Living From The Ground Up sustainable ag seminar scheduled for Nov. 1

91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ will host its third annual Living from the Ground Up (LFGU) sustainable agriculture seminar on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013 at the Elizabeth Hoggatt Whatley Agriculture Complex. Sustainable agriculture specialist, Daniel Salatin of Polyface Farms in Virginia, will be the keynote speaker.†

?Living From The Ground Up is a great chance for folks who are passionate about sustainable agriculture to get together and learn from one another.
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Water outages force 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ to address aging infrastructure

The maintenance staff at 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ has been busy this semester as a series of water system breakdowns plague the college. Since mid-August, the main campus has been forced to go without water five times due to leaks in its aging water system. Outages have varied from a few hours to more than half a day.

On the morning of Fall Inservice (the one day when all college faculty/staff gather to prepare for the new school year) a major water system break took out the entire campus, leaving the college without running water, working restrooms, and cafeteria services.
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Culinary Arts to host final Buffet Night on Oct. 17

The 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ Culinary Arts Program will host its final special Buffet Night of the season on Thursday, Oct. 17 at the 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ Culinary Institute (?Our Place?) in historic downtown Pittsburg.


The dinner is open to the public and will be held†from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Seating is restaurant-style and to-go orders will be available by calling ahead to†903-434-8333†The cost is $10 per person.
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91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ Ag plans "fresh" dinner with sustainable food specialist

On Thursday, October 31 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ welcomes you to spend your Halloween in the company of food entrepreneurs!† In association with the Living From the Ground Up seminar, 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ is pleased to present ?Dinner by Design? with Daniel Salatin, one of the sustainable food movement?s most reliable specialists.
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Mary Jane Coker Memorial Scholarship established at 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½

Bill and Rosalie Chambers recently established a Perpetual scholarship at 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ in memory of Mary Jane Coker. The Mary Jane Coker Memorial Scholarship will be for available for students from Titus county majoring in general academic studies. For information regarding how you can make a contribution to this scholarship or other scholarship opportunities at 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ please contact Dr. Jonathan McCullough at 903-434-8115.††Pictured above is Mrs. Rosalie Chambers presenting the gift to Dr. Jonathan McCullough, Vice President for Advancement, 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½.

 
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91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ to host college night




The Annual College Night, sponsored by 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½, is†set for Wednesday, Oct. 30 in the Student Union Building at 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½.




Colleges and universities will have representatives on hand from 6:30-8:00 p.m. to provide admissions and financial aid information to high school†students and their parents. All students from ninth to twelfth grade and†91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ students are invited to attend.



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