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New culinary arts degree approved
Nominate a Professor of the Year by March 28
College adds Kappa Delta Pi
Scholarship applications accepted through May 5
Register early for summer, Maymester March 17-19
Five tips -- Clean up
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Job Fair set for March 26
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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 19. 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; Nedal Ahmed, student correspondent; Nick Young, photography and layout.

Campus Dates

Spring Break is Monday-Friday, March 17-23. During this week, college administrative offices will be open Monday-Wednesday, March 17-19; however, there are no classes. The college district will close Thursday-Sunday, March 20-23. Classes resume Monday, March 24.

Collin College will Rock the Vote – Cougar Style during an upcoming voter registration drive. Students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to register from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday, March 25, at the Preston Ridge Campus Founders Hall; 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Wednesday, March 26, at the Spring Creek Campus Atrium; and from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Thursday, March 27, at the Central Park Campus bookstore. Refreshments will be available.


“A Night with the Raiders” is set from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, March 25, at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie. The event is for prospective students to Texas Tech University with faculty, staff, students and alumni. RSVP to dallas.admissions@ttu.edu or 214.630.8324 by Thursday, March 20.


Collin College’s Job Fair is set from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Wednesday, March 26, at the Spring Creek Campus Atrium, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway in Plano. The fair is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring their resumes and meet employers face to face. Full- and part-time employment, and professional, technical and service positions will be available. For more information, call 972.881.5781.


The University of Texas at Dallas Transfer Expo is set from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4:30-6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 2, at the Spring Creek Campus Atrium. Transfer Expos provide an opportunity for transfer students to learn more about and apply for admission to UTD right at your current college campus. Academic advisors from each UTD school will be available to meet with students who apply at the event. For detailed advising, bring transcripts from all schools attended. Participants will have their $50 application fee waived with a submitted application for the summer 2008 and fall 2008 semesters.

 

The Auteur Film Series, “Secrets, Deceptions and Epiphanies: Fruit from the Cinematic Tree of Knowledge,” will present “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 2, at the Spring Creek Campus, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano. The event is free and open to the public. Some content may not be suitable for all ages. For more information, visit www.ccccd.edu/auteurfilms.com.

 

The Distinguished Speaker Series continues with Dr. Michael Shermer, founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, the executive director of the Skeptics Society, at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 15. Dr. Shermer will present "Why People Believe Weird Things." This lecture will focus on pseudo-science. The public lecture is set for 7 p.m. and a Conversation with Dr. Michael Shermer at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 16. For more information about the Distinguished Speaker Series, contact Regina Hughes, director, at rhughes@ccccd.edu or call 972.881.5900. Or visit the series’ webpage at www.ccccd.edu/speakerseries.

 

The Auteur Film Series, “Secrets, Deceptions and Epiphanies: Fruit from the Cinematic Tree of Knowledge,” will present “Sense and Sensibility” at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 24, at the Spring Creek Campus, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano. The event is free and open to the public. Some content may not be suitable for all ages. For more information, visit www.ccccd.edu/auteurfilms.com.


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