February 2007:
Number 514
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In This Issue...
Former student named first runner-up for Miss America
Collin celebrates African American History Month
College welcomes second Distinguished Speaker
MONOPOLY® Madness takes over
Islamic law scholar set to lecture at Spring Creek Campus
Project SAFE HANDS—services for violence against women
Top 10 facts about eating disorders
College News
Students: Nominate an Outstanding Professor
Campus Dates
The key to a professional image is confidence
Faculty and Staff Spotlight
Recipe of the Month -- Coleman Cornbread Dressing
Review -- Nova Scotia's golden boys flounder
Dean's List announced
President's List released
Quick Facts
Transfer Tip -- Reverse Transfer
Collin, A&M-Commerce team up to provide scholarships
February 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 972.599.3142. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: Feb. 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; Sydney Portilla-Diggs, student correspondent; Stephanie Hall, student correspondent; Sheri Mackey, contributor; Nick Young, photography and layout

Former student named first runner-up for Miss America
Shilah Phillips made Collin proud Jan. 29. The Frisco resident and former Collin music student was first runner-up in the famed Miss America pageant.
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Collin celebrates African American History Month

Due to Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s foresight and ambition, Americans learn more and more about the contributions and history of African Americans.
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College welcomes second Distinguished Speaker
Collin announced the second installment of its 2006-07 Distinguished Speaker Series exploring the topics of science and religion.
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MONOPOLY® Madness takes over
Chris McGee. Glynda Oglesby. Andre Lewis. Victoria Fain. Julie Boudreaux. Shanna Nelson. Other than being Collin students, they have one other identical trait -- they are all recipients of scholarships from the Collin College Foundation.
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Islamic law scholar set to lecture at Spring Creek Campus
Collin will host one of the foremost scholars on Islamic law during a lecture 7-9 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 21, at the Spring Creek Campus Conference Center.
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Project SAFE HANDS—services for violence against women
Statistics indicate that 13 percent of college women are stalked during one year of college.
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Top 10 facts about eating disorders
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is Feb. 26-March 2. Keep these facts in mind.
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College News
The college has a lot of news tidbits.
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Students: Nominate an Outstanding Professor
Each year, the Outstanding Professor Selection Committee selects five Outstanding Faculty Finalists from the nominations received. After further review, one of the five finalists is selected as the Collin Outstanding Professor of the Year.
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Campus Dates
Check your calendar four times and mark down these upcoming events.
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The key to a professional image is confidence
Did you get that new job you were wanting so desperately? Did you get that promotion? Whether on the job or during an interview for a job, we all want to project a professional image in order to gain the respect of those around us and to further our career.
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Faculty and Staff Spotlight
Most people transcribe taped lectures at home. Sukanya Subramanian's students, not so much.
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Recipe of the Month -- Coleman Cornbread Dressing
Enjoy this student recipe.
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Review -- Nova Scotia's golden boys flounder
Sloan has, under the noses of many, produced a mighty catalog of tremendously well put together studio albums (eight, to be precise) in the past 15 years.
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Dean's List announced
It's here. The Dean's list features some of Collin's best, brightest.
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President's List released
The President's List is out. Are you on it?
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Quick Facts
The following table presents demographic data for students enrolled in Collin’s non-credit classes during academic year 2005-06.
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Transfer Tip -- Reverse Transfer
If you transfer from Collin to a university and have earned at least 18 or more credit hours of the appropriate coursework in residence but have not completed an associate degree, Collin will reverse transfer courses completed at the university back into your Collin program and award an associate degree.
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Collin, A&M-Commerce team up to provide scholarships
Cooperation, makes it happen. A dozen college students are glad this maxim holds true.
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February Employee Birthdays
Celebrate your employee birthdays for February.
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