PJC Sets Enrollment Records

 

From PJC

 

Spring semester enrollment at Paris Junior College totaled 5,504 
students, nearly as many as in the fall semester, according to PJC 
Institutional Research Director Jerry Hammack.  Those numbers reflect 
a 33.37 percent increase from the 2008 spring semester and 18.04 
percent over last spring’s enrollment.

“I think we’ve done a fantastic job this year,” said Dr. Hammack.  
“There’s a lot of work being put in by staff to let students know they 
need to pay to avoid being dropped from their classes.”

The Board of Regents also set elections for May 8th for Place 3 
(currently held by Carlton Grant), Place 4 (currently held by Thomas 
Hunt III), and the At-Large seat (currently held by Gerald Powell).  
The last day to file for one of these positions is March 8.  The Board 
also approved contracting with the Lamar County election administrator 
to run the election.

 

 

PJC President, Dr. Pamela Anglin, then presented a draft mission 
statement for the regents’ approval.  She reported on the involvement 
of faculty and staff in revising it, and after discussion the regents 
adopted the new version: “Paris Junior College is a dynamic, 
comprehensive community college advancing the education of students 
while strengthening the economic, social and cultural life of our 
diverse community.”

In her report, Dr. Anglin stated that the Regional Advanced 
Manufacturing Academy skills development grant was ending in February, 
and the three colleges involved – PJC, Texarkana College, and 
Northeast Texas Community College, had agreed to apply for a second 
grant to continue RAMA.  PJC is also receiving skills development 
grants to do training for Cytec for training workers at their 
Greenville facility for composite materials for the aviation industry, 
and Nationwide Providers for training in medical records coding.


The Board of Regents also:

·      Heard that 65 percent of current students are receiving some 
form of financial aid this semester, according to Business Services 
Vice President John Eastman during his financial report.

·      Received a report of the Achieving the Dream Strategy Institute 
and heard quotes from staff and faculty who attended on how 
inspirational it was and how it will improve their teaching and 
outreach to students.

·      Were updated on the five percent report that was due recently 
explaining how PJC would make that cut to its budget.  Dr. Anglin 
distributed a follow-up letter she is sending that explains how those 
cuts would affect PJC.

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