No Classes Will Be Held March 16-March 21 at Palomar College

No Classes Will Be Held March 16-March 21 at Palomar College

Despite the lack of an identifiable health risk on campus, Palomar College strengthened its efforts to minimize and mitigate the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), by announcing that no classes will be held online or on-campus from March 16 through March 21, 2020. ...
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...