Breast Cancer Awareness

Student Activities recently hosted PINK OUT DAY in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Students, faculty, and staff bought pink HOPE shirts to show their support. We had a lunch, a speaker, and a campus wide picture in our HOPE t-shirts. Our speaker was Cathy Fontaine, a former student, a current TSTC employee, and a breast cancer survivor. This event and the HOPE t-shirt display the unity that TSTC Marshall has in our HOPE that a cure is discovered to destroy this disease.

Showcase: Tim Goodchild

When people think about Texas State Technical College, the first thought that comes to mind is usually Technology, most people wouldn't immediately think artists.

Don't get me wrong, that is a great thing. We have spent considerable time and energy promoting that idea. Yet, we have some very talented and artistic students here as well that may sometime get overlooked.

Tim Goodchild is one such student. This is his last semester in our Multimedia program. Basically, in our Multimedia program students learn about graphic design as well as audio and video editing and Tim has had ample opportunity to put his skills to work. In his time here at TSTC, he has designed logos for various clubs, designed book covers, flyers, and powerpoints, and in his spare time he has designed not one, but two album covers!

I asked Tim why he decided on the Multimedia program and he said, " It is the most open field out there. You can design boxes for cereal companies, design billboards, design logos, take pictures for websites....there is just a lot of variety."

In addition, you can see more of Tim's designs and pictures in the Internet Cafe.

Seeing is Believing

I spend most of my time visiting area schools and speaking to the students about TSTC. I tell the students about our campuses in Harlingen, Waco,and Sweetwater, as well as Marshall. I explain our programs and give them other relevant information. Yet, in my opinion, seeing is believing.
I enjoy it when people stop by TSTC to get information. When they are brought to my office, I immediately ask them if they have time for a tour. I enjoy showing people our labs while I am telling them about our programs. A tour of our campus can really help a prospective student understand what we are doing here at TSTC.
If anyone is interested in touring our campus, feel free to contact the Admissions Office and set a date!

Diesel Equipment Technology

Arliss Elkins- Diesel Equipment Technology Instructor

I am proud to announce that we have our first piece of equipment from WPI/Komatsu on campus.It is a WB142 Loader/Backhoe. WPI is short for Waukesha-Pearce Industries. The Komatsu equipment line has been in North America since 1970. They manufacture and market a full line of construction equipment. The line includes excavators, wheel loaders, dozers, off-highway trucks, motor graders, skid steers, tractor loaders, and backhoe loaders. They range in size from mini-equipment to some of the worlds largest equipment.The piece on our campus is on loan to Texas State Technical College, because of that we will get new equipment rotated in and out. WPI is committed to helping the Diesel Equipment Technology Department grow. Please, feel free to come by and look at the new equipment that our students are going to be tearing down and , more importantly, rebuilding.