Palomar College Television Documentary Honored with Award Nominationsand Film Festival Selection
SAN MARCOS, CA (May 24, 2023) — A Palomar College Television (PCTV) documentary film about the challenges faced by the formerly incarcerated as they return to life outside prison has been nominated for four regional Emmy awards, one San Diego Film award, and is...
Class of ‘23 Valedictorian Found a Community at Palomar College
Growing up as the child of an immigrant from Belarus and a Vietnamese refugee, Gabby Le said she never felt like she totally fit in with either group. When she came to Palomar College, she found a community that supported her and allowed her to blossom and thrive. Le...
Palomar College Partnership Offers Escondido School District Employees Pipeline to a Degree
SAN MARCOS - A new partnership between Palomar College and the Escondido Union School District offers free college courses for instructional aides – and a chance for them to work toward a degree that leads to a career as a teacher. The Paraeducator Partnership...
Women’s History Month Celebrated with the Woman of the Year Award at Palomar College
SAN MARCOS — When Dr. Nora Kenney determined that a tenure-track teaching position was not the path she thought she should take, the justice impacted population in San Diego County benefited. Dr. Nora, as her students refer to her, began teaching at the...
Palomar Photography Student Co-Authors Paper on Archival Practices
SAN MARCOS — As an apprentice at the San Diego Natural History Museum’s Library Department, Alex Tomeo has seen hundreds of rare and historic photos of San Diego and the region. Now in her last semester at Palomar College, Tomeo recently co-authored a research paper...
Rising Scholars Building Nearly Complete at Palomar College
SAN MARCOS — In a small building near the entrance to Palomar College’s main campus in San Marcos, a team of designers and builders—all teaching or studying at Palomar—have transformed a space that formerly housed a variety of functions into a permanent home for...
Comets Guard Breaks Palomar’s Single-Game 3-Point Record
SAN MARCOS — Eight times in the first half of a game against Southwestern College on Friday, February 3, 2023, Camille Sroufe toed up to the 3-point line, shot, and scored. The college record—set by Julie Saelee in early 2020—was nine 3-pointers in a single game, and...
Poway to Palomar Student’s Powerful Story Wins NYT Contest
RANCHO BERNARDO — For most Americans who discover 17-year-old Joyce Orishaba’s story—at least for the next year or two—it will begin like this: “I am six years old, sleeping with nothing but a banana leaf over my shoulders to keep me warm.” That’s the opening line of...
Palomar College Hosts Social Justice Community Festival
SAN MARCOS — Three days before the beginning of the Spring semester, Palomar College hosted its second annual Social Justice Community Festival, featuring food, music, information and interactive experiences designed to further Diversity, Equity, Inclusion,...
Palomar’s Rising Scholars Program Presents to State Board of Governors
The program director and an alum of Rising Scholars spoke to state officials about the thriving program for formerly incarcerated students at Palomar College. SAN MARCOS — Two representatives of Palomar College’s Rising Scholars program presented to the California...