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Campus Police personnel now have handheld access to health resources from Cordico, the industry-standard technology platform addressing a variety of issues faced by front line workers. SAN MARCOS — The Palomar College Police Department (PCPD) has implemented a smartphone wellness app developed by Cordico and featuring content to help the department’s staff maintain and further…

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Three of the original Student Ambassadors who advised Palomar’s Pathways committee are pursuing advanced degrees in various fields. They reflect on what it was like to travel the path through community college. SAN MARCOS — Three students who participated in developing Palomar Pathways during their time at the college have gone on to universities in…

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Pictured above: Craig Haukom, a Firefighter/Paramedic from the Barona Fire Department, administers a COVID-19 vaccine during the San Diego County Operation Collaboration event at the Fallbrook Education Center on Friday, March 12, 2021. Hundreds receive Johnson & Johnson vaccine during an “Operation Collaboration” event at Palomar’s North Education Center in Fallbrook. FALLBROOK — Some 400…

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Dozens of Palomar College students have earned clinical hours administering COVID-19 vaccines at an Escondido site run by Palomar Health. A similar partnership with Tri-City Hospital is in the works. ESCONDIDO — Inside the parking structure at Palomar Health’s downtown Escondido campus, nursing students from Palomar College have been assisting with one of North County’s…

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What started as a pizza drop-off in December took on a life of its own, in what’s being called “Feeding Our Frontline Heroes.” ENCINITAS — On Dec. 12, in the midst of the COVID-19 surge that followed the Thanksgiving holiday in San Diego County, Syndee Wood picked up a stack of hot pizzas from Pandora’s…

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For the third year in a row, Palomar College has ranked among the best institutions of higher learning, according to a national news magazine. SAN MARCOS — Palomar College has been selected as one of the “Top 25 Community Colleges Enrolling the Largest Number of Hispanics” in the U.S. and was featured in the Feb.…

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SAN MARCOS — Palomar College on Feb. 1 expanded free wireless internet access to the second floor of the parking structure on campus, providing fast, reliable connectivity for students Monday through Friday. College leaders said the temporary access point was opened to accommodate the ongoing remote learning environment due to COVID-19. Students may now access…

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The utility named Palomar College for its annual Excellence in Energy Leadership Award, following the first year of operations in a highly-efficient new building complex at the San Marcos campus. SAN MARCOS — Palomar College has won an Excellence in Energy Leadership Award from San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) for its Maintenance & Operations…

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