By: Pat Miller
TC News staff
Seal of approval: TC student Anna Gibson sits under the Texarkana College seal waiting for the snack bar to open on the first day of business for the Truman Arnold Building.
Dedication ceremonies for the new Truman Arnold Student Center will be held Nov. 30, according to Texarkana College President Dr. Carl Nelson. Gov. Ann Richards and Truman Arnold, who contributed money for the construction of the new Student Center, are scheduled to appear at the ceremonies, which are set for 2 p.m. “This was the only day on which their schedules did not conflict,” Dr. Nelson said.
Also scheduled to be present will be Dr. Nelson, who will preside over the ceremonies, Texarkana College Board of Trustees members and employees of TC. “I want to knock the image of a second rate school out of everyone’s mind and show that two year colleges are just as good as four year universities,” Dr. Nelson added.
An open house to introduce the public to the Truman Arnold Student Center is set for Dec. 5 from 1-5 p.m. Construction of the new Social Sciences Building is set to begin in the spring. “We are hopeful to have all the plans drawn and to go out for bids by the January board meeting,” Dr Nelson added. “We will try to be in the building next fall or in early 1995.”
Renovation on the old Student Center will begin as soon as the new Social Sciences Building is completed. The campus radio station, KTXK, the journalism department and the Literacy Council will move into the old Social Sciences Building during the renovation.