News briefs

Women moving to meeting
In celebration of Women’s History Month, TCC will offer a free women’s symposium for students and the community Saturday, March 27.
The Women in New Roles program from all four campuses will join to sponsor Women on the Move—Rising to the Occasion.
The opening session, Intergenerational Speakers, will feature Becky Haskin, Fort Worth City Council member, and her mother, Dr. Paula Vastine, WINR program NE.
The topics for the breakout sessions include New Challenges for Families in the 21st Century by Dr. Alicia Lupinacci, NW professor of management and marketing; Sexual Assault and Rape Awareness by Lt. Grady Patterson, SE police force; Women, Beauty, Ageism and Body Image by Lynda Effertz, counselor in private practice and former WINR student; and Challenging Career and Work Place Myths by Nadine Felix, director of the Arlington Convention Center and Visitors Bureau.
Kay Casey, executive director of the TCCD Foundation, will lead the general session, Women on the Move—Rising to the Occasion.
The symposium will be in the South Campus Rotunda 8 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

NW sponsoring Spring
NW Campus students returning from spring break will have another chance to play Thursday, March 18, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Student activities is sponsoring a Spring Fling in the Node Court.
The event will give students a chance to socialize with one another, a representative in the student activities office said.
Students can enjoy free soft drinks provided by Coca-Cola, free watermelon provided by student activities and free kettle corn. Fenway Park, a local band, will provide live entertainment.
Students can also have their caricatures drawn for free by Miguel Aguilar or get an airbrush tattoo provided by Morningstar Graphics.
For information, contact student activities.

South giving career tips
Students looking to land a new job may want to attend a seminar presented by South Campus career development Thursday, March 18.
The free seminar, conducted by Monica Beddle, career center coordinator, will be in the SSTU Texas Room from 2 to 3 p.m.
“A first impression is made in the first 27 seconds of an interview,” according to careerbuil-der.com.
In the seminar, Beddle will give insight on power dressing and ways to see one’s strengths.
How to greet the employer, ways to keep the conversation positive and to avoid certain hand gestures will also be covered in the presentation.
Beddle understands that knowing what questions to ask and how to form them at the end of the interview may be difficult, so she plans to cover that aspect as well.
The Job Search Seminar will help students present themselves as qualified candidates.
For information, contact the career development office in SSTU.

Seminar to help learning
On any college campus, students know they can put an extensive amount of stress on their brains. A free seminar on the SE Campus Wednesday, March 3, will help students improve their learning power.
Sponsored by the SE counseling center, Samantha Powell, coordinator of the SE Campus dietetics program, will present Be Good to Your Brain! Eating Right Can Improve Your Learning Power.
The seminar will begin at noon in Lecture Hall ESEE 1301.
Powell will share her knowledge on this subject to help students improve their quality of self-care.
The seminar is part of the SE Campus Feeling Good about You and Me brown bag workshops.