JOE MAY, PRESIDENT, REBUILDING AMERICA’S MIDDLE CLASS AND CHANCELLOR, DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT REACTS TO PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PROPOSED EDUCATION BUDGET

  Washington, DC, May 23, 2017: “Rebuilding America’s Middle Class (RAMC): A Coalition of Community Colleges is pleased that the Administration plans to continue Summer Pell for the next budget year. The restoration of Summer Pell has been RAMC’s number one priority since its founding in 2011. Including for students the ability to receive an additional Pell […]

Lone Star College Awarded Grant to Prepare Students for Construction Careers

Lone Star College Awarded Grant to Prepare Students for Construction Careers

HOUSTON (May 10, 2017) – The Texas Workforce Commission has awarded Lone Star College $359,996 to train and prepare Texans for employment in high-demand careers in the building construction trades. “Lone Star College works very hard at helping students succeed,” said Stephen C. Head, Ph.D., LSC chancellor. “This grant will allow us to provide the […]

RAMC PRESIDENT JOE MAY REACTS TO RESTORATION OF YEAR-ROUND PELL

  Washington, DC, May 2, 2017 – Joe May, president of Rebuilding America’s Middle Class (RAMC) and chancellor of the Dallas County Community College District, issued the following statement in reaction to the appropriations bill  to fund the government through September 30, 2017: “Since RAMC’s mission is to build a stronger, more competitive workforce, and […]

Lone Star College Students Receive 2017 Repsol Student Innovation Award

Lone Star College Students Receive 2017 Repsol Student Innovation Award

HOUSTON (April 25, 2017) – Repsol presented four Lone Star College students its 2017 Student Innovation Award. The award recognizes local students for excellence in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The LSC students recognized were Fabio Andrean, Aerospace Engineering sophomore; Monica Argumedo, Civil Engineering sophomore: Milton Cruz, Engineering sophomore; and Mueed Ahmad, Computer Science […]

Lone Star College-CyFair Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Recognized as ‘Most Distinguished Chapter’

Lone Star College-CyFair Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Recognized as ‘Most Distinguished Chapter’

HOUSTON (April 19, 2017) – The Beta Lambda Mu Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Lone Star College-CyFair was named 2017 “Most Distinguished Chapter,” ranking it first among 1,300 chapters. The “Most Distinguished Chapter” is the highest honor given to a Phi Theta Kappa chapter. “I am very proud of this impressive achievement of our […]

Lone Star College Foundation StarGala to Benefit Student Success

Lone Star College Foundation StarGala to Benefit Student Success

HOUSTON (April 18, 2017) – Lone Star College Foundation will host its 16th annual StarGala Saturday, April 29, at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center. “StarGala is more than a fundraising event,” said Nicole Robinson Gauthier, LSC Foundation executive director. “It is also a celebration of our donors, who help us to fulfill our mission of changing […]

Lone Star College, Montgomery County Homeless Coalition Team Up to Equip, Educate, Empower

Lone Star College, Montgomery County Homeless Coalition Team Up to Equip, Educate, Empower

HOUSTON (April 10, 2017) – If you are poor, “you are essentially an illness, an accident or a paycheck away from homelessness” – National Coalition for the Homeless. “Poverty is an issue that effects the entire community,” said Linda Head, LSC associate vice chancellor, Workforce Education and Corporate Partnerships. “Approximately 30 percent of Montgomery County […]