Transfer Day
Central Texas College (CTC) students looking to move on to a four-year university upon completing their time here can gain much-needed information during Transfer Day on September 27. The annual event, sponsored by the CTC guidance and counseling department, allows students to meet with recruiters from many universities and schools across Texas and the country to see what these schools have to offer. Transfer Day will be held in the Upper Student Center (Bldg. 106) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Representatives from more than 30 universities and schools such as the University of Texas, Prairie View A&M, UT-Arlington, ITT Technical Institute, Texas A&M, San Angelo State University and more will be available to share information about transfer requirements, deadline applications, financial aid, scholarships, student housing options and all other information needed to make a smooth transition to a four-year university.
For those students who are not sure where they want to transfer, Transfer Day is the perfect opportunity to learn about other universities. Transfer Day can help a student decide where they want to finish their college education. By meeting with the various representatives and learning what each school has to offer can certainly make the transfer decision much clearer and easier. For more information, call 254-526-1667.
Second Tuesday
Each month, the library hosts a Second Tuesday event to provide an entertaining, artistic and sometimes educational outlet for students and the community. Musical performances, debates/open discussion forums, poetry and prose readings, drama performances and the CTC version of "Jeopardy" are a few of the events held the second Tuesday of each month in the library. This month, a performance from Ballet Folklorico will be held in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month on September 14 from 6 – 8 p.m. Ballet Folklorico is an award-winning local dance troupe steeped in Mexican culture and tradition. The event is free and open to everyone.
e2Campus emergency alerts[Top]
CTC recently implemented a new and free emergency alert system to notify students and employees of any campus closings and emergency situations in the immediate vicinity which may affect CTC. The new campus emergency alert system, e2Campus, is now live on WebAdvisor and offers text, e-mail and voice notifications of campus emergencies, school closings, evacuations and other important notices. These include severe and inclement weather, a power outage, police or fire emergency, catastrophe and exposure to hazardous material. For students en route to class or still at home, the system will help warn them not to come to campus when there is an emergency. And for those students already on campus, it will assist them in following the necessary precautions and evacuation procedures.
To receive the CTC emergency alerts, students must subscribe to the system online from CTC's Webadvisor page by clicking the "CTC Emergency Alert" icon. Once a student accesses the log-in page, they will be prompted to set up an account. There they will establish their private password and choose how they want to receive the alert. Once the selections are made, activation is immediate. The subscription is free but if students choose to receive text message alerts, standard text message charges from their wireless service provider may apply. Each subscription will be valid for one academic year and changes to the choice of alert receipt method may be changed at any time during the year. For instructions to subscribe to e2Campus, use the following link: http://www.ctcd.edu/texasalert/index.htm or find the link on WebAdvisor.
CTC Online/CTC-TV – keeping you in tune with campus news[Top]
The CTC podcast – CTC Online – offers interviews and information on campus events and activities. To tune in, link to http://www.ctcd.edu/events/podcasts.htm. CTC-TV is a monthly news-type program airing on KNCT-TV the third Friday of every month at 8:30 p.m. The show features video highlights, interviews and information about all current and upcoming campus events and activities. It also airs the third Sunday of each month at 10 a.m. and is then posted online at www.knct.org. The first show of the fall semester will air September 17.
Let's eat![Top]
Meals are available on campus in the Student Center (Bldg. 106) cafeteria. Breakfast is available from 7 – 10:15 a.m. A buffet lunch is served from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. and dinner is served from 4:30 – 6 p.m. A snack bar is also open from 8 – 10:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. A full salad bar and desserts are also served each day. You can check out each day’s buffet menu on the CTC news and events web page and use the “What’s Cooking” link.
Another food option is the Patio Café lunch prepared by students in the American Regional Cuisine class of the Culinary Arts Dept. Each week, a different menu featuring a cuisine from a different part of the country will be served. Cuisines include Tex-Mex, Rocky Mountain region, Central Plains, Floribbean and the Deep South. The Patio Café lunch begins September 13 from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Campus construction[Top]
Several construction projects are underway across campus. The new student center is being built adjacent to the CTC Bookstore and current student center (Bldg. 106). The new 48,000-square-foot building is set for completion in July 2011. A new 320-space parking lot has been added next to that construction site to ease parking concerns. The new nursing building is almost complete. Located next to Texas A&M-Central Texas, the new two-story, 85,000-square-foot building will open with the spring 2011 semester.
Military-friendly school[Top]
CTC was once again named to the list of top military-friendly colleges in the country. The 2011 list compiled by G.I. Jobs Magazine, recognizes the top 15 percent of 7,000 colleges, universities and trade schools nationwide polled for their efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran students and academic accreditations.
Holiday[Top]
The central and Fort Hood campuses of CTC will be closed Monday, September 6 for the Labor Day holiday. Classes will resume on Tuesday, September 7.
Fall Festival/Join A Club Day[Top]
CTC will host its annual Welcome to Campus Fall Festival on Wednesday, September 8 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the campus mall area between the Student Center and library. The free event will feature music, free food, a climbing rock wall, dunk-a-cop booth, pie-in-the-face event and other activities to welcome students to campus. In conjunction, Student Life will conduct its Join A Club Day. Representatives from campus clubs and organizations will be on hand to provide information about their group and sign up any new members. Also, information on starting a campus club will be available. For more information about either event, please call Student Life at 254-526-1258.
National Night Out [Top]
The campus police will join the rest of the nation in turning on outside lights, locking doors and spending time outside with neighbors and friends during the annual National Night Out event on Tuesday, October 5. All students and the community are invited to partake from 7 – 9 p.m. as we help take a bite out crime. The campus Night Out event will be held in the outdoor recreation area of the married student housing and Morton Hall dormitory. The free event features plenty of games and activities for the kids, food, crime prevention tips and safety demonstrations, police car rides, fingerprinting, face painting and kids can have their picture taken in a police uniform. For more information, please call 254-526-1200.
Planetarium[Top]
The Mayborn Planetarium and Space Theater (Bldg. 152) located on the CTC campus, offers weekend public shows every Friday and Saturday night starting at 7 p.m. Weekend matinees begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Weekday matinees are also held on Monday at 2 p.m. and Thursday at 4 p.m. Large format films, full-dome planetarium shows and laser light shows are featured. To check out the current show schedule, visit www.starsatnight.org online.
Archeology event[Top]
Dr. Clark Wernecke, executive director of the Gault School of Archeological Research, will make a presentation at the Planetarium on Tuesday, September 14 at 3 p.m. The free presentation is open to all students and the community. The Gault School is a center for innovative, interdisciplinary research archaeology focusing on the earliest peoples in the western hemisphere and their cultural antecedents. Based in Bell and Williamson Counties, the school conducts further scientific research on materials recovered from the area. Some history, government and anthropology instructors are offering students extra credit to attend the event. Check with your professor to see if they are offering extra credit.
Live chats[Top]
CTC will host two “Live Chats” on Wednesday, September 15. The General Admissions Live Chat will be from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. A second chat in Spanish will be from 3 - 5 p.m. The live chats sessions are free, informal and designed to answer any general questions you may have about admissions, registration or continuing your degree with CTC. All students are welcome to join the chats at any time and stay as long as you like. To attend, go to the CTC homepage at www.ctcd.edu and click the “Prospective Students” link. From there, click the “Live Chat” button.
Library hours[Top]
The Oveta Culp Hobby Memorial Library on the CTC campus is available for all CTC and Texas A&M-Central Texas students as well as the community at-large. The library houses a multimedia lab, an art gallery, meditation room and a large online database of books and reference/research options. The library is open:
Monday through Thursday: 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Fridays: 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturdays: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sundays: 1 – 8 p.m.
For more information about the library and its services, call 254-526-1237 or log onto http://www.ctcd.edu/library/pg-lib.htm.
Project PASS[Top]
Project PASS offers free tutoring to CTC students in subjects ranging from math, accounting, English, grammar and Spanish. For a complete list of subjects for tutoring, textbook lending and other available services, contact Project Pass at 254-526-1580 or log onto http://www.ctcd.edu/gc/project_pass/index.htm.
WiFi on campus[Top]
Wireless Internet access (WiFi) is available on the central campus. The service can be used in the following buildings: the library (Bldg. 102), the Student Center (Bldg. 106), the student dorms and married student housing (Bldg. 120), the Planetarium and Technology Building (Bldg. 152), the Physical Education Center or gym (Bldg. 151) and the Nursing and Science Building (Bldg. 150) as well as in the campus mall area between the Student Center and library. To access the wireless network, you must have the most current Windows updates, antivirus software and your computer must be java-enabled. Due to security measures implemented with the system, only students and employees will have access to the wireless network on campus. For assistance, please call the IT Help Desk at 254-526-3103.
Important dates[Top]
September 6 – Labor Day holiday (campus closed)
September 7 – last day to drop first eight-week online classes
September 8 – Welcome to CTC Fall Kick-off/Join A Club Day event – campus mall area
September 14 – Second Tuesday at the library
September 15 – last day to drop 16-week classes
September 27 – Transfer Day
October 1 – last day to apply for fall graduation
October 4 – last day to drop 8-week September online classes
October 5 – National Night Out (campus housing area)
October 7 – last day to drop 12-week September online classes
October 25-28 – Red Ribbon Week
November 11 – Veterans Day holiday (campus closed)
November 15-19 – International Education Week
November 19 – last day to withdraw from 16-week classes
December 13-17 – Final exam week