Skyline Shines - January 19 2018

Article Source: Skyline College - San Bruno CA

January 19, 2018 | Volume 7, No. 17

Promise Scholars Program Update

The Skyline College Promise Scholars Program continues to build momentum as it prepares to double its cohort in fall 2018. The program, which is the college’s commitment to provide a full scholarship and comprehensive support services for first time, full time students for one year, is a key component of the college’s comprehensive redesign aimed at empowering more students to … Read more

Faculty and Staff Conduct Site Visit in Costa Rica

SMCCCD Study Abroad is excited to offer students the opportunity to participate in several short-term study abroad programs this summer: Costa Rica, South Africa, Ghana, Florence, or Brazil. These courses are two or three weeks over the summer and offer students a chance to complete three units of college credit outside the classroom walls. Classes are CSU and/or UC transferrable … Read more

Open Forums for Vice President of Instruction Candidates

Skyline College is currently in the process of hiring a new Vice President of Instruction (VPI). As part of the College’s hiring process, we will invite finalist candidates to participate in an open forum where they will be able to present their vision for college. This forum is also a chance for you to pose any questions, comments or concerns … Read more

Design Thinking Deep Dive for Faculty

Welcome back and we hope Spring 2018 is off to a great start! The Center for Career and Workforce Programs is thrilled to share, as part of the Strong Workforce Program, a highly engaging workshop series: Design Thinking Deep Dive. This experience is a partnership with SAP and Maureen Carroll, Ph.D. founder of Lime Design Associates and lecturer at Stanford University’s Hasso … Read more

Marketing Campaigns Garner Major Value for Colleges

The Skyline College marketing department has just wrapped up a major marketing campaign to support Spring 2018 enrollment and also launched a campaign to recruit students to the Promise Scholars Program (PSP) for the 2018-2019 Academic Year. The multifaceted campaigns targeted potential students in San Mateo County ages 18-34 and the PSP creative focused on the tagline “We’ve got your … Read more

SparkPoint & NOVA Job Center Highlighted in Local Media

In December 2017, a reporter from the San Mateo Daily Journal visited the SparkPoint Center at Skyline College. The article was originally intended to cover the newly launched NOVA Job Center at Skyline College and the workforce services that are offered to assist unemployed individuals in San Mateo County. However, the reporter chose to expand the article to cover the … Read more

Marketing Office Welcomes Connor Fitzpatrick as Communications Manager

The Marketing, Communications and Public Relations Office is pleased to welcome Connor Fitzpatrick as the new Communications Manager. Connor has been the Interim Communications Manager since August 2017. Connor comes into this role with extensive experience in web, communications, and public relations. For three years, Connor served as the Web Content Coordinator for the college, guiding the website’s transition into … Read more

SparkPoint Accepting Applications for Spring 2018 Grove Scholarships

SparkPoint at Skyline College is currently accepting scholarship applications for 25 Career and Technical Education (CTE) students the Spring 2018 cohort. Grove Scholarship applications are available online at the Sparkpoint website and are due by February 1st 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 … Read more

Sicily & Ireland: Community Travel Program Information Session at Skyline College

The Global Learning Programs and Services Division invites members of the public to attend our Community Travel Program information session to learn about our exciting, socially impactful not-for-credit tours for adults to Ireland and Sicily in summer 2018. Join us on Thursday, January 25 at 6:00 p.m. for an informative meeting where faculty leaders will present on the tours, costs, … Read more

Herman@s Connection to College Middle School Conference

The 6th Annual Middle School Conference took place on Tuesday, December 12. With the primary goal of exposing middle school students to college, Skyline College hosted thirty eight middle school students at Skyline College. The Herman@s Connection to College (C2C) program serves Latino and Latina youth starting in the 8th grade. The program works directly with students at Parkway Heights … Read more

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