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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 brought home numerous awards during a virtual season that recently concluded…

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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, wheeled a brand new mechanic’s toolbox through a cavernous bay at Marathon…

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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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