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Upcoming Events

Annual Alumni Homecoming

April 12, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Free and open to the public

Lunch and entertainment provided.

"Lombardi"

Now - April 13

COM Community Theatre

Call 409-933-8345.

www.com.edu/theatre

Guitar Concert

April 17, 8 p.m.

COM Fine Arts Building

Free and open to the public

Call 409-933-8545.

Fire Academy Family Night

April 23, 7 p.m.

League City Drill Field,

911 N. Kansas

The Fire Academy demonstration is free and open to public.

Call 409-933-8378.

Concert Band Performance

April 28, 8 p.m.

Fine Arts Building

Free and open to the public

8th Annual Hispanic Leadership Conference

May 2-3

This event is designed for high school students and educators. For details, call 409-933-8653.

5K Color Course

May 3, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

To register, visit http://colorcourse.com.edu

Comments, questions?
Email rsauer@com.edu.

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Interested in fossils?

The COM Geology Club can bring science to you. Elementary and middle school students can examine the club's samples of rocks, minerals and fossils or explore volcanoes and earthquakes through hands-on models and activities.

Demonstrations can be tailored to your students' interests.

The Geology Club also sponsors free lectures by area geologists to explain natural phenomena along the Gulf Coast.

Contact:

Dr. Veronica Sanchez

geology@com.edu, 409-933-8337

Summer sports camps at COM

This summer, budding athletes can hone their skills in College of the Mainland's action-packed sports camps. In one fast-paced week, students will learn the fundamentals of soccer, volleyball or basketball through effective drills and one-on-one guidance.

Soccer camp will be held July 21-25, 9 a.m. to noon, for 8 to 15-year-olds. The camp will develop players' skills through activities and personalized instruction. It will focus on passing, dribbling, shooting, and offensive and defensive strategies.

Volleyball camp will be held July 28 to Aug., 8:30-11:30 a.m., for ages 8-13. Focusing on all aspects of the game, this class covers the fundamentals of serving, passing, setting, blocking and team defense.

Basketball camp, Aug. 4-8, 8:30-11:30 a.m., will develop 8 to 13-year-olds' game and teamwork skills. The camp will focus on players' shooting, ball handling, rebounding, conditioning, foot speed and agility.

The camps cost $65 for in-district students and $70 for out-of-district students.

Contact: COM Gym, 409-933-8422.

COM to host annual alumni homecoming

All former students, retirees and community members are invited to College of the Mainland's second annual homecoming April 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The free, family-friendly event will feature lunch, a DJ, speakers and children's activities, including a moon bounce.

The event marks the launch of the COM Alumni and Friends Association, which seeks to foster lifelong connections among alumni and support COM and current students.

For more information, please contact Al Bass at 409-933-8419 or email alumni@com.edu.

Schedule a job shadowing day at COM

During the first job shadowing day at COM facilitated by the nonprofit organization Junior Achievement, COM senior network engineer Aaron Hensley, left, explained how the virtual server cluster functions as "a storage unit for information" and enables all computers on campus to access the Internet.

In addition to a glimpse into the life of a network engineer, Texas City High School seniors explored burgeoning job opportunities in research, drafting and graphic design.

To schedule a job shadowing event at COM:

Contact Bruce Glover

bglover@com.edu, 409-933-8552.

All systems go for former dual credit student

Isaiah Jones has been taking computers apart since childhood. He has been able to put them back together again successfully since he was 14.

Wanting to become a computer hardware engineer, the Texas City resident came to College of the Mainland as a dual credit student during his junior year of high school.

It allowed him to "ease into college" as he describes it. He is graduating from COM with an associate degree in general studies, ready to transfer to the University of Texas at San Antonio and pursue a bachelor's degree in computer science.

While completing his basic courses and serving the COM Police Department as a work-study student, he enjoyed learning with motherboards and keyboards rather than textbooks in several of his computer classes.

"Advisor Fatima (Abdeldaim) has helped me since I was a dual credit student," he remembered. "When I get to a university, I can just jump in and work with computers."

To learn more, visit www.com.edu/dual-credit.

COM named fourth in nation in science technology graduates

A just-released report by the magazine Community College Week ranked COM fourth in the nation in the number of degrees awarded in 2012 in the science technologies/ technicians category. The publication based its report on U.S. Department of Education data showing 76 process technology graduates that year.

"We have a strong, rigorous program. All of our professors have 20-plus years of experience in the field. That's part of what makes our program unique," said COM process technology department chair Jerry Duncan.

David Gosnay, operations manager, derivatives, at LyondellBasell Industries, works with COM students through the internship partnership at that company created three years ago.

"Working with COM has been very beneficial for us. The students are well prepared, and our success rate with COM students is very high," said Gosnay. "We recruit from all local colleges, and COM students seem to be better prepared."

Learn more at www.com.edu/ptec.

	Upcoming Deadlines Summer registration now open! www.com.edu/register May 1 - FAFSA priority deadline for summer 2014 May 30- Register for summer I classes by 5 p.m. July 1 - FAFSA priority deadline for fall 2014 July 3 - Register for summer II classes by 5 p.m. July 15 - Fall registration begins at 8 a.m.