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Palomar College Police Implements App to Promote Staff Wellness

April 9, 2021

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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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Palomar’s Governing Board Resolves to Support AB 927

April 8, 2021

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The state legislation would expand a pilot program that allowed community college districts in California to provide baccalaureate degrees, opening the doors for Palomar College and others to participate. SAN MARCOS — The Palomar College Governing Board passed a resolution by unanimous vote at its April 6, 2021 meeting in support of California Assembly Bill…
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Palomar Pathways Students Still Going Strong

March 25, 2021

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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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Palomar’s Fallbrook Campus Hosts COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic

March 12, 2021

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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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Palomar Plans Drive-Through Commencement for May 28

March 5, 2021

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With COVID-19 guidelines still in place, Palomar will celebrate the class of 2021 with a special drive-through commencement ceremony. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SAN MARCOS — Graduates of Palomar College in 2021 are on track to celebrate in a historic way, with a drive-through commencement ceremony that will take eligible candidates on a lap of the…
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Palomar Nursing Students Assist in Vaccination Effort

March 5, 2021

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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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Palomar Professor Spearheads Food Deliveries to Hospital Staff

March 4, 2021

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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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Palomar Distributes Hundreds of Laptops, Electronic Resources to Students

February 25, 2021

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Funded by the federal CARES Act, college staff handed out more than $315,000 in resources to support the ongoing distance learning effort. SAN MARCOS — As students across the nation continue to learn remotely during the COVID-19 health crisis, Palomar College distributed laptop computers, printing cards, internet hotspots and webcams to hundreds of students on…
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