CBC Forum September 2011

CBCSeptember 2011 Coastal Bend College Volume 6, Number 2

Meet our Cougar Volleyball TeamPage 8

Nursing grads listedPage 10

Forum

CBC students spend two weeks in Puerto RicoPage 16

Fall 2011 cultural, sports

schedules insideMedical school in South Texas? Page 7

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Gallery opening in Beeville The Coastal Bend College Visual Arts Faculty art exhibit will open on Sept. 7 in the Simon Michael Art Gallery. A reception and gallery talk will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Frank Jostes Visual Arts Building. The gallery show closes Oct. 13. For more information, contact Jayne Duryea at (361) 354-2322 or [email protected].

Join the community band in BeevilleDid you play an instrument in high school? Do you want to join a band? The Beeville Community Band is recruiting for the 2011-2012 performance season.

Anyone with musical experience and a love of playing can join. The band meets on Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. in the Gertrude R. Jones Fine Arts Building at Coastal Bend College. For more information, contact Gene Stephenson at (361) 354-2305 or [email protected].

Quilting classes in Pleasanton Quilting classes will begin Sept. 6, and will meet every Tues from 11am-3pm. Cost for the program is $148. For additional information or to sign up, please contact Sharon at (830) 569-4222 Ext. 1232, or email at [email protected].

Child care slots open in Beeville Coastal Bend College Child Development Center is accepting applications for children 18 months to 5 years of age. The CDC is located on Charco Road in Beeville. For more information, call Ta-ah Treadwell at (361) 358-0421.

Apply for fall graduationStudents planning to graduate this fall must apply for graduation by Oct. 1. There are no graduation fees. Application and instructions are online at http://www.coastalbend.edu/. Students approved for graduation in the fall will graduate in December 2011 and are eligible to take

part in commencement exercises in May.

Need a tour? Reserve a private or small group tour of Coastal Bend College online at www.coastalbend.edu. For more information, contact Vanessa Adkins in the Counseling Department at (361) 354-2722.

Ultimate Money Skills seminar Ultimate Money Skills teaches students how to develop smart money management skills in college that will lead to a lifetime of fi nancial independence. An UMS presentation will be held at Coastal Bend

College in Beeville on Oct. 6, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. For more information, contact Lindsey Hagen at (361) 354-2728 or [email protected].

Students can apply to CBC at ApplyTexas.org Future CBC students can now apply online at www.Applytexas.org. A single application can be submitted to most public Texas colleges and universities.

Online courses off ered CBC Continuing Education offers local face to face classes or online courses through Ed2Go, Gatlin, 360 Training or TicketSchool.com (in case you need insurance reduction, proof of training of a driving class for your job, or to “fi x” a ticket!”) Please call (361) 362-2366 if you have questions.

Adult Literacy in BeevilleThe Bee County Adult Literacy Council is seeking volunteer tutors to commit at least one hour a week to help adults 17 years of age or older who are defi cient in reading and English skills. Call Pete Martinez at (361) 354-5335 if you would like to give the gift of literacy by serving as a tutor.

Continuing Ed course instructors Coastal Bend College is expanding the course offerings in continuing education to include a wide variety of classes to meet the needs of the community. There is a need for more qualifi ed instructors. If you can teach courses such a cake decorating, cooking, dancing, music, art, health-related topics, send your resume to Glynis Strause, Continuing Education, 3800 Charco Road, Beeville, TX 78102 or email to [email protected].

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CBC Director of Library Services Sarah Milnarich said she wanted something in the Beeville campus library that looked realistic to commemorate the tenth anni-versary of the terrorist attacks on September 11. She got sand from a local demolition site. Metal was donated from the welding department. Lanny Holland of Bee-ville loaned her a fi reman’s helmet; CBC Law Enforce-ment Instructor Kevin Behr loaned a her policeman’s Helmut. The results of the Milnarich’s project, done with the assistance of Desiree’ Ortiz, a CBC student, is a large exhibit in the Grady C. Hogue Learning Resource Cen-ter foyer on the Beeville campus. “It wasn’t just an attack on America. It was a terrorist attack on the world,” Milnarich said. The exhibit lists the names of victims from the diff erent sites – the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsyl-vania and honors the fi remen, policemen, airline crews and passengers, and citizens of the world who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. Milnarich said the idea for the static display came to her around July 4 when she realized that the tenth anniversary was coming. Milnarich created a moving memorial that includes toys in acknowledgement of the children who died that day; foreign coins; and red beads that represent blood. Posters by local artists are also part of the exhibit which will remain at the library through September. Ortiz, who works in the library, remembered that she was in the seventh grade in 2001. She recalled being

taken out of class and herded into a large room to watch the news. “I remember watching the towers crashing,” she said. The li-brary exhibit had an impact on her while she was construct-ing it. “I’ve shed a few tears re-membering everything that happened. Seeing the pictures [used in the display] makes me want to cry.”

Milnarich recalled her own memories of 9/11 when Rose Halsey, now prison programs secretary, told her that “World War III has started.” “I asked her to repeat herself,” Milnarich said, recalling how incredulous she was. Then, she went to fi nd a tele-vision. She wound up in the SUB with Amador Ramirez, computer information technology instructor, and Frank Anzaldua, former electronics instructor, where a televi-sion was showing news coverage. What struck Milnar-ich, she recalled, was that there were students playing pool, oblivious to what was unfolding. “They just didn’t

Students, staff to come together to honor September 11 victims

Ortiz

The 9/11 exhibit features elements donated by lo-

cal law enforcement.


Pleasanton (Sept. 8)On Sept. 8, Coastal Bend College -- Pleasanton Campus students and staff will gather in the foyer to hear guest speaker Norman Porter, CBC History Instructor, talk about the events that happened on September 11, 2001. Snacks, drinks and cake will be served. A 9/11-themed video will run. Students on all campuses will be able to share a commemorative blog. Everyone in encouraged to post to it. Those posts will be accessible for all to read.

“This is an opportunity for students to post their memories and thoughts about September 11. It is also a tribute to the people who died as a result of those terrorist attacks,” said Jose Rodriguez, Coastal Bend College Student Life Coordinator. The forum created from students’ comments will become part of the college’s permanent record of the event.

All events are open to the public. For more information, contact Terry Villanueva at (830) 569-4639, Ext. 1201.

College-wide (Sept. 12)Students on all campuses will be able to share a commemorative blog. Everyone in encouraged to post to it. Those posts will be accessible for all to read.

“This is an opportunity for students to post their memories and thoughts about September 11. It is also a tribute to the people who died as a result of those terrorist attacks,” said Jose Rodriguez, Coastal Bend College Student Life Coordinator.

Beeville (Sept. 12) A memorial will be held in the James R. Dougherty Jr. Student Center (SUB) on Sept. 12, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. There will be a guest speaker, a video on September 11 and refreshments. The event is open to the public.

realize the scope of what was going on,” she said. Ten years later, Milnarich and others still fi nd the attack incomprehen-sible. Milnarich used the exhibit to feature the work of local art-ists like Mary Chaudoin, a graphic artist. Chaudoin created a poster in 2002 as a class project that is part of the display.

She recalled seeing a transport train with sol-diers dressed in desert colors headed south from Mobile, Ala. toward the Gulf of Mexico one week before the bombings oc-curred. “That train was going to ‘Nowheresville.’ They knew something like that was going to happen,” Chaudoin said. The Army veteran said she noticed the train and found it odd. Two days before the terrorist attack, Chaudoin saw that an old armory nearby had been com-pletely refurbished with paint and repairs. This in-creased her concern for what was to come. She explained that though she could not imagine what was actually to take

place, she wasn’t entirely shocked that something happened. Chaudoin created the poster, hanging in front of the li-brary, featuring images that signify 9/11 to her. The fi ve im-ages are a policeman’s funeral, the recovery of a fi reman thought to have been dead, the Statue of Liberty, and a WWI Uncle Sam Poster. The backdrop is a wallpaper pattern. The exhibit will remain throughout the month. An inter-active memorial where students will be able to upload and share their memories and honor those who lost their lives will be available to students on all campuses.

9/11 Movie Marathon in Beeville The college library in Beeville has published a movie schedule for 9/11-era fi lms that will be aired throughout the day in the lower fl oor theater on Monday, Sept. 12. A synop-

The Coastal Bend College

Grady C. Hogue Resource

Center (Library) 9/11 display

showcases the names of the

victims and the work of local

artists including Mary Chau-

doin’s United We Stand poster

(shown here).


Catherine Athey Eastern Star

Memorial Scholarship

To be eligible to apply a student must:

Applicants must have a 3.0 GPA to apply

Recipient will receive $400 per semester so long as they

maintain a 3.0 average for 2 years

Fill out an application form

(available at the financial aid office)

Be in a vocational program at CBC Beeville Campus

Deadline is September 9th, 2011 at 5 p.m.

sis of movies follows.

9 a.m.: World Trade Center (2006) PG-13

Director Oliver Stone helms this gripping docudrama set amid the rubble of Sept. 11, 2001. Working under treacherous conditions, an army of dedicated rescu-ers desperately hopes to fi nd anyone who survived the World Trade Center’s tragic collapse. But their ef-forts pay off when they unearth Port Authority police offi cers John McLoughlin (Nicolas Cage) and William J. Jimeno (Michael Pena) trapped near an elevator shaft.

11 a.m.: 9/11 (2002) NR

This heartfelt documentary was created by award-winning French fi lmmakers Jules and Gedeon Naudet, who simply set out to make a movie about a rookie NYC fi reman and ended up fi lming the tragic event that changed our lives forever. The program includes additional footage and interviews with the heroic fi re-fi ghters, rescue workers and the Naudet brothers, pro-viding exclusive insight to their extraordinary fi rsthand experience of the day’s events.

1 p.m.: United 93 (2006) R

Re-creating the harrowing events aboard United Air-lines Flight 93 in real time, documentary fi lmmaker Paul Greengrass presents the unforgettable drama of Sept. 11, 2001, as experienced by those on board and by those watching in horror on the ground. This com-pact yet powerful story earned Greengrass an Oscar nod and follows a disparate group of strangers that bands together for a common purpose, risking their lives so that others might live.

3 p.m.: Saint of 9/11 NR

Father Mychal Judge, chaplain to the New York City Fire Department, is best remembered as the faithful Franciscan priest who was killed on 9/11. The beloved friar lived a fulfi lling life helping the needy and wasn’t your ordinary man of the cloth: he battled alcoholism and was a privately gay man. Through interviews, ar-chival footage and Sir Ian McKellen’s narration, Glenn Holsten documents this extraordinary man’s life until his untimely death.

5 p.m.: FahrenHYPE 9/11 (2004) UR

Narrated by political consultant Dick Morris, this coun-terattack to Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 sets out to poke holes in the issues raised by Moore’s fi lm dur-ing a heated election year. Created with the intent to debunk Moore’s approach to fi lmmaking, his motives and his incendiary movie, the fi lm features interviews with authors, experts and politicians including Senator Zell Miller, former NYC mayor Ed Koch and author Ann Coulter.


Graduating this Fall? Apply Now! Students planning to graduate this fall must apply for graduation by Oct. 1. There are no

graduation fees. Application and instructions are online at http://www.coastalbend.edu/.

Students approved for graduation in the fall will graduate in December 2011 and are eligible

to take part in commencement exercises in May 2012.

by Reeve HamiltonTexas Tribune

Lawmakers and local leaders are hopeful a plan unanimously adopted at Thursday’s University of Texas System Board of Regents meeting means they could fi nally get what they’ve long been waiting for: a new medical school. One of the elements of the plan outlined by Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa is to “advance medical education and research in Austin.” Even before Thursday’s meeting ended, state Sen. Kirk Watson issued a press release reading between the lines, calling for the creation of a fl agship health science center and medical school in Austin. “Within the next 30 days, I plan to offer a path — and a challenge for our community — to build on [Cigarroa’s] statement so we realize these goals that so many of us have shared for so long,” Watson said. “It’s time for Austin to come together and act, creating a fl agship initiative that can fortify our future and lead the world in the fi elds of medical education, healthcare and bioscience.” Cigarroa’s plan also included a $30 million investment in South Texas to boost the number of graduates in science, technology, math and engineering, as well as the caliber of teachers in those fi elds. One-third of that funding will go toward the establishment of a 15,000-square-foot simulated teaching hospital. Money will also go toward establishing a biomedical research program and boosting residency opportunities in the area. In laying out the plan, Dr. Kenneth Shine, the UT System’s vice chancellor for health affairs, explained that the rate of doctors per capita lags in Texas generally, and is particularly low in South Texas. “This plan will respond to unmet needs in health care as well as improve opportunities for economic development in the region by enhancing

the education of the health care workforce, including physicians, and strengthening research in diabetes and obesity,” he said in a statement.

Juliet Garcia, the president of the University of Texas-Brownsville, which — as part of the plan — also gets the go-ahead to establish itself as a stand-alone four-year university, said the infrastructure was deliberately being laid for a new medical school in the region. “It’s going to happen, so we’d better get ready,” she said. “The Rio Grande Valley is at the epicenter of the future of the state of Texas.” Cigarroa’s plan calls for increased collaboration among UT institutions within the Austin and South Texas regions to improve the state’s health care. He said he’d be putting an equal amount of attention on addressing the issues in both regions. “It’s a two part approach,” he said.

As for whether Austin or South Texas would be getting a new UT-affi liated medical school fi rst, Cigarroa declined to offer a prediction.

This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at http://trib.it/pK5x4w.

HIGHER ED NEWS

Is the University of Texas preparing for a new medical school?


Marissa Lopez

Carrollton, Texas

Brittanie Best

McAllen, TexasBailey Cernosek

Kingsville, Texas

Tiffi ni Horton

Alice, Texas

Shanise Wilson

Abilene, Texas

Kayla Longoria

Edinburg, Texas

Regan Gonzalez

Bishop, Texas

Bianca Cortez

San Antonio, Texas

Rachel Rivas

El Paso, Texas


2011-2012 Women’s Volleyball Schedule

DATE OPPONENT PLACE TIME

Aug. 20 TAMU-Kingsville (Scrimmage) Kingsville TBAAug. 26-28 Tyler Junior College Tournament Tyler TBA

Sept. 2 Victoria College Beeville 6 p.m.Sept. 8 Victoria College Victoria 7 p.m.Sept. 16 Laredo Community College Laredo 7:30 p.m.Sept. 17 Laredo Community College Tourney Laredo 7:30 p.m.Sept. 23 Wharton County Junior College Wharton 6 p.m.Sept. 30 San Jacinto College Beeville 6 p.m.

Oct. 1 Lee College Beeville NoonOct. 8 San Jacinto College Pasadena 1 p.m.Oct. 8 Hill College Pasadena 3 p.m.Oct. 12 Laredo Junior College Beeville 7 p.m.Oct. 19 Wharton County Junior College Beeville 7 p.m.Oct. 22 University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio TBAOct. 22 Trinity University San Antonio TBAOct. 22 University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio TBAOct. 27 Lee College Baytown 6 p.m.

Nov. 4-5 Region XIV District M Tournament TBA TBA

Head Coach: Kristin Clee-Charlton

Asst. Volleyball Coach: Mandi Walker

Athletic Coordinator: Estevan Vasquez

President: Dr. Thomas Baynum

Dean of Student Services: Velma Elizalde

Mascot: Cougars

CBC Sports Website: www.coastalbend.edu/sports/

College Website: www.coastalbend.edu

Kristin Clee-Charlton

Head Volleyball Coach

Mandi Walker

Assistant Volleyball Coach

Larry Lollar

Assistant Volleyball Coach


Alice CampusMichelle Brandt Desiree McCownArcilia Garcia Jessica ParchmanJennifer Gonzalez Amy Nichole PerezJamie Hinojosa Marta Lisa SaenzPriscilla JassoAbril Lopez Rafaela SanchezJessica Macias

Beeville CampusKristen GorzellJuana Cantrell Lori GutierrezBobbie Chavarria Ali Rene MartinezTerri Cole Myranda McCabeTracy Davis Guillerma Ramirez

Yesenia Galvan Ashley WaskowJuanita Garcia Kimberly WolfBrennan Gordon

Kingsville CampusVeronica Adams Yvette LopezAmy Alcorta Shantai McCoyAngela Benton Rebecca MontalvoPatricia Charles Stephanie PrezasAmanda Cruz Johnny RobertsonJennifer Espinoza Anna RodriguezOlivia Garcia Sandra RosasAnn Guerra Deborah SanchezShameka Guerrero

Tracy SchmidtRebecca Hinojosa Amanda SolisMyra Ledesma Jessica Soto

Pleasanton CampusDestiny GrimesAaron Albert James HowardTheresa Marie Allen Hannah Leah JanskyVictoria Lynn Arnott Tonie JaramilloLeslie Brown Elise N LindsayJessica Burton Paul LopezValerie Coronado Kristin Michele ParrCindy Cullom Modesta PeraltaJodi Denson Rebecca Powe



A symposium of petroleum industry professionals was held recently at Coastal Bend College in Beeville. Attendees were made aware of facilities and funds avail-able for employee training. Frank Askew, Operations Train-ing Coordinator for Pioneer Natural

Resources, Inc. said he’d recently completed the tenth session of new employee training at Coastal Bend College. Pioneer partnered with CBC a year ago for training that they could not facilitate on their own. “We are able to use resources at the college – the cafeteria, com-puter labs and classrooms – that have made the process [of train-ing employees] seamless,” Askew said. Employees gain continuing education units, transcripts of their training, ID cards and access to CBC facilities, and certifi cates. They come to CBC for four days where they spend 10-12 hours each day in the training center. The session includes a 30-hour OSHA certifi cate; an 8-hour HAZWOPER certifi cate for spill responders; classroom instruc-

tion on safety; preparation for forklift operator’s licensing; and a medical questionnaire required for those who will have to wear respira-tors for work. More than 300 Pio-neer Natural Resources employees from across the state and Louisiana have gone through the training, ac-cording to Askew. Michelle Thiebault of Texas Workforce Commission, who works with the college on funding cus-tomized training plans for area busi-nesses, said each company comes with specifi cations like site require-ments, special hours, unique ma-chines and processes, yet workforce funds are available to cover training and trainers. “Whatever your needs to train new or existing employees are,” said Thiebault, “the workforce commis-sion will work with the college to get paid for you.” The state agency has funds set aside for training. Each employee is eligible to ac-cess about $1,400 and businesses can access as much as $500,000 for training through the college. The recent growth in the oil and gas industry has predicated the increased need for training. “What we can broker with our partners is safety, leadership and training in the petroleum industry,” CBC Presi-dent Dr. Thomas Baynum said. It is the function of community colleges to encourage new and existing business development that will sustain economic growth. CBC’s central location in the Eagle Ford Shale Zone makes it an attractive training site for area businesses.

CBC Dean of Instructional Ser-vices Dr. Bruce Exstrom explained workforce degrees and certifi cates relevant to the visitors. Recent changes to the program are in response to the demands of the industry. Many of the oil and gas program courses are held in the evenings or online. Many current students are employees in the industry seeking advancement. Re-cent graduates have been hired by Dan A Hughes Co., R.W. Dirks Petro-leum Engineer, Inc., Welder Explo-ration and Production, Inc., Valero Three Rivers Refi nery and San Isidro Development Co. CBC off ers an As-sociate of Applied Science Degree and a Level 1 Certifi cate in Oil and Gas Technology. The National Spill Control School at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi partnered with CBC to off er classroom and on-the-water training on spill prevention, plan-ning and response. “Working with CBC addresses a need for us,” said National Spill School Director Tony Wood. “Because of our ability to use the college’s facilities, the cost is signifi cantly lower.” NSCS uses classroom space for their 40-hour HAZWOPER for oil spill response course; CBC manages enrollment. The partnership has made it possible for them to off er classes in the northern counties of the Coastal Bend and to localize workshops in Alice, Beeville, Kingsville and Pleasanton to minimize the travel time for employees and trainers. The next scheduled classes will take place Sept. 19-23 in Beeville and

CONTINUING ED

Training prospects abundant for South Texas oil and gas industry


Oct. 10-14 in Pleasanton. Gary Doty of Total Safety told the group, “We can knock out a whole day’s work in 10 minutes because we train 20 employees in CBC’s comput-er labs, instead of on the two com-puters we have on site.” His company has tripled its workforce in less than six months and currently has 25,000 employees stretching from Carrizo Springs to Cuero. CBC provided the company the facilities to accommo-date their required safety and hands-on training. “I was very impressed with the in-formation received today and did not realize CBC off ered so much for local businesses, especially the oil and gas industry,” said Robbin Stasny, Field Offi ce Manager for Welder Explora-tion & Production, Inc. in Beeville. For more information about workforce and customized training, contact Nora Cartwright at (361) 362-2633 or [email protected] or Glynis Holm Strause at (361) 354-2447 or [email protected].

Sept. 22, 2011 9-11 a.m.

Meet with university recruiters to discuss

and obtain information about the

University Transfer Process.

Sponsored by Coastal Bend College Counseling Department. RSVP by contacting Eddie Rojas at (361) 354-2731 or [email protected] or come by the R.W. Dirks (V) Building in the LAC .

Recruiters from the following institutions have been invited:Texas A&M University -- Corpus Christi Texas A&M University -- KingsvilleUniversity of Texas at Austin University of Texas at San AntonioUniversity of Texas Pan American Texas A&M University -- San AntonioUniversity of Houston -- Victoria Texas State University

Coastal Bend College

Peter S. Marecek Physical Fitness Center

3800 Charco Road

Beeville


Chelsea Guzman, a Bishop High School graduate, recently signed to play softball for Coastal

Bend College. CBC competes in the National Junior College Athletic Association Region 14 in

women’s softball, women’s volleyball, men’s soccer and men’s basketball.

(Photo courtesy of Kingsville Record)

Fall 2011 Automotive Shop FeesCBC Current Students (with ID) ................$20

CBC Employees (with ID) ...........................$20

CBC Board Members ..................................FREE

All Others....................................................$40

Oil Changes ................................................$10

Tire Rotation/Balance (4) ..........................$10

Flat Tire Fixes (cars and pickup trucks) ....$5

(CBC students and employees only)

A/C Freon ....................................................75¢ per ounce

By Appointment Only

Must Purchase Own Parts

Automotive Instructor Will Arrange

Parts Order at the Parts Store

The Catherine Athey Eastern Star Memorial Scholarship will be given to a Coastal Bend College student over multiple semesters. The $400 per semester scholarship will be awarded to the recipient for up to two years. To be eligible to apply, applicants must: be currently enrolled on the Beeville Campus; have a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average and be able to retain that average for two years; and be currently enrolled in a workforce program. The application deadline is Sept. 9 at 5 p.m. Scholarship applications must be turned in to the Financial Aid Offi ce, located in the R.W. Dirks Building (V). For more information, call the Financial Aid Offi ce at (361) 354-2432 or [email protected].

Multi-year scholarship

available to Beeville

Campus students

TRiO Upward Bound

G.O.S.T. open to students

in George West, Odem,

Sinton and Taft

Upward Bound G.O.S.T. will be test-ing new applicants in the ninth and tenth grades from George West, Odem, Sinton and Taft Independent School Districts on Oct. 8 and 15 from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Coastal Bend College in Beeville. Interested applicants should contact their high school counselors or call the UB-GOST offi ce at (361) 354-2746.


1. Adopt an 8-to-5 Mentality

There is no simpler or more power-ful college success tip. Get up and be “at work” by 8:00 a.m. – don’t stop studying until dinner, regard-less of your class schedule. You were in high school eight hours per day, Monday through Friday. That same eff ort in college will produce 20+ study hours every week and produce better results for you than any other single thing you can do. If you plan to work during the day, schedule study hours at the beginning of the week and follow the schedule reli-giously.

2. Get Organized

In high school, teachers talk to each other and spread tests and major assignments over the semester. In college it will be you, not your teach-ers, who will manage your schedule. Start by copying key dates from each of your syllabi (schedules given to you by each professor) in chronological order into a planner. The only way to avoid getting crushed when you have two exams and two major papers due in a given week is to know they’re coming several weeks in advance. Budget your workload accordingly.

3. Seek Out the Study Spot

It should be quiet and isolated. A dorm room is a clear loser for this objective. Your roommate, his or

her favorite new CD and the repeat-ed question, “What are we going to do tonight?” will have a severely negative eff ect on your eff orts. Student unions are typically losers as well, as they are crowded, noisy and full of people who want to tell you how many days they have gone sleepless preparing for a test. Even

if you venture to the library, all sec-tions of the library are not created equal. Some are better for getting a date, some are better for fi nding people to borrow notes from, and some are better for high intensity, highly productive studying. If you’re going to put in the time, make the most of it.

4. Sit In The “Worst” Seat In Every

Class

That’s right; sit front and center. If you sit up front, you’ll be forced

to pay attention, no matter how boring you may fi nd the lecture. If you have a question, you’ll also be more likely to ask it from the third row than from the back row. Finally, if you sit in the front, the profes-sor will get to know your face and your name. This is a good thing for a number of reasons. If you are “on

the bubble” between two grades and want to plead your case for the higher grade, or if you need to negotiate on a test score (which can work), you’ll be much more eff ective if the professor knows who you are. The professor could also be a big help later on in the internship or job search if he or she knows you and thinks you’re a “star”.

5. Write Down Your Goals

Something about putting your objectives to paper helps make them hap-

pen. Make a list of all the goals you would like to accomplish in college. Break the goals into academics, extracurriculars and work experi-ence. If you make the commitment to write down those goals, and look at them occasionally throughout the year, twelve months from now you’ll be amazed at how eff ective you were at reaching the objec-tives you were willing to commit to paper.

(Source: www.makingitcount.com)

5 For A Fast Start: Good tips for achieving great grades


Hiking through the large Yunque forest, bathing in the impressive La Mina waterfall, kayaking at night in the bioluminescent bay, touring through the Old San Juan (a replica of 17th century colonial Spain), vis-iting the Bacardi rum fac-tory in San Juan, and barter-ing for goods in a farmer’s market in Rio Piedras were the highlights of this year’s Coastal Bend College Sum-mer Program in Puerto Rico, reports CBC Spanish Instruc-tor Dr. Emmanuel Alvarado, who led and supervised the group along with Kelly Rea, CBC Sociology instructor. The group included 16 Coastal Bend College stu-dents from the South Texas area, predominantly from Beeville, Alice and Kings-ville. Students traveled to Puerto Rico for two weeks in July and took Spanish and/or Sociology college cours-es during their stay. The CBC group attended classes daily at the Institute for Sec-ond Language Acquisition (ISLA) and participated in cultural excursions during the afternoons. Each stayed with local Puerto Rican host families, arranged by ISLA, where they enjoyed home-cooked meals and opportunities to practice and improve Spanish language skills. The group spent afternoons and evenings visiting places of interest on the “Island of Enchantment” as

Puerto Rico is normally referred to in Spanish. They toured the Puerto Rican Museum of History, Anthro-pology and Art where they encoun-tered pre-Hispanic artifacts used by indigenous tribes prior to the arrival

of Christopher Columbus and mod-ern art depicting various facets of Puerto Rican history. CBC students interviewed local stu-dents at the University of Puerto Rico to compare student life there with their own experience in higher

education in South Texas. As part of a course assignment, the CBC group also conducted ethnographic inter-views at the Plaza de las Americas, the largest commercial center in the Caribbean, asking local shoppers

about their working, civic and family lives in Puerto Rico.Ecotourism was one of the highlights of the summer trip. Students hiked through El Yunque National Rainforest where they learned about local vegetation, fl ora and the coqui, a frog unique to Puerto Rico, whose sounds can be heard all over the is-land at night. The stu-dents ended their hike from the Yunque hills at La Mina Falls where they bathed in the still pools fi lled with chilled mountain water stem-ming from the 35-foot waterfall. The CBC group kayaked on the Biobay in the Fajardo province where a microorganism that inhabits the bay water emits a blue fl o-rescent light as it is acti-

vated with movement. During the evening, the students took in the beauty of the fl uorescent light of the bay as they rowed the kayaks or as they moved the water with their hands. “It was magical” said CBC student

Coastal Bend College students experience Puerto Rico during summer academic program


Coastal Bend College Spanish and sociology students spent two weeks in Puerto Rico studying culture, lan-

guage and ethnography. Those who took the trip are, top row from left, Jennifer Roberts, Vera Wang, Homero

Garza, CBC Spanish Instructor Dr. Emmanuel Alvarado, and Roberto Lopez; and in the middle row from left,

Suzane Nunez, Samantha Salinas, CBC Sociology Instructor Kelly Rea, and Dariela Ramirez; and in the bottom

row from left, Macy Richter, Paola Serna, Bianca Rocha, Verita Gronuum, Linda Salazar, Missy Moreno Raymon

Avelar and Ana Alyse Olivares.

Raymon Avelar who proposed mar-riage to his girlfriend Ana-Alyse Oli-vares, also a CBC student, as they kayaked through the bay. During one of the last evenings in Puerto Rico, the group went to Latin Roots, a local salsa club in San Juan, where students were given a crash

course on salsa dancing and ob-served the acclaimed salsa compe-tition organized by the club every Thursday. Coastal Bend College students said goodbye to their Puerto Rican fami-lies and boarded the bus for the airport Sunday morning to return

to Texas. All agreed that they had learned a great deal about Puerto Rico’s history and culture, acquired more Spanish and made many new friends. Alvarado and Rea at Coastal Bend College have already begun preparations for next summer’s pro-gram in San Juan, Puerto Rico.


DATE OPPONENT PLACE TIME

October

Oct. 8 Mullens/Mitchell Jamboree Dallas TBA

November

Nov. 5 Fort Sam Houston Beeville 2 p.m.

Nov. 9 San Jacinto College Houston 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 11 Southwest Texas Junior College-Uvalde Beeville TBA

Nov. 17 San Jacinto College Beeville 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 19 Western Texas College Beeville 2 p.m.

Nov. 21 Lee College Beeville 7 p.m.

Nov. 25-26 Joe Huey Thanksgiving Classic (Richland College) Dallas TBA

December

Dec. 1 Odessa College Odessa TBA

Dec. 2 South Plains College Levelland TBA

Dec. 3 New Mexico Military Institute Levelland TBA

Dec. 10 Northwest Vista College Beeville 2 p.m.

Dec. 14 Northwest Vista College Beeville 7 p.m.

January

Jan. 6 Louisiana State University-Shreveport Beeville 7 p.m.

Jan. 7 Lee College Baytown 7 p.m.

Jan. 12 Western Texas College Snyder 6 p.m.

Jan. 14 Lone Star College-Tomball Beeville 3 p.m.

Jan. 19 Fort Sam Houston San Antonio 7 p.m.

Jan. 21 Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio 2 p.m.

Jan. 28 Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio 2 p.m.

February

Feb. 3 Southwest Texas Junior College-Uvalde Uvalde 7 p.m.

Feb. 6 Victoria College Victoria 7 p.m.

Feb. 15 Temple College Temple 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 18 Lone Star College-Tomball Tomball 3 p.m.

Feb. a27 Victoria College Beeville 7 p.m.

March

Mar. 5 Region 14 Play-In Series TBA TBA

Head Coach: Larry Mendez

Asst Coach: Colt Walker




Mascot: Cougars



CBC Men’s Basketball Schedule

Sept. 3 -- Fiesta Bee County Diez y Seis Pageant, free admis-sion, Gertrude R. Jones Fine Arts Auditorium, 7 p.m.

Sept. 25 -- Concert of local artists, presented by the Beeville Concert Association, admission, Gertrude R. Jones Fine Arts Auditorium, 3 p.m.

Oct. 9 -- The Flying Balalaiken Brothers, presented by the Bee-ville Concert Association, admission, Gertrude R. Jones Fine Arts Auditorium, 3 p.m.

Oct. 15 – United States Air Force Southwest Winds, free ad-mission, Gertrude R. Jones Fine Arts Auditorium, 7 p.m.

Oct. 21 -- Tom McDermott, a native Texan telling stories with music, presented by the CBC Cultural Arts Committee, partial-ly funded by the Texas Commission on the Arts, free admis-sion, Gertrude R. Jones Fine Arts Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 23 -- Mariachi Campanas de America, presented by the Beeville Concert Association, admission, Gertrude R. Jones Fine Arts Auditorium, 3 p.m.

Nov. 12 -- Fiesta Bee County, Fiesta Ballet Folklorico Recital, free admission, Gertrude R. Jones Fine Arts Auditorium, 7 p.m.

Nov. 17 -- Beeville Community Band/CBC Concert Band, Fall Concert, free admission, Gertrude R. Jones Fine Arts Audito-rium, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 19 -- Beeville Community Chorus and local church choir members present the “Messiah,” free admission, Gertrude R. Jones Fine Arts Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 20 -- CBC Music Department Recital, free admission, Gertrude R. Jones Fine Arts Auditorium, 3 p.m.

Dec. 1 -- CBC Drama Department presents a Children’s Show, admission, Gertrude R. Jones Fine Arts Auditorium, 6 p.m.

Dec. 2 -- CBC Drama Department presents a Children’s Show to area elementary schools, free admission, Gertrude R. Jones Fine Arts Auditorium, performances at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m.



Dec. 3 -- Beeville Community Chorus, Fall Concert, Mission at Goliad State Park, 8 p.m.

Dec. 4 -- Beeville Community Chorus, Community Advent Service, Faith Lutheran Church, Beeville, 3 p.m.

Dec. 5 -- CBC Continuing Education and Music Department presents Guitar Extravaganza, free admission, Gertrude R. Jones Fine Arts Auditorium, 7 p.m.

Dec. 6 -- Beeville Community Chorus, Fall Concert, admission, Gertrude R. Jones Fine Arts Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Performing Arts

Calendar


Coastal Bend College’s Simon Michael Art Gallery, located in the Frank Jostes Visual Arts Building on the main campus in Beeville, will exhibit the work of a variety of artists and media. The 2011-2012 gallery schedule follows.

Sept. 7 -- Gallery Opening: “Coastal Bend College Visual Arts Faculty,” Reception and Gallery Talk, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Simon Michael Art Gallery, Frank Jostes Visual Arts Building. Closes Oct. 13

Oct. 19 -- Gallery Opening: “CBC Art Alumni Invitational,” Reception and Gallery Talk, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Simon Michael Art Gallery, Frank Jostes Visual Arts Building. Closes Nov. 17.

Nov. 30 -- Gallery Opening: “Student & Faculty Art Exhibition,” Reception and Gallery Talk, 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Simon Michael Art Gallery, Frank Jostes Visual Arts Building. Closes Dec. 7

Nov. 30 -- Student Art Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Frank Jostes Visual Arts Building.

Barnhart Workshop Series, 2011-2012

Sept. 15 - 16, 2011, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. “Fusing Glass,” Artist-in-Residence: Jayne Duryea

Oct. 25-28, 2011, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.“China Painting: Roses,” Artist in Residence: Brenda Morgan Moore

Visual arts gallery,

workshop schedule DATE OPPONENT PLACE TIME

September

Sept. 2 University of Dallas (Reserves) Dallas 3 p.m.

Sept. 3 University of Dallas (Reserves) Dallas 12 p.m.

Sept. 9 Northeast Texas Community College Beeville TBA

Sept. 10 Lon Morris College Beeville 2 p.m.

Sept. 13 Our Lady of the Lake University (Reserves) San Antonio 5 p.m.

Sept. 18 West Texas College Snyder 2 p.m.

Sept. 20 Hill College Hillsboro 4 p.m.

Sept. 23 Northeast Texas Community College Mt. Pleasant TBA

Sept. 24 Tyler Junior College Tyler 1 p.m.

October

Oct. 1 San Jacinto College Beeville 1 p.m.

Oct. 15 Tyler Junior College Beeville 1 p.m.

Oct. 16 San Jacinto College Houston 1 p.m.

Oct. 21 Lon Morris College Jacksonville 3 p.m.

Oct. 28-29 TBA TBA TBA

Head Coach: Bill Cleavelin




Mascot: Cougars



CBC Men’s Soccer Schedule

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