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• Two Palomar College Faculty Members Receive Women in Education Award March 25, 2023
  The California Federation of Teachers (CFT) honor Barbara Baer and Jenny Fererro for their dedicated work. SAN MARCOS, CA (March 22, 2023) — Each year, the California Federation of Teachers (CFT) recognizes American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and CFT locals and individual members with the Women in Education Award for promoting the rights of women… […]
  Lanthier Bandy, Julie M.
• Palomar Governing Board Appoints Escondido Resident as Area 2 Provisional Trustee March 23, 2023
  Cassandra Schaeg, an entrepreneur, and business owner will join the Palomar College Governing Board following Christian Garcia’s resignation. SAN MARCOS, CA (March 22, 2023) — The Palomar Community College District (PCCD) Governing Board voted 3-1 during a special meeting on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, to appoint Escondido resident Cassandra Schaeg as a Provisional Trustee, following… […]
  Lanthier Bandy, Julie M.
• Palomar Photography Student Co-Authors Paper on Archival Practices March 4, 2023
  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 entitled “Please Don’t Break: A Study of Glass Plate Photography.”… […]
  Lanthier Bandy, Julie M.
• Palomar’s Governing Board To Appoint Provisional Trustee March 3, 2023
  SAN MARCOS, CA (March 3, 2023) — The Palomar Community College District Governing Board is seeking a provisional appointee to fill the Area 2 seat of former Board President Christian Garcia, who resigned effective February 1, 2023, due to his appointment to the City of Escondido City Council.  Per Education Code § 5090 and 5091,… […]
  Lanthier Bandy, Julie M.
• Rising Scholars Building Nearly Complete at Palomar College February 24, 2023
  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 Rising Scholars. The Rising Scholars program helps previously incarcerated and system-impacted… […]
  Lanthier Bandy, Julie M.
• Comets Guard Breaks Palomar’s Single-Game 3-Point Record February 18, 2023
  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 Sroufe knew she only had two more to… […]
  Pfingsten, Tom
• Palomar Hosts Black History Month Workshops February 8, 2023
  SAN MARCOS — For the third year, educators and students from Palomar College and around the country are exploring the history and creativity of Black History Month with a series of workshops available on Zoom and in person at the College’s San Marcos campus. “To be able to offer this many workshops and have this… […]
  Pfingsten, Tom
• Palomar College Seeks to Fill Trustee Garcia’s Governing Board Seat February 3, 2023
  SAN MARCOS — The Palomar Community College District (PCCD) is taking steps to fill the Governing Board seat of Trustee Area 2, after the President of the Board, Christian Garcia, announced his resignation on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Garcia is stepping down after being appointed to the Escondido City Council, District 3. “On behalf of… […]
  Pfingsten, Tom
• Poway to Palomar Student’s Powerful Story Wins NYT Contest February 3, 2023
  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 Orishaba’s 100-word essay, entitled “A River Runs Through… […]
  Pfingsten, Tom
• Spring Semester Begins at Palomar College February 3, 2023
  SAN MARCOS — Thousands of students made their way back to campus on Monday and Tuesday, January 30-31, 2023, for the beginning of the Spring semester at Palomar College. The main campus and Education Centers in Escondido, Rancho Bernardo and Fallbrook were in full swing, with hundreds of classes and all student services available. “It’s… […]
  Pfingsten, Tom