{"id":2880,"date":"2018-05-04T14:54:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T14:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=2880"},"modified":"2018-05-04T14:54:08","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T14:54:08","slug":"tstc-welcomes-two-new-recruiters-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=2880","title":{"rendered":"TSTC Welcomes Two New Recruiters"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>(RED OAK) – Texas State Technical College welcomed two new student recruiters in April at its North Texas campus.<\/p>\n

Shaunice Cyrus, of Mesquite, and Brandy Robertson, of Powell, joined the recruitment team at the beginning of April.<\/p>\n

Cyrus comes to TSTC after working as a student worker in recruitment during her time at Tarleton State University, where she earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in Social Work. Most recently, she worked in customer service.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Tarleton, I did tours and other recruitment duties such as planning events,\u201d she said. \u201cI worked very closely with the recruiters, like I do now.\u201d<\/p>\n

So far, Cyrus is enjoying the added duties.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere, I am actually going out to different schools and traveling to recruit the students, attending college fairs, career days and things like that,\u201d she said. \u201cSo, with this job it\u2019s more responsibility, but it\u2019s also a lot more fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cyrus said she loves what the college stands for.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love the fact that it\u2019s so affordable and it\u2019s a really good option for students who don\u2019t think that they\u2019re going to go to a traditional college, or don\u2019t think they\u2019re going to college at all,\u201d she said. \u201cIt gives them an opportunity to broaden their horizons and see what all is out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

She takes pride in knowing she can possibly change the future for someone.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m glad just being able to explain to a student the options that they have for higher education,\u201d she said. \u201cSo many times in high school they told us \u2018Go to this school. Go to the big names,\u2019 but there\u2019s so many other options out there. It just really warms my heart to show students that they can get a degree in welding and have a job making more money than somebody who had a degree from a four-year university.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robertson, who holds business degrees from Navarro College and Texas A&M Commerce, is also no stranger to the field of higher education.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore here, I worked at Vista College in the admissions department doing recruiting, admissions, helping register students, tours and sending them to financial aid,\u201d she said. \u201cBasically I would walk the students through the enrollment process.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robertson enjoys speaking with potential students at college fairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey really give you an opportunity to get out there, mingle and help the students and spread the word about our school,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

One thing that has stood out to her is the enthusiasm of TSTC\u2019s instructors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe instructors I\u2019ve had the privilege of working with so far have all been great,\u201d Robertson said. \u201cI love how passionate they are about their programs. You can walk in and ask any of the instructors whose program is number one and they\u2019re all going to say their program is best.\u201d<\/p>\n

She was glad to join the TSTC team, and hopes she can help students make smart educational choices.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like the fact that I am able to reach more students and help them,\u201d Robertson said. \u201cHere, we actually put students first. I feel like I\u2019m making a difference in students\u2019 lives by going out and showing them that they can still do all these things they love, for not even a fourth of the cost of other colleges. It\u2019s amazing. I like it here. I feel like I\u2019m at home.\u201d<\/p>\n

TSTC Provost Marcus Balch said they are proud to welcome Shaunice and Brandy to the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a growing campus they will play a vital role in the surrounding communities as well as in the local school districts,\u201d Balch said. \u201cBoth come to us with experience in the field and we are pleased that they will be working with our prospective students and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n

TSTC prides itself on being \u201ca great place to work\u201d and is currently hiring for positions at its 10 campuses statewide. For information on open positions at TSTC, visit tstc.edu\/about\/employment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(RED OAK) – Texas State Technical College welcomed two new student recruiters in April at its North Texas campus. Shaunice Cyrus, of Mesquite, and Brandy Robertson, of Powell, joined the recruitment team at the beginning of April. Cyrus comes to TSTC after working as a student worker in recruitment during her time at Tarleton State […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-northtexas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2880","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\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2880"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2882,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2880\/revisions\/2882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}