Learn How the New Core Curriculum Affects You
 Come and learn about the new DCCCD Core Curriculum in October and November. Attend a session that will help you to explore the changes in the Core, which takes effect in Fall 2010.
The Core Curriculum is a set of courses designed to address the major skills needed to succeed in college. The Core provides you with a foundation for your college education and can transfer as a block of credit between and among Texas institutions of higher education.
These sessions will help you to make better decisions about transferability, scheduling and career planning.
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Something to Cheer for: Mavs, Stars Discount Tickets
 DCCCD is teaming up with the Dallas Mavericks and the Dallas Stars for discount tickets to games during the 2009-2010 season.
For Dallas Mavericks games, tickets are available on selected days at $12.25 (regularly $15) or $22.25 (regularly $31). If you’re a big Dallas Stars fan, ticket discounts ranging from $5 off to half-off are available on certain days.
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Chancellor's Office Ombudsman Can Help With Complaints
 Every DCCCD college has procedures in place for you to pursue complaints or problems. It’s usually easiest for everyone if you address problems informally before they become big distractions. If you can’t resolve problems informally, your college has formal complaint/grievance procedures outlined in district and college publications.
If you have tried to resolve a problem at your college, through both informal and formal channels, and you think that your concern deserves further consideration, then you may ask to be referred to the Chancellor’s Office Ombudsman.
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Take It Easy: Let eConnect Do the Work
 You’ve no doubt checked your grades or viewed your class schedule on eConnect, DCCCD’s hub of online services. But eConnect offers a world of other services to make your life easier.
Here are some of the things you can do online through eConnect:
- Apply for admission
- Search for classes
- Plan schedules for one or more terms
- Search/register for class (if eligible)
- View class schedule
- View official DCCCD communications through My Messages
- View degree plans
- View grades
- Update personal information (e-mail address, phone numbers)
- Request a transcript
- Buy books
And eConnect is a real time-saver. There’s no travel and no waiting in line. You have access almost anytime – nights, weekends and holidays. And, you only have to go to one Web site for multiple services at any DCCCD college.
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Counseling Programs Can Make a Difference
 Do you want to make a positive difference in people’s lives? The related programs of Substance Abuse Counseling and Social Work, both offered by DCCCD’s Eastfield College, can lead to a solid, satisfying career helping people overcome their problems.
Our programs offer a variety of degree and certificate options that will prepare you for a career as a substance abuse counselor working with social services agencies or faith-based communities or as a social worker dealing with families, the elderly or others in need.
You’ll receive a solid academic grounding that can carry your college transfer plans through a bachelor’s degree and beyond. You’ll learn not only the theory and psychology of your future career but also the intangible relational skills that will set you apart from your peers in the workplace.
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Student Success Story: Sheila Isom-Grace
 Sheila Isom-Grace says she considered herself a “loser.” But after enrolling in the Substance Abuse Counseling program at Eastfield College, she found a career and a purpose in life. Today she is director and 12-Step sponsor of Sigma Twelve Women’s Recovery Center in Brownwood, Texas.
“How did I get to Eastfield’s Substance Abuse program? To be honest, I was in recovery myself. With a year and a half sober at the age of 46, I considered myself a loser who had wasted her life and was looking for a way to make a living that took the least amount of time,” Isom-Grace says.
Her dream was to get her master’s degree, become a licensed professional counselor and open a faith-based treatment center. At her very first class, Substance Abuse Counseling professor Gloria Jackson helped change Isom-Grace’s outlook and set her on the path to success.
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Everyone can use help saving money these days. When we asked for tips, your fellow students responded with creative ways to make money go further:
