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Brazos ISD seeks bond proposals to improve facilities  

Brazos ISD seeks bond proposals to improve facilities

1 year ago By Jimmy Galvan
Brazos ISD voters will have the opportunity to determine the future of new buildings with improvements set for academic and extracurricular spaces, safety and security May 3. “We are looking to make improvements to academic areas in need of upgrades and extracurricular spaces, expected enrollment growth, safety and security upgrades,” said Brazos ISD Superintendent Dave Plymale.
USDA expediting $10 billion in direct economic assistance to agricultural  

USDA expediting $10 billion in direct economic assistance to agricultural

1 year ago By News Staff
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, on National Agriculture Day, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing up to $10 billion directly to agricultural producers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) for the 2024 crop year. Administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA),ECAPwillhelpagricultural producersmitigatetheimpacts of increased input costs and falling commodity prices.

Agricultural producers face April 15 to enroll in USDA’s key commodity safety net programs

1 year ago By News Staff
COLLEGE STATION Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2025 crop year have until April 15, 2025, to revise elections and sign contracts. Both safety net programs, delivered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), provide vital income support to eligible farmers who experience substantial declines in crop prices or revenues for the 2025 crop year. In Texas, producers have completed 47,688 contracts to date, representing 54% of the more than 88,000 expected contracts.
From left: Assistant Dean for Social Sciences Shonda Whetstone; Dean for Social Sciences Brandon Franke; Vice Chancellor for Applied Sciences, Workforce and Economic Development Jay Anderson; and Department Head Robert Stanberry represent Blinn at the National Career Pathways Network Conference held in Austin, Feb. 26-28.  

Blinn showcases innovative partnerships and career-focused programs at national conference

1 year ago By News Staff
Administrators highlight Blinn’s Paralegal and Criminal Justice Programs at the Annual Conference for the National Career Pathways Network The Blinn College District spotlighted its commitment to providing students with pathways to their academic goals with a special guest presentation at the annual conference of the National Career Pathways Network (NCPN). Blinn shared the unique options available for students through its Paralegal and Criminal Justice programs at NCPN Connect in Austin, February 26-28.
Blinn College District recognizes 17 Paramedic Program graduates with pinning ceremony  

Blinn College District recognizes 17 Paramedic Program graduates with pinning ceremony

1 year ago By News Staff
Excellent instruction and realworld scenarios prepare graduates toservetheircommunities The Blinn College District Paramedic Program recently welcomed 17newgraduatestotheprofession during a pinning ceremony at the Blinn RELLIS Administration BuildingatTexasA&M-RELLIS. Each graduate earned their paramedic technology certificate or Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Associate of Applied Science degree, which qualifies them for entry-level paramedic positions and can be applied toward a bachelor’s degree.
Presley Rhoades connected with fluoroscopy (fluoro) during her clinicals and hopes to dive deeper into this specialty that uses X-rays to produce live, continuous images of internal structures.  

How Blinn College helped Presley Rhoades merge healthcare and technology into an exciting career path

1 year ago By News Staff
Blinn radiologic technology graduates earn more than $75,000 per year and often land jobs before graduation After graduating high school, Presley Rhoades was unsure of her next step. When she started working at a local radiology center, however, the job opened her eyes to the radiologic technology field – and Blinn College became the perfect place to jumpstart her career.
HHSC highlights available resources during National Kidney Month  

HHSC highlights available resources during National Kidney Month

1 year ago By News Staff
AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is highlighting resources for kidney disease patients and encouraging people to consider joining the organ donor registry as part of National Kidney Month in March. More than 50,000 Texans are on kidney dialysis, and more than 8,000 are awaiting a kidney transplant.
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