{"id":2681,"date":"2018-08-08T15:35:08","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T22:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/?page_id=2681"},"modified":"2026-09-30T14:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T21:08:16","slug":"features","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/features\/","title":{"rendered":"Features"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-10268 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-carousel category-features category-home category-slider\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a61aca4f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/a-family-of-palomar-college-students\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/Bped-02-Sun-sisters.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Family of Palomar College Students\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/Bped-02-Sun-sisters.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/Bped-02-Sun-sisters-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/Bped-02-Sun-sisters-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/Bped-02-Sun-sisters-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/Bped-02-Sun-sisters-400x250.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/Bped-02-Sun-sisters-980x613.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/Bped-02-Sun-sisters-480x300.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 style=\"text-transform:none\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/a-family-of-palomar-college-students\/\" target=\"_self\" >A Family of Palomar College Students<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Julie Lanthier Bandy<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-s-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-02T17:40:47-07:00\">September 2, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt is-layout-flow wp-block-post-excerpt-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Attending Palomar College is a family affair in the Sun household. Sisters Faith and Irena are two of the 24 students in the college\u2019s new bachelor\u2019s degree program in Building Performance and Environmental Design. Three other siblings just started in the architecture program this fall, with the goal of entering the bachelor\u2019s degree program after&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-10244 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-carousel category-features category-home category-slider\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a61aca4f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/hall-of-fame-athletic-trainer-retires-from-palomar-college\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/A.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hall of Fame Athletic Trainer Retires from Palomar College\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/A.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/A-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/A-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/A-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/A-400x250.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/A-980x613.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/A-480x300.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 style=\"text-transform:none\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/hall-of-fame-athletic-trainer-retires-from-palomar-college\/\" target=\"_self\" >Hall of Fame Athletic Trainer Retires from Palomar College<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Julie Lanthier Bandy<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-s-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-16T16:18:20-07:00\">June 16, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt is-layout-flow wp-block-post-excerpt-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In her 33 years as an athletic trainer at Palomar College, Flecicia Heise never forgot the importance of keeping student athletes healthy. That was brought home to her when a young athlete badly injured his knee while playing football. He tearfully told his grandmother that he would no longer be able to play football, dashing&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-10240 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-carousel category-features category-home category-slider\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a61aca4f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/palomar-college-2026-woman-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/Cynthia-Anfinson-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Palomar College 2026 Woman of the Year\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/Cynthia-Anfinson-2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/Cynthia-Anfinson-2-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/Cynthia-Anfinson-2-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/Cynthia-Anfinson-2-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/Cynthia-Anfinson-2-400x250.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/Cynthia-Anfinson-2-980x613.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/06\/Cynthia-Anfinson-2-480x300.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 style=\"text-transform:none\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/palomar-college-2026-woman-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_self\" >Palomar College 2026 Woman of the Year<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Julie Lanthier Bandy<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-s-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-03T12:49:11-07:00\">June 3, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt is-layout-flow wp-block-post-excerpt-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Palomar College has honored Mathematics Professor Emeritus Cynthia Anfinson with the Woman of the Year Award for her dedication to her students and her efforts to advance racial equity and empower women at the college. During her 29 years at Palomar College, Anfinson was a leader in supporting STEM students and creating an environment where&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":402,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-2681","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Features - Palomar News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/features\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Features - 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