Three Rivers College has released its Dean’s List for the Spring 2017 semester. The honor is awarded to students taking 12 or more credit hours in a semester, who achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or above. Dean’s List honors are also used at graduation to help determine eligibility for honors or highest honors.
Stoddard County
Advance
Logan Middleton, Erin Robison, Gracci Ward, Tiffany Wilcox
Bernie
Royce Champion, Tyla Cloninger, Shonda Ferguson, Zakry Ranberger, Billie Slusher, Ashlyn Stevens
Bloomfield
Austin Bond, Nycole Born, Jaime Jarrell, Taylor Noles, Kristi Venable, Jesse Watson
Dexter
Alexa Ash, Ramona Baker, Morgan Cliff, Katlyn Covey, Brittani Cox, Sara Edwards, Rodger Ellis, David Fortner, Jodi Fortner, Jocelyn Frederick, Angela Freeman, Melissa Geary, Brooke Gott, Macy Graves, Elexis Heitman, Taylor Hutchcraft, Jacob Hyten, Timothy Jones, Brandi Joy, Jessica Ladd, Casie Layton, Alexis May, Kelly McCoy, Kalyn Mitchell, April Perez, Emily Peters, Cadence Pullam, Blake Robinett, Trentan Rogers, Kristen Samples, Michaela Shafer, Randy Tanner, Tonya Whitehead
Essex
Clayton Daniel, Mackenzie Fry, Misty Stucker
Puxico
Shalynn Caldwell, Jonathon Davis, Kendra Kennedy, Kristen McGowen, Chelsea Wilson
Dexter, Missouri - Three Rivers College will hold its first “Raider Run, Walk & Wag” 5K run/walk fundraiser on Saturday, July 8 at 8 a.m. at the East Park in Dexter. Early registration for the event ends June 14.
The run/walk will be pet friendly – although not required, participants are encouraged to bring their four-legged friends with them. Strollers are also welcome, and “virtual runners” are able to participate apart from the event. Proceeds from the event will go to benefit students at Three Rivers – Dexter.
“Three Rivers isn’t just Poplar Bluff. Three Rivers is all of our 15-county service area, and it’s important for us to hold events in all of our communities, to benefit those communities,” said Michelle Reynolds, Director of Development at Three Rivers College. “With the Raider Run, Walk & Wag, you can not only have a great day in the park with your pets, but you can also help students right there in your town.”
Entry for an individual run is $20 June 14, with a guaranteed t-shirt for early registrants. Non-runners interested in supporting the event may register as a “virtual runner” for $20 and receive a t-shirt. Late and same-day registration begins at 8 a.m. in the East Park in Dexter, and is $25 per participant. T-shirts for late and same-day registrants are on a first-come, first-served basis, as supplies last. Pets must be leashed, with no pit bulls allowed by city ordinance.
Three Rivers will also hold an On-The-Spot Registration Rush during the Run, Walk & Wag event. Staff from Three Rivers – Dexter will be on hand to give information about degree, certificate, and transfer programs at Three Rivers – Dexter. Interested students will be able to apply for admission to Three Rivers at the event.
For more information on the Raider Run, Walk & Wag, or to get a registration form, visit trcc.edu/development/events.php, or call Michelle Reynolds at 573-840-9077.
Dexter, Missouri - "Whether you're looking to get your Associate degree or prepare to transfer to a 4-year institution, Three Rivers College is the opportunity you've been looking for."
Fall On-the-Spot ENROLLMENT RUSH!! A SPECIAL SATURDAY enrollment at Three Rivers College on Saturday, July 8th at East Park in Dexter from 8:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Call TRC- Dexter at (573) 614-1081 for more information.
Quality, Affordable Education
Get a start on college where classes are small, instructors know you by name, and you get one-on-one assistance. Our low tuition allows you to save thousands of dollars by taking freshman and sophomore classes at Three Rivers. We're accessible, allowing you to earn your AA on campus, online, or at our many centers and locations throughout Southeast Missouri. You can major in almost any academic area, and if you're undecided, we offer an economical way to explore your interests.
Career/Technical Training
Associate of Applied Science programs offer training for in-demand jobs with good salaries. Our Instructors have real-world experience. State-of-the-art training facilities and equipment allow you to train in a real-world environment. Includes fields of healthcare, technology, public safety, business, agriculture, and more.
Modern Facilities
On our Poplar Bluff campus, take advantage of the newly renovated Academic Resource Commons with library, computer center, tutoring center, and study areas. In addition, we have a career/technical building and the Tinnin Fine Arts Center. Students enjoy free campus-wide wi-fi internet access.
The brand new, state-of-the-art Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center on the Poplar Bluff campus has added learning technology-equipped Business classrooms, as well as an entire floor dedicated to our Nursing and Allied Health programs, including patient simulator labs, a realistic hospital simulation classroom, a medical laboratory, and dedicated Paramedic/EMS classrooms.
Full-service centers are located in Sikeston, Dexter, Kennett, Malden, Piedmont, Willow Springs, and Cape Girardeau. All have staff to help with registering for classes and applying for financial aid, along with College Store and library services. Plus: facilities for LPN to RN in Sikeston, Practical Nursing in Kennett, and Green Diesel Technology in Dexter.
Academic Assistance
At Three Rivers College, we go the extra mile to help ensure your success. We offer free tutoring on campus, at our off-centers, and online. In addition, Public Computing Centers that offer free computer and broadband internet access are available in Poplar Bluff, Sikeston, Malden, Kennett, Dexter, Piedmont, and Van Buren. Our extensive resources available to students include 24/7 database access to ebooks, videos, and millions of journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.
Personal Service
Not sure how to proceed? Come in and we’ll help you get started on your path to a better life through education. On the Poplar Bluff campus, the Welcome Center is open 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday to answer general questions and provide assistance with admissions, registration and financial aid. That same assistance is available at our off-campus centers from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Poplar Bluff, Missouri - Three Rivers College filled the Black River Coliseum to celebrate the institution’s newest graduating class on Friday, May 19. Approximately 590 students in Three Rivers’ degree and certificate programs were eligible to walk across the stage during Friday’s ceremony.
Stan Berry, a Three Rivers alumnus, Army veteran, and editor at the Daily American Republic in Poplar Bluff, gave the keynote address to the Class of 2017. In his speech, Berry spoke to the necessity of strength and determination in life, a lesson that he credited to his mother.
“She’d send us trooping off to school with a warm breakfast in our bellies, and then she’d go to the garment factory to spend eight hours doing piecework on a sewing machine,” said Berry. “I don’t know where she got the strength.”
Eric Schalk, Chair of the Three Rivers College Board of Trustees, and Dr. Wesley Payne, President of Three Rivers College, also spoke at the event. The Three Rivers College Choir, directed by Sherry Mitchell, performed an arrangement of “In My Life” by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
“Education is the key to better lives for students, for their families, and for the communities from which they come,” said Schalk. “Remember: you are the future, and it looks to be a bright one.”
The college honored several outstanding graduates at the ceremony, and recognized its many first-generation, non-traditional, veteran, and multi-generation graduates. Among the individual graduates spotlighted were:
· Misty-Love Lopez, a New York City native and first-generation graduate, who has been deeply involved in campus life at Three Rivers, including serving as an Academic Coach in the ACHIEVE program and President of the Student Government Association.
· Yvone White, a non-traditional student who enrolled at Three Rivers at the age of 72, over 60 years after dropping out of school in eighth grade to help support his family.
· The Coleman and Heaton families, a set of multi-generation graduates. Shelby Coleman; her husband, Cody; her brothers, Casey Heaton and Michael Heaton; and her sister-in-law, Rhonda Heaton, all graduated this year with degrees in Education.
· Robert Wake, a veteran graduate and Purple Heart recipient who came to Three Rivers after overcoming a traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. Wake is a member of the Phi Theta Kappa academic honor society, served as President of the Student Veterans Association, and received the Mo-Kan-Ne TRiO Achiever award for his participation in Three Rivers’ ACHIEVE program.
This year marks the 49th anniversary of the college’s first commencement ceremony since its founding in 1966. Since then, Three Rivers has served over 100,000 students from its degree, transfer, and career-technical programs. Registration is currently open for Fall classes at Three Rivers. To learn more about registering for classes at Three Rivers, call the Welcome Center at 573-840-9605 or visit trcc.edu.
Poplar Bluff, Missouri - Three Rivers College recognized over 40 of its highest-performing students at its Annual Student Excellence Awards ceremony on May 12 included were students from Stoddard County, Missouri.
Winners were chosen to represent each academic department and career education program, the Three Rivers external locations, honor societies, and major student organizations.
“The Student Excellence Awards are a celebration not only of academic success but of the hard work and commitment of our student body,” said Dr. Wesley Payne, President of Three Rivers College. “The success these students have achieved is not only an indication of natural ability and talent, but also their dedication to putting in the time and doing the work that makes them the standouts of Three Rivers.”
To be eligible to receive an Academic Excellence Award, a student must have completed at least 15 credit hours and have a 3.0 cumulative GPA. Winners from academic and career programs are chosen by that program’s leadership based upon recommendations from individual faculty members. The leadership of each organization selects student organization, external location, and honor society award recipients.
Advance
Erin Robison
Academic - Excellence Award: Music
Academic Excellence Award: Theatre
Dexter
Jerrica Espey
- Honor Society Award: Alpha Delta Nu
Karaline Alynn Keirsey -
External Location Award: Three Rivers – Dexter
Puxico
Kelsey Steiner
- Student Services Award: GO FAR
Shown in the submitted photo is Jerrica Espey.
