May 2006:
Number 505
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In This Issue...
Summer, Maymester registration nears
Applicants sought for SMU dual admissions
May Calendar Dates
Learning Communities brings new light to classroom experience
Top 10 -- Graduation
Students wield honor society as competitive edge
Book, movie review
Texas first lady speaks at candlelight vigil
CSI Collin County: the real deal
Annual event showcases college's diverse population
Faculty and Staff Spotlight
Basketball teams score big in conference play
Summer Student Profile
Quick Facts -- Learn more about Collin's concurrent students
Understand how your Collin courses will transfer
Career Week’s roadtrip a great ride
Faculty, staff and student news
Taking care of man's -- or woman’s -- best friends
May is National Mental Health Month
May Employee Birthdays
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A newsletter for the students, faculty and staff of the Collin County Community College District. Published monthly. For information or submissions, call 972.758.3849. 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 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; Stephanie Hall, student correspondent; Nick Young, photographer; Heather Darrow, contributor; Shawn Stewart, contributor; Lydia Gober, contributor; Tatiana Shehedah, contributor

Summer, Maymester registration nears
Weekend College introduced for summer

Registration for Maymester and summer courses at Collin is now in progress.
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Applicants sought for SMU dual admissions
Students interested in participating in the dual admissions program with Southern Methodist University (SMU) should be aware that the deadline for application is Tuesday, Aug. 1.
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May Calendar Dates
Check out the events coming up at the college.
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Learning Communities brings new light to classroom experience
I had to hold my tongue. Well, I pretty much had to lasso, reel in and hog-tie my loudest and most troublesome of communicative organs while sitting in on a Learning Communities course at the Preston Ridge Campus.
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Top 10 -- Graduation
Find out why graduation is so good.
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Students wield honor society as competitive edge
Students actively involved with Phi Theta Kappa wield a competitive edge in the continual effort to stay ahead in the game of life.
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Book, movie review
Check out this book and movie and tell them that Cougar News sent you.
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Texas first lady speaks at candlelight vigil
First lady of Texas Anita Perry was the keynote speaker at the annual candlelight vigil held in support of Sexual Assault Awareness Month April 6 at the Spring Creek Campus.
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CSI Collin County: the real deal
Under the direction of biology professor Cathy Donald-Whitney, Collin’s pre-med biology club and Student Life hosted guest speaker Terry Sanner, chief field agent of the Collin County Medical Examiner’s office.
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Annual event showcases college's diverse population
Students from 22 nations exhibited a potpourri of costumes, foods, arts and crafts in the Spring Creek Campus Atrium March 23 celebrating the fourth annual International Day at Collin, sponsored by the International Office, International Student Association, Middle Eastern Student Association, Student Life Office and Student Activity Fee Allocation Committee.
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Faculty and Staff Spotlight
What do Golda Meir and Jean Piaget have in common? They are both name-dropped by our Faculty and Staff Spotlight.
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Basketball teams score big in conference play
The men's and women's basketball squads tore up the hardwood this year.
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Summer Student Profile
Reverse transferring really works. Former student Rebecca Goldberg will tell you why.
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Quick Facts -- Learn more about Collin's concurrent students
A total of 893 high school students enrolled concurrently at Collin during fall 2005, and 800 students enrolled during the spring 2006.
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Understand how your Collin courses will transfer
Course credits transfer in different ways depending on the course.
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Career Week’s roadtrip a great ride
“Career Week 2006: Travels in Careering” resulted in some outstanding information about careers and ways to work with choosing a career.
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Faculty, staff and student news
Faculty, staff and students have been tearing up the headlines lately.
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Taking care of man's -- or woman’s -- best friends
The phrase “a dog is a man’s best friend” is a well known truism. Aside from providing companionship, pets are good for one’s physical and mental health.
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May is National Mental Health Month
It is the mind that matters.
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May Employee Birthdays
Happy birthday to these May honorees.
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