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Skyline Shines - August 24, 2018 | Volume 8, No. 2
Happenings at San Bruno's Skyline College
Article Source: Skyline College - San Bruno CA
August 24, 2018 | Volume 8, No. 2
Dream Center Featured in New York Times Article
Article Originally Printed in the New York Times: "Battle Over Immigration Rattles Community Colleges" Pamela Ortiz Cerda vividly remembered the assignment six years ago from her Mexican-American history instructor at San Joaquin Delta College, a community college in Stockton, Calif. “He required voting for our class,” Ms. Ortiz Cerda said. Students were told to bring in voting ballot stubs as …
Find out what's happening in San Brunofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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The San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD) has been awarded a $3,000,000 grant to support Skyline College’s Promise Scholars Program (PSP), and the implementation of the program at five colleges across the state, including the College of San Mateo and Cañada College. The grant was awarded by the California Community Colleges Board of Governors as part of $20 million …
Meta Major Preview Day Welcomes New Students to Skyline College
On August 11, 2018, Skyline College hosted the first Meta Majors Preview Day for new students where they learned about the Meta Majors, engage with instructional faculty, meet counselors within their success teams and complete the steps to enrollment. Students were also able to connect with campus resources and services, receive assistance with financial aid applications and support with course …
Opening Day 2018 focused on progress. Progress made toward the college redesign, progress driving equity across campus and progress in ensuring that the college is student-ready. President Regina Stanback Stroud took the opportunity in her opening day address to highlight the work accomplished over the past year. “A few years ago, I stood on this stage and asked this college …
Skyline College Continues to Honor Outstanding Members & Groups
This year marked the 13th 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: Pamela Ortiz Cerda, Program Services Coordinator, Dream Center As a part-time staff …
2018 Promise Scholars Summer Institute
The Skyline College Promise Scholars Summer Institute (PSSI) successfully finished its inaugural year of the Promise Scholars Program’s preparatory summer program with 98 entering freshmen completing either a 3-week or a 6-week accelerated program. 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 …
Skyline College Solar Boat Embarks to Berkeley
The six student crew members who participated in the SMUD Solar Boat competition in May and their advisor participated in the SunDay FunDay outreach event at the Lawrence Hall of Sciences (LHS) on August 5, 2018, an event tailored to facilitate STEM interest and education for young children (~10 years of age). As the theme was sustainability, the Solar Boat …
Skyline College Zero Textbook Cost Solutions Help Students Save Money!
Skyline College is committed to ensuring affordable textbook solutions for students. This fall, Skyline College has almost 80 course sections that have adopted zero textbook cost (ZTC) or open educational resources (OER) course materials. We anticipate that this will save students almost $300,000 in fall 2018 alone. The ZTC Team is committed to supporting campus efforts which increase the adoption …
Skyline College Launches “Sustainability Academy” at Local Elementary School
A new school year promises not only new students, but also new programs and opportunities. This year, Skyline College is partnering with Rollingwood Elementary School to start a sustainability program that will shape young champions of sustainability by educating the school’s students about issues including energy, waste, water, and transportation. To kick off the program, Skyline College worked with the …
The Paralegal Program at Skyline College is now officially an ABA-approved program! Hundreds of hours of work and several years of work went into the application process and the preparation for the ABA site team’s visit. In Fall 2016, Skyline College applied to the American Bar Association (ABA) for approval of the Program. In Summer 2017, the ABA completed its …
SparkPoint Accepting Applications for Fall 2018 Grove Scholarships
SparkPoint at Skyline College is currently accepting scholarship applications for 25 Career and Technical Education (CTE) students the Fall 2018 cohort. Grove Scholarship applications are available online at www.skylinecollege.edu/sparkpo... and are due by September 12 at 3:00 p.m. Eligible students will be selected for the program based on three short personal statements that describe who they are, why they have …
Respiratory Care Program Associate Degree Granted Continuing Accreditation
The Associate Degree Respiratory Care Program was recently granted continuing accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). The accreditation review included a recent, two-day site visit on campus. The evaluators were greeted by the faculty, staff, students and program administrators welcoming them to Skyline College’s amazing campus. During their visit, the evaluators toured the program facilities, including …
Phi Theta Kappans Teaching Older Adults
Skyline College’s Phi Theta Kappa members developed a program called Computer Literacy and Internet Competency for Seniors (CLICS). The research that the students did showed older adults can actually get some of the greatest benefits from computer use. The internet can prevent social isolation and provide mental stimulation. Moreover, people can remain independent because they can do many of their …
The Bay Area Entrepreneur Center is shining a spotlight on Patrice Robinson. Ms. Robinson is a beloved teacher of the Esthetician Program at Skyline College. She supports her students inside the classroom and beyond to follow their passions and career goals. Through leading by example, she instills in them creativity and an entrepreneurial spirit. She has participated in many of …
Fog was an almost daily occurrence in the early years of Skyline College. Staff and faculty became disoriented in the fog and wandered aimlessly attempting to locate cars. When cars were finally found, headlight beams bounced off the fog. Cars formed convoys in the attempt to locate the access road to Skyline Boulevard. However, the USGS reports that summer fog …
Equity Training Series Recognition Luncheon
The Division of Student Equity and Support Programs (SESP) hosted the Equity Training Series (ETS) Recognition Luncheon on May 11. This program was the culminating event to honor the participation of staff, faculty and administrators in a seven-week teaching and learning experience with national thought leaders. A cohort of 38 participants worked collaboratively to develop skills, language, and apply theories …
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