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A newsletter for the students, faculty and staff of the Collin College. Published monthly. For information or submissions, call 972.599.3142. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: May 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; Dana Schmitz, contributor; Sydney Portilla-Diggs, campus correspondent; Stephanie Hall, student correspondent; Heather Darrow, special contributor; Sandy Suvannachakkham, special contributor; Kathryn Martin, special contributor; Nick Young, photographer and layout.
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College News
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| Heather Darrow | The National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) awarded the college a Silver Paragon for a feature article written by Heather Darrow. NCMPR processed more than 2,100 entries from across the county this year, so the Paragon awards were very competitive. Darrow's article profiled Dena Pritchett who graduated magna cum laude from Collin College and is now a Fulbright Scholar studying nomadic women in the United Arab Emirates.
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| Attendees at the Live Smart! Health and Safety Fair received glucose screening as one of the services offered by area hospitals. | More than 200 participants attended the Live Smart! Health and Safety Fair 2007 at the Central Park Campus on March 2. This was the first Health and Safety Fair held at CPC. Eight medical doctors spoke on topics ranging from cardiac to women's health issues. The Learning Resources Center had a display on how to access the LRC’s health information, and our allied health programs were involved in many of the activities. Attendees participated in health testing, and the Carter Blood Center collected blood.
The Knowledge is Power lecture on global warming at the Preston Ridge Campus April 11 brought in more than 250 attendees. The featured professors speaking were Dr. Deidre Wendell, professor of political science, and S.J. May, professor of geology.
The college recently hosted two events saluting its many successful students. The Emerging Scholars program April 19 at the Spring Creek Campus Conference Center. An Emerging Scholar is a student who has a "commitment to learning, who has demonstrated a special talent in a particular discipline and who has been identified by an instructor as having the potential to excel." To view a web photo gallery, click here.
Furthermore, the college also held its second annual Stellar Students program, an opportunity to salute the finest in developmental education students April 12 at the Spring Creek Campus Conference Center. To view a web photo gallery, click here.
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| Stellar Students were honored at a ceremony April 12 in honor of outstanding developmental education students. |
Earth Day festivities were held at the Preston Ridge Campus April 17-18 with much ado about sustaining the planet. The theme this year was "Less is More ... Sustain Our Earth." It featured food, music, a number of lectures and presentations, a fun walk and run, and much more. To view a web gallery for the event, click here.
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| Attendees at the Earth Day celebration at the Preston Ridge Campus April 17-18 discovered how native Texan plants can supplement gardens and help ease water usage. |
The college's International Day was held March 29 at the Spring Creek Campus with its usually flair and fare. Booths sprinkled throughout the campus atrium featured photos, literature, art, cultural items from various countries from all points of the globe. Also, the event featured a flag parade featuring the many countries represented, food, drink and a fashion show highlighting the cultural garb from around the world. To see a web photo gallery of International Day, click here.
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| Tatiana Shehadeh, from the International Student office, welcomes attendees to the International Day event March 29 at the Spring Creek Campus. |
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