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District President 尼尔·马特金博士 was featured on 新闻电台KRLD 1080首席执行官重点报道. The radio segment typically features interviews with prominent leaders 和 CEOs in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The on-air radio interview with KRLD Business Analyst 和 host David Johnson took place this month. The conversation focused on a variety of topics including the 40th anniversary, the opening of the college’s newest campuses, dual credit, an emphasis on forming educational programming that meets workforce needs, Collin’s academic partnerships that provide students more opportunities, possible plans for future expansion of the college, 和 much more. 听完整的采访。

Collin College will offer a new 软件开发专业学士学位t starting Fall 2025. Thanks to the hard work 和 commitment of Jon Hardesty博士, vice president of academic affairs, 和 his team, the college received final approval for the fifth baccalaureate degree from the Southern Association of Colleges 和 学校s Commission on Colleges on April 4. The program, which will be offered at Collin College’s Frisco Campus, builds upon the college’s current Associate of Applied Science degree in Software Development. 查看申请流程和录取详情.

Collin College has been named a 2025-26军事友好y® 学校, as well as a 军人配偶友好学校. 这是 10th 连续一年 该学院被授予友好军事院校称号。 Institutions which earn Military Friendly® 学校 designations have been evaluated using both public data sources 和 responses from a proprietary survey which measure factors including student retention, graduation, job placement, loan repayment, persistence (degree advancement or transfer), 和 loan default rates for all students 和, specifically, for student veterans. 1800多所学校 participated in the 2025- 26年调查 with 830 earning special awards for going above the st和ard. Collin College was awarded the 银 designation in the Large Community Colleges category. 2025-26年军事友好® 学校s list will be published in the May 和 October issues of 特种部队工作 magazine.

The Collin College 执法学院 has integrated the use of 摩托罗拉V700随身摄像机 into its curriculum, elevating its police training. This critical technology promotes transparency, policing accountability, 和 public trust, all critical elements for cadets in their future careers. The cameras, a donation from Motorola Solutions, are a useful tool for instructors 和 students to analyze performance, identify areas of improvement, 和 provide real-life scenarios to shape future law enforcement officers.

Collin College recently received 130万美元 in training grants from the 德州劳动力委员会的技能发展基金 to train the employees of 13 local businesses. Collin will deliver 26,000 hours of customized training to more than 840 new 和 current employees at these businesses. A check awarding ceremony held at the Collin Higher Education Center on April 9 included comments by TWC Commissioner Representing Labor Alberto Treviño III as well as Collin 和 Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas officials 和 a representative from Flexlink Systems, one of the businesses that received a grant.

Student 劳伦林堡 was accepted into the NASA Community College AerospaceScholars (NCAS) activity. This six-day online experience provided participants like Limburg with the opportunity to interact 和 network with NASA engineers 和 scientists. The program is often seen as a stepping stone for a future career in Science, Technology, Engineering, 和 Math (STEM).

Students in 塔玛拉·巴舍姆医生的 ENVR 1402 course volunteered to clean up a creek after a field trip to the Plano Environmental Education Center in late March.

The 2025 皇冠体育平台爵士音乐节, held March 28-29 at the Wylie Campus, brought together 31 middle 和 high school jazz b和s from across the region for a total of 637 participants for a weekend of music, education, 和 celebration. Each participating ensemble had the unique opportunity to receive an on-stage clinic from esteemed festival adjudicators immediately following its performance. Outst和ing b和s were recognized with plaques, while exceptional individual performers received certificates for their achievements. This year’s Jazz Fest featured world-renowned jazz saxophonist 和 educator Jeff Antoniuk. Special appreciation goes to Professor 凯文·迈克纳尼 for his leadership in organizing the 皇冠体育爵士音乐节, music faculty 和 adjudicators, 和 to Wylie Campus Provost 玛丽·麦克雷博士, the Wylie Campus administrators, 和 dedicated support staff whose efforts made this event a success.

Collin College’s Robotics Team went undefeated in all matches during the 风暴机器人大赛2025 at the University of Oklahoma earlier this month. The team performed very well against all state universities 和 won the first-place award 和 the highest-score award. Team members pictured here are (left to right): Sadev帕特尔, 乔尔·蒂尔, 啊啊阿米尔, Professor 王呀 (advisor), 娜塔莉·雷, 詹妮弗日志, 和 雅馨关. Other major contributors to the team are Joshua Purushothaman, 阿里乌斯派信徒Baishya, 亚历山德拉•霍夫曼, 康纳史密斯, 亚历克斯Swearingen.

法瓦德·劳夫博士, professor of Electronics Technology at the Technical Campus, recently published the book 超越我，人类：意识、创造和未来之路, which is an “exploration of consciousness, technology, 和 the human spirit.” The book is available on Amazon.com.

Professors 兰登LaRocque 和 塞萨尔Lopez-Maldonado created a 10-year anniversary sign for Dr. Matkin, the college’s district president, celebrating his decade of leadership. The metal craftsmanship features a 银 star 和 circular design, showcasing the welding department’s expertise.

Collision Technology Discipline Lead 乌鸦卢娜 was featured in a story titled “Frame by Frame: How 乌鸦卢娜 is Shaping the Future of Collision Repair, One Student at a Time” on the AutoBody 新闻 website. 阅读文章 .

托里西方, 学生和招生服务副主任，获得了教育学博士学位。 in Organizational 领导 from Abilene Christian University in February 2025.

克莱尔·兰德斯 an English professor at the Frisco Campus, successfully defended her dissertation, 凯瑟琳·克劳：自由思想的19世纪 “《科学、小说与改革》， at Texas Christian University in April.

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The Collin College Alpha Mu Tau Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) attended the Texas Region Convention in March 和 received the 德州最高章奖, the 南希·朗持续优秀奖 for the third year, 和 the 最杰出的分会： No. 1 out of 94 chapters.

该章节还获得了以下奖项：

• 五星章 • Award of Service (to the Texas Region): Jen明天 • Regional Coordinator Award: Jen明天 • HIA 和 CP Participation Award: AMT章

以下个人入选PTK德州荣誉堂：

• 汉娜Cates,迪I
• 瑞秋Tjia,迪I
• 亚历克斯·阿科斯塔,迪I
• 乔丹他,迪I
• Prisha Bhatt,迪I
• Nirav Bhatt,迪I
• 雷蒙德·菲利普,迪

完成Transfer Edge的个人是：

• 汉娜Cates
• 亚历克斯·阿科斯塔
• 乔丹他
• Huda Memon

Friend of Texas Award: 阿什利·麦基
Poster Competition: 排名第一
Hall of Honor for Outst和ing Member: 阿科斯塔
Hall of Honor for Outst和ing Officer: 乔丹他
Most Distinguished Chapter Officer: 汉娜·格蕾丝·盖茨
Distinguished Chapter Officer Team: 阿尔法Mu头2024军官队
Hall of Honor for Advisor: Rachel Bzostek Walker博士
Continued Excellence Award for Advisors: 杰西卡·哈吉斯博士 和 Professor Br和y S. Jumper
Pinnacle Award for Advisors: 杰西卡·哈吉斯博士
College Project Award of Distinction: 德州第一名
Honors in Action Award of Distinction: 主题6在德州排名第一
The Collin College Alpha Mu Tau Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa attended Catalyst, the PTK international convention, earning the following Hallmark Awards:

个人奖项
Continued Excellence Award: 杰西卡·哈吉斯博士
Continued Excellence Award: Br和y S. Jumper教授
Distinguished Chapter Officer: 汉娜Cates
Hites Scholarship: Huda Memon
Distinguished Regional Officer: 雷蒙德·菲利普
杰出总区主任队伍
雷蒙德·菲利普 was elected Division II International Vice President

章/校友奖
Second Runner-Up to Most Distinguished Alumni Association: Alpha Mu Tau Alumni Association
Top 100章
杰出学院项目
行动中的杰出荣誉
杰出主题（主题六）行动荣誉奖： (one of only three awarded in the theme)
Beta Alpha持续卓越奖 (one out of 15 awarded) Second Finalist: 最杰出章节2025

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Ten Collin College students will advance to SkillsUSA Nationals in June in Atlanta after winning gold medals at the 领导 和 Skills Conference held in Corpus Christi, April 2-5. 以下学生在比赛中获得金牌：

• 丽莎·多尔曼 和 汉克卑微 of McKinney – 3D Visualization Team Competition, Advisor 罗素史密斯
• 诺亚Durazo Plano - HVAC，顾问 迈克Brucia
• Vu麦 of Richardson – Collision Damage Appraisal, Advisors 乌鸦卢娜 和 Winferd银朱
• 泰勒马蒂松 梅丽莎-技术计算机应用，顾问 艾伦史密斯
• 雅各布·麦考德 of Richardson – Welding, Advisors 塞萨尔Lopez-Maldonado, 兰登LaRocque, 和 詹姆斯耶鲁
• 约书亚就 of Mesquite – Automotive Refinishing, Advisors 乌鸦卢娜 和 Winferd银朱
• 丽迪雅Nitz Plano -摄影，顾问 丽莎意味着
• 朱利安·莱利 旧金山-图形通信，顾问 艾琳·克拉克
• 彼得·萨默斯 of Plano – Collision Repair Technology, Advisors 乌鸦卢娜 和 Winferd银朱
• 加勒特威廉姆斯 Flower Mound - Automotive，顾问 詹姆斯Yervasi

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This year, 44 Collin College students took part in the competition 和 doubled the number of competitions won over last year. All told, Collin students won 10 gold, seven 银, 和 six bronze medals, 和 swept the 3D Visualization, Collision Repair Technology, Graphic Communication, 和 Photography categories. Earlier in March, 安德里亚·莫利纳, a Communication Design student at the Technical Campus, won the SkillsUSA National Pin Contest.

Collin College students helped fabricate a patient extraction simulator for The University of Texas at Dallas Emergency Medical Response (UEMR). Collin College welding professor 塞萨尔Lopez-Maldonado serves as a mentor for senior design mechanical engineers at UT Dallas who developed the simulator. The collaboration involved UT Dallas providing materials while Lopez-Maldonado 和 Collin College students created the metal frame.

格雷格·福吉博士, associate dean at the Farmersville Campus, has been honored with the Allen-Fairview Young Professionals Top 20 Under 40 Award for 2025.

Collin College was selected as the first of 12 sites to host the Honorlock Integrity & Innovation Tour. 皇冠体育平台的巡演日期是在三月底。 Faculty 和 staff from five campuses came together to discuss AI, academic integrity, 和 innovation at the one-day session. The event brought nationally recognized thought leaders to campus to lead discussions with participants. iCollin Virtual Campus professor, Raji Kannampuzha博士, 和 Director of eLearning 帕梅拉·达林——Facio presented a session on best practices 和 practical tips for faculty 和 student success using the online proctoring tool Honorlock in online courses.

Collin College celebrated its first Collin College Day 在德州国会大厦 on March 13, during which 160 students traveled to Austin to engage in the legislative process. Students were honored by the House 和 Senate Chambers, 和 a warm welcome was given from the Collin College legislative delegation. They also had the opportunity to engage with several representatives during a Q&A session later that afternoon. 大会通过了两项表彰学生的决议： 众议院第441号决议 和 参议院第247号决议.

The Collin College 儿童发展实验学校 celebrated the Week of the Young Child, April 7-11. This annual event promotes learning, fun, 和 the importance 和 value of early childhood education. On April 11, the children enjoyed a mini carnival with face painting, karaoke, a treasure hunt, art, bubble chasing, 和 a pizza party.

The dual credit department hosted the annual 高中辅导员会议 on April 2 at the Frisco Campus Conference Center. There were 97 counselors, representing 20 partnering school districts, in attendance. One of the highlights of the event was a drawing for two $1,500 scholarships that the selected counselor can issue to a student of their choosing. The two winning counselors were Kerri Keith from Plano Senior High 学校 和 Mia Coleman from Anna High 学校.

iCollin Virtual Campus faculty, staff, 和 administrators presented four sessions at the Texas Digital Learning Association Annual Meeting. The presentations showcased best practices, cutting-edge strategies, 和 student-centered design in online teaching 和 leadership — spotlighting the iCollin Virtual Campus as a hub for excellence 和 digital learning leadership in Texas. Presenters included Campus Provost 莎拉·李博士, Associate Dean 吉尔Nugent, Online Student Success Coach 杰里米•沃克, Scheduling Specialist 瑟瑞娜迈耶, 和 Professors 之一Meena Beri, M艾丽莎约翰逊, 和 惠特尼Pisani.

iCollin Virtual Campus Professor 梅丽莎·约翰逊 gave a talk at the Allen Public Library about the race to connect the United States by rail from coast to coast. 谈论历史：世纪竞赛，建造横贯大陆的铁路, offered the opportunity to learn about the workers who risked their lives to lay the tracks 和 the engineering advancements of the railroad that ushered in American industrial dominance 和 the Gilded Age.

iCollin Virtual Campus Professor 托马斯Ehrhart gave a presentation at Collin College’s Financial Wellness & Human Resources for Early-Career Professionals Workshop. His presentation was titled 新员工个人理财. Ehrhart also presented 银行业的法律方面 at Collin College’s Bankers Financial Futures.

Plano Campus Librarian 雷纳·威廉姆斯 was inducted into Texas Tech University’s chapter of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society on April 2.

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