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College lends campus to Homeland Security bioterrorism drill Loeb, best known for his dedication toward civic engagement and researching why some people get Civic engagement activist, author coming to Collin Sept. 20 involved and why others do not get involved, travels the nation speaking to colleges, to the media and at Students reflect on summer: ‘What I conferences. did on my summer vacation’ College ditches ‘snail mail’ for Regina Hughes, director of the Center for Scholarly and Cougar Mail Civic Engagement, said Loeb’s previous visit to Collin was Collin celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct.15. almost thwarted by tragedy. He was scheduled to speak on Need a study room? Sept. 12, 2001 – the day after the terrorist attacks in New LRC offers quiet getaway for studies York City and Washington, D.C. Convinced that Loeb September Campus Dates would cancel, since he was in Alabama, Hughes was Auteur Film Series cooks up new pleased to find that two Samford University season with Center for Scholarly and representatives, who felt his message was needed more Civic Engagement than ever, drove Loeb all night in order to speak at Collin. Grants available for students who are first in family to attend college Quad C Theatre kicks off new season “His message of the importance of active engagement as highlighted in his book 'Soul of a Citizen' is as important now as it was in 2001,” Hughes said. “Since that time,

Texas Poet Laureate schedules visit Collin has established the Center for Scholarly & Civic SGA courts big plans for new year Engagement. Paul will be speaking about the theme of his Keys to Career Success are at Collin most recent publication, ‘The Impossible Will Take a Little While’.” College News Recipe of the Month: Healthy- Refreshing Cole Slaw Salad Loeb has authored and edited several books, including Quick Facts “Soul of a Citizen” and “The Impossible Will Take a Little Make a difference on a G-Force While,” an anthology featuring writings by Maya Angelou, team Alice Walker, Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela, which Tips for Transfer – Transfer Dispute Loeb edited. Resolution The Write Way He is an affiliate scholar at Seattle’s Center of Ethical September Employee Birthdays Leadership, and he has been interviewed by national and international broadcast media. Loeb’s visit is a SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE collaborative effort between the Honors Institute, the Enter your email address in the Center for Scholarly and Civic Engagement and Student box below to receive an email Life. each time we post a new issue of Cougar News or use this feature http://www.enewsbuilder.net/cccc/e_article000447305.cfm?x=b11,0,w[4/13/12 10:10:47 AM] Hospitality: Civic engagement activist, author coming to Collin Sept. 20

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College lends campus to Homeland in that particular Security bioterrorism drill shade. Collin students Sheara Mulbah (left) and Karen Civic engagement activist, author Landers had pretty eventful summers. On the first day of coming to Collin Sept. 20 Landers' was full of drama, while Mulbah got into culture. school, showing up Students reflect on summer: ‘What I in school in the did on my summer vacation’ same color was my favorite part of going back to school. College ditches ‘snail mail’ for However, writing the dreaded “What I did on Summer Cougar Mail Vacation” essay put a damper on my spirits. Collin celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct.15. Need a study room? I never had anything interesting to write about. As a family, LRC offers quiet getaway for studies we did not visit amusement parks. In fact, I visited Six September Campus Dates Flags for the first time on a choir trip when I was 16 years Auteur Film Series cooks up new old. I would have to wait until I turned 25 to go to a season with Center for Scholarly and carnival. Civic Engagement Grants available for students who are first in family to attend college And now, as luck would have it, I finally have something Quad C Theatre kicks off new season interesting to write about—but no one is asking me what I did this summer.

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According to Mulbah, “The whole experience was great for networking.”

Mulbah said the students attended seminars and discussed pop culture in small groups. For Mulbah, the highlight of the weekend was the town hall discussion.

“People spoke so passionately about pop culture and whether the children of today are spoiled by it,” Mulbah said.

On their recreation breaks, Mulbah and the other Collin students spent a lot of time on the beach.

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Collin student Chris Baird competed in and won $100 in Vans Warped Tour skateboard competition while former Collin student Chase Dillon Higgs was accepting a half- tuition honors scholarship from Southern Methodist University. From discussing the controversy of Paris Hilton’s racy Carl Jr.’s commercial, watching the water show at Las Vegas’ Bellagio hotel, or chatting with Faye Dunaway in the rain, Collin students can always boast diverse interests.

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HOME College ditches ‘snail mail’ for Cougar Sept. 2005: Number 497 Mail By Stephanie Hall, Student Correspondent College Links Starting this fall, Collin County Community College District (Collin) will no longer send its students important www.ccccd.edu information regarding school matters using "snail mail." Download Credit Class Schedule Download Continuing Education Instead, Collin will now use the cyber speed of the Internet Schedule to send its students relevant and current information. Admission & Registration Financial Aid “We have not had a college-wide e-mail system before, so In This Issue... this is a new initiative for Collin,” Stephanie Meinhardt, registrar and director of admissions, said. College lends campus to Homeland Security bioterrorism drill The new cyber mail, which is called Cougar Mail, will Civic engagement activist, author enable the college to send students information quicker coming to Collin Sept. 20 and easier than sending mail through the post office, she said. Because physical as well as personal e-mail Students reflect on summer: ‘What I did on my summer vacation’ addresses change all the time, Cougar Mail will be a College ditches ‘snail mail’ for separate system so students will always have a consistent Cougar Mail place to log on to in order to find out pertinent school Collin celebrates Hispanic Heritage information. Month Sept. 15-Oct.15. Need a study room? “By using Cougar Mail, Collin will have an official way of LRC offers quiet getaway for studies communication with the students and a more accurate way September Campus Dates of contacting the students,” Meinhardt said. Auteur Film Series cooks up new season with Center for Scholarly and Civic Engagement Because this is the new official way to send students Grants available for students who important school information, students cannot be removed are first in family to attend college from the mailing list, Meinhardt said. Quad C Theatre kicks off new season “Furthermore, it will be the responsibility of the students to be diligent about reading Cougar Mail from the college,” Texas Poet Laureate schedules visit she said. SGA courts big plans for new year Keys to Career Success are at Collin Students will receive information concerning tuition bills, College News financial aid, student activities, registration information, the Recipe of the Month: Healthy- college newspaper, Cougar News, and much more through Refreshing Cole Slaw Salad Cougar Mail, Meinhardt said. Students will also receive Quick Facts information that was once only accessible by searching Make a difference on a G-Force through bulletin boards school such as information from the team counseling office that might be of interest to the student Tips for Transfer – Transfer Dispute Resolution body, Meinhardt said. The Write Way September Employee Birthdays “Information regarding alcohol awareness, depression awareness, and such can now be sent via e-mail,” she SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE said. Enter your email address in the box below to receive an email With this new system, students will receive up-to-date each time we post a new issue of news and information, which will help students as well as Cougar News or use this feature http://www.enewsbuilder.net/cccc/e_article000447304.cfm?x=b11,0,w[4/13/12 10:11:00 AM] Hospitality: College ditches ‘snail mail’ for Cougar Mail

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HOME September Campus Dates Sept. 2005: THE ARTS gallery is putting the Collin art faculty under the Number 497 spotlight at the annual “Exhibition One: The Faculty.” The show will feature works from the Collin faculty to kick College Links off the 2005-06 season. The exhibition will run from www.ccccd.edu Monday, Aug. 29-Saturday, Sept. 10 at THE ARTS gallery. Download Credit Class Schedule A reception is scheduled for 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 7 in Download Continuing Education the gallery. Works will include painting, drawing, Schedule printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, small metals, Admission & Registration photography and graphic design. Gallery hours are Financial Aid Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.- 8 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information about In This Issue... this exhibition and any future exhibitions, visit the gallery’s College lends campus to Homeland website at www.ccccd.edu/THEARTSgallery or call Security bioterrorism drill 972.881.5873.

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HOME Quad C Theatre kicks off new season Sept. 2005: Number 497 The Quad C Theatre recently announced its 2005-06 schedule – from chaotic yuletide high jinks to sweet trans- College Links puppets. www.ccccd.edu Download Credit Class Schedule The theatre will kick off its season with Download Continuing Education “Handler” by Robert Schenkkan Schedule Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 13-15 and Oct. Admission & Registration 19-22 at 8 p.m. Matinees will be Financial Aid Sunday, Oct. 16 and Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 22-23 at 2:15 p.m. Directed by Gail In This Issue... Cronauer, “Handler” follows Geordi after College lends campus to Homeland being released from prison as he joins Security bioterrorism drill Brother Bob’s flock. Tragedy strikes as Geordi decides to handle a snake, but a miracle soon Civic engagement activist, author coming to Collin Sept. 20 follows. “Handler” will be shown in the John Anthony Theatre on the Spring Creek Campus. Students reflect on summer: ‘What I did on my summer vacation’ Other Quad C Theatre productions are: College ditches ‘snail mail’ for “The Exonerated” by Jessica Blank and Cougar Mail Erik Jensen directed by Brad Baker Collin celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct.15. Black Box Theatre, Oct. 18-23. Need a study room? “Seasons Greetings” by Alan Ayckbourn LRC offers quiet getaway for studies Dec. 1-11 Black Box Theatre. “The September Campus Dates Rocky Horror (Puppet) Show” by Auteur Film Series cooks up new Richard O’Brien co-directed by Brad season with Center for Scholarly and Backer and Dane Offman Musical Civic Engagement direction by Mark Mullino Choreography by Kelly Songy- Grants available for students who are first in family to attend college Nelson Puppetry designed by James M. Ortiz March 2-12 Quad C Theatre kicks off new season John Anthony Theatre. “The Mistress of the Inn” by Carlo Goldoni, adapted by Carmela Lamberti, and co-directed by Robin Armstrong and Shannon Kearns-Simmons, April 27- Texas Poet Laureate schedules visit May 7 Black Box Theatre. SGA courts big plans for new year Keys to Career Success are at Collin The Black Box and John Anthony theatres are located on College News the Spring Creek Campus in Plano. Showtimes are at 8 Recipe of the Month: Healthy- p.m. and matinee performances are at 2:15 p.m. General Refreshing Cole Slaw Salad admission for each show is $8 and $6 for students and Quick Facts senior citizens. Season passes are $30 and $23 for Make a difference on a G-Force students and senior citizens. team Tips for Transfer – Transfer Dispute For more information about upcoming shows or season Resolution passes, call the theatre hotline at 972.881.5100 or visit the The Write Way Quad C Theatre website at www.quadctheatre.org. September Employee Birthdays [PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION] SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE

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HOME SGA courts big plans for new year Sept. 2005: By Ana Colores Palmer, Student Correspondent Number 497 The Student Government Association (SGA) is planning to enhance the college experience for students, faculty, staff College Links and the community in the new school year. With the new www.ccccd.edu year comes a new president. Download Credit Class Schedule Download Continuing Education Last May, the SGA organized elections to choose a new Schedule president for the organization. Justin Stuart won the Admission & Registration election. Financial Aid Stuart plans to finish a nursing major and attend medical In This Issue... school. He dreams of becoming a cardiac surgeon. Stuart College lends campus to Homeland enjoys playing cello, and he will perform in the Mesquite Security bioterrorism drill Symphony this season. Stuart has several proposals for the 2005-06 year. Civic engagement activist, author coming to Collin Sept. 20 His commitment for the fall semester will be to improve our Students reflect on summer: ‘What I college experience and to organize a charitable event to did on my summer vacation’ bring our community and student population together. College ditches ‘snail mail’ for Cougar Mail “Academics are good here, but now we need to go to the Collin celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct.15. next level which is activities, things to do,” Stuart said. Need a study room? LRC offers quiet getaway for studies The plans for this fall also include organizing a charitable September Campus Dates event for the holiday season. Auteur Film Series cooks up new season with Center for Scholarly and The idea will be to bring all the students who want to Civic Engagement volunteer and the students groups to work together, so the Grants available for students who are first in family to attend college event can be more effective and can benefit the local Quad C Theatre kicks off new season community. Also, he is interested in recruiting more people to participate in the SGA. He invites all the students to come and talk to him or the senators and bring ideas that Texas Poet Laureate schedules visit will benefit the school and the students. The SGA mission SGA courts big plans for new year is to serve as the voice that represents the student body at Keys to Career Success are at Collin Collin. College News Recipe of the Month: Healthy- This organization addresses issues that affect the student Refreshing Cole Slaw Salad community and promotes all students rights. The SGA Quick Facts Executive Committee has a president, vice president of Make a difference on a G-Force internal affairs, a vice president of external affairs, a team secretary, a treasurer, a campus senate chair for each Tips for Transfer – Transfer Dispute campus, at large senator representative and a primary Resolution advisor. The Write Way September Employee Birthdays Any student interested in the SGA can visit their website at http://sga.ccccd.edu or e-mail Stuart at [email protected]. SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE [PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION] Enter your email address in the box below to receive an email each time we post a new issue of Cougar News or use this feature http://www.enewsbuilder.net/cccc/e_article000447315.cfm?x=b11,0,w[4/13/12 10:11:56 AM] Hospitality: SGA courts big plans for new year

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HOME The Write Way Sept. 2005: By Joyce Marie Miller, English professor Number 497 Many years ago, a lecturer on time management changed my life with five simple yet meaningful words: “Don’t put College Links down; put away.” www.ccccd.edu Download Credit Class Schedule What a time-saver that “pearl of wisdom” came to mean in Download Continuing Education organizing my family and professional chores! Schedule Admission & Registration Even at times today when I search for excuses not to put Financial Aid something away, the lecturer’s advice invariably moves me to complete a task. The advice also returned to me as I In This Issue... was clearing my desk to write my customary column. College lends campus to Homeland Security bioterrorism drill In an instant, I thought it more beneficial for students to learn some of our professors’ favorite “pearls of wisdom” Civic engagement activist, author coming to Collin Sept. 20 than for them to learn about essay writing this month. In due course, I put out a call to my colleagues and am Students reflect on summer: ‘What I especially pleased by the high number of quick responses did on my summer vacation’ —far more than space allows to include them all. College ditches ‘snail mail’ for Cougar Mail Professors from every campus submitted their original Collin celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct.15. musings as well as oft-quoted expressions aimed at Need a study room? helping you manage your college experiences more LRC offers quiet getaway for studies successfully (just as wise advice helped some of them September Campus Dates during their early college years). Auteur Film Series cooks up new season with Center for Scholarly and In the order of submission to the column, then, the Civic Engagement following sentences reflect the kind of “pearls” they’d like Grants available for students who are first in family to attend college their own children to contemplate on the heels of college Quad C Theatre kicks off new season life.

Here’s hoping that one (or more) also will touch you in Texas Poet Laureate schedules visit some way, perhaps even making meaningful differences in SGA courts big plans for new year your personal, academic, and professional lives just as the Keys to Career Success are at Collin words “Don’t put down; put away” made in mine: College News Recipe of the Month: Healthy- • DO today what could wait until tomorrow! Refreshing Cole Slaw Salad Quick Facts • Good writers read good writing. Without a reliable pattern Make a difference on a G-Force of correct, clear language in the mind, a writer cannot write team well. Tips for Transfer – Transfer Dispute Resolution • There are no bells, hall monitors, or truancy officers at The Write Way Collin; getting to class is solely your responsibility. September Employee Birthdays • Professors do not give you a grade. They record the SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE grade you earn based on the quality of the final product Enter your email address in the you submit to fulfill the assignment. box below to receive an email each time we post a new issue of Cougar News or use this feature • We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what http://www.enewsbuilder.net/cccc/e_article000447322.cfm?x=b11,0,w[4/13/12 10:12:43 AM] Hospitality: The Write Way

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• Open your ears, not your mouth (unless at the appropriate time).

• “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.” (Albert Schweitzer)

• Relax about the grades and concentrate on getting the most out of each course.

• The saddest book is the one less opened.

• Prioritize, prioritize, and prioritize! Remember that each three-hour course you take usually requires three times that number to complete your homework, reading assignments, and papers.

• “Grasp the subject, and the words will follow.” (Cato the Elder)

• The root (reading skills) always reflects the pattern of the leaves and branches (writing skills).

• “Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” (H. Jackson Brown Jr.)

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