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The Vikingin This Issue Grayson College In this Issue Check out a fun MOVIE REVIEW on page 5 “Transferring to Your Four- The Viking Year University” on page 2 Wednesday, March 1, 2017 Volume VIII, Issue II Get Involved Culinary Arts Students Taste Success Viking Deadline Monday, March 20th Send all submissions to the editor, Anne Dering, at [email protected]. by Billy Teague Student Grayson College Veteran Outreach Leadership Series Specialist TBA 12:15 - 12:45 p.m. Community leaders are invited to discuss and share their philosophy on leader- ship in today’s competitive work environment. LA 101 Student and Employee Spirit Day Every Friday Wear your GC attire with blue jeans and celebrate the Viking spirit. Clubs & Orgs Baptist Student Ministries Wednesdays, 11:30 -12:15 p.m. BSM building Clay Club First Thursdays, 5 - 6 p.m. Ceramic Room, Arts & Photos courtesy of Joanna Bryant Communications Culinary Arts students (l to r) Diana Larkins, Nick Haas, Savannah Chacon, Sam Hester, and Juan Orocio stand with pride in front of their Cosmetology Club delicious creations at a competition in Chicago. Mondays bi-weekly 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. CTC Cultural Diversity Club First and third Wednesdays Going for Gold! 1 - 2 p.m. Int’l Student Office by Nick Haas DAAC Student did the competition have a Fridays, 12:45 p.m. HS 202 knife skills challenge, it also At the beginning of included a cooking chal- Delta Phi Delta (Art) First Tuesdays, 12:15 p.m. February, several Culinary lenge. Department students took Design Room We met twice a week, Arts & Comunications a trip to Chicago for the for months in advance, Dental Assisting Club Chef Connect Convention, Wednesdays, 11:30 - 12 p.m. hosted by the American to practice and hone HS 205 Culinary Federation. our skills. There were two different Along with practicing for Culinary Arts student Juan Orocio creates a delicious dish. Electrical groups that traveled to the the competition, we also Technology Club Windy City. TBA had to do a few fundraisers One group went to com- Contact Aimee Flynn to be able to afford for all pete in the Knowledge 903-463-8684 the students to attend the Bowl, and the other, the Eta Sigma Delta convention. group I traveled with, went First Wednesdays, 2 p.m. We sold homemade to the convention to try our Culinary Arts Building pies for Thanksgiving and hand at the Culinary Skills FCA homemade candies and hot challenge. TBA chocolate around Christmas Once we decided to join time. Future Educators the competition, we met Every other Tuesday These fundraisers allowed twice a week for months 12:20 - 12:50 p.m. CIS 200 a total of twelve students to in advance, to practice and make the trip. Gamers Guild hone our skills. Not only First Thursdays, 4:00 p.m. Continued on page 4 Design Room, Culinary Arts student Nick Haas takes his work seriously. Arts & Communications Read more articles about the Culinary Arts trip on pages 3 and 8. Grayson Nursing Student Association Wednesday or Friday Music Student Performs in San Antonio 11:30 a.m. by David Tercero Viking Room, Life Center Chair of the Music Depart- lectures and clinics, per- Two-Year All State Choir. HALO (Hispanic- ment formances by professional Mulkey was one of over American Leadership and student groups, and an 100 students selected to Organization) The Grayson College Mu- exhibition of over 500 com- perform with the Two- Second and fourth Tuesday sic Department participat- panies held at the Henry B. Year All state Choir from 12:20 - 12:45 p.m. , LA 108 ed in the 2017 Texas Mu- Gonzales Convention Cen- a regional audition held History Club sic Educators Association ter in San Antonio, Texas during the fall semester. Wednesdays, 2:30 p.m. (TMEA) Convention in San from February 8-11th. Continued on page 8 LA 207, Liberal Arts Antonio, Texas last month. This year the GC Music Music student Georgia Mulkey Honors College Club TMEA is the largest an- faculty and Georgia Mulkey, (right) enjoys a recent Music Con- Thursdays, 12:15 - 1 p.m. nual music educators’ con- sophomore voice student of vention in San Antonio. Viking Room, Life Center vention in the United States. Professor Sylvia Rivers, at- Read another article about the The 2017 TMEA con- tended the convention and Music Department on page 7. Photos courtesy of David Tercero HVACR Club vention was comprised of First Thursdays participated in the Texas 5:30 p.m. CTC Room 117 LEA (Criminal Justice) Tuesdays 12:30-1:30 p.m. Location TBA Medical Lab Technology Photos courtey of JoAnna Bryant TBA Men of Distinction Thursdays, 12 - 1 p.m. CWL Seminar Room A Continued on page 2 (l to r) David Tercero, Tanya Bays, Georgia Mulkey, and Sylvia Rivers Page 2 Campus Life March 1, 2017 Mu Alpha Theta Transferring to Your Four-Year University 1st and 3rd Thursdays 1 - 2 p.m. by Julia Pletan campus. LA204, Liberal Arts Student The fifth piece of advice Ray offered was to get an ad- “Looking at schools is Music Club visor on campus – one who like shopping for furniture,” Every other Friday is in the student’s specific Grayson counselor Valerie 12 - 1 p.m. Band Hall, program. Arts & Communications Ray told students in the most recent Rotaract meet- Phi Theta Kappa ing. [Ray] encour- Wednesdays Both Valerie Ray and aged students to 12:30 - 1:00 p.m. Gretchen Huff, Grayson Viking Room, Life Center Job Placement specialist, find their dream presented tips to students Psychology Club about how to navigate the school, but then Tuesdays, 12:15 - 12:50 p.m. CIS 202 sometimes-tricky waters of find one that of- the transfer process. Radiology Tech Club Both Ray and Huff work fered a similar The 15th of every month in Grayson College’s Coun- 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. seling Department. program for a HS 200 Ray is the expert in trans- cheaper price. fer and Huff in workplace Rotaract 2nd and 4th Thursdays skills. Finally, she pressed that 3 - 4 p.m. The two areas overlap as being involved on campus Viking Room, Life Center students move from Gray- can help students to find son College to their four- their group. Science Club year schools to complete First Tuesday of the month She warned students not 3 p.m. their bachelor’s degrees. to get caught in the “paraly- S 106, Science Building Ray offered six tips for the sis of analysis.” transferring student. There are many schools to Student Government Photo courtesy of Jean Sorensen The first was to find an -af Counselor Valerie Ray is happy to help Grayson students plan for the choose from, just in Texas Association fordable school. She encour- First Mondays (monthly) future. alone. 12:15 - 12:45 p.m. aged students to find their However, a decision must dream school, but then find Viking Room, Life Center transfer. Visiting the school, Ray be made, and students must one that offered a similar Thirdly, Ray emphasized said, could also save some pursue what lies before Sigma Kappa Delta & program for a cheaper the importance of applying money. them, wherever that may Writers Unlimited price. Every other Thursday early. In addition to helping be. Her next tip was to do 12:20 - 12:50 p.m. Schools often have a pri- students get a feel for what Huff provided a resume their research – even if it Study Room 3, Library ority application deadline, attending the school would pamphlet to help students seems meaningless. Sisters of Destiny and if students apply before be like, some schools will create their personalized re- Even if it’s just a passive Thursdays, 12:15 - 1 p.m. the deadline, they may have waive the application fee if sume to submit to colleges Conference Room, Life Center glance at a school website, it more scholarships available the student attends an open when asked. could make a difference in Student Ambassadors to them. house that is hosted on Continued on page 4 Third Mondays, 12 - 1 p.m. the decision of where to Viking Room, Life Center TIPPS (Culinary Arts) Grayson College to Host Trauma Affected First Thursdays, 3 - 4:00 p.m. 691 Restaurant, Culinary Arts Veteran Training to Law Enforcement by Billy Teague be hosted by the Texoma for local law enforcement logue, role-playing, and- Veteran Nursing Veteran Outreach Specialist Regional Police Academy. officers.) hands-on practice, to build Student Association GC Veterans Services Office First Mondays, 12 p.m. This training, known as This course aims to pro- student confidence when South Campus Skills Lab On March 20th, 21st, and Texas Commission on Law vide a framework for law encountering a US veteran 22nd, the Military Veterans Enforcement (T COLE) enforcement officers, jailers, in crisis. Veteran Peer Network (MVPN) and training for Trauma Af- and telecommunicators to The Trauma Affected Vet- Student Association the Veteran Services Office fected Veterans, will be give a basic understanding eran course builds on the First and third Wednesdays, provided on campus in the about US military culture, crisis intervention training 12 - 1 p.m. (VSO) of Grayson College Veteran’s Hub, Life Center will be sponsoring training CWL and will offer sixteen traumas, triggers, stressors, techniques in basic Peace for local law enforcement hours of classroom train- and de-escalation tech- Officer licensing academy. Welding Technologies who may encounter veter- ing on March 20th and 21st niques when encounter- (Source: Texas Veteran Association ans experiencing a PTSD and eight hours of scenario ing veterans in crisis.
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