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Food and Nutrition Center serves hundreds of students

April 3, 2020

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SAN MARCOS — Before closing temporarily in compliance with the statewide social distancing measures, the Anita & Stan Maag Food & Nutrition Center at Palomar College distributed hundreds of pounds of food to students facing food insecurity. With a limited amount of time before the distancing effort went into effect, the center’s staff created an…
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Palomar College Foundation mobilizes crisis support for students

April 3, 2020

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From emergency grants to free computers, the Foundation has helped hundreds of Palomar’s most vulnerable students transition to remote learning in the wake of California’s social distancing measures. SAN MARCOS — Amid the rapid and dramatic changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Palomar College Foundation has led an unprecedented effort to help students…
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Palomar’s nursing, dental programs donate PPE to local hospitals

April 3, 2020

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The college has provided hundreds of pieces of the protective gear that is in short supply nationwide to front-line health care workers at Tri-City, Kaiser and Temecula Valley Hospital. SAN MARCOS — Surgical masks, eye shields, disposable gloves: For decades, items like these have been staples in hospitals and classrooms alike, barriers to infection and…
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Palomar meets COVID-19 crisis with collective effort

April 3, 2020

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Collaboration thrives as college mobilizes for all-remote learning with intensive training and innovation to ensure student success amid nationwide social distancing mandates. SAN MARCOS — When thousands of faculty, students and staff at Palomar College were notified that instruction would move to remote delivery of courses for the rest of the spring 2020 semester, campus…
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Palomar Will Provide Free Computers and Food to Students on March 18

March 17, 2020

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Funded by a donation to the Palomar College Foundation, the computers will help students continue their education, as instruction moves online starting March 30. SAN MARCOS, CA (March 17, 2020) — As Palomar College students prepare to take all of their courses in a remote format due to prevention measures associated with the COVID-19 outbreak, college…
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Palomar College to Move Most Classes Online as a COVID-19 Precaution

March 12, 2020

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Upcoming steps include using “alternate methods of delivery” to continue instruction for the remainder of the spring semester, suspending business travel, restricting spectator access to athletic competitions, and canceling large events. SAN MARCOS, CA (March 12, 2020) — In preparation to meet the challenges of the COVID-19 epidemic, Palomar College announced that it will move most…
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Palomar math instructors recognized for new program

March 12, 2020

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Shelbi Mayo and Luis Guerrero named an “Exemplary STEM Teacher Team” for implementing a new approach to promoting student math competency across disciplines. SAN MARCOS — A dynamic duo of math professors at Palomar College has been recognized as an Exemplary STEM Teacher Team for launching a program that promotes mathematics and quantitative reasoning in…
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Marine Corps veteran now leads in the classroom

March 6, 2020

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For more than 20 years, Serena Reid served the Marines as a videographer. At Palomar, she oversees the student teams who produce several shows from the campus studio at PCTV. SAN MARCOS — Before she came to Palomar College, Serena Reid spent 21 years in the Marine Corps, capturing footage of combat operations and helping…
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