El Centro News
May Term 2013 Dates

Friday, May 17, 2013
Classes Begin

Monday, May 20, 2013
Certification Date for May Term classes

Monday, May 27, 2013
Memorial Day Holiday, Campus Closed

Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Classes resume

Thursday, May 30, 2013
Last Day to Withdraw with a grade of "W" by 12:00 NOON in Admissions, Rm. A157 or online via eConnect

Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Final Exam, end of May Term

Friday, June 7, 2013
Grades due on eConnect by 2:00 p.m.


*Please note: due to flex courses that are offered throughout the year, students must refer to their class syllabus for specific course dates.

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Adjunct Teaching Job Fair
Saturday, May 18, 2013
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Interested in teaching at one of the seven colleges of DCCCD? Attend an Adjunct Teaching Job Fair, hosted at each of the colleges May 18.

On-site interviews will be conducted. Please bring at least 10 copies of your resume and transcripts.

See the Adjunct Teaching Job Fair page for more details, including maps and locations, plus a list of subjects for which we need faculty at each college.

Registration Dates for Summer Classes
Priority registration (open to returning students) begins Tuesday, April 23, and continues through Sunday, April 28.

Regular registration (open to all students) begins Monday, April 29.

 End dates for Summer term registration vary by class (You can register up until a class has met once.)


For specific registration times please contact the Advising office at 214-860-2083

Walk Like MADD
Don't miss the mother of all walks
DREAMers Immigration Workshop
The Badmus Law Firm will host an Immigration Workshop on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at the downtown campus of El Centro College. The presentation will be held from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m in the Performance Hall. One-on-one individual consultations will be available to attendees immediately following the presentation. Pre-register for individual consultations at (469) 916-7900.

Topics that will be discussed include:
  • Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
  • New Family Unity Rule for Green Cards - learn how certain spouses of US citizens qualify
  • Proposed Path to Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants
FREE and open to the public!
Consultations available in Spanish.

*This workshop is an educational service of Badmus Law Firm, PLLC.*
Department Fitness Challenge

Do you feel that your department is the best at El Centro? Well there's definitely one way to earn bragging rights!

Come out and join us for “Dept. Fitness Challenge” held in the gym. Each department will face diverse challenges in the area of fitness and the winners will be announced on Friday March 8th, 2013.

Please refer to the link below for the complete open gym schedule

Gym Schedule

Location: Gym
Fall 2012 Honor Roll

Fall Semester 2012, 969 El Centro full- and part-time students received Grade Point Averages (GPA) between 3.5 and 4.0. We list the names of these President's Honor_Roll, Vice President's Honor Roll, and Academic Recognition List students on the El Centro Web site as a way of publicly honoring this outstanding achievement by so many of our students.

Inclusion here serves as an official recognition of the hard work, dedication, and pursuit of excellence these students have demonstrated at El Centro College. It also provides an opportunity for our faculty, and staff to extend their warmest regards for this extraordinary accomplishment.

Visit the Honor Roll webpage
Deadline Extended for NASA Scholar Program
Are you interested in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars Program? Good news: The deadline to apply has been extended.

You now can apply until Feb. 8 at 5 p.m. DCCCD has slots for 46 participants and 10 alternates, who will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis once basic requirements are met.

If you have any interest in science, technology, engineering and math, you owe it to yourself to check out the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars Program. If you’re selected, you’ll take part in an on-site experience at NASA Johnson Space Center, where you’ll help with a team project directed by NASA engineers, attend astronaut briefings and take a tour of NASA facilities. The three-day visit will take place April 17-19.

Many students who participate in the program have a strong background in computers and/or science and engineering, but other students are welcome to apply, too. Part-time and full-time credit students can apply. View the NASA CAS application.


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Open Gym Schedule Spring 2013

The weekly Gym schedule this fall is as follows:

Download full-size Gym schedule
DART Passes for Spring 2013
On Tuesday and Wednesday, February 5-6, DART passes will be issued to all students who are enrolled in at least 6 credit hours or 96 contact hours (Continuing Education) at El Centro College.

Students who are NOT eligible for a free DART pass may purchase a spring semester DART pass for $200 if they meet the following:
  • Enrolled in at least three credit hours or 48 CE contact hours at El Centro College.

The pass will be good from January through May 2013.

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