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Second annual Monster Dash and Bash set for Saturday, Oct. 19

October 14, 2019

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What: Palomar College Foundation’s second-annual Monster Dash and Bash 5k Run/Walk. When: Saturday, Oct. 19 Registration: 7 a.m. Race: 8:30 a.m. Kids Dash: 9:30 a.m. Monster Bash: Until 11 a.m. Where: Palomar College San Marcos Campus – Football Field 1140 W Mission Road San Marcos, CA 92069 Details: With Halloween around the corner, it’s time…
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Latest M&O honor: Malone Grand Orchid

October 11, 2019

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The highly celebrated new “net zero” building at Palomar College caps off a year of regional, state and national awards by winning the Malone Grand Orchid from the San Diego Architectural Foundation. SAN MARCOS — The accolades kept rolling in during the month of October for Palomar College’s newest Prop. M building project, the Maintenance…
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Arboretum originals revisit the site of their shared vision

October 4, 2019

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Three men from very different backgrounds—a horticulturalist, a professor and a vegetable farmer—helped get the arboretum off the ground. They returned to campus recently for a private tour of the trails that were recently built through woods they planted. SAN MARCOS — Decades ago, Bob Kelly was preparing to plant a tree on a hillside…
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Life hasn’t been easy, but Palomar gave her a way forward

October 4, 2019

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“Palomar made it possible to make something of my life as a single mother.” SAN MARCOS — Not long after graduating from high school in south Orange County, Laura Szemenyei knew she needed to make a change. She was in trouble with the law, and she knew that the influences in her life were only…
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Palomar Reopens Arboretum Trails with Dedication Ceremony

September 26, 2019

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During six months of renovations, the college built ADA-compliant trails, upgraded irrigation systems, and installed a new groundwater well at the Edwin & Frances Hunter Arboretum on the San Marcos campus. Pictured above, left to right: Anne Hunter-Welborn, of the Hunter family; Palomar College Governing Board Student Trustee Linus Smith; Palomar College Superintendent/President Dr. Joi…
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New air conditioning, heating program draws a full lab

September 23, 2019

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Career education program at Palomar’s Escondido Education Center gives students the option of a “workforce ready” certificate in as little as six months, a full Certificate of Achievement, or an Associate of Science. ESCONDIDO — Inside a new classroom and student laboratory at the Palomar College Escondido Center, dozens of students are learning how to…
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Palomar Making Bold Strides in Commitment to Sustainability

September 20, 2019

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Pictured above: A 180-kilowatt photovoltaic array was installed this summer on the new Maintenance & Operations (M&O) building, which has won numerous awards for its energy-saving design features. SAN MARCOS, CA ― From award-winning “green” buildings to solar energy to high-efficiency LED lighting, Palomar College is reducing its carbon footprint by slashing the amount of…
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Smoother parking for students as Palomar adopts new digital system

September 6, 2019

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With the implementation of a digital system utilizing license plate scanners, the Palomar College Police Department has modernized campus parking enforcement. Pictured above: Lead CSO Dominic LaPorta of the Palomar College Police Department checks parking permits inside one of two cruisers outfitted with new license plate readers. SAN MARCOS — During the first week of…
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