Who loves Palomar faculty? We Do!

In a time where teachers are feeling as undervalued as ever, it’s important we take the opportunity to recognize any and all faculty members that have helped us reach our goals, face our fears or just put a smile on our faces.

Impact Magazine went around the Palomar San Marcos campus in April to ask all types of different students who their favorite faculty member is and why. Looking at faces light up when asked about their favorite faculty shows the enthusiasm and love we students have for the faculty of this school. Teachers is worth understanding and appreciating, even if you don’t always think so.

: Katherine Regalado, Art major “My favorite teacher is my English 200 teacher, because he was very approachable. He always wanted to help always giving out extra credit. He would also go to ground zero if you needed it. He was always real and had a great attitude and he sounded like Batman which is my favorite part.” (CJ Arteaga/The Telescope)

: Humberto Bernal, undecided “My favorite teacher is Mr. Bobby Oliver. He’s my favorite teacher because he’s just super relatable and has a really good way of kind of helping kids engage. He’s my avid teacher as well as an English teacher and whenever I have questions with my English, I would go to him because he gave me good ideas.” (CJ Arteaga/The Telescope)

: Ash Holcroft, no major; just taking a class “My favorite teacher is Bob Alidaee. He’s just super helpful. He makes the class fun and entertaining and he really cares about the students.” (CJ Arteaga/The Telescope)

: Isaiah Davis, Economics major “My favorite faculty member would be the offensive coordinator for the Palomar football team Dan Early. He has great leadership skills and also played on Palomar football. He’s a great role model for any young athlete. He understands what it’s like to struggle and how to look past it.” (CJ Arteaga/The Telescope)

: Eowyn Fitzpatrick, Child Development major “My favorite teacher is Barbara Hammond, she’s a child development teacher. She is just the nicest person I have ever met in my life, she just cares about us so much, very funny, and very relatable. Just a very sweet, sweet human being.” (CJ Arteaga/The Telescope)

: Josh Miranda, Film Media and TV major “My favorite teacher is Lisa Cecere. she’s a great teacher and always made the class interesting. There was always a reason to go, like you didn’t want to miss out on what’s gonna happen in Ms.Cecere’s class.” (CJ Arteaga/The Telescope)

: Jesse Polag, Tech and Photography major “My favorite teacher is Bob Alidaee. He’s really helpful and makes the class super fun!” (CJ Arteaga/The Telescope)

: Jovanni Rodriguez, 19, Science major “My favorite faculty member is Alex Gomez, he teaches Chicano Studies 101. He loves what he’s teaching and teaches it right. He also just respects everyone’s opinion.” Jovanni Rodriguez, 19, Science major “My favorite faculty member is Alex Gomez, he teaches Chicano Studies 101. He loves what he’s teaching and teaches it right. He also just respects everyone’s opinion.” (CJ Arteaga/The Telescope)

: Owen Wilson, 19, Business major “My favorite professor is Sean Figg, a geology professor. He’s a super nice guy, super passionate, really cares about like making sure students enjoy what they’re learning. I’m a Business major and it’s just a genetics class but it’s probably my favorite class right now.” (CJ Arteaga/The Telescope)