits to cover the cost of the food. We are targeting people preparing for homeownership and including a celebration of those who have achieved their goal of homeownership. We plan to have representatives from housing providers, lenders, Realtors, insurance agencies, title companies, and homeowner services.

Please mark your calendar and let me know if you would like to reserve a booth. We reserve the right to limit the number of displays from each industry in order to have a diverse group. The event flyer is below.

Thank you!

Betsy

Midland College Business and Economic Development Center
201 W. Florida
Midland, Texas 79701
Phone: (432) 684-4309
Fax: (432) 684-4821
• www.midland.edu/bedc
• www.facebook.com/MCBEDC 

Transportation Training (truck driving) classes now available in Pecos County

Midland College establishes professional truck driving training at Williams Regional Technical Training Center, Fort Stockton

By Rebecca Bell
Dean of Community Relations & Special Events

On Thursday, May 16, Midland College (MC) officials will announce the expansion of the Transportation Training program to the MC Fort Stockton campus. The announcement will take place at 11:00 a.m. at the Midland College Williams Regional Technical Training Center (WRTTC) in Fort Stockton located at 1309 West I-10. Representatives from MC’s Transportation Training department and program partners will discuss how the new training will impact labor demands and economic development in Pecos County.

The Midland College Professional Truck Driving program provides individuals with the proper training to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) in order to operate a commercial motor vehicle safely within the rules and regulations set by the Department of Transportation. After completing the intensive 4-week, 160-hour program, students are eligible to take the Commercial Driver’s exam through the Texas Department of Public Safety to receive a Class A license.

MC Director of Transportation Training Michael Sanchez explained, "The demand for professional truck drivers is extremely high right now in the Permian Basin. The need for truck drivers to work for Chevron’s operations in Pecos County is so great that a Chevron representative approached me after a community meeting at Casa de Amigos about two months ago and said that Chevron would be willing to donate funds toward establishing a program at Midland College’s campus in Fort Stockton. We used the $40,000 Chevron donation to help fund student scholarships."

When MC began planning transportation training classes at the WRTTC, the Fort Stockton Economic Development Corporation also agreed to donate $25,000 toward the purchase of a training vehicle that can be used in Fort Stockton.

Sanchez further stated, "I had wanted to begin a program in Pecos County for about a year, but because the demand for classes in Midland was high, we couldn’t dedicate one of our Midland vehicles for Fort Stockton. Now, thanks to the investment by the Fort Stockton Economic Development Corporation, we were able to purchase another truck. The scholarships donated by Chevron will enable students who would not normally have funds for classes to become trained in a profession with excellent salaries and benefits."

The community is invited to attend the short press conference on Thursday and to find out more about the excellent career opportunities for professional truck drivers.

For more information about the program:
Michael Sanchez, Transportation Training Program Director/Instructor
Midland College ATC Room 132
3200 W. Cuthbert, Midland, Texas

• msanchez@midland.edu (432) 681-6317
(800) 474-7164
(432) 699-3016 - Fax

Catching a Wave at Your College

On my way to the office this morning, an interesting cloud formation ...

... now, if they were just carrying some rain!

First Graduating Class: Early College High School at Midland College (ECHS@MC)

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From Rebecca Bell
Dean, Community Relations & Special Events

Last Friday, May 10, students in the first class of ECHS@MC received associate degrees during Midland College’s (MC) 40th commencement ceremony. On this coming Friday, May 17, those 17- and 18-year-old college graduates will receive high school diplomas when ECHS@MC observes their first high school graduation ceremony. The ceremony will take place at 8:00 p.m. at the Al G. Langford Chaparral Center on the MC campus.

ECHS@MC is a joint educational commitment by MC and the Midland Independent School District. The majority of students attending the high school located on the MC campus include underserved minority, low-income and potential first-generation college students who often lack family resources and experiences with higher education.

In the fall of 2009, the first cohort of more than 100 ninth-grade students were admitted into ECHS@MC. Now, four years later, 73 percent of these students graduated from Midland College last Friday and will be transferring to four-year universities. This means that these students have the potential of graduating with baccalaureate degrees by the time they are 20! When a sample of ECHS@MC students were surveyed about plans after obtaining bachelor degrees, 3 out of 5 stated that they wanted to return to Midland, mainly because the community has been so generous to them in providing scholarships and educational resources. They want to reside in Midland in order to work, raise families and “give back” to the community.

The early college high school philosophy is not unique to Midland; however, the first graduating class of ECHS@MC does have one of the highest percentages of students receiving both associate degrees and high school diplomas in the state. While many early college high school students do receive college credit, many do not receive enough credit to obtain a degree. In addition, since its opening in 2009, ECHS@MC has always had the highest state test scores in MISD, as well as the best discipline and attendance reports.

“Early College High School at Midland College is closing the achievement gaps among different demographic groups,” stated MC President Dr. Steve Thomas. “Because of this successful partnership between MC and MISD and the support that both entities are able to give these students, they are successful in their high school classes as well as their college courses. We set the standards high, and ECHS@MC students have not disappointed us.”

#11 Chaps Optimistic About NJCAA National Golf Tournament Hopes

By Forrest Allen
Midland College Athletic Director

Coach Delnor Poss will lead his Midland College Chaparral golf team Midland College golf coach Delnor Poss will lead his Chap team into this week's NJCAA Men's Division I Golf Championships liking his squad's chances to make a run at a championship. The Chaps ended the 2013 season ranked 11th in the NJCAA's final poll, but having played well enough recently, to be a serious contender.

The Chaps will field a five member team comprised of Russell Lara (FR, El Paso, TX), Blake Brorman (SO, Big Spring, TX), Sean Lawrie (FR, Aberdeen Scotland, UK), David Ryan (FR, London, England, UK) and Tyler Brown (FR, Denver City, TX) while Stephen Gage (FR, Lubbock, TX) will be the alternate.

The tournament will be held at the 7,207 yard, par 72 Rawls Course in Lubbock Texas.

• more about the course

• more about the teams

• follow the tournament live 

Honoring the next generation of caring

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Midland College held a pinning ceremony to celebrate the accomplishments of the 70 students who completed the college’s Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) and Vocational Nursing programs. The ceremony was held at the Al G. Langford Chaparral Center.

The ADN Program is a two-year nursing program leading to the degree of Associate in Applied Science. The 50 students completing the program are prepared to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN-CAT) for licensure as a registered nurse. The Vocational Nursing students have completed a 12-month program leading to a certificate. They are now qualified to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nursing (NCLEX-PN), which in turn allows the individual to become licensed to practice as a vocational nurse.

The tradition of pinning began in 1860 when Florence Nightingale was awarded the Red Cross of St. George by Queen Victoria for her service in the Crimean War. Ms. Nightingale shared this honor with her nursing school students by giving each graduate a badge. In keeping with the tradition, nurses are now given a pin to wear on the left side of their uniform, over their heart, as a badge of honor.

ADN Graduates are: Kwayu Peter Abraham, April Conner, Britani Dalton, Billie Jane Dean, Daveda Dean, Alicia R. DeAnda, Danyale Diaz, Haley Rebecca Galvan, Samantha Galvan, Valerie O. Garcia, Michael A. Gonzales, Malia A. Granado, Haylie Hallmark, Haley Hunt, Dawn Jankowski, Christi A. Krebill, Lauren P. Ledbetter, Victoria Martinez, Erica E. Mendoza, Victor Miramontes, Deidra Moorhouse, Souzan Mortazavi, Tausha Muncy, Emery Justine Munoz, Herman Munoz, Janette M. Munoz, Amy O’Neal, Olivia M. Ortiz, Halie Nicole Parkis, Manuel Pena, Crystal Phillips, Jacqueline Pinson, Joanna Plata, Lorena R. Ramirez, Michael Ring, Ana M. Rodriguez, Venessa R. Saldana, Michelle Seglem, Susanne R. Shepherd, Justin L. Smith, Andreanna Sookhai, Kara Southall, Kiara´ Suggs, Kristina Kaye Talamantes, Alisa Tidwell, Carmen Torres, Noemi B. Velasquez, Marde Vickery, Michelle E. Wallring and Goldie J. Wishert.

VN Graduates are: Edna Barrera, Michelle Burton, Estela Contreras, Rose Ann Davison, Anthony Galateo Garza, DeAnna Gonzales, Carmen Guerrero, Alexis Hernandez, Sara L. Herrera, Melanie Hohn, Debbie Lewis, Mayra Lopez, A’Toya L. Miller, Leticia Montoya, Jill Overturff-Torres, Alyx N. Pappajohn, Swasti Reddy,Rochelle Roberts, Daenna Sanchez and Chelsea Vegendre.

#16 Chaps Advance to Region V Baseball Semis

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By Forrest Allen
Midland College Athletic Director

The Midland College Chaparral baseball team used a slow day at the plate and several defensive gems to defeat Weatherford College in the Chaps 2-1 opening round game. Freshman pitcher Thomas McIlraith got the start and the win for the Chaparrals, going 6 2/3 innings before turning things over to sophomore reliever Jared Robinson, who went the final 2 1/3 innings to get the save. MC only recorded three hits in the pitching dominated contest.

Defensively, it was the alert play of the Chap's sophomore catcher, Hunter Redman who iced the win with two tremendous plays in the ninth inning. With the Chaps leading 2-1, no outs a Weatherford College player (Colton Hall) attempted a bunt to advance the runner at first base. The bunt landed just in front of Redman, who threw out the lead runner at second base, conceding to the runner going to first base. Following that, a Weatherford College single moved Hall to third base. With Coyote runners at first and third, Redman threw down to third base picking off Hall, for the second out of the inning. Shortly afterwards, WC ground into a 6-3 out to end the game.

Versus Temple College the Chaps bats came alive, pounding out 11 hits in a 7-0 win over the Leopards. Midland College starting pitcher Jason Zgardowski was dominating in the game, throwing a complete game, scoreless contest. Zgardowski held the Leopards to two hits in the game. Midland College chased the Temple College starter after 6 innings. Temple used two relief pitchers in the contest in an effort to control the offensive display of the Chaps.

Midland College's Daniel Vargas, Jeremy Fagnan, Jay Gonzalez, Chris Shaw and Redman each has multiple hits versus Temple. Vargas led the Chaps with two RBI.

The win advanced Midland College (45-13) into Monday's 5:00 p.m. semifinal matchup with WJCAC foe Howard College (37-21). Howard College defeated fellow Western Conference team New Mexico Junior College, 2-1 late Sunday night to move on to the semis.

First Round Schedule and Scores (Saturday, May 11, 2013):@ 10:00 a.m. Temple College 6, Frank Phillips College 4
@ 1:00 p.m. Midland College 2, Weatherford College 1
@ 5:00 p.m. New Mexico Junior College 4, Cisco Junior College 2
@ 8:00 p.m. Howard College 10, Grayson County Community College 5

Second Round Schedule and Scores (Sunday, May 12, 2013):@ 10:00 a.m. Weatherford College 7, Frank Phillips College 5 (FPC eliminated)
@ 1:00 p.m. Grayson County Community College 8, Cisco Junior College 3 (CJC eliminated)
@ 5:00 p.m. Midland College 7, Temple College 0
@ 8:00 p.m. Howard College 2, New Mexico Junior College 1

The tournament is being played at QuikTrip Ballpark in Grand Prairie, TX and is a double-elimination format. For live video streaming of all tournament games, go to www.psblive.com

We're ready ... you ready? ... okay ... let's go!

CLICK HERE for live streaming video

Midland College’s 40th annual Graduation ceremony begins in just a few minutes, in the Al G. Langford Chaparral Center.
• more information about Midland College Graduation 2013

REMEMBER ... We'll be trying something new, something exciting for this year's graduation ceremony at Midland College. Audio/video of the ceremony will be streamed live on the internet. OR, you can watch it at your liesure, after the ceremony is over.

• video link 

Please help us spread the word to friends and family around the state, around the country and - yes! - around the world. It will be a great opportunity for them to share your moment at Your College.

MRT's Oscar LeRoy 'does it again - and does it well - with this piece on Lady Chap Softball ...

JUCO SOFTBALL: Despite trying season, Lady Chaps showed great character

MC Photo by Forrest Allen

By Oscar LeRoy, Sports Writer
Midland Reporter-Telegram

"Challenging" was the most appropriate word Midland College head softball coach Tommy Ramos could come up with when describing the 2013 season.

Even though the Lady Chaparrals reached the 40-win plateau and made it to the championship of the NJCAA Region V West Tournament, they were left wondering what could have been after going through injuries, inconsistency and plenty of adversity throughout the season.

• Read - and enjoy! - the rest of Oscar's piece

MC Flag at Half Staff

From Rebecca Bell
Dean, Community Relations & Special Events

The Midland College flag will be flown at half-staff through Sunday to honor the Karth family who suffered the loss of two teenage daughters. AnnaLeah, age 17, and Mary, age 13 were killed in a car accident last weekend in Georgia.

Three of the oldest Karth children attended Midland College: Peter, Rebekah and Susanna. Levi Karth is a current Midland College student. Rebekah and Susanna both served as MC Student Government Association Presidents. Rebekah is graduating from the University of Texas at Arlington with her master's degree this weekend.

More information can be found in this article by Rachael Gleason of the Midland Reporter-Telegram.

Two bricks will be placed at Beal Plaza in memory of AnnaLeah and Mary.

Headed for Grand Prairie, Texas!

From Forrest Allen
Midland College Athletic Director

The Midland College Chaparral baseball team ended the regular season with a four game sweep over Western Texas College. MC, 43-13, completed the WJCAC slate with a sparkling 28-8 record and earning the program's second conference title. The Chaps previously won the 2002 WJCAC championship.

This season was the team's best under head coach David Coleman and his staff of Hector Rodriguez, Jim Lawler and Chris Rowland and the team and coaches are optimistic about their chances in the upcoming NJCAA Region V Baseball Tournament (May 11th-15th) at QuikTrip Park in Grand Prairie, TX. Midland College opens the Region V Tournament against the #4 seed from the Northern Conference, Weatherford College (32-23, 17-15) on Saturday, May 11th @ 1:00 p.m. (more information on the tournament, and helpful links below)

Other qualifying teams include fellow WJCAC members, #2 seed New Mexico Junior College (43-13, 27-9), #3 seed Frank Phillips College (34-19, 23-13) and #4 seeded Howard College (35-21, 23-13). The NTJCAC representatives include: #1 Grayson County Community College (36-16, 24-8). Grayson is also ranked #10 in the NJCAA. The remaining Northern Conference teams are #2 seed Temple College (36-20, 21-11), #3 seed Cisco Junior College (40-13, 20-12) and #4 seed Weatherford.

All tournament games will be streamed online from www.psblive.com

Go Chaps!!

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The Midland College Chaparral baseball team will be among those taking the field for the 2013 NJCAA Region V Tournament, which will be held May 11-15 at QuikTrip Park in Grand Prairie, Texas (home of the Grand Prairie AirHogs baseball club)

• tournament bracket (Adobe .pdf file)

• purchase a tournament pass (all games, every day)

NORTHERN CONFERENCE
#1. Grayson County Community College
#2. Temple College
#3. Cisco Junior College
#4. Weatherford College

WESTERN CONFERENCE
#1. Midland College
#2. New Mexico Junior College
#3. Frank Phillips College
#4. Howard College

OPENING ROUND GAMES
Saturday, May 11th

10:00 a.m. / FPC vs TC
1:00 p.m. / MC vs WC
5:00 p.m. / NMJC vs CJC
8:00 p.m. / HC vs GCCC

News about MC Graduation 2013 ... TONIGHT's the night!

 Midland College’s 40th annual Graduation ceremony will be at 7:00 p.m., Friday, May 10, in the Al G. Langford Chaparral Center.  Over 730 Midland College students have completed the requirements to receive diplomas for the Bachelor of Applied Technology, Associate of Arts, Associate of Arts in Teaching, Associate of Science or Associate of Applied Science degrees, or certificates of completion for MC’s career and technical programs. Approximately 500 students will be walking in the commencement Friday night.

Included in this year’s graduates are 80 high school seniors who have attended Early College High School at Midland College (ECHS @ MC). These students are the first ECHS @ MC graduating class. They will be receiving associate degrees from Midland College on Friday, May 10. Next Friday, May 17, they will be receiving high school diplomas.

• more information about Midland College Graduation 2013

REMEMBER ... We'll be trying something new, something exciting for this year's graduation ceremony at Midland College. Audio/video of the ceremony - which takes place Friday, May 10th, 7:00 p.m. in the Al G. Langford Chaparral Center - will be streamed live on the internet. Just visit the Midland College website that evening for a link to the video.

Please help us spread the word to friends and family around the state, around the country and - yes! - around the world. It will be a great opportunity for them to share your moment at Your College.

If someone tunes-in a little late ... no problem. You can follow the video from where you've joined it, or you can scroll-back and watch from the ceremony from the beginning.

Missed it alotgether? Again ... no problem. You can watch the video later, in part or in its entirety ... again, by visiting the Midland College website.

We've gathered more of the information you need for this year's graduation in one handy location ...

• more information about Midland College Graduation 2013

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Upward Bound Instructors Needed for Summer Program

From Pervis Evans
Upward Bound Director, Midland College

Upward Bound at Midland College has part-time teaching positions available this summer during our Upward Bound Summer Program, June 10 - July 11, 2013.

If you are qualified to teach high school English/Language Arts, Physical Education, Science, or Math, take a look at the below links to job descriptions and APPLY FAST!

• UPWARD BOUND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS INSTRUCTOR

• UPWARD BOUND SUMMER PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER 

• UPWARD BOUND S.T.E.M. INSTRUCTOR

Salary - $21 per hour - Bachelor's Degree / $29 per hour - Master's degree

Work only 2 days a week for 3 hours a day (Monday - Thursday).

Class size - 15-17 students (10th-12th grade)


Pervis D. Evans
Upward Bound Director, Midland College
(432) 686-4221
• pevans@midland.edu

Uptown Midland Business and Professional Women provide scholarships

MC President Dr. Steve Thomas accepts check for MC scholarships presented by members of Uptown Business & Professional Women. Thomas and MC Special Advisor to the President Dr. Deana Savage served as "celebrity models" for the BPW luncheon and style show. In this photo Thomas was "modeling" casual wear from Dillard's Men's Store.

By Rebecca Bell
Dean of Community Relations & Special Events

On May 8, the Uptown Midland Business and Professional Women (BPW) contributed $35,000 in scholarship funds to the Midland College Foundation. Funds consist of a $5,000 scholarship to be given for fall 2013 and $30,000 to establish an endowed scholarship. Both scholarships will be used to assist MC female students with tuition, fees, books and supplies.

Stacy Nelson, president of Uptown Midland BPW, explained, “Upton Midland BPW has always been passionate about ‘women helping women’ and has been very successful in recent years with our annual style show to raise money to fund scholarships. We believe very strongly that enabling women to pursue a higher education may offer them a better opportunity to take care of their families and also to better serve their communities. However, Uptown Midland BPW has limited access to qualified candidates who can be helped the most with our scholarships. Midland College is better equipped to identify those women who meet the criteria as set forth by Uptown Midland BPW. Additionally, with the Midland College Foundation’s 501(c)3 status, donors wishing to help our cause will be able to make tax-deductible gifts. For these reasons, Uptown Midland BPW is honored to make a donor-advised gift to Midland College Foundation for the purpose of establishing an endowment that will provide these scholarships. We are very excited about this partnership and know that it will allow us to improve the lives of many more women and their families right here in the Permian Basin.”