UTPB looks to Recruit Locally
Posted on September 24, 2021
To help increase enrollment and educational attainment in the region, University of Texas Permian Basin is focusing on the local area to draw in students. Susie Thiessen, assistant director of admissions, said PJ Woolston came in as the university’s new vice president of enrollment management last year. “So with the shift of the admissions office, […]
Read Full DevelopmentECISD Marks a Century
Posted on September 24, 2021
For its 100th birthday Wednesday, Ector County ISD celebrated with gifts, well wishes and, of course, cookies. At 1:01 p.m. Aug. 18, 1921, the governor of Texas and the Department of State signed House Bill 58 into law creating the district. The event was held outside of Austin Montessori Elementary School. Among the attendees were school board […]
Read Full DevelopmentOliver Foundation awards grant to Zavala Careers and Community Program
Posted on September 24, 2021
Ector County ISD has been selected to receive $3,000 from the Oliver Foundation to Zavala Careers and Community Program. Zavala Elementary serves students in grades prekindergarten through second grade. The Zavala Careers and Community Program is an innovative project that has the potential to impact student learning, lives and citizenry in the Permian Basin. Through after school […]
Read Full DevelopmentNew Administrator Aims to Support Students
Posted on September 24, 2021
Daryton Ramsey started off wanting to be a lawyer, but wound up going into education and has found success in the field. Now executive director of student and school support for Ector County ISD, Ramsey was most recently director of accountability and continuous improvement at the Ventura County Office of Education in California. Born in Okinawa, […]
Read Full DevelopmentOC prepared to invest $500,000 to improve downtown
Posted on September 24, 2021
Odessa College President Gregory Williams indicated this week that the school is ready to invest $500,000 on new downtown projects, including construction of a school building that would house entrepreneurial classes and a business incubator. The total estimated cost of the project is $2 million. The $500,000 will come from the funding it received from […]
Read Full DevelopmentWest Texas Food Bank kicks off National Hunger Action Month
Posted on September 24, 2021
September is National Hunger Action Month and the West Texas Food Bank is eager to get back to action with its campaign. The West Texas Food Bank and Feeding America are asking the public to take action to end hunger one helping at a time. “It’s an awareness campaign that hunger is year-round,” West Texas Food Bank […]
Read Full DevelopmentOC, Tech announce pathway to BSN
Posted on September 24, 2021
Odessa College and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center on Thursday announced an early decision articulation agreement aimed at increasing the number of bachelor’s degree prepared nurses in the Permian Basin. Students will get their associate degree from OC and can take their bachelor’s degree in nursing courses entirely online. The process can be completed in as little […]
Read Full DevelopmentMCH receives Stroke Gold Plus Award
Posted on September 24, 2021
A press release detailed that Medical Center Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s “Get With The Guidelines” – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes MCH’s commitment to ensure stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. MCH earned […]
Read Full DevelopmentEducation, healthcare, energy firms hire UTPB grads
Posted on September 24, 2021
Ector and Midland County ISD are two of the top employers for University of Texas Permian Basin grads, as are the hospitals and energy companies. In her role as director of internships and employer relations, Megan Baeza said she tries to partner with students to explore careers and get them some field experience. Midland Memorial […]
Read Full DevelopmentOC reaches health sciences building goal
Posted on August 9, 2021
Thanks to a $2 million donation from the Wood Family Foundation, Odessa College will have the funds it needs to construct the $40 million Wood Health Sciences Building. Thursday’s announcement, made in the foyer of the Saulsbury Campus Center, brings the total contribution of the Wood family to $7 million. The groundbreaking for the four-story, state-of-the-art building […]
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