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Temple College will begin the search for its new president with a series of meetings for the public and the campus community the week of June 18.

The Temple College Symphonic Summer Band will perform a program titled “Broadway Magic” on Thursday, June 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Mary Alice Marshall Performing Arts Center.

The Temple College softball team capped its 20^th season in style by winning its first national championship.

Temple College professor Michael Donahue Is drawing from materials he has gathered over the past 45 years to publish his second book on George A. Custer and the Battle of Little Bighorn. The book is titled Where the Rivers Ran Red – The Indian Fights of George A. Custer.

Temple College recognized nearly 900 students who earned degrees and/or certificates during 2017-2018 at its 2018 commencement ceremony May 12.

Temple College has announced its honor lists for spring 2018.

Two Temple College faculty members have been selected to receive 2018 awards from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD), an organization committed to promoting and celebrating excellence in teaching, learning and leadership at community and technical colleges.

Temple College student Joshua Lipp has been named to the 2018 All-Texas Academic Team.

The health professions programs at Temple College presented more than 20 awards in May to members of their graduating classes.

Temple College scored a clean sweep as the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference (NTJCAC) announced its 2018 All-Conference Softball Team.

 

Temple College has received a charter to have a chapter of Sigma Kappa Delta, the English honor society for two-year colleges. Seven faculty members and five students have been inducted into the chapter as founding members.

Claudia Turner, a professor of nursing at Temple College, has been selected to receive the school’s 2018 Claudia and W.T. Barnhart Teacher of the Year Award.

Temple College has recognized 89 area high school students who are completing its Texas Bioscience Institute (TBI) Middle College program in 2018.

The Temple College Board of Trustees has selected the firm Gold Hill Associates to lead the search for its next president.

The new rates for tuition and fees will be $99 per semester credit hour for in-district students, $172 per semester credit hour for out-of-district students, and $252 per semester credit hour for out-of-state and international students.

Temple College has issued an RFQ for a firm to assist with its upcoming presidential search. The deadline to submit proposals is April 25, 2018.

Forty-five Temple College students were inducted March 30, 2018 into the Lambda Theta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the international honor society for students in two-year colleges.

A recently completed project will make it easier for those who would like to relive memories of their years at Temple Junior College (now Temple College) or who have an interest in the college’s history.

Temple College’s career counseling service, which started in fall 2017, has moved to a more convenient location.

Eight Temple College basketball players earned 2017-18 season honors from the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference (NTJCAC).

Temple College paramedic students are among the first in the country to use a new “augmented reality” system to aid in their training.

The Temple College Adult Education and Literacy Department is now offering an entrepreneurship class for students enrolled in its English as a Second Language (ESL) program.

Twelve students from Temple College will perform with All-State music ensembles in February 2018. Four students were selected to perform with the Texas Two-Year College Choir Director’s Association Choir and eight students were selected to perform with the Texas Two-Year College Band Director’s Association Symphonic Band. Both ensembles will rehearse and perform in San Antonio as part of the 2018 Texas Music Educators’ Association Conference Feb. 14-17. …

Temple College has announced its honor lists for fall 2017. To be named to the President’s Honor List, a student must take at least nine semester credit hours and earn at least a 4.0 grade point average. To be named to the Vice President’s Honor List, a student must take at least nine semester credit hours and earn at least a 3.5 grade point average.

2017 brought many changes both on and around Temple College. Here are some of the highlights from the year.

Seventy-five Temple College students were inducted in November 2017 as members of the Lambda Theta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the international honor society for students in two-year colleges.

Students from five area high schools and four area colleges received awards in the 38th annual Central Texas Art Competition. Nearly 550 entries were submitted for the competition, which is coordinated by the Temple College Visual Arts Department. Works accepted for the competition included paintings, drawings, prints, photography, ceramics, sculpture and jewelry. The juror for the competition was Jeffie Brewer, an assistant professor in the School of Art at Stephen...

Tracey Cooper has been named Executive Director of Nursing at Temple College. In this role, she will be responsible for all nursing program operations at Temple College including Associate Degree Nursing, Vocational Nursing (Temple and Taylor cohorts) and the LVN-RN Bridging program.

Temple College has announced its honor lists for summer 2017.