{"id":4363,"date":"2021-02-23T17:11:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T01:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/?p=4363"},"modified":"2025-07-10T14:13:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T21:13:02","slug":"palomar-to-host-computer-tech-distribution-for-students-on-feb-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/palomar-to-host-computer-tech-distribution-for-students-on-feb-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Palomar to Host Computer, Tech Distribution for Students on Feb. 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>What:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Palomar College will host a drive-through distribution event to provide hundreds of students with laptops, printing cards and other resources to facilitate remote learning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>When:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">9 a.m. \u2013 3 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Details:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please note: Interim Superintendent\/President Dr. Jack Kahn will be available from 10 a.m. \u2013 12 p.m. for media interviews<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As part of its commitment to student success through remote learning, Palomar College will be distributing hundreds of laptops, wireless hotspots, webcams and printing cards to students who are currently enrolled in the spring semester. The drive-through distribution event is funded by $315,563 from the federal CARES Act, and will support students in their remote learning experience, as COVID-19 restrictions remain in place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some 360 students have signed up to receive equipment during the event, which will be held in Lot 12. Lot 12 can be accessed using the campus entrance off Las Posas Road and Avenida Azul.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The distribution includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">200 hotspots for improved service to students lacking internet access<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">400 laptops to those without reliable computers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">100 webcams for students with computers that do not have a camera and\/or microphone<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">200 Office Depot printing cards to facilitate the printing of course materials<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Directions and Parking:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The distribution event will be held in <\/span><b>Parking Lot 12<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. From Mission Road, go north on Las Posas Road and turn right on Avenida Azul to access the main campus entrance and Lot 12.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>More information:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Julie Lanthier Bandy, Director, Public Affairs, 760-744-1150, ext. 2365<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tom Pfingsten, Public Affairs, 760-744-1150, ext. 2960<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What: Palomar College will host a drive-through distribution event to provide hundreds of students with laptops, printing cards and other resources to facilitate remote learning. 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