The 护理教育认可委员会 Board of Commissioners granted initial accreditation to the baccalaureate nursing program with Jan. 15, 2020 as the effective date for initial accreditation of the program. 下一次评估访问计划于2026年春季进行。
杰基朗格弗德, director of Simulation, recently wrote an article for the magazine CIO Applications about the benefits of health care simulation in learning. The article, titled “Walking the Tightrope Between Reality and Simulation in Education,” can be found at https://simulation.cioapplications.com/cxoinsights/walking-the-tightrope-between-reality-and-simulation-in-education-nid-4530.html.
Summer 2021 Diagnostic Medical Sonography graduate, 一个Truong, recorded a perfect score on the ARDMS SPI national registry board exam. The ARDMS SPI is a difficult exam with an overall pass rate last year of only 68 percent.
玛尔塔·摩尔博士, full-time professor of English at Plano Campus, presented “Like a Bull: Central European Visionary Poets, Slavic and Eastern European Languages and Literatures Panel” at the South Central Modern Languages Association Conference on Oct. 9.
雪莉Scamardo, program manager for Seniors Active In Learning, has been appointed to the Plano Senior Advisory Board from Nov. 1, 2021, to Oct. 31, 2023.
A group of second-year Dental Hygiene students volunteered their own time for a project called 让退伍军人保持微笑。 Dr. Sam Nechamin of Sherman puts on this event every September, treating up to 60 veterans. 该项目提供卫生和康复服务。 The Collin student volunteers were: 西德尼汉, 伊丽莎白·史密斯, Baylie林赛, and 佩吉莱斯特.
J.D.伊西普博士, full-time English professor at Plano Campus, will have his poem, “A Gallon of Milk,” published in the “Edges and Borders” issue of Colorado State University-Pueblo’s literary magazine, 朝圣之旅。 In November, he will present his paper, “The Way of the X: The American Social Contract from Puritan to Mutant Pilgrims,” at the American Studies Association of Texas (ASAT) Conference in Wichita Falls.
丽莎·柯比博士, full-time professor of English at Plano Campus, presented a paper titled “Heroes for a Divided Nation: The Cajun Navy in American Mythmaking” at the 12thAnnual Louisiana Studies Conference. Dr. Kirby was also named one of the judges for the Working-Class Studies Association’s John Russo and Sherry Linkon Award for Published Article or Essay for Academic or General Audiences.
卡莉·纽比医生, professor at the McKinney Campus, has been selected as a reviewer for the National Wellness Committees certification exam. As a reviewer, she will be utilizing her expertise in health and wellness to ensure validity and reliability for the national exam.
贝特西·布罗迪, full-time professor for iCollin Virtual Campus, was accepted as a presenter at the 23rd Annual Legacies Dallas History Conference. The theme is “Dining and Drinking in Dallas.” She will be presenting on her digital humanities project “Digging In: How Food, Culture, and Class Shape the Story of Asian Dallas” at the conference in January 2022.
朗达刘易斯, a full-time professor for iCollin Virtual Campus, was accepted into the Technical Writing Certificate Program at the University of North Texas for 2022.
The college has three respiratory care students concurrently enrolled in 中西部州立大学 Registered Respiratory Therapist to Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care (RRT-BSRC) program. Students can complete six credit hours through MSU by the time they graduate from Collin. Upon credentialing, students are awarded 41 credit hours towards their BSRC. 自2017年以来，该学院与密歇根州立大学签订了衔接协议。
琳达Kapocsi, professor of Integrated Reading and Writing, and 罗莎琳达·巴伦苏埃拉博士, professor of Political Science, both from Plano Campus, have been awarded scholarships to attend and present at the Fall 2021 Virtual Conference for the Two-Year College English Association Southwest (TYCA-SW). TYCA-SW serves teachers and administrators of English programs in two-year colleges from Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The pair’s joint presentation is titled, “Wrongful Conviction, Exonerations, and the Innocence Project: A Co-Requisite Approach to Demystifying American Government for Integrated Reading and Writing Students Based on a Criminal Justice Reform Theme.”
The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) at 贝勒麦金尼 reached out to Collin College Health Sciences to request additional assistance with the high patient numbers in their emergency department. Eleven fourth-semester nursing learners worked 12-hour shifts circulating the waiting room to complete vital signs and assist with completing EKGs and transmitting. The BSW CNO later offered gratitude for the quick response and noted, “Both students and our caregivers seem so grateful for the opportunity this partnership has provided us. One of the nurses in the emergency department commented on how well the students jumped in and helped out, saying, this is the best help you could have given us!”
Blakley希金斯, charge nurse at Medical City Plano in the neonatal intensive care unit, shared positive comments about 亚伦桑德斯, one of the college’s Emergency Medical Technician students. Sanders was in the NICU for what Higgens described as “one of the busiest and craziest nights I have ever experienced,” including working in a short-staffed department, attending a very high-risk delivery of a baby with an open abdominal defect, and assisting with emergency bedside surgery. Sanders also helped with sterile line changes, IV starts, feeding babies, changing diapers, and other duties. Higgins said he would even give him the unofficial title of honorary NICU nurse.
In October, the college awarded its 200th recipient of the 德州技能再培训补助金. This grant assists students who had to take some time off from school due to the pandemic. This funding comes from the 州长紧急基金 through the 德州高等教育协调委员会. 学院有更多的东西可以捐赠。 If you know a former student who had to sit out before completing their degree, please have them email studentsuccess@collin.edu.
Remaining 关心行为 funding will allow the college to assist adults in its service area who have never attended college with a tuition and fee credit to take their first couple of classes.
In October, the college partnered with the 北德克萨斯食品银行 and hosted mobile food trucks at the Wylie and Plano campuses. In just one day at each location, this great partnership was able to help serve 262 families.
Meredith Wang博士, dean of Academic Affairs at Plano Campus, has been selected for the next class of North Texas Community College Consortiums CLARA program.
Photography professor 伊丽莎白Mellott juried, curated, and installed the fourth annual Lone Star Art Competition at the Texas Discovery Gardens.
蕾妮Dessommes, professor of theatre, opened a world premiere of the new play, “A Very Sordid Wedding” by Del Shores at Uptown Players in Dallas on Sept. 24.
李维·r·布莱恩特博士, professor of Philosophy at Frisco Campus, published “Wilderness Heritage: For An Ontology of the Anthropocene” in 传统生态, edited by Torgeir Rinke Bangstad and Thora Petursdottir, Routledge: 2021.
莱斯利·斯坦纳兰德博士, Political Science professor at Frisco Campus, published a manuscript on “Protecting the Texas Electric Grid: A Cybersecurity Strategy for ERCOT and the PUCT” in 公共政策中的风险、危害与危机 Sept. 8.
肖恩·费瑞尔-华生医生, professor of English at Frisco Campus, published the poem “Ghosts” in 躺在泥土里, vol. 188, Oct. 2021. Dr. Ferrier-Watson published the short story “Changeling,” 100个单词的故事：一点点的文学, July 29.
Frisco Campus Science Labs Manager 梅洛迪·霍姆斯ilmed an educational video for Sweet Adelines International on Vocal Anatomy. Sweet Adelines International is a non-profit organization whose mission is Elevating women singers worldwide through education, performance, and competition in barbershop harmony and a cappella music.
Frisco Campus Associate Dean 凯茜瑟曼 is serving as Secretary for the Texas Association of Developmental Education (TADE).
Celina Campus Associate Dean 丽莎·弗雷斯特 graduated from the Consortium 领导 and Renewal Academy (CLARA) on Sept. 17. Forrester还被选为首届领导力班的成员。
Polysomnography Director 琥珀色的艾伦 spoke on two panels at the Certification in Clinical Sleep Health Innovation Conference, part of the third annual Scientific Conference for the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine on Sept. 16.
Respiratory Care Director 婀瑞思利索利斯 and faculty member Kelley Reynolds published in 联盟纪事 on “Ultrasound Education at Collin College” (Solis and Reynolds, pgs. 15 - 17日)。