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Skyline Shines - May 4, 2018 | Volume 7, No. 30

Update on Skyline College - San Bruno CA

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May 4, 2018 | Volume 7, No. 30

Call for Entries: 2018 Skyline Shines Award

The Skyline Shines Award recognizes individuals or groups who help Skyline College to shine in terms of its quality of programs and services and its reputation for quality. Two awards are made annually, one to a member or group of the Skyline College employees and one to a member or group from the community. Nomination process: Please make nominations by …

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With the expiration of Skyline College’s Strategic Goals and Initiatives, the Skyline College community has the opportunity to forge a vision for the future. Thus far, the College hosted an open forum earlier this semester and has been seeking feedback from various governance committees. To ensure that the draft Strategic Goals and Initiatives document reflects the College’s priorities, we welcome …


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Students Present Research Projects at Annual Symposium

Over 25 students presented their research projects to the campus community at the annual Skyline College Science Research Symposium that took place on April 27. Participants included students from the Biology Department, Biotechnology Department, Math Department, Physics Department, Energize Colleges internship program, and Engineering and Robotics Club. A list of students and their projects is below. The symposium offered students …


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Automotive Teacher Receives California Automotive Teachers President’s Award

Thomas Broxholm was awarded the 2018 CAT President’s Award for “Outstanding Contributions to Automotive Education in California” at the annual California Automotive Teachers (CAT) spring conference at Hartnell College in Salinas, CA on April 28. Broxholm has been the webmaster for CAT for over 15 years and has attended every conference for the past 20 years. The conference is designed to …


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Beta Theta Omicron Receives Awards at the Phi Theta Kappa International Convention

Skyline College’s Beta Theta Omicron Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society was named in the top 100 Chapters at the 2018 Phi Theta Kappa Convention in Kansas City on April 21. Over 4,000 community college students participated in the three-day conference that was filled with scholarship and leadership forums. Skyline College’s chapter also received the 2018 Honors in …


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Ceramics Students and Faculty Showcase Artwork at the 2018 California Clay Conference

Skyline College ceramics students participated for the tenth consecutive year in the annual California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art in Davis, CA from April 26 to April 29. The three-day conference draws ceramics students from all over the region to put on a display of their colleges' artwork, and to attend over thirty exhibitions by other colleges and …


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Skyline College Library’s Book Spine Poetry Contest Winners!

National Poetry Month ended the month of April with the Book Spine Workshop & Contest, hosted by Skyline College Library on April 19, . Several students selected and stacked books to create their own inventive and expressive poems. The prizes were one $25, $15, and $10 gift card, a donation courtesy of Skyline College Bookstore. First place winner for the …


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"Power=Power" Poetry Event Allows Students to Showcase Talents

April's National Poetry Month was a time to allow students to showcase their poetic talents while learning from award-winning and critically acclaimed published poets. On April 10, Skyline College was graced with two dynamic and acclaimed power houses in poetry – Jessica Care Moore and Tongo Eisen-Martin. With their transparent lyricism, they brought to light the need for social consciousness …


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Students Explore the Legal Field during 3rd Annual Legal Careers Night

Skyline College’s Paralegal Department, in partnership with the Career Advancement Academy, hosted its third annual Legal Careers Night on April 26. The event featured two panels: “Pathways to Law School” and “Getting Started as a Paralegal” and welcomed nearly 75 attendees. Legal Careers Night serves to inform paralegal students, those interested in the legal studies educational pathway, and students in …


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Kapatiran High School Students Perform at Skyline College

It has been an extraordinary spring semester for the Kapatiran students at South San Francisco and Westmoor high school. This semester has been full of firsts; first-time joint Skyline College field trip, first-time "Hopes & Dreams" panels, and most recently, the first-time performing in Kapatiran's "Showcase". The idea for "Showcase" is for students to perform what they have learned in …


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SPARC Meeting Update

The Skyline College Strategic Planning and Allocation of Resources Committee (SPARC) met on April 26, 2018. Recommendation to Adopt the Balanced Scorecard Metrics Jacque Honda, Interim Dean of Planning, Research and Institutional Effectiveness and Karen Wong, Coordinator of Institutional Effectiveness gave an overview of the revised Balance Scorecard Metrics (Phase I). The scorecard is aligned with the State metrics and …


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