Your College’s Wi-Fi: 10 Times Faster!
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May 30, 2014
Volume 7 Issue 17
Wi-Fi at Your College Will
Soon Be 10 Times Faster
Don’t ‘Fall’ Asleep! Note
These Important Dates
Following Her Passion
Leads to Sweet Career
Our Flex Term Classes Fit Your Schedule
Here’s an easy way to lighten your load in the Fall semester: Take a credit class during
June!
Our Flex Term credit classes are unique classes that may fit your schedule better than regular classes.
Flex Term classes run for various lengths of time, from three weeks to 20 weeks. The classes are offered
each month, including June.
Flex Term classes:
last for various lengths of time (not always a whole regular semester)
meet once a week, three times a week or every day
may help you complete your degree faster through more intensive classes
teach core and specialized subjects
are offered in person and online
transfer and apply to degrees
Read more.
Score Great Prizes in Eye on the Goal Challenge (&
More)
Student Accomplishments & Opportunities
You don’t have to be a soccer star to enter our Eye on the Goal Challenge. You just
have to want a shot to score some great soccer gear, tickets to an FC Dallas game or – the big prize – a
$500 DCCCD scholarship. We’re partnering with professional soccer team FC Dallas for this outstanding
contest. The contest ends July 25, and prizes will be awarded throughout the contest period, so enter the
Eye on the Goal Challenge now! See all the details and rules at www.dcccd.edu/eotgchallenge.
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Wi-Fi at Your College Will Soon Be 10 Times Faster
Wi-Fi at Your College Will Soon Be 10 Times Faster
​Do you ever have trouble connecting to the Internet at your college? That may
soon be a thing of the past. We’re expanding Wi-Fi at all seven of our colleges.
When finished this summer, Internet speed using Wi-Fi should be 10 times
faster than it was in 2013!
The faster Wi-Fi will let you stream videos on mobile devices. “We want to
provide Wi-Fi service that allows excellent streaming video to every student,”
says Steve Glick, associate district director of information technology and
network services.
Wi-Fi lets students connect to the Internet wirelessly.
“We view Wi-Fi as a basic utility, much like water and electricity,” Glick says.
Research Indicates That You Agree
In a survey for the Wi-Fi Alliance, Wakefield Research found that 90 percent of students view Wi-Fi as essential to
their educational success, much like the classroom and computer.
DCCCD also will add more than 1,000 wireless radios (access points). That will bring the total to more than 2,000.
Adding more wireless means easier Wi-Fi access.
And, DCCCD has improved the colleges’ wide area network. That network delivers Internet to each college.
“By improving wireless services, DCCCD administrators have shown a serious commitment to addressing the needs of
our students,” Glick said. 0
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Don’t ‘Fall’ Asleep! Note These Important Dates
Don’t ‘Fall’ Asleep! Note These Important Dates
The Spring semester just ended. That means the Fall semester is right
around the corner! Make sure you’re prepared for Fall 2014 by making a
note of these important dates. June
June 10: Priority registration (for returning students) starts
June 16: Regular registration (for new students) starts
August
Aug. 16: Last day to register for students who do not have an “academic
standing” of good
Aug. 20: Last day to register for regular semester classes (Only Flex Term classes can be registered for after
this date.)
Aug. 21: Last day to add a class
Aug. 22: Last day to drop a class (If you were registered before Aug. 20.)
Aug. 25: Semester begins
Aug. 29: Last day to arrange for a payment plan
September
Sept. 8: Certification Date (12th Class Day) for traditional, semester-length classes (Certification dates for Flex
Term classes will vary.)
Sept. 9: Last day to register for classes if you want to receive Financial Aid for Fall 2013
November
Nov. 13: Last day to drop with a “W” for traditional, semester-length classes
December
Dec. 11: Semester ends
Other
Tuition refund dates (for traditional, semester-length classes):
100 percent – Before Aug. 25 (Prior to 1st class day)
70 percent – Aug. 25-Sept. 11 (1st through 15th class days)
25 percent – Sept. 12-17 (16th through 20th class days)
None – On or after Sept. 18 (On or after 21st class day)
Throughout semester: Flex Term registration. Students must be registered for a Flex Term class before the
class meets for the first time.
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Following Her Passion Leads to Sweet Career
Following Her Passion Leads to Sweet Career
Get a transcript of the video.
​Alejandra Rodriguez always had a passion for baking. But her parents weren’t sure she could make a living at it.
So, her father agreed to pay for culinary school if she got a bachelor’s degree and still wanted to cook.
After Rodriguez finished her bachelor’s degree in education, she still wanted to follow her dream. Eventually, that
passion led her to El Centro College’s Food and Hospitality Institute. Now she’s making a living as a baker.
“The passion that the teachers have [at El Centro], it really shows that they know what they’re talking about and they
care about what they’re talking about, and they care that we learn those skills,” Rodriguez says.
“That expectation, that hope, for me, that really drives my personal passion and keeps it going.”
Learn More, Pay Less
The Food and Hospitality Institute, located at the El Centro College Downtown Campus, may be the best-kept secret
in town. It provides a great, hands-on education at a fraction of the cost of expensive culinary institutes.
Its three program paths feature a combination of classroom instruction, hands-on participation and work-related
experience designed to prepare you for three different food service careers:
Bakery/Pastry will prepare you to make pastries and baked goods for bakeries, pastry shops, hotels, country clubs
and in-store bakeries.
Culinary Arts will help you develop the skills necessary to work in a variety of culinary-related positions.
Food and Hospitality Service will train you to work in a wide variety of food service positions, from a small coffee
shop to a large hotel.
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Following Her Passion Leads to Sweet Career
Learn more about careers in food and hospitality service.
Like Math? You May Like to Cook
Rodriguez’s affinity for math and science has helped her as a baker.
“Baking is more of a mathematical science; you have to be very specific” with measurements, she notes. “If you’re off
by an ounce, it can completely throw the recipe off.”
Rodriguez feels that El Centro has prepared her for success.
“Because of El Centro College, I have gained the skills that I need so that I can enjoy my job to the fullest … it’s just
been the most fulfilling thing I’ve ever had,” says Rodriquez.
“I’m a very proud El Centro student, and I would highly recommend this place to everybody.”
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Our Flex Term Classes Fit Your Schedule
Our Flex Term Classes Fit Your Schedule
​Here’s an easy way to lighten your load in the Fall semester: Take a credit
class during June!
Our Flex Term credit classes are unique classes that may fit your schedule
better than regular classes. Flex Term classes run for various lengths of
time, from three weeks to 20 weeks. The classes are offered each month,
including June.
Flex Term classes:
last for various lengths of time (not always a whole regular semester)
meet once a week, three times a week or every day
may help you complete your degree faster through more intensive classes
teach core and specialized subjects
are offered in person and online
transfer and apply to degrees
There are hundreds of classes to choose among. Subjects offered in June include accounting, art, English,
history, Spanish, psychology, biology, government, music appreciation, algebra and many more.
Interested? View Flex Term class schedules on the browsable class schedule by selecting the semester you’re
interested in (Summer 2014) and looking for Flex Term on the right side of the page (under Special Terms and
Topics).
Keep up with Flex Term offerings throughout the year. Go to this shortcut URL: http://www.dcccd.edu/FlexTerm.
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Score Great Prizes in Eye on the Goal Challenge
Score Great Prizes in Eye on the Goal Challenge
​You don’t have to be a soccer star to enter our Eye on the Goal Challenge. You
just have to want a shot to score some great soccer
gear, tickets to an FC Dallas game or – the big prize –
a $500 DCCCD scholarship. We’re partnering with
professional soccer team FC Dallas for this outstanding
​Student
Accomplishments
& Opportunities
contest. The contest ends July 25, and prizes will be
awarded throughout the contest period, so enter the Eye on the Goal
Challenge now! See all the details and rules at www.dcccd.edu/eotgchallenge.
Are You a Red Oak Grad? If so, Free Money Awaits
Did you graduate from Red Oak High School? If so, be sure to apply for the Susan Hitt Hall and Ralph G. Hall
Endowed Scholarship. This scholarship, which pays up to $1,000 for tuition and books per academic year at your
DCCCD college, is only for graduates of Red Oak High School. You also must have been active in academic- or musicrelated University Interscholastic League activities while in high school. Do you fit the bill? If so, apply now! Also, take
a look at the many other DCCCD Foundation scholarships. 15 DCCCD Award Winners Create the Art of Life
Life is celebrated through the arts, and that’s what a select group of students has done — created works of art that
make life special. Those 15 students were recognized recently during a special event at El Centro College. One
student from each of the seven colleges of DCCCD received the Cecil Wallace Fordham Award in Visual Arts and the
Alice Jones Bearding Award in Music. One student also received the Eleanor Jones Award in Creative Writing. Read
some of these students’ stories.
Brookhaven Student’s Poem Is Tops in Literary Contest
“Shoulder Bones” by Kelly Canavan was selected first in the poetry category in the League for Innovation in the
Community College Student Literary Competition for DCCCD. Her poem will now go to the national League
competition. Two other Brookhaven students were also recognized in the competition. Ashley Balcazar earned third
place for an essay; Tyler Satchwell was awarded second place in the fiction category.
Cedar Valley Student Veteran Wins Award to Study Abroad
Jacob Gutierrez is the recipient of a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. The program offers awards for
undergraduate study abroad. Gutierrez plans to spend part of his summer completing a three-week military
assignment. Then he will travel to Spain for four weeks for the study abroad program.
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Score Great Prizes in Eye on the Goal Challenge
Richland Student Accepts Appointment to Air Force Academy
Richland Collegiate High School senior Alicia Reese will enroll in the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs,
Colo. Ms. Reese recently accepted the appointment and a scholarship, which is valued at $500,000. Air Force
Academy cadets commit to at least five years of active duty service after graduation.
North Lake College Names Its Student Leader of the Year
Maryam Marhaba has been named the 2014 Amidon-Beauchamp Student Leader of the Year at the college. Eastfield Phi Theta Kappa Names Its Outstanding Member
Karla Monjaras is the Outstanding Member of the Year of Eastfield College’s Psi Eta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa.
More than 75 students were inducted into the chapter at a ceremony May 3.
North Lake Journalism Students Bring Home 30 Awards
North Lake College journalism students were presented a total of 30 awards at the Texas Intercollegiate Press
Association Convention in April. The North Lake College student newspaper, the News-Register, received 22 awards,
while the literary magazine, Duck Soup, brought home 6 awards. Two awards were also won by the video technology
students.
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7 Scholarships That Can Help You Pay for College
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7 Scholarships That Can Help You Pay for College
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Student eNews
May 14, 2014
Volume 7 Issue 16
7 Scholarships That Can
Help You Pay for College
With College’s Help,
Student Found a Hot
Career
Find Summer Camps for
Your Kids
Moving on? Here’s How to Request a Transcript
Applying to a four-year college or university? You'll need a transcript of
your grades. Luckily, it's easy to request a transcript from the colleges of
DCCCD, and it's free.
Three Ways to Request Your Transcript
There are three ways to ask for a copy of your transcript:
1. Request a transcript online through eConnect (login and password
required).
2. Mail or fax a copy of our transcript request form (PDF - 205KB) to the Admissions/Registrar’s Office
at the college of DCCCD you last attended.
3. Drop by the Admissions/Registrar’s Office at your college to request your transcript in person. A
photo ID is required.
Read more.
Phi Theta Kappa’s Highest Honor Goes to … Cedar
Valley!
Student Accomplishments & Opportunities
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