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: Aug. 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; Garrison Reid, special contributor; Lisa Huang, special contributor; Nick Young, photography and layout.
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Fall Learning Communities courses announced
This fall, students will have the opportunity to dive into a new pool of Learning Communities courses. Some of the courses are new, and some are classes offered in previous semesters. But all of them are a new and exciting learning experience.
Learning Communities blends two different courses together into one class. Two professors teach the course, and students earn six total credit hours. Also, Learning Communities include more core classes needed for completion of an associate’s degree and for transfer to a university.
The fall 2006 Learning Communities line up includes:
Central Park Campus
What Does It Mean To Be An American?
History and Sociology
Professors Collins/Gaiter
Preston Ridge Campus
Rumors of Reality: Politics, the Media and Our Social Conscious
Sociology and History
Professors Elliott/St. John
Ghosts and Myths: Decoding the Past
English and History
Professors Beverage/Gunderson
How Deep Does the Rabbit Hole Go?
Humanities and English
Professors Bailey/Andrus
Chances in Life: A Quantitative Approach to Biology
Math and Biology
Professors Ardis/Subramanian
In the Matter of Gender: Living Human Bodies and Living With(in) Human Bodies
Anthropology and Biology
Professors Sullivan/Shaham-Albalancy
Spring Creek Campus
Sensational Trials in Modern American History: Lizzie, Manson, O.J. and More
Criminal Justice and History
Professors Marble/Coulter
Teaching as a Performing Art: Classrooms, Communication and Community
Education and Speech
Professors Boski-Wilkinson/Long
Arts and Humanities: Those Women!
Art and Humanities
Professors Siber/Stevens
Birds, Bees and Urban Legends: Sexual Health in the (Mis)information Age
Physical Education and Psychology/Sociology
Professors Adams/Smith
A Two-Way Mirror: Contrasting Narratives Reflecting the Human Condition
Sociology and English
Professors Stern/Brown
Making Cents
Math and Economics
Professors Brown/Bowler
Hope Springs Eternal: Exploring Human Endurance
Humanities and English
Professors Sears/Sears
For more information about Learning Communities, visitwww.ccccd.edu/learningcomm . Register for Learning Communities courses this fall by using the e-schedule and searching LRCM, available for download at www.ccccd.edu.
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