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Driver steps down as Arts & Sciences dean to return to passion of teaching math

by Isa Torres, staff writer

After struggling to make it to the top of Wall Street, Chris Gardner showed true perseverance in the face of poverty and misfortune.

He shared his amazing story at Texas Tech University in the Allen Theater on April 26. Gardner is the owner and CEO of the Christopher Gardner International Holdings, which has offices located in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. He is also the best-selling author of his autobiography, “The Pursuit of Happyness,” which was recently made into a motion picture in 2006 starring the Academy Award winning actor Will Smith. Gardner is also a philanthropist, donating his time and money to many organizations.

Gardner’s life did not always involve book singings and Wall Street deals. He had to work his way up from the absolute bottom. After spending three years in the United States Navy, Gardner went on to work for a prestigious heart doctor and co- authored many articles that are still significant today.

To have an opportunity to work for someone of that caliber and stature was huge. At the time, Gardner had a real interest in becoming a doctor or a scientist. He was his assistant and received $7,500 dollars a year. At 23 years old, single with no children, he worked there for four years until he met and fell in love with a young lady and had a child.

“Becoming a parent for me was the most precious, loving, and challenging thing I have ever been required to do in my life,” said Gardner.

  

SPC Regents discuss Fine Arts construction, fall enrollment dip at September meeting

by Jacob Tucker, associate editor

Construction, fall enrollment, and future campaign efforts to promote education for the college were among the main topics of discussion during the September meeting of the South Plains College Board of Regents. 

Construction for the addition to the Fine Arts Building will begin soon.  During the meeting Jim McCutchin of McCutchin Construction in Levelland presented a list of bidders for the different jobs needed for this construction project.

“We have been having a little trouble getting a hold of a few of the bidders for their insurance,” McCutchin informed the Board.  “Without their insurance, these bidders will not be recommended for use by the college.”

The jobs that were up for bid ranged from electrical work to demolition work. 

“This size of job will be particularly difficult for a demolition company to do,” said McCutchin.  “We just have so much to do on the interior and the exterior.  It is hard to find one that is affordable enough for the college and one that is willing to do the hard work involved with this project.  It will be a lot of manual labor.”

The estimated cost of the project will be considerably less than what was originally projected by BGR Architecture.

“When we first received the project, we estimated the cost at $2.7 million,” said Coda Stephenson, a representative of BRG, “but with all of the bids that we have received, that price will go down.”

Due to the high cost of the project, Dr. Kelvin Sharp, president of South Plains College, suggested that the Board borrow money, in the form of bonds, to help fund the new construction. 


 
  
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