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Skyline Shines - August 18, 2017 | Volume 7, No. 1
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August 18, 2017 | Volume 7, No. 1
Opening Day 2017
“The end is in the beginning.” Those were the opening words of President Regina Stanback Stroud in her address to faculty and staff at the fall 2017 Opening Day celebration. The day’s program underscored the importance of intentionality in everything we do and challenged us to lead with clear purpose and impactful action. “Setting a design for your college—a …
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Skyline College Continues to Honor Outstanding Members & Groups
This year marked the 12th year of Skyline College’s Skyline Shines Award, presented annually to one College employee or group and one community individual or group who help Skyline College to shine in terms of its quality of programs and services and its reputation for quality. College Winner: Roger Marcelo, Multimedia Services Coordinator Dr. Stanback Stroud spoke about Roger: “Roger …
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What is your WHY? A Meta-Majors & Guided Pathways Update
Every one of us at Skyline College has a reason, or what the Design Team Co-Leads at their Opening Day presentation referred to as a “WHY,” for engaging in the work we do on campus every day. With our busy schedules, it is easy to lose sight of what motivates us, but the college redesign work is an opportunity for …
Skyline College Successfully Hosts 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
Skyline College served as an Institute Partner for the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. 25 Fellows in the Business and Entrepreneurship Track went through a rigorous 6-week program that took place from June 16, 2017- July 30, 2017. The Fellows studied Global Trade and Logistics while examining the role of technology and the product lifecycle from idea …
Skyline College Learning Center Launches Online Tutoring
The Skyline College Learning Center (TLC) is excited to announce the addition of online tutoring for students starting this fall, via the NetTutor platform. The initial priority for outreach and access will be students enrolled in online courses, students taking courses for which face-to-face tutoring is not available in TLC, and students who are not able to be on campus …
Newly Developed Partnership Brings Apple Technologies to Skyline College
Skyline College under the direction of Andrea Vizenor, the Director for Career and Workforce Programs (CWP), has partnered with Apple Technologies to bring in the latest in cutting edge Apple technologies and hands-on learning opportunities for Skyline College students, staff, faculty and administration. This partnership has led to Skyline College being one of six community colleges in the nation and …
Choosing a Major is Hard!
“If there was a more clear path for people who had decided their major…if there’s a clear cut path for what classes you should be taking, ” (Quote from a Skyline College Student) In March, Skyline College students participated in seven student focus groups to share insights into how our students choose …
Skyline College is Runner Up 2017 Sputum Bowl Competition
Skyline College Respiratory Care Program students attended the annual respiratory professional conference and competed at the state level sputum bowl competition after winning at the regional semi-finals. The California Society for Respiratory Care (CSRC) hosted this event during their 49th annual conference June 13 - 15, 2017 held at Harrah’s Hotel and Resort in Valley Center, CA. Eighteen respiratory care …
Summer Scholars Institute 2017
The Skyline College Summer Scholars Institute (SSI) successfully finished its second year with 116 entering freshmen completing either a 2-week accelerated module or the standard 5-week module. Both modules were designed to accelerate student learning and placement into transfer level math and English as a central component of the Skyline College Promise for students to “Get In, Get Through and …
International Students Attend Orientation
Skyline College is expecting about 100 new international students from 21 countries during the fall 2017 semester. In an effort to ease new students’ transition, the International Student Program (ISP) hosted multiple orientations. The attendees received valuable information on the following topics: F-1 visa regulations, employment, cultural adjustment, safety and security, immigration laws, health insurance coverage, and academic expectations. The …
Skyline College Promise Update
The inaugural Skyline College Promise Scholars Program launched fall 2016 with a 138 recipients. In its second year we have already awarded 250 scholarships. The Skyline College Promise Scholars Program takes a comprehensive approach to student success by providing a dedicated counselor, lending library for required text books and materials, and financial support for student fees. The projected cost for …
Study Abroad Students Receive $29,500 in Government Funding for 2016-2017
The San Mateo County Community College District Study Abroad Program, housed at Skyline College, has made significant strides in the increase of scholarships from the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program. Gilman scholars are low- income Federal Pell Grant recipients from diverse backgrounds and do not have the financial means to afford to study abroad. The …
Bay Area Entrepreneur Center Transitions
The Bay Area Entrepreneur Center (BAEC) has transitioned from the Global Learning Programs and Services Division to the Business, Education & Professional Programs Division – and will be specifically linked with the Center for Career & Workforce Development (CWD). “This transition is going to create even stronger connections for students and community members to pursue their business ideas and entrepreneurship …
SparkPoint at Skyline College Client Celebration
SparkPoint at Skyline College continues to promote its financial capability and support services model around the San Francisco Bay Area and across the country. Select community college administrators toured SparkPoint this year, including a delegation from South African technical colleges who wanted to learn more about SparkPoint’s bundled service approach. In addition to these site visits, the California Community Colleges …
Building 19 Access & Parking Meter Rate Increases
Building 19 As part of our ongoing campus improvements, much of the area around Building 19, which is open for classes, is currently under construction while we expand Lot L now through November 2017. Below, you will find a map clearly marking entry points to Building 19 (marked in red) in addition to areas that are currently closed for construction …
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