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Lead By Example: Veteran Attends Leadership Institute

Single mother Margarita Soto has had her share of challenges from health issues to domestic violence and homelessness to dealing with the fact that her beloved niece is missing. However, what makes this student veteran stand out from the crowd is not her trials but the fact that she is always helping others overcome obstacles.

Can Mindfulness Help You?

You may have heard that mindfulness, or being present in the moment, can be used to combat stress and anxiety and help you drift off to sleep, but for professor Marti Miles-Rosenfield mindfulness is a way of life. Read more

Lady Cougars Ranked Nationally

The Collin College Lady Cougars were just ranked 21st in the nation in a National Junior College Athletic Association poll released Dec. 5, reflecting a positive start for the women's and men's basketball teams for 2017-18. Both carry winning records into the last month of 2017.

What's Going On At CHEC?

Cougar News met with Collin Higher Education Center (CHEC) staff to get the scoop on the latest and greatest news. Read more

Intramurals a Hit

Are you a FIFA video game player looking to meet other FIFA players and show off your skills? Look no further gamers; Collin has got you covered. Collin’s intramural program has now created a FIFA tournament club where students can compete against one another in the popular game series.

ESL Open House Celebrated Unity, Diversity

On Nov. 9, students left classroom challenges behind as they celebrated the ESL Open House in Collin College’s Spring Creek Campus atrium. Happy music, delicious scents, and colorful attire and artwork created an atmosphere of joy, peace and unity as hundreds of Collin College students got a glimpse of 19 other countries, including Russia, Turkey, Afghanistan and Egypt. Read more

Students Named Coca-Cola Scholars

Three Collin College students have been named 2017 Coca-Cola Scholars. Brianna Becker and Taylor Vandersmitte were both named 2017 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholars and Mateo Rivera was named a 2017 Coca-Cola Military Leader of Promise Scholar. Each student will receive a $1,000 scholarship. Read more

It's Registration Time

Registration is open for Collin College’s Wintermester and spring semester. Register now to get the courses you want on a schedule that works for you.

Are You a Student Veteran?

Cougar News spoke to Collin College Student Veterans of America (SVA) President Margarita Soto to get the scoop on the latest news about SVA. Read on to see what is happening on Collin College campuses. Read more

Alumna Forges New Future

Alumna Mara Pitcher lost her husband, her job and her cat in the same week. However, her life took a huge turn for the better when she began attending Collin College. Learn what happened and why she says, "the quality of the stories that we tell is what keeps people’s memories alive." Read more

Feline Films

It's the hap . . . happiest season of all! Oh, but I don't mean that one. I mean, it's Oscar movie season. Time for all of the movie companies to pull out their best and their brightest to try to catch the eye of around 6,000 Academy voters. It's also when the big family franchise movies like your Harry Potters or your Star Wars movies come out.

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