2019-2020 President's Annual Report

Inst i tut ional Highl ights

Service to Community: Dur ing the Fall Semester the students’ faculty and staffs chose two holiday periods to

provide individuals and families (outside of the College) with “good will” support to brighten the Holiday; this

occurred at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

 Thanksgiving Baskets: A collective effort of the college family provided 100 Thanksgiving baskets for

families in need. The baskets included meal items for a complete Thanksgiving dinner that would serve a

family of four to six (4-6). The Thanksgiving initiative was planned and coordinated by the Office of Student

Affairs with donations from outside groups. The turkeys (100 total) were donated by a faculty member with

the Texas College STEP initiative. This initiative has grown in size with contributions to 100 families.

 Christmas Angel Tree : The Angel Tree initiative that is planned and coordinated by Miss Texas College,

with the support and contributions from students and others across the campus. The Angel Tree celebration

was a huge with more than 200 children from the surrounding community receiving gifts from the student

body.

Southside Bank Initiative (Spring 2020): The Tyler ar ea Southside Bank has invited ar ea colleges

and universities to participate in a project that could assist students’ pathway development in banking.

Pathway direction for higher education consists of the preparation and training of students that may lead

to career placement with (potential) competitive salaries. The participation of students was through a

competitive interview process led by Southside Bank officials and the final selection of participants was

also their doing. Texas College had five students to participate, with all being chosen.

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