Former officers of the Kappa Mu Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma recently installed new 2012-2014 officers. They are as follows: Susan Duncan, President; Deanna Turner, 1st Vice President; Becky Alexander, 2nd Vice President; Lois Nowell, Recording Secretary; Margaret Clark, Treasurer; Marla Pope, Corresponding Secretary; and Jan Riley, Parliamentarian. Delta Kappa Gamma is a professional honor …
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May 21
Applying for financial aid
IRS system helps with college application process By Clay Sanford/Special to ETR College-bound students and their parents typically want to make every dollar and every minute of the college experience count including money spent on tuition and time spent on the college financial aid application process. “The Internal Revenue Service is helping minimize the …
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May 21
Crushing college dreams
On the very day that student loan debt reached the $1-trillion mark, Senate Republicans blocked a vote to extend the 3.4-percent interest rate on student loans for another year. By Marc Morial As graduation season swings into high gear, a new economic crisis confronts thousands of this year’s high school and college grads — crushing …
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May 07
LETU to launch new math concentration
LeTourneau University plans to expand its mathematics department beginning Fall 2012 with several new concentrations. One of the new concentrations is Financial Mathematics. This new concentration blends a solid mathematics degree with business courses to equip students for jobs in state and federal government, brokerage firms, banking, pharmaceutical firms, and international finance. Another new concentration …
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May 07
UT Tyler to offer Master of Accountancy
The University of Texas at Tyler will offer a new master of accountancy program this fall, Dr. Donna Dickerson, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs, announced. The 30-credit hour program will provide students with the requisite accounting skills and knowledge for a professional career in accounting. It is designed to be flexible enough …
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May 07
Taking time out to revitalize STEM
By Keith J. Peden For years, the United States has been losing ground to other countries in the race for qualified workers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics – the so-called STEM fields. It’s not that American kids start out any less curious about the world than kids abroad. But they are clearly not …
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Jan 10
The importance of Ron Paul
By Larry Elder If libertarian Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him. Paul, as expected, did well in Iowa. His strong third-place finish is substantially better than he did in 2008, and his national poll numbers are twice what they were back then. Paul’s appeal is easy to …
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Nov 30
KC’s TRIO Program celebrates ten years
The Kilgore College TRIO program will celebrate its 10-year anniversary Wednesday, Nov. 30. The event is set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Devall Room on the Kilgore campus. TRIO is a group of federally funded programs designed to make higher education more accessible to disadvantaged students through motivation and support. The program …
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