Collegian (Hurst, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Monday, August 29, 1988 Page: 1 of 9
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Classes to begin
Friday, end with
two-week period
of final exams
By Cynthia Sparks
Staff Writer
This semester students may be wonder-
ing why classes begin on a Friday ( Sept. 2),
and why final exams will extend into a two-
week period (Thursday-Friday, Dec. 15-16;
and Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 19-20).
Public school parents and students may
be contemplating the same question since Fort
Worth I.S.D. and H.E.B. I.S.D. begin school,
Thursday, Sept. 1.
Executive Vice Chancellor, C.A. Rober-
son explained the situation.
“The State of Texas Education Board
requires a certain number of days for school to
be in session as required by the Coordinating
Board’s rules and regulations.
“These regulations state that classes can-
not begin before Sept. 1.
“School could not start later, because
then we would be running until Christmas
Eve.”
Roberson added that the new final exam
schedule was also developed to allow comple-
tion of the fall semester before the holidays.
He said a situation like the present sched-
ule occurs every five years or so because Sept.
2 falls on a Thursday or Friday.
The school calender is a TCJC District
decision made under the guidance of Vice
Chancellor for Research and Development
Jimmy Styles whose office plans district sched-
uling to fit state guidelines.
The spring final exam schedule will fall
during a one week period.
Rushing retires for ranching
Dr. Rushing, wife Elaine and granddaughter Cheyenne with one of the family's pure-blooded Brahmans.
photo courtesy Dr. Bill Lace
By Toni Stroud
Editor in Chief
TCJC was still on the drawing
board when Dr. Joe B. Rushing was
selected as the college’s first chan-
cellor.
Twenty-three years and three
campuses later, the only chancellor
TCJC has ever had plans to retire this
coming February to devote himself
full-time to cattle ranching.
“There’s nothing magic about
February,” Dr. Rushing said, “and of
course, if for any reason my replace-
mentcouldn’tstartatthattimel would
stay on into March; but the college is
nearing the completion of a $50 mil-
lion expansion project, and it just
seemed the timing was right.
“Also during February, planning
begins for the following academic
year; a new chancellor ought to be in
on those plans.”
Those plans will include compil-
ing information for the proposed
Arlington Campus, for which land
has already been purchased.
Dr. Rushing’s own experience in
junior college planning came from
founding two colleges and starting
“four campuses from scratch.”
TCJC lured Dr. Rushing away
from his post as founding president
of Broward County Junior College in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, by offering
him the post of founding chancellor
of the newly created TCJC District—
that was back in 1965, and the first
classes were held on South Campus
two years later.
“I hadn’t planned on taking the
job when I came here from Florida
for the interview.
“B ut I liked the concept the (TCJC)
Board members had for this school
—more comprehensive (than the one
in Florida!.”
Having founded Broward County
Junior College, the native Texan was
ready to help TCJC get started.
“Starting a community college can
be tremendously exciting,” Dr. Rush-
ing commented, “and I certainly have
an emotional attachment (to TCJC).
We now have three campuses and the
May Owen Center and property for a
campus in Arlington someday.
“Yes, I had mixed feelings about
making the decision to retire; but now
that it’s made, I’m looking forward to
spending time on other activities.”
The 23 years he has spent at TCJC
will soon give way to a job he has
time for only on weekends now —
working his herd of pure-blooded
Brahman cattle, a herd that has grown
to “about 100 head” in the nine years
since he got into the cattle business.
The cattle, important in breeding
because of their resistance to disease,
run on450 acres along the Lampassas
River where Dr. Rushing shares a
ranch with his son.
He will have time, too, to catch
up on a lot of books. He describes
himself as “an insatiable reader,”
especially of history, and “a Robert
Ludlum fan.”
Before turning to education, the
67-year-old chancellor served in the
United States Army from 1942 to
1946 in the 86th Infantry Division.
Later, he continued his military
service in Korea as a First Lieutenant
in the United States Air Force Re-
serve, accumulating “over 25 years
in the active duty reserve.”
As a member of the Committee
for Employer Support of the Na-
tional Guard and reserve, he will
continue to lend his experience and
advice to his country.
But Dr. Rushing has refrained
from giving advice on the selection
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Great Election
South Campus govern-
ment course offers more
than getting to know the
constitution.
- see page 3
Getting Lost?
Maps for NW, NE and
SouthCampus may help in
getting around.
-see pages 4 & 5
New Board Members
Three new TCJC Board
members are featured in a
three-part series beginning
this issue.
-seepage 7
Watch and Learn
Instructional television pro-
vides way for students to
attend school while main-
taining job responsibilties.
- see page 8
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