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City College commencement ceremony celebrates class of 2024, welcomes back astronaut alumna (with gallery and video)

Organ Pavilion event features astronaut alumna Katya Echavarreta as keynote

Marco Guajardo, Editor-in-Chief • May 24, 2024

Organ Pavilion event features astronaut alumna Katya Echavarreta as keynote

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GALLERY: City College students decorate graduation caps for upcoming commencement

Commencement will be held May 23 at Spreckels Organ Pavilion

Naylise DeGroat, Multimedia Journalist • May 21, 2024

Commencement will be held May 23 at Spreckels Organ Pavilion

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GALLERY: City College students decorate caps in advance of commencement

A sunny day in Gorton Quad was the perfect backdrop for craft projects

Nathaly Alvizures, Contributor • May 23, 2023

Approximately 30 students, along with family members and campus administrators, gathered around tables in Gorton Quad to decorate their graduation caps in advance of semester-ending commencement events.

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City Times Media releases special mid-year print newspaper

CTM's Open House edition is the first like it since pandemic

Keadan Bradley, Social Media Producer • May 16, 2023

The City Times Media team produced a special Open House print newspaper that went into newsstands around the campus on April 27.

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Strangers turned friends, City College pair wins prestigious transfer scholarship

Lucia Huerta and Tatiana Butte will receive up to $40,000 per year

Kathryn Gray, Multimedia Journalist • May 25, 2021

Strangers prior to attending City, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship recipients Butte and Huerta are bonded for life.

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City College student news organization releases commencement print edition

Latest issue of City Times passed out to students at drive-thru graduation event on May 21

Will Mauriz, Multimedia Journalist • May 21, 2021

As the spring 2021 graduates prepare for their upcoming ceremonies, City Times released its special commencement print edition, which focused on the San Diego City College campus and the graduating class.

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VIDEO: 4 simple steps to style your grad cap

In this special News You Can Use, blinging out your cap for graduation day is so easy

Ayo Elise • May 21, 2021

Decorating your cap is a way for you to recognize your achievement. Whether you're transferring to a four-year university, finishing an associates degree or receiving a certificate, recognizing this point in your life is important.

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PODCAST: City College honoring 2020 grads with virtual ceremony

The online event for the Class of 2020 on July 17

Elisabeth Vermeulen, Staff Writer • May 18, 2020

With a plan now in place to honor grads virtually, hear why it matters from students and faculty who reacted after the initial postponement decision was announced.

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City students, faculty react to commencement postponement

With City's annual graduation ceremony pushed back, students express fears of missing out (FOMO)

Elisabeth Vermeulen, Staff Writer • April 15, 2020

Due to a statewide restriction of assembling large groups, San Diego Community College District Chancellor Constance Carroll announced in an email that City's May 22 ceremony has been postponed to summer or fall, or perhaps in a digital format.

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City College commencement returns to Balboa Park

The 2020 commencement will be back at its original location after a one-year move to the Convention Center

Lacey Stefano and Elisabeth Vermeulen • February 13, 2020

The 2019 event was held at the Convention Center in Downtown San Diego for the first time, as a temporary solution., but will be returning to Balboa Park this year for its 106th ceremony.

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