December 2005:
Number 500
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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: Dec. 2 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; Nick Young, photographer; Layout by Publications
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Alumna starts new hospitality career
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| Plano resident Gesina Cuvi went back to
school at Collin at age 40. Now she’s in
the hotel industry at the Embassy Suites
Hotel in Frisco. |
At 44, Gesina Cuvi has started her career.
In August, the Plano resident was named the human resources assistant at the Embassy Suites Hotel Dallas/Frisco after earning associate’s degrees in culinary arts and hotel/restaurant management from Collin. She also earned certificates in those areas.
In 2001, at the age of 40, Cuvi dove back into college after getting married, having two children and attending Barry University in Miami.
“You should never stop wanting to learn,” Cuvi said. “I really love to study, to be in college and learn new things. [Going back to college] really opens your eyes to what the youth culture is doing. It helps you understand the world better.”
Cuvi decided to come back to school when her children started school, she did some research and found Collin to be close to home and a great education.
“The college has a superb program for the hotel industry,” Cuvi said.
For Cuvi, Collin is a family affair, as her daughter, Gesina Felix, 19, is currently working toward a career in teaching and will transfer to Texas Woman’s University. Attending classes with students that are her daughter’s age gave Cuvi a little insight into today’s youth. Although she is older than most newly graduated college students, Cuvi wants to put her career into high gear.
“I love being around people and I think that this is the best thing for me,” she said. “I am so happy being fresh out of college.”
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