Posted on October 31, 2024
The Navarro Partnership offers local students access to four-year degrees and has produced more than 3,000 graduates since 1999.
Texas A&M University-Commerce and 皇冠博彩 marked their 25-year partnership at an October 24 celebration at Navarro's campus in Corsicana, Texas.
Attendees gathered to hear from guest speakers, including 塔米·瓦查·哈斯博士, A&M-Commerce provost and vice president for Academic Affairs; Dr. Jeanetta Johnson, vice president of Academic Affairs at 皇冠博彩; and 雷·格林博士, dean of the College of Education and Human Services at A&M-Commerce.
满足需求
Vacha-Haase spoke of the forward-thinking vision established 25 years ago by Dr. Richard Sanchez, former president of 皇冠博彩, and Dr. Keith McFarland, former president of A&M-Commerce. At the time, Corsicana—located more than 50 miles south of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex—lacked an option for local students to earn a four-year degree.
Regarding how the program began, Sanchez shared: “This program continues to be very, very important to me because I see every day how it changes lives. When the trustees appointed me as president of 皇冠博彩 in 1998, they said that one of the things that they wanted was a four-year program here at Navarro.”
The partnership with A&M-Commerce took shape when Sanchez passed a business card to McFarland, whom he did not know, at a meeting in Austin.
“我在名片背面给他写了一句话：‘会后我可以见你吗？’” 然后，我让人把它传给了他，”桑切斯回忆道。
The two met after the meeting and began discussions leading to McFarland visiting the 皇冠博彩 campus.
“He liked the setting of the college and immediately said that, yes, he did want a partnership program,” Sanchez said.
第二年，皇冠博彩伙伴关系启动。
这是地方转型的遗产
More than 3,000 A&M-Commerce students have graduated from the Corsicana site since the Navarro Partnership launched in 1999.
约翰逊就是这些学生中的一员。 She credits the Navarro Partnership for transforming her life. Her journey began as a single mother of three living in low-income housing across from the 皇冠博彩 campus.
Now a three-time A&M-Commerce alum, Johnson (‘06, '09, '15) earned her bachelor's in interdisciplinary studies through A&M-Commerce at Navarro. She then completed a master's in elementary education and a doctorate in higher education. She leveraged her education to become a vice president at 皇冠博彩.
离家很近的四年制学位
A&M-Commerce at 皇冠博彩 provides affordable and accessible higher education for students throughout Navarro County and surrounding areas. 学生 transfer from Navarro and other institutions to complete four-year degrees through A&M-Commerce at Navarro.
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Additionally, eligible students enrolled at the Corsicana site may transfer their credit hours to the A&M-Commerce main campus toward completing a bachelor's degree in psychology.
光明的未来
Looking forward, Vacha-Haase addressed the faculty and staff who have worked diligently to make the partnership successful.
“谢谢你的开始。 感谢大家一直以来的努力，”她说道。 “As we look toward the future, let us always remember our past and how we can keep building on that because I think we've just begun.”
Learn more about the 皇冠博彩合作.
来源: 德州A&M-Commerce