Enterprise-Ozark Community College

Hello everyone, I hope that you are succeeding in your classes. Thanks to everyone who gave blood on February 16 in the multipurpose room. You just helped saved a life and I appreciate that truly. Phi Theta Kappa will be hosting a pancake breakfast March 9 from 6:30am until 10am in the multipurpose room. It will be $6 for an all you can eat meal. All the proceeds will help the members of Phi Theta Kappa to help fund us to go to the International Convention in Orlando, Florida from April 8-10. We are also selling snacks during the break period and throughout the day which is also going towards our trip to Orlando. Please come out on March 9th for the pancake breakfast and look for us in the Student Center everyday. We will have our next Phi Theta Kappa meeting on March 10.

First mini term classes ends Monday March 8 and second mini term classes begin Tuesday March 9.

Sophomores this is around the time you should be preparing your scholarship applications for your next institution. Remember to look for transfer scholarships. Most schools have a March deadline, so keep a look out for that.

Remember to check your student email regularly. The emails contain valuable scholarship and club information.

If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me at ptkpres@escc.edu and I will reply to you as soon as possible. As Bob Richard said, “You are what you think. You are what you go for. You are what you do!”

February 10, 2010

Hello everyone, I hope that you are succeeding in your classes. Phi Theta Kappa will be sponsoring a Blood Drive Tuesday February 16 from 9:30 until 2:30. Please come out and support this great cause to help save a life. All Phi Theta Kappa members please see me as soon as possible to sign up for a time to work the Blood Drive.

Members of the National Society of Leadership and Success, please check your society email immediately. There is important information you will need to know concerning upcoming activities.

Check your student email regularly. Important information about scholarships and club information can be found in your student email.

If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me at ptkpres@escc.edu and I will respond back to you in a timely manner. As Steven Covey said, “Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.”

Hello everyone, I hope you are enjoying spring semester at ESCC. Classes are now in full swing and tests are approaching. The National Society of Leadership and Success is sponsoring a doughnut sale until February 5. It will be $5 for glazed and $7 for chocolate. See me, President Lauren Priest, or any NSLS member. All members need to see me or Lauren to pick up an order form. The speaker events are scheduled for February 3 at 2pm and February 5 at 6pm. If you have paid your dues, please make sure you meet all your requirements for membership. If there is anyone who would like to join the National Society of Leadership and Success please see President Lauren Priest as soon as possible.

The next Phi Theta Kappa meeting will be February 3 at 10:15 in Sessions 100. If you are a member, please attend this meeting. Our chapter has completed our Hallmark essays for competition with other Phi Theta Kappa chapters around the world. Wish us luck, as we look to win a Hallmark award for our chapter, Tau Mu.

Remember to get your Student ID made as soon as possible. It is free for all students. There are many benefits from getting a Student ID .It will allow you to get discounts at local businesses and access to ESCC basketball, baseball, and softball games.

If you need tutoring for any academic classes, stop by Student Support Services to pick up an application or call 334-346-2623 ext. 2265.

College basketball is now in full gear!! I am so excited. March Madness is fast approaching. I am looking for my favorite college team, the Duke Blue Devils, to go far this year in this year’s tourney.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at ptkpres@escc.edu and I will reply as soon as I can. You can find me in the Student Center or library on the Enterprise Campus. If you need help, stop me and I will be happy to answer your questions. As Sam Ewing said, “It's not the hours you put in your work that counts, it's the work you put in the hours”.

Hello everyone, Happy New Year! Welcome to spring semester 2010 at our new institution named Enterprise State Community College. I hope everyone gets off to a great start in their classes.

Remember to get your Student ID made this semester. It has many benefits including local discounts at different stores and attending numerous student activity events. Everyone can get their student IDs made from 10:15-10:45 and also from 1:30-2:30 in the Student Center on the Enterprise Campus at Mrs. Janet Daniels office. You can pickup your student ID the next day or thereafter. Student IDs will be made at a later time at the Ozark Campus.

If you need tutoring for any academic classes, stop by Student Support Services to pick up an application or call 334-346-2623 ext. 2265.

Mentors remember to stop by Mrs. Terri Parker’s office for the dates of the Senior Visits.

Hello, everyone the fall semester is coming to an end and final exams are here. I hope that everyone succeeds on their final exams this semester!!

I am so glad that Alabama defeated Florida 32-13 in the SEC championship game. Alabama will now face the University of Texas for the national championship in January.

Phi Theta Kappa and NSLS are sponsoring a canned food drive until the end of the semester. Please donate for a great cause.

PTK and FIT members please if you can wrap gifts on December 14 and 15 please see me as soon as possible.

There will be a FIT meeting Wednesday December 16 at break in the Wallace Building.

The National Society of Leadership and Success will hold its fall induction ceremony on December 10 at 3pm in the gym. Congratulations to all the new members on their achievements. If you would like to be a part of this great organization, please speak to President Lauren Priest, Mr. Scott, Mrs. Peters, me, any other executive board member for more information.

As Kareem Abdul-Jabar said, "I've had enough success for two lifetimes. My success is talent put together with hard work and luck." Everyone have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

Hey everyone, I hope you are doing great in your classes!! College football, the Yankees in the World Series, and basketball season kicking off is exciting.

I would like to welcome our new Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Jeffrey Coats, to Enterprise Ozark Community College. I hope that you enjoy ESCC as much as I have and wish you the best!!

Online priority registration for spring semester 2010 begins on November 6. Regular priority registration for spring semester 2010 is November 9-11. To register during the priority registration, a person must have 30 credit hours or more to register during this time period. Registration open to all students will be November 12.

The PTK Lecture Series will be every Tuesday at 10:15 at the library courtyard. Mrs. Campbell, from Student Support Services, will give her 10 minute speech on the Paradox of Affluence on November 3.Come out and listen to our instructors on what they think about the PTK Honors Topic for 2008-2010: The Paradox of Affluence: Choices, Challenges, Consequences. The National Society of Leadership and Success will hold a makeup orientation on November 6 at 8 am in Sessions 100 on the Enterprise campus.

Leadership Training Day will be held from 9am until 12 pm on November 6. Please remember in order to be inducted into this organization; you must attend a Leadership Training Day, 1 orientation, and 3 speaker events!!

Career Fair will be on Thursday November 5 from 9 am until 11 am in Lolley Gymnasium. It is open to the public. Many different representatives from different companies will be there, so anyone can ask questions about their careers and give you a glimpse inside their professions.

If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me at ptkpres@ESCC.edu and I will respond to you. As William Shakespeare said, "To climb steep hills requires slow pace at first".

The Alabama vs. Tennessee game had me on edge the entire time. Being an Alabama fan, I was so glad the game winning field goal was blocked.

Founders' Day was a huge success!! I had fun sumo wrestling Mr. Scott and Cody Rainwater.

I would like to thank Dr. Chandler for attending our Phi Theta Kappa induction ceremony and Mr. Showers for going first in our Lecture Series on the Paradox of Affluence.

PTK and NSLS will be hosting a Movie Night on October 29. It is open to the public so invite everyone you know. It will be from 7pm until 11pm. We will be showing a Scooby Doo movie and then Sleepy Hollow. Drinks and food will be available to be purchased. It will be on the quad on Enterprise campus or in case of rain in the multipurpose room.

If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me at ptkpres@ESCC.edu and I will reply back As Dale Carnegie says "Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success."

Levi Crawford. Lauren Priest. Sabrina Crabtree, Ms. Jones and I attended the Phi Theta Kappa Fall Leadership Conference in Columbiana, Alabama on October 9-10. We had fun and even won the spirit stick for our chapter for having the most spirit at the conference. Levi's version of "The First Prince of Bel Air" theme song won it for us. We will hold the spirit stick until next March at the Regional Convention in Gulf shores, Alabama. Thank you to all the PTK members who helped served at the different events.

Phi Theta Kappa will hold its fall induction ceremony on October 20 in the Multipurpose Room at 5pm. Congratulations to all the members who accepted invitation to this prestigious organization!!! Please bring your family and friends for this special occasion.

Congratulations to the new First Impressions Team members!! I know you will enjoy this awesome team!!

The National Society of Leadership and Success will hold orientation on Wednesday Oct 21 and Thursday Oct. 22 at 2:00. Make sure that if you registered to be at one of these orientation meetings. Thank you for everyone who donated money for breast cancer awareness on October 1.

If you have any questions or concerns feel free to email me at ptkpres@ESCC.edu and I will respond back.

"It is wise to keep in mind that no success or failure is necessarily final."- Anonymous.

What's up everyone, classes are in full gear as this is the point in the semester where test after test comes. Do not panic you will make it through. Thanks to everyone who helped out at the Chamber Banquet, it was fun and we had a blast. Mentors remember that you will need to attend the Healthy Woman Expo banquet on October 1. See Mrs. Terri Parker if you cannot make it to this event. It will be held at the Enterprise Civic Center. PTK members if you can help out see me as soon as possible.

If you are interested in joining the First Impressions Team, go by Mrs. Janet Daniels desk in the Student Center to pick up an application. The deadline to turn in the application is October 6 at 4pm. If you have any questions, see me or any FIT member.

The National Society of Leadership and Success will hold a denim day on October 1. Please wear your blue jeans and donate any money you can to help raise breast cancer awareness. See Mrs. Peters, Mr. Scott, or any officer to donate your money. There will be cans set up around campus to donate your money. Please help us as we try to stop one of the most deadly cancers to women.

SGA elections will be held October 6 and 7 at break. If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me at ptkpres@ESCC.edu and I will reply to you. You can stop me at anytime and I am mostly in the Student Center or the library on the Enterprise Campus so I will be happy to answer your questions.

As Micheal Jordan said," I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed."

Hello everyone, many things have happened since the beginning of the semester. Club Day on September 9 was great for people who want to become more active in their school and make lifelong friends. Phi Theta Kappa along with the National Society of Leadership and Success held a campus clean up day on September 10. These two great organizations have many opportunities for a person to grow as an individual. Become more active and college won't be so bad. Our advisor Ms. Jones and all the Phi Theta Kappa officers went to the district meeting on September 11 in Greenville, Alabama to learn to better understand what Phi Theta Kappa is all about.

We will hold a bake sale on September 15 at break to help raise money for our chapter. Come out and enjoy all the good food at break!! PTK will also hold a meeting at break on Wednesday September 16 at 10:20 in Sessions 100. If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me at ptkpres@ESCC.edu and I will reply back. As Thomas Edison said, "There's no substitute for hard work."

Hey everyone, summer semester is over and fall semester is arriving. The summer semester was exciting and interesting, but fall semester brings in new challenges and adventures. Full term and internet courses begin Friday August 21 and First mini term classes begin Monday August 24. Remember to sign up for your classes as soon as possible. Remember that if you have not attended an orientation session to register for one ASAP! If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me at ptkpres@ESCC.edu and I will respond back to you. As Theodore Roosevelt said, "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

Summer time is now in full gear. So everyone please stay hydrated with lots of water and have fun in the sun! I am a huge sports fan. I congratulate the Los Angeles Lakers on winning the 2009 NBA championship. Even though I am a San Antonio Spurs fan, the Lakers had a great year. Also, congratulations to the LSU Tigers on winning the NCAA Division 1 baseball championship this summer.

We are nearing the halfway mark of the semester. The last day to drop a class without academic penalty for the first mini term is July 2. The last day to drop a class without academic penalty for a full term class is July 10.

Congratulations to all the students who made Mentors for the upcoming school year at ESCC. ESCC softball team signed some great people to join a team who have made the state playoffs three years in a row. I hope that all the young ladies have a great experience and help the softball team win a state championship.

Youth College at ESCC was a huge success on June 22-25. Some First Impressions Team members along with faculty members helped sell refreshments to the young children. It was great helping the children and I hope that Youth College stays successful for many years to come.

Phi Theta Kappa is holding a Krispey Kreme fundraiser from June 29 til July 17. Glazed doughnuts will be sold at $5 a box and chocolate glazed at $7 a box. The doughnuts will be delivered on Monday July 20. If you are interested in placing an order, contact any PTK officer or contact VP of Communications Kaitlynn Moore at kmoore0203@student.ESCC.edu, President Shaquille Marsh at smarsh0224@student.ESCC.edu, or stop by advisor Ms. Jones office. Help support Phi Theta Kappa and its members! If you have any questions or concerns contact me at ptkpres@ESCC.edu. As Henry Thoreau said, "Men are born to succeed, not fail."

Shaquille Marsh
2009-2010 Phi Theta Kappa President

Hello everyone, I hope your classes have started off great. All the Phi Theta Kappa officers on the Enterprise Campus worked hard on June 12 with our advisor Ms. Jones and have our year planned out for the upcoming year. This year of PTK will be action-packed and hope that all members and ESCC students will participate in our activities. For more information about PTK, log on to ptk.org and browse through the website. PTK will also have a board for information in Talmadge Hall on the Enterprise campus to showcase the chapter at our institution.

ESCC has opened the SAS lab where students can do academic work. The SAS lab is now in located near the library and the hours are posted on the outside of the library. If you need a tutor for a class, apply for Student Support Services at 334-347-2623 ext. 2265.

If you have any questions or concerns and see me on campus do not hesitate to ask me, I am willing to help. Email me at ptkpres@ESCC.edu if you want to contact me and I will respond back. Believe in yourself and you will do GREAT things!

Hello and welcome to ESCC. My name is Shaquille Marsh and I will be serving as the 2009-2010 Tau Mu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa President for this upcoming school year. I would personally like to welcome you to Enterprise State Community College and hope that you have a great experience attending this great institution. As president of PTK, the honor society for two year institutions, I am so glad you started at ESCC. In addition to the low cost of $90 per credit hour, the class sizes are also small. All the teachers at ESCC want to see all their students succeed and grow as a person as well.

My officer team and I will be working hard this summer with our advisor, Ms. Jones, to make this year of PTK the best in years. The PTK officer team will be working on June 12 to prepare for the upcoming year for this great organization. Anyone who wants to join PTK come to the meetings starting this fall.

PTK is only one of the many clubs a person can get involved in at ESCC. SGA, Mentors, and the First Impressions Team are just a few clubs for you to think about. Some of the clubs offer SCHOLARSHIPS!!! I am a member of several clubs at ESCC and the experiences and opportunities are incredible.

Like many students I do have my troubles in school. At ESCC, tutoring is available through a program called Student Support Services. Student Support Services offers FREE tutoring and other services to students. All you have to do is fill out an application in Student Center or contact them at 334-347-2623 ext.2265.

If you have any questions concerning anything contact me at ptkpres@ESCC.edu and leave any comments or questions you might have. I can be found most of the time on the Enterprise Campus in the Student Center and library, so if you see me, feel free to ask me any questions. Once again I hope you succeed at ESCC!!!!

March 1, 2010

February 10, 2010