A newsletter for the students, faculty and staff of the Collin College. Published semi-monthly. For information or submissions, call 972.599.3142. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: March 15 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; Nedal Ahmed, student correspondent; Nick Young, photography and layout.
College News
Billy Collins speaks
Poet and 2007-08 Scholar-in-Residence Billy Collins spoke at the Spring Creek Campus Feb. 27. He read a number of his poems and took questions from the 550 guests who attended.
Poet Billy Collins took time after his reading and lecture Feb. 27 to sign books and greet a number of the attendees
Collin Higher Education Center breaks ground
Collin College hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its Higher Education Center, which is slated to open for spring 2010. .
Members of the Collin College Board of Trustees help start the construction for the Collin Higher Education Center located at Central Expressway and State Highway 121.
