News & Notes

SGA president is Amidon/Beauchamp recipient

Sibongile Mlambo, current president of North Lake’s Student Government Association, is the 2007 Amidon/Beauchamp Memorial Award.

The award is based on campus and community involvement and is named after two DCCCD SPAR directors, David Amidon from Eastfield and Sharon Beauchamp from North Lake.

“Sibongile was most deserving of this award,” said SPAR Director Virginia Jones. “She is a dedicated student.”

Mlambo received the award last month at a banquet, which included Amidon’s and Beauchamp’s family members.

Former student to appear in reality TV show

Bryan Pitts, known to many on campus from his numerous performances with North Lake Theatre Company, will appear in the first episode of the reality show “Murder,” which began shooting earlier this month in Los Angeles.

Spike TV has ordered 10 one-hour episodes of the alternative/reality series, which is set to premiere this summer. It is an unscripted series where amateur sleuths try to solve a real homicide pulled from police files.

Dr. Romero appointed to board

History professor and Phi Theta Kappa advisor, Dr. Yolanda Romero, has been named to a Statewide Discipline-based Vertical Team – for Phase I, the development of Texas’ College Readiness Standards.

Romero is on one of four teams of 10 members each (24 from higher education and 16 from public education) who have been appointed.

The legislation that is the inspiration for the work of these teams – House Bill 1 from the 79th Texas Legislature, Special Called Session – provides for a number of activities for the Vertical Teams. Phase I for developing draft College Readiness Standards should be completed in September 2007.

Rome students receive letter from senator

Last fall, North Lake’s 2006 Rome Students wrote letters to Texas Senators showing their support for the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Act, which was introduced on July 26, 2006.

By the end of February, Marsha Anderson, the Rome Studies Abroad director, received a letter from Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson who was a co-author on the bill, which would establish scholarship funding for middle-class students. The Gilman Award, now in effect, is available only to students awarded Pell Grants.

The letter is on display on the window of the VPARTS office, A-360.

Newspaper, TV, Duck Soup win awards at TIPA

North Lake College took home 46 awards in the newspaper, television and literary magazine categories at the 2007 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association convention last weekend in San Antonio.

In the newspaper category, the News-Register took the Sweepstakes Award. First place awards were awarded to Glen Sovian in the sports feature story category; Dylan Biles, feature story; Casey Cavalier, news story; staff, The Blazer; Dylan Biles and Casey Cavalier for feature page design; Amanda Witt, opinion page design; Casey Cavalier, ad design; and Dylan Biles, general column.

Second place awards went to Amanda Witt, single subject presentation; Richard Sharum, news photo; Dylan Biles, critical review; Shabbir Degani, Casey Cavalier, Dylan Biles, feature page design; Amanda Witt, Stephanie Kubin, Allison Thompson, Courtney Hale, picture story; Cathy Vanover, sports feature photo; Dylan Biles, page one design; Shabbir Degani, illustration; Dylan Biles, news feature; Tom Ritchey, info graphic; staff, overall excellence; Tom Ritchey, Dylan Biles, ad design; staff, editorial.

Third place awards: Matt Anderson, sports column; Amanda Witt, news photo; Glen Sovian, editorial cartoon; Amanda Witt, sports page design; Eric Callaway, feature story; Honorable Mention awards: Amanda Witt, page one design; Alison Coley, news feature story; Bryce Wilks, sports column; Richard Sharum, feature photo; Bethany Mueller, info graphic; Glen Sovian, headline; Glen Sovian, illustration (non-photo).

In the television category, Patrick Graham and Scott Cleary won for spot commercial. Third place awards were given to Jose Zarazua for spot commercial; Heidi Mang and Cody Sullivan, documentary. Honorable mention went to Tom Abraham and Sergio Apecechea for non-feature story; and Heidi Mang, Allen Johnson, Cody Sullivan, Andrew Jones and Workshop I Class for public affairs program; Katie Rooney, Grace Lee, Ken Majeno, Chiharu Soda and Jennifer Garcia for production.

In the literary magazine category, Katlyn Levitt took first place in feature story. Second place awards went to Marylena Luepnitz in essay; the staff took overall excellence, and Tramaine Townsend won feature photo. Third place awards were given to D. Scott Curry for poem, and Paul Thanapatanavibul for illustration.

DCCCD, Parker College sign agreement

Dallas County Community College District students who are interested in health careers can add chiropractic to their list of options after officials from both DCCCD and Parker College of Chiropractic sign a transfer agreement that will create a seamless transition for students between the two institutions.

Transfers from DCCCD to Parker College will based on credit hours that students earn in the district, not from individual colleges within DCCCD, which is particularly important for individuals who are enrolled at more than one of the district’s institutions.

DCCCD, Langston University sign agreement

Officials with the Dallas County Community College District and Langston University (Okla.) have signed an agreement that enables DCCCD students to finish their associate’s degrees and then transfer seamlessly to Langston University to pursue their bachelor’s degrees – giving them yet another option to continue their careers in higher education. Langston is Oklahoma’s only historically black university.