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College lends campus to Homeland Security bioterrorism drill

Civic engagement activist, author coming to Collin Sept. 20


Students reflect on summer: ‘What I did on my summer vacation’

College ditches ‘snail mail’ for Cougar Mail
Collin celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct.15.
Need a study room?
LRC offers quiet getaway for studies

September Campus Dates
Auteur Film Series cooks up new season with Center for Scholarly and Civic Engagement
Grants available for students who are first in family to attend college
Quad C Theatre kicks off new season

Texas Poet Laureate schedules visit

SGA courts big plans for new year
Keys to Career Success are at Collin
College News
Recipe of the Month: Healthy-Refreshing Cole Slaw Salad
Quick Facts
Make a difference on a G-Force team
Tips for Transfer – Transfer Dispute Resolution
The Write Way
September Employee Birthdays
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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

Quick Facts
The Community College Student Experiences Questionnaire (CCSEQ), annually administered to Collin graduates and core curriculum completers, measures their self-perceived learning gains or progress in various areas as a result of their experiences at Collin.

Students indicate their perceived gains on a four-point scale, where 1 = “Very Little” and 4 = “Very Much.”
 

Thus, the higher the mean response the higher the self-perceived gain or progress. The perceived gains of 2003-04 Collin graduates and core completers in 25 areas of learning are presented in the following table along with comparative data other community, junior and technical colleges.

Acquiring knowledge and skills applicable to a specific job or type of work. 2.9 2.7
Gaining information about career opportunities. 2.5 2.5
Developing clearer career goals. 2.7 2.7
Becoming acquainted with different fields of knowledge. 2.8 2.6
Developing an understanding and enjoyment of art, music and theater. 2.3 2.0
Developing an understanding and enjoyment of literature (novels, stories, essays, poetry, etc.). 2.4 2.1
Writing clearly and effectively. 2.8 2.6
Presenting ideas and information effectively in speaking to others. 2.7 2.5
Acquiring skills needed to use computers to access information from the library, the Internet, the Worldwide Web and other computer networks. 2.7 2.6
Acquiring skills needed to use computers to produce papers, graphs, charts, tables or data analysis, etc. 2.6 2.5
Becoming aware of different philosophies, cultures and ways of life. 2.6 2.4
Becoming clearer about my own values and ethical standards. 2.7 2.5
Understanding myself, my abilities and interests. 2.9 2.8
Understanding mathematical concepts such as probabilities, proportions, etc. 2.4 2.3
Understanding the role of science and technology in society. 2.5 2.3
Putting ideas together to see relationship, similarities and differences between ideas. 2.6 2.5
Developing ability to learn on my own, pursue ideas and find information I need. 2.9 2.7
Developing the ability to speak and understand other languages. 1.6 1.8
Interpreting information in graphs and charts I see in newspapers, textbooks and TV. 2.2 2.2
Developing an interst in political and economic events. 2.2 2.0
Seeing the importance of history for understanding the present as well as the past. 2.5 2.2
Learning more about other parts of world and other people (Asia, Africa, South America, etc.). 2.2 2.0
Understanding other people and the ability to get along with different kinds of people. 2.6 2.5
Developing good health habits and fitness. 2.3 2.3
Developing the ability to work with others in different kind of situations. 2.6 2.6

 [Source: CCSEQ Survey 2004]

For questions or comments contact: Nasreen Ahmad, 972.758.3810                                                                                                 









































 


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