A newsletter for the students, faculty and staff of the Collin County Community College District. Published monthly. For information or submissions, call 972.599.3142. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: April 10 All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on the due date. Photos cannot be returned. Text should be e-mailed 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; Lydia Gober, special contributor; Nick Young, photographer.
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Career Week 2006 steers students towards their destination
 Career Week 2006 will be in full swing from April 3-7th with activities and presentations designed to help you answer these questions and focus on your career path.
Dynamite speakers, presentations on professional image, how to conduct business during a restaurant meeting and “roadtrip interviews” will provide information to guide you up the career planning roadway.
What is a “roadtrip interview?” Often called an information interview, “roadtrip interviews” help you discover what people like and dislike about their occupations, their work history, educational background, and what a typical day is like in their profession.
During Career Week 2006, Collin students will interview professionals from the area about choosing career paths and being passionate about their work. Watch the open areas of each campus for special displays with information on the career pathways of faculty, staff and administrators of Collin. These career biographies are designed to give further insight into the career development process.
Roadtrip Highlights: Monday, April 3, 12:30-1:45 p.m. Spring Creek Campus Conference Center “Professional Image” including Professor Jerry Smith, Art Department, presenting on a professional wardrobe with a shoestring budget and Professor Eric Carlson, Speech Communication Department, presenting how communication determines our image.
Wednesday, April 5, 10 a.m.-noon, Spring Creek Campus Conference Center “Highways to Science”: Interviews with Rosemary Wilson, lab technician at UT Southwestern Medical Center; Bill Bryan, CEO Microconsult, a biotechnology company and more. Wednesday, April 5, 1-3 p.m.
“Side Roads to Psychology/Sociology," Spring Creek Campus Conference Center. Interviews with Dr. Sarah Feuerbacher, Social Work, Educational Psychology working at an area service agency, Hope’s Door; Dr. Greg Gullion, Sociology, working on a grant to study U.S./Mexico border relations and more. Thursday, April 6, 10 a.m.- Noon, “Speedbumps & Detours” Spring Creek Campus Conference Center.
Interviews with successful professionals who are “Career Enabled” through meeting special challenges, i.e. Esther Kelly, Director of Deaf Action Center in Dallas. Thursday, April 6, 6:30-8 p.m., “Scenic Route to Hospitality” Spring Creek Campus Conference Center. Meet career professionals in hotel/restaurant management, event planning, culinary arts. Please note the schedule on the college website under “Newsroom” to see the March Cougar News or contact 972.881.5781 or 972.377.1781.
Career Week 2006: Conversations With a Road Warrior
From the Kuwaiti desert during the Gulf War, to the boardrooms of corporate America, and, ultimately, to the streets as a police officer, Roy Alston, our “Road Warrior,” has had a wealth of occupational experience.
He will be presenting his leadership perspectives on Thursday, April 6, 11:30 a.m. at the Preston Ridge Campus Event Center in Frisco. Alston’s resume includes attendance at U.S. Military Academy at West Point (BS in Leadership), service in the armed forces in combat during the Gulf War, and has leadership of troops as a commissioned officer.
In 2003 he earned an MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University. Alston began his civilian career in retail in 1994, and he has held leadership positions at Montgomery Ward’s, PepsiCola, Target and Verizon Wireless.
Currently, he is employed as a police officer with the Dallas Police Department. He is a leadership consultant and author of the recently published book Radioactive Leadership.
According to Alston, “I am really passionate about motivating and helping others reach their full potential.”
Terrence Brennan, academic advisor for Collin said, “This guy is very dynamic and has such insights and great stories to tell about his own life and how he has learned many of the leadership lessons he’ll describe. This will be a very worthwhile program for our students as well as community members.”
The Career Week 2006 schedule also includes Tuesday, April 4 presentations by Dr. Otto Kroeger, expert in how personality type impacts our lives as students, employees, family members, and how this knowledge can guide people in career choices. Dr. Kroeger’s schedule includes 8:30 a.m. at Central Park, 11:30 a.m. at Preston Ridge, and 7 p.m. at Spring Creek campuses.
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