{"id":1613,"date":"2017-05-23T16:15:04","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T16:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=1613"},"modified":"2017-05-23T21:02:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T21:02:47","slug":"recent-tstc-graduate-continues-classroom-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=1613","title":{"rendered":"Recent TSTC Graduate Continues Classroom Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

(BROWNWOOD) – Charles Marr still finds himself in a classroom, but not getting a grade for academic work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marr, 29, began work in mid-May as a campus technician at the Brownwood Independent School District. Marr graduated in late April with an associate degree in Computer Networking and Systems Administration at Texas State Technical College in Brownwood.<\/span><\/p>\n

He troubleshoots and repairs technology issues primarily at Brownwood Intermediate School and works elsewhere in the school district when needed. As the school year ends, Marr said he and his co-workers will work on upgrades and repairs to computers throughout the summer. He will also work on a CompTIA certification.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cStay open-minded and be optimistic, and there is nothing really you should ever consider out of your reach,\u201d Marr said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marr began growing comfortable with computers when he was in elementary school.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was more than just figuring out how to play solitaire,\u201d he said. \u201cA buddy of mine and I would mess with computers at his house and tear them apart and play with them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Marr graduated in 2005 from Brownwood High School. He joined the U.S. Army and was a combat engineer stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He also lived in Houston before returning to Brown County.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMoving back here wasn\u2019t in the cards initially. But in coming back and graduating, it was actually easy because Brownwood is kind of a small town, but not what it used to be,\u201d Marr said. \u201cEveryone knows everybody, and that makes it easier.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Qualities he learned in the military, such as discipline and commitment, helped him succeed in college.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAt the same time, I had to develop patience with people around me,\u201d Marr said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Renee Blackshear, an instructor in TSTC\u2019s Computer Networking and Systems Administration program, said she was impressed with Marr\u2019s helpfulness and graciousness.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs a veteran, Charles is determined to be successful with any task he undertakes,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

While at TSTC, Marr participated in SkillsUSA and placed third statewide in the telecommunications cabling contest.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCharles distinguished himself by consistently demonstrating knowledge and expertise with course content, completing hands-on projects with ease, and submitting exceptionally well-researched and well-written documentation on various topics,\u201d said Blackshear. \u201cCharles is highly intelligent and has good analytical and communication skills.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

TSTC in Brownwood will have Registration Rally events for the fall semester from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on June 7, July 7 and Aug. 8.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information on TSTC, go to tstc.edu.<\/span><\/p>\n

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(BROWNWOOD) – Charles Marr still finds himself in a classroom, but not getting a grade for academic work. Marr, 29, began work in mid-May as a campus technician at the Brownwood Independent School District. Marr graduated in late April with an associate degree in Computer Networking and Systems Administration at Texas State Technical College in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brownwood"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1613"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1615,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1613\/revisions\/1615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}