Score Discounted Tickets to Dallas Stars Game
 Get discounted tickets to the Dallas Stars game against the Colorado Avalanche on Sept. 24.
Meet other students, faculty and staff as the Dallas Stars and DCCCD partner to kick off the fall semester. The preseason game begins at 7:30 p.m. at American Airlines Center.
So far, more than 200 students and staff have purchased tickets. But there’s still time to get great, discounted seats!
To buy tickets, which range from $10 to $70:
- Visit the special Web site set up for DCCCD
- Enter the password: stars
- Follow the site’s prompts to complete your purchase
Be sure to stop by the DCCCD tables in the South Rotunda of American Airlines Center before the game. You just might score some great DCCCD giveaways!
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Need Cash for Books and Tuition? Check Out This Scholarship
 Are you a full-time DCCCD student with a GPA of at least 3.0? If so, you still have time to apply for a $500 scholarship.
The DCCCD Retirees Association Student Scholarship, offered through the DCCCD Foundation, will pay for tuition and books for the 2010 spring semester. The scholarship is for a deserving DCCCD student who is pursuing the first two years of a four-year academic degree. You are not required to demonstrate financial need to apply.
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You Have Options for Where to Buy Textbooks
 After registering for classes, your next move might include buying textbooks. You have plenty of choices of where to buy them:
First, you can buy your books online via the “Buy My Books” feature on eConnect (login required). As soon as you have registered online or in person, your class schedule will be sent to the eFollett online bookstore. You can choose to have your books shipped to you, or you can pick them up at your preferred location.
Second, you can buy your books online directly from each DCCCD online eFollett bookstore. Course materials/media for your online or distance learning course can be ordered from the Dallas TeleCollege bookstore.
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Get in on Ground Floor With Our Green Building Program
 If you’re interested in finding out about conserving energy, reducing waste and being more environmentally responsible in the building and remodeling industry, DCCCD’s Residential Building Performance Technology program might be for you.
Whether it’s planning new construction or retrofitting existing buildings with more energy-efficient systems, the program, which is offered at Cedar Valley College, can lay a solid, green foundation for your career, or for your home or business.
According to a 2008 report (PDF – 788KB) sponsored by the United States Conference of Mayors, the number of green jobs available in the U.S. should grow tremendously in the decades to come.
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Student Success Story: Debra Poellnitz
 Laid off from her job as a billing analyst, Debra Poellnitz bounced back with work in a fast-moving, green field — thanks to the Residential Building Performance Technology program at Cedar Valley College.
“I had decided that if I was ever laid off, I would go back to school. I was going through the online catalog for Cedar Valley College when I found the Residential Building Performance Technology program and I thought, ‘I could do that.’ ”
Debra works for Ecos, a consulting firm that helps businesses, utility companies and homeowners become more energy-efficient.
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Send Us Your Money-Saving Tips
In these tough economic times, everyone can use a few ideas for saving money. And almost everyone has strategies for doing so. Do you ride DART instead of maintaining a car? Do you clip coupons to save cash at the grocery store? Do you cut water bills by planting drought-tolerant plants?
We would like to collect some of your ideas and share them with others at DCCCD.
If you have a money-saving tip for your fellow students, please e-mail them to rrosen@dcccd.edu. We’ll round up the most intriguing and publish them in an upcoming edition of this newsletter.
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