Bennett to present at CASE Conference

Kristen Bennett

Press release

Trinity Valley Community College Vice President of Institutional Advancement and TVCC Foundation Executive Director Dr. Kristen O. Bennett will be a featured speaker at the 2018 CASE Annual Conference, to be held March 25-27 in Fort Worth. Bennett will present “Moving Your Foundation FWD: Convincing Your Board to Move With You” and “How to Build A New Advancement Office, Rebuild a Stagnant One and Take Positive Leaps Forward in the First Year.”

Bennett has been with TVCC since 2015. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kentucky, a Master’s in Business Administration from Midway University and a PhD in Educational Leadership from Eastern Kentucky University. She is a 2017 graduate of Leadership Athens and serves on numerous local boards and committees.

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TVCC men beat Paris, lead conference

By Benny Rogers/TVCC Sports Information

Trinity Valley Community College sports notes:

MEN’S BASKETBALL

The seventh-ranked Cardinals picked the perfect time for a complete-game performance.

The Region XIV Conference-leading Cardinals played shutdown defense en route to a 71-44 win on the road Saturday against the Paris Junior College Dragons, avenging an earlier 96-82 Cardinal Gym loss.

As a result of the win, the Cardinals upped their season mark to 22-3 and conference record to 13-1, keeping them two games clear of Tyler and three of Paris in the East Zone of the conference.

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Texas Tribune’s Smith to speak to TVCC Faculty

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Trinity Valley Community College’s semi-annual Learning Day will feature a keynote address by Evan Smith, CEO and co-founder of the Texas Tribune. Learning Day is an in-house event to bring TVCC faculty and staff up to date and to bring new hires up to speed. Smith will speak Friday, February 2, at 9:20 in the TVCC Auditorium located in the Orval Pirtle Administration Building on the Athens campus.

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TVCC Foundation annual golf tournament set for May 14

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It’s time to tee up to support the Trinity Valley Community College Foundation. The annual golf tournament fundraiser is set for Monday, May 14 at Van Zandt Country Club in Canton. Cost of the four-person scramble is $300 per team or $75 per individual, which includes lunch. Teams can register for the morning flight at 8 a.m. or the afternoon flight at 1 p.m., with trophies awarded for each flight. Using the latest in doppler radar technology for your golf practices, the Mevo golf launch monitor provides carry distance, ball and club speed, spin rate, smash factor, vertical launch angle, apex height, and flight time.

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TVCC to host EdCamp East Texas

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Trinity Valley Community College, partnered with the University of Texas at Tyler and Tyler Junior College, are hosting EdCamp East Texas. Edcamps are free, organic, participant-driven, un-conferences that empower educators to maximize professional learning experiences and peer networks.

The event will focus on giving educators the opportunity to discuss relevant topics related to Teaching and Technology. All educators, K-12 and Higher Education, in the East Texas region are invited to register and bring ideas, create networks, and join discussions. EdCamp East Texas will be held March 9 in the TVCC Auditorium at 8:30 a.m.

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