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Community Newsletter • December 21, 2022 • Volume 7 Issue 3

Greetings Community Members –

I hope each of you are preparing for a wonderful Thanksgiving break.

This fall semester has been very good in terms of student success. We surpassed 3,000 students during our 8wk2 session. In addition, our students had the highest course success rate (A, B, C’s in courses) since our college began in 2019.

We are fortunate to have focused, resilient students. When they are able to concentrate on the work, instead of outside-of-class barriers, they have proven time and again they can succeed. At LSC-Houston North, we are able to remove many of the barriers due to our foundation funds. For instance, through generous financial donations from community members and employees, our Professional Support Staff Association (PSSA) and Faculty Senate are continuing our tradition of buying toys for the children of our student parents. We have found that this eases the burden of our students that have to utilize limited funds to buy Christmas gifts and pay for their upcoming semester.

If you want to help us help students, please consider contributing to our Panther Pact fund. This fund supports efforts like our Toy Drive as well as services related to food and housing insecurity, technology assistance, and other basic needs.

Wakanda Forever with LSC-Houston North

On November 10th, we were able to have a full-circle moment.

In 2018, we held a contest asking students to choose our college mascot. They overwhelmingly chose “Panther”. We believe it is due to the success and popularity of the original Black Panther movie that had just been released at the time.

Therefore, when we heard Wakanda Forever, the second Black Panther movie, was coming out, we wanted to take the opportunity to reward our hardworking students. We held a private screening of the movie the day before it officially came out. All students and community members that attended enjoyed the event. Please see pictures from the private screening below.

In addition to our Toy Drive for students, we also have several upcoming events/activities for the community. Please see below.

Apply at bit.ly/hnimpact

Non-Profit Impact Program

We are preparing for our second annual Non-Profit Impact program.

This initiative is a 6-week program that provides non-profits with trainings covering topics such as finance, laws & regulations, marketing, human resources, management, and fundraising.

Each organization within the program is paired with a mentor that has non-profit experience. At the end of the program, each non-profit is given the opportunity to “pitch” their business to a panel of representatives from various foundations.

We are still accepting applications, so if you have a non-profit or know of one that could benefit, please visit the link and apply. Want to know more? View video from our inaugural year.

Fall Graduate Reception

We are proud to announce our first-ever fall graduate reception. While we only have one commencement per year in May, we still want to celebrate those students that are completing all of their course requirements this fall.

Therefore, we are inviting all fall graduates and their families to a reception where we will give each graduate a special gift.

The event will be on December 14 at 5:30 p.m. at our LSC- Houston North Fallbrook location.

Cookies and Cocoa

We want to invite you and your families to our Cookies and Cocoa event.

We will have several activities for the entire family and there will even be an appearance by Santa Claus.

The event will be December 14 at 6:30 p.m. at our LSC-Houston North Fallbrook location.

Community Food Distribution

Through our partnership with MD Anderson, we will have a food distribution on December 13 at 11 a.m. at our LSC-Houston North Victory location.

As with our distribution in November, we will have food items for holiday meals. Please share this information with anyone that you could benefit.

As always, I want to express my appreciation to each of you. We could not do what we do without our great community partners.

Sincerely,

Quentin Wright, Ed.D.

President, Lone Star College-Houston North

Q@LoneStar.edu • @DrQWright

Saturday events at our LSC-Houston North Libraries!

We are so thrilled to be hosting "Crafty Corner" at Lone Star College-Houston North! Check out some of our fabulous attendees and a sample of their yarn craft from this past Saturday at LSC-Houston North Victory.

Interested in a Saturday workshop?

Coming up in December: Join Shantel in the library for holiday Book Art! Learn how to make Folded Book Page Angels from recycled books!

Sat. December 3 • HN-Greenspoint

Sat. December 10 • HN-Victory

...and look for our 2023 Library and Community events to be released soon!

Super Saturday at all 4 locations on December 3

Winter Mini-mester begins December 19

Spring 2023 classes begin on January 17

Need assistance over the holidays?

Register in person or have your questions answered on-site. LSC-Houston North Victory WILL BE OPEN from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. on December 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, and January 3 & 4. Visit us for in-person Advising, Admissions Assistance, and Testing!

In the event you need assistance during the holiday winter break, they can contact the following:

Resources (food, clothing, shelter, etc.): Contact 2-1-1
Emotional or Mental Health Crisis: contact The Harris Center at 713-970-7000
Emergencies: Contact 9-1-1
All of these lines are available 24/7

Communities in Schools: Holiday Resource Guide

Panther Pact – Student Emergency Fund

Your contributions directly help a student continue their legacy.

Lone Star College has over 200+ degree programs with several offered at LSC-Houston North locations (Fairbanks, Fallbrook, Greenspoint, Victory).

For an abbreviated list of workforce programs along with potential salary info, please click here.

22-23 Academic & Workforce Programs

Lone Star College is one of the most affordable options in the area. Students pursuing baccalaureate degrees can earn two years of credit at a cost that is less than one semester at many local universities. Click here for LSC tuition and fees.

If you or anyone you know are interested in a church tour, community prowl, event partnership, or college tour, please email HN-Info@LoneStar.edu or call 281.260.3500 and ask for Academic Partnerships.