MODA Goes Virtual for 2021 Annual Fashion Show

MODA Goes Virtual for 2021 Annual Fashion Show

Palomar’s Fashion Merchandising & Design Program hosts its end-of-year fashion show on YouTube, in keeping with fashion industry practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. SAN MARCOS — Every spring, culminating a year of painstaking work by a team of faculty and...
Baldessari Artwork Sold to Fund Boehm Gallery Endowment

Baldessari Artwork Sold to Fund Boehm Gallery Endowment

Palomar College’s Boehm Gallery sold a painting by the late John Baldessari last year, and the proceeds will create an endowment fund to expand and improve the gallery’s collection into perpetuity. SAN MARCOS, CA (May 21, 2021) — The Palomar College Foundation is...
Palomar’s 2021 Valedictorian Has a Comeback Story To Tell

Palomar’s 2021 Valedictorian Has a Comeback Story To Tell

A drastic change of plans landed Ryan Laffin at Palomar College, where he discovered his love of English and charted a new path to success. SAN MARCOS — The Class of 2021 Valedictorian at Palomar College, Ryan Laffin, was in culinary school at the age of 19 when he...
Palomar’s Speech & Debate Team Excels in Online Competition

Palomar’s Speech & Debate Team Excels in Online Competition

The team is wrapping up an unorthodox but successful season, during which all events were held virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions. SAN MARCOS — In a series of highly unusual competitions, held online due to COVID-19, the Speech & Debate Team at Palomar College...
Palomar Student Awarded Tool Set with New Job as Diesel Technician

Palomar Student Awarded Tool Set with New Job as Diesel Technician

The college has partnered with Project Cornerstone to supply deserving students with the hand tools necessary to enter the local job market. ESCONDIDO — During his second day on the job, Orlando Perez, a student in the Diesel Technology program at Palomar College,...