Palomar’s nursing, dental programs donate PPE to local hospitals

Palomar’s nursing, dental programs donate PPE to local hospitals

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...
Palomar meets COVID-19 crisis with collective effort

Palomar meets COVID-19 crisis with collective effort

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...
Palomar math instructors recognized for new program

Palomar math instructors recognized for new program

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...
Marine Corps veteran now leads in the classroom

Marine Corps veteran now leads in the classroom

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...
Tiny plant on campus turns out to be a big find

Tiny plant on campus turns out to be a big find

A biology student with a keen eye spotted the rare bottlewort growing near Palomar’s arboretum, and a retired professor recently identified the plants as a critically endangered species. SAN MARCOS — Clumped beside a footpath on the outskirts of the Edwin &...
A textbook transition: inmate to student ambassador

A textbook transition: inmate to student ambassador

Kory Nokes spent five years behind bars before entering Palomar’s Transitions program for formerly incarcerated students. “Palomar made it possible for me to achieve my true potential,” he says. SAN MARCOS — Not long after being booked into state prison, Kory Nokes...