College lends campus to Homeland Security bioterrorism drill
 It was a frightening sight at the Preston Ridge Campus Aug. 9. Fortunately, it was just a test.
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Civic engagement activist, author coming to Collin Sept. 20
 Author Paul Loeb has been slated to visit Collin Tuesday, Sept. 20 as the Honors Institute Scholar-in-Residence.
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Students reflect on summer: ‘What I did on my summer vacation’
By Sydney Portilla-Diggs, Student Correspondent
 When I was in high school, my friends and I looked forward to the first day of school. We usually picked a color and went shopping for outfits in that particular shade. On the first day of school, showing up in school in the same color was my favorite part of going back to school. (Pictured from left to right: Collin students Sheara Mulbah and Karen Landers had pretty eventful summers. Landers' was full of drama, while Mulbah got into culture.)
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College ditches ‘snail mail’ for Cougar Mail
By Stephanie Hall, Student Correspondent
Starting this fall, Collin County Community College District (Collin) will no longer send its students important information regarding school matters using snail mail.
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Collin celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct.15.
National Hispanic Heritage Month is rolling around once again, Sept. 15-Oct.15.
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Need a study room?
LRC offers quiet getaway for studies
.jpg?i=091405120300) The new Learning Resource Center at the Preston Ridge Campus in Frisco, which opened in January 2005, was built as an example of a learning community.
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September Campus Dates
September is full of events and activities for students, faculty and staff. Check it out!
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Auteur Film Series cooks up new season with Center for Scholarly and Civic Engagement
 The Auteur Film Series has gone through some changes. The program which started in 2003 will feature at least one movie a month, except December, during the 2005-06 school year. Also, the theme for the year is “Food for Thought.” Every movie includes a food theme. However, culinary concoctions are just the outside crust of the films. Each movie delves into the cultures, relationships, feelings and behaviors of the characters.
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Grants available for students who are first in family to attend college
Grants for first-generation college students are available thanks to a grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
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Quad C Theatre kicks off new season
 The Quad C Theatre recently announced its 2005-06 schedule – from chaotic yuletide high jinks to sweet trans-puppets.
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Texas Poet Laureate schedules visit
 Betwixt the rattle and hum of a new dawn of a semester comes the poet laureate.
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SGA courts big plans for new year
By Ana Colores Palmer, Student Correspondent
The Student Government Association (SGA) is planning to enhance the college experience for students, faculty, staff and the community in the new school year.
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Keys to Career Success are at Collin
By Lydia A. Gober
What does "career success" look like at Collin County Community College District? Check out these student success stories.
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College News
 Check out the faculty, staff, student and college news all rolled into one. (Pictured left to right: Collin trustee Dr. Bob Collins, scholarship winner Lauren Battard and Collin President Cary Israel at the annual scholarship banquet.)
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Recipe of the Month: Healthy-Refreshing Cole Slaw Salad
By Sonita Oliver, culinary arts student, health chef
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Quick Facts
See how Collin grads and students who complete the "core curriculum" rate their learning and progress at the college.
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Make a difference on a G-Force team
By Marcy Wilson
 Texas is on a path to becoming a less educated, less prosperous state. Currently, one million Texans are enrolled in higher education, which is only five percent of the state's population.
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Tips for Transfer – Transfer Dispute Resolution
 Collin works closely with colleges and universities to make the transfer process as smooth as possible.
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The Write Way
By Joyce Marie Miller, English professor
Many years ago, a lecturer on time management changed my life with five simple yet meaningful words: “Don’t put down; put away.”
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September Employee Birthdays
Happy birthday to these employees.
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