{"id":1762,"date":"2017-06-26T17:45:57","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T17:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=1762"},"modified":"2017-06-26T22:29:44","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T22:29:44","slug":"tstc-in-marshall-recognizes-longtime-employee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=1762","title":{"rendered":"TSTC in Marshall Recognizes Longtime Employee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(MARSHALL) \u2013 Texas State Technical College\u2019s Marshall campus has been educating East Texans since 1991, and one employee has been around to see much of its history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patricia A. Robbins, the admissions director and registrar, was recently honored at TSTC\u2019s Employee Appreciation Day for 25 years of employment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWorking with someone who is a walking encyclopedia of TSTC\u2019s history here in Marshall is an absolute joy,\u201d said Provost Barton Day. \u201cI bet Miss Pat won\u2019t say this, but she remembers several of our current faculty members when they first walked onto campus as students.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robbins said what has kept her working at TSTC has been her love for the students and seeing them succeed. She said in her job she keeps a positive outlook and encourages students to reach their academic and career goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI feel true happiness when I see them on the road to success,\u201d she said. \u201cI counsel with them and pray with them along the way. Sometimes all they need is a little support and knowing that someone truly cares.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robbins\u2019 work sweeps across several functions of the technical college, including dual enrollment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPat has been very helpful and supportive,\u201d said Michelle Ates, dual enrollment manager. \u201cShe provides great leadership to make sure the dual enrollment students\u2019 admission and registration goals are met. If there are problems, she will look for the best means to ensure a positive experience for the high school students that leads to success.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before coming to TSTC in August 1992, Robbins worked for 17 years as an academic affairs administrative assistant at Wiley College in Marshall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robbins has a bachelor\u2019s degree in office administration from Wiley College.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information on Texas State Technical College, go to tstc.edu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/0621171157a-1-pat-robbins-resized-marshall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1763\" src=\"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/0621171157a-1-pat-robbins-resized-marshall-272x300.jpg\" alt=\"0621171157a-1 pat robbins resized marshall\" width=\"272\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/0621171157a-1-pat-robbins-resized-marshall-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/0621171157a-1-pat-robbins-resized-marshall.jpg 521w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(MARSHALL) \u2013 Texas State Technical College\u2019s Marshall campus has been educating East Texans since 1991, and one employee has been around to see much of its history. Patricia A. 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