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As part of the Texas Reskilling Support Fund Grant Program, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has awarded $650,000 to the University of North Texas at Dallas (UNT Dallas) and Navarro College.
Through this program, the two institutions are partnering to deliver educational programming to displaced workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic who need to upskill or reskill to get back into the workforce.
The pandemic recently made a one-year anniversary in March of its effect in North Texas.
According to a news release, The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) awarded $9.3 million to Texas higher education institutions in the second round of awards. Through a competitive process, 25 applicants representing 31 institutions and serving 6,100 students were selected.
Gov. Abbott appoints regents to Texas Tech University System Arcilia Acosta, Cody Campbell and Patrick Gordon will join the TTU System Board of Regents for a six-year term. (Source: KCBD) By KCBD Staff | April 14, 2021 at 10:33 AM CDT - Updated April 14 at 10:33 AM
LUBBOCK, Texas
(NEWS RELEASE) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott appointed three new members to the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents for terms set to expire on Jan. 31, 2027, his office announced today (April 13).
The new appointees are Arcilia Acosta (Dallas), president and CEO of CARCON Industries and Construction and founder and CEO of Southwestern Testing Laboratories (STL) Engineers; Cody Campbell (Fort Worth), co-founder and co-CEO of Double Eagle Energy Holdings and Double Eagle Development; and Patrick Gordon (El Paso), president of Gordon Davis Johnson & Shane P.C.
Through a competitive process, 25 applicants representing 31 institutions and serving 6,100 students were selected.
Reskilling grants allow Texas public colleges, technical schools, and universities to provide financial assistance to students to cover tuition and fees.
The program is supported by a portion of the $175 million allocation to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board from the Governor s Emergency Educational Relief Fund. The Governor and THECB Commissioner have provided a valuable opportunity for our state s future employees to return to school, especially those students who stopped out due to financial reasons, Lisa Hobson, Ph.D., Professor and Interim Dean of Education, said. We are excited to be selected and we have a strong relationship with Navarro College and value them as a partner.
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