McKinney Campus Provost Dr. Mark Smith has been selected as a Phi Theta Kappa Distinguished College Administrator Honoree. The prestigious award celebrates college leaders who go above and beyond in their commitment to student success and is awarded directly by Phi Theta Kappa students. Dr. Smith will be attending Phi Theta Kappa’s Annual Convention hosted in Baltimore this March to receive his award.
The Diagnostic Medical Sonography - Cardiac track has earned its initial accreditation by the Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). Both the general and cardiac tracks for the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program are now CAAHEP accredited.
Six graduates from the Bachelor of Applied Science Clinical Operations Management program secured promotions in their profession as a result of completing our program.
McKinney Campus English Professor Toni McMillen wrote a thoughtful article featured in the Texas Community College Teachers Association’s Oct. 2025 Messenger publication. The article included a brief overview of ways to incorporate discussions about AI and AI learning activities into coursework and project-planning in the workplace, as well as discussed talking points to raise with students about thoughtful use of AI.
McKinney Campus Philosophy Professor Dr. Adam Miller and a colleague outside of Collin College (Rosalynde Welch) published a book, “Seven Songs: Signs of Christ in the Old Testament” (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2025).
McKinney Campus English Adjunct Professor Joy Wood published her first book, “Life Goes On” (Dec. 2025).
iCollin Virtual Campus English Professor Scott Cheney and the Quest editorial team (Editor-in-Chief, Lisa Roy-Davis; Associate Editor, Scott Cheney; Production Design Editor, Michael Schueth; and Managing Editor, John Macready) proudly published the fourth and final student manuscript in Quest: An Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Research Journal Volume Nine. The following exceptional students (with support from faculty mentors) volunteered countless hours outside of regular classes to prepare their papers for publication: Caroline Peacock (Lisa Roy-Davis), Ayleen Suarez (Stephanie Abramoske-Austin), Mathias Alling (John Macready), and Phoenix Disher (Joshua Arduengo). Quest is a professional and mentor-reviewed journal that showcases research in process, best practices, and completed works from within the Collin College academic community. Since 2017, Quest has published 38 student manuscripts that have been downloaded over 38,000 times.
More than 500 students, faculty, and staff members attended the 11 sessions offered in the fall as part of the iCollin Virtual Campus Online Student Succes Speaker Series. The series explored a breadth of topics spanning mental and financial wellbeing, international travel, time management tips, strategies for success in the online classroom, and more.
iCollin Virtual Campus Insurance Management Professor Jessica Rich will serve as a member of the Dallas Chapter of the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) Society as well as the Dallas Chapter of the National African American Insurance Association (NAAIA).
iCollin Virtual Campus Environmental Technology Professor Dianne Stroman co-presented the session “Using COE Special Project Funding to Develop Virtual Fieldtrips” at the Faculty Development Conference last month. This session provided Collin faculty with an overview of the COE Special Projects program and its application process, exploring virtual fieldtrips as a unique pathway for online learners to engage in meaningful field experiences that would otherwise be inaccessible.
Technical Campus Physics Professor Lee Powell attended the American Astronomical Society national meeting this month alongside more than 2,900 other attendees. Dr. Powell’s presentation discussed a paper that was written in collaboration with a McKinney ISD dual credit student as co-author. The paper, “Observations and Analysis of a Binary Star Exhibiting Light Curve Asymmetries in the Hercules Constellation” was well received.
The Technical Campus hosted the Texas Department of Public Safety multi-agency Tactical Flight Officer Training last month. A Tactical Flight Officer is a specially trained law enforcement officer who operates from helicopters or airplanes to support troopers and officers on the ground. The campus allowed trainees to use high-tech drones and imagery technology in the training exercise. Observers such as Allen Police Department said the campus, “… provided perfect environmental challenges requiring careful coordination between air and ground units.”
Collin College’s relationship with Raytheon to support technician training through a Department of Labor Apprenticeship program continues to expand. There are plans for ten facilities across the nation to participate in a unique training experience that combines 36 hours of lab time over four days at the Technical Campus with online coursework to support our technician pathways in the Advanced Manufacturing consortium with the Department of Labor. Raytheon student/apprentices will receive textbooks and supplies via mail to begin the program in the fall. This new program will supplement our successful face-to-face program that is now with its third cohort of students.
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