Vol. 3 No. 1

22 June 2008 Sunday


This Month's Issue
~Announcements
~Last Month's Poll Results: TRADITIONAL BOOKS! 75% preferred to read paper.
~College & Faculty Events: Council Elections, Seminar Workshop, CCS Orientation etc.
~Tech News: Train Others To Use Email
~Around the Web: Traditional vs. Digital
~Polls: If You Have An Hour To Spare, I Would...?



Let's welcome SY 2008-2009 with a new Boost! look.
We are officially enjoying school days again with the promise of a great school year. Rainy days will surely not dampen the college spirit as we brace through the start of a promising term. Again, we'll make IT happen!


Last month's polls, TRADITIONAL BOOKS still dominated among techie people.
Traditional Books 75%
Ebooks 25%

Thank you for your replies. Keep them coming!


College Events
June 23: Meeting de Avance; Online Council Elections
June 28: First Years' Seminar Workshop
July 4: CCS Orientation
July 19: CCS Acquaintance Party


Faculty Events
June 23: Deadline for Syllabi Submission


Tech News
Train Others To Use Email
Did you know people consume most of the time reading emails and constructing one? Everyday, your email inbox loads a dozen new messages. You may have found remedy to your inbox woes, but it is also good to share on how to make your emails read and replied effectively. After all, emails should be more effective in delivering messages, and the rest of the world should know more on how to make them work. Read more.


Around The Web
Traditional vs. Digital
Let's face it, school has extremely evolved. Even our classrooms have gone to all DLPs (hooray!) except the 3F and 4F. But for the most part, the CCS faculty is optimizing online resources to give world-class education. The Internet has redefined our learning experience. Students should know they are lucky that they are experiencing multimedia learning. Return the gratitude by aiming good grades this term! For more online apps to replace the traditional ones, read more.



Please leave a comment below and vote on your poll choice. Thank you!
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