A newsletter for the students, faculty and staff of the Collin County Community College District. Published monthly. For information or submissions, call 972.758.3849. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: Sept. 10. All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on the due date. Photos cannot be returned. Text should be emailed to mrobinson@ccccd.edu or sent on disk. Please submit copy that is proofed, edited and saved in Word format. Cougar News staff: Lisa Vasquez, director; Mark Robinson, editor; Marcy Cadena-Smith, contributor; Sydney Portilla-Diggs, student correspondent; Stephanie Hall, student correspondent; Ana Colores Palmer, student correspondent; Nick Young, photographer; Layout by Publications
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Make a difference on a G-Force team
By Marcy Wilson
Texas is on a path to becoming a less educated, less prosperous state. Currently, one million Texans are enrolled in higher education, which is only five percent of the state's population.
As the number of college-educated Texans decline, so will annual household income -- by an estimated $30-$40 billion in 2030.
The loss could be dire for both families and the state's economy. Here’s the challenge -- to reverse these trends, the challenge is to bring 300,000 additional people prepared to succeed in higher education by 2015. Here’s the plan -- the statewide College for Texans Campaign was developed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and funded by the Texas legislature.
The campaign led to the establishment of Go Centers, which are a grassroots network of centers designed to inform and motivate middle and high school students to go to college. These centers are housed in local area middle and high schools. Here’s where you come in.
Go Centers are staffed by G-Force members. Collin coordinates the Go Centers in Collin County and provides the Collegiate G-Force team. We need students to join the G-Force team. Not only will you be helping people to go to college, you will also earn scholarship money while you are doing it.
For more information, contact Marcy Wilson, Department of Recruitment and Programs for New Students at 972.377.1627 or e-mail to marwilson@ccccd.edu. See www.gocenter.info and www.collegefortexans.com for general information.
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