Article Source: Skyline College
December 1, 2017 | Volume 7, No. 14
Holiday Dessert Reception: December 13
Dear Skyline College Community: Please join us for desserts on Wednesday, December 13 from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. in the Multicultural Center, Building 4. As the year ends and many take time to celebrate the holiday season or simply relax and reflect, Dr. Regina Stanback Stroud, President of Skyline College would like to express her sincere gratitude to the Skyline …
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The 2017 Skyline College Empty Bowl Project once again highlights the capacity of art to inspire a successful community fundraiser! The Skyline College Ceramics Club hosted its 5th Empty Bowls fundraiser on November 15, 2017 at Fireside Dining Hall. Ceramics students from Skyline College and Capuchino High School made 350 unique handmade bowls. Guests chose from a large table filled …
Skyline College Receives U.S. Department of State Approval for Passport Acceptance Facility
Students, faculty, staff and members of the community can now apply for a U.S. passport directly through the Global Learning Programs and Services (GLPS) Division in Building 2, Room 2-352. Skyline College GLPS Division has been designated an official Passport Acceptance Facility by the U.S. Department of State. The hours of operation are 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. from Monday …
Automotive Department Hosts High School Students at “Driving Your Future” Event
On November 14, 2017, the Automotive Department hosted the “Driving Your Future” event for a total of 180 high school students from the Counties of San Francisco and San Mateo. The event was designed to help young high school students explore automotive technology as a career choice and to expose them to the CTE STAR Automotive Career Program at Skyline …
Disability advocate, comedian, and storyteller Nina G. presented her one-woman show “Going Beyond Inspirational” at Skyline College last month. In addition to stories of her childhood experiences as an individual who stutters and has a learning disability, Nina G. shared how she was able to gain the confidence to begin performing in a comedy troupe. Skyline College alumni and former …
The Learning Common’s Newest Member!
The Skyline College Learning Commons brings together the functions of the Library and The Learning Center into a unified, technology enhanced academic support space and to that end we have just added our newest team member, Chelssee De Barra. Chelssee will be serving as the Interim Learning Center Manager. Chelssee earned a Bachelor’s of Arts in English, Spanish, and Women’s …
NOVA Job Center at SparkPoint Hosts Open House for Community Partners
On November 28, 2017, representatives from partner organizations serving the local Skyline College community attended a NOVA Job Center open house at SparkPoint. This event both introduced the newly launched NOVA Job Center at Skyline College and familiarized community partners with the rest of the services that SparkPoint offers. The organizations represented included NOVA San Mateo, NOVA Sunnyvale, San Mateo County Human Services Agency, HIP Housing, the Central …
Empty Bowls Fundraiser Raises over $2,500 for Sparkpoint Food Pantry
The 2017 Skyline College Empty Bowl Project once again highlights the capacity of art to inspire a successful community fundraiser! The Skyline College Ceramics Club hosted its 5th Empty Bowls fundraiser on November 15, 2017 at Fireside Dining Hall. Ceramics students from Skyline College and Capuchino High School made 350 unique handmade bowls. Guests chose from a large table filled …
You're Invited to Share your Ideas for Career and Workforce Education!
Please join Andrea Vizenor, Director for the Center of Career and Workforce Education to share your ideas as we begin strategic planning for year 2 of our Strong Workforce Proposal. Additionally, it will be an opportunity to brainstorm opportunities for redesigning services and functions to greater support faculty in their work to advance career and workforce education on campus and …
On November 21, 2017 over 25 students and staff participated in a Thanksgiving Turkey Trot. The event, organized by Professor Mike Fitzgerald, was a 1.9 mile run / walk around the Skyline College campus and the surrounding neighborhood. Prizes were awarded to the top male and female participants along with a drawing for gift cards generously donated by the Skyline …
International Student Program (ISP) Hosts a Campus Tour to Stanford University
On November 17, 2017, the International Student Program (ISP) hosted a trip to Stanford University for a customized campus tour. The event was part of the International Education Week (IEW) which was celebrated during the same week. IEW is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of State to highlight the importance and benefits …
Engineering Tech Scholars STEM Pathway Program Receives Exemplary Program Award
Skyline College's Engineering Tech Scholars STEM pathway program received an honorable mention for the 2017-18 Exemplary Program Award that recognizes outstanding community college programs! This Board of Governors award, sponsored by the Foundation for California Community Colleges, recognized our ETS program, and presented them with a plaque at the Board of Governors meeting. Since this year's theme was "guided pathways," …
Buy a Cookbook and Feed Your Brain!
Love to cook and looking for new recipes? Have a home cook on your holiday shopping list? If so, please consider checking out the Feed Your Brain Cookbook. These cookbooks were created by students enrolled in Introduction to Psychobiology and are the result of several assignments examining how the food we consume effects our brains. The entire project was student …
Phi Theta Kappa presents at SSF STEM night
Skyline College’s Phi Theta Kappa chapter was invited to provide STEM activities for the community at the South San Francisco STEM night on November 15. Chapter officers, Shelvana Cai, Thanh Nguyen, and Michael Wong, developed fun, hands-on activities for kids. The kids (and their parents) especially enjoyed watching critters moving through the microscope. Chapter members brought a different activity to …
Skyline College Gets a Taste of the World at International Food Festival
To start off International Education Week, the Skyline College International Student Program hosted its annual International Food Festival. The event was platform for students from various regions of the world to showcase their cultures through food, fashion and fun activities. It was held in the Fireside Dining Room on November 13, 2017. The festival started with a fashion show where …
Wrestling Team Wins Coast Conference Championship
Skyline College’s wrestling team won the Coast Conference Championship on November 18, 2017 at Chabot College. The Trojans finished the competition with 99 points finishing 16.5 points in front of second place Santa Rosa Junior College. Skyline College last won the Coast Conference Championship in 2000. Congratulations to Head Coach, James Haddon, his assistants, Jason Moorhouse and Andrew Ramirez, and …
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