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Staff expresses relief, further frustration at SDCCD Board of Trustees meeting

The return-to-campus timeline has been delayed, but some student services staff want same choices as instructional staff

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist • September 15, 2021

Public comments from student staff at the San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees meeting on Sept. 9 expressed gratitude for the district’s decision to delay their return-to-campus timeline, but also requested more be done.

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BREAKING: Following outcry, SDCCD alters return-to-campus timeline (with update)

Decision announced in a September 2 email from Chancellor Carlos Turner Cortez

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist • September 2, 2021

Days after dozens of student services staff voiced their fear and frustration at the San Diego Community College District’s return-to-campus timeline, an email from Chancellor Carlos Turner Cortez to district employees said it will be altering that timeline.

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City College workshop on grief helps students navigate loss

Carrying On is a four-part series that continues on March 16

Kathryn Gray, Multimedia Journalist • March 10, 2021

Carrying On is a four-part grief workshop series presented by the Student Health Center through May. The second workshop, Navigating Grief, will focus on recognizing different types of grief and how we experience them.

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Federal aid, Wi-Fi lot and fall plans covered in City College town hall

City College students will be contacted with information on how to apply for federal aid

Gabriel Schneider, Staff Writer • May 8, 2020

Campus administrators covered topics including Wi-Fi lots coming to City College, the student services transition to online and the fall semester in a virtual town hall on May 7.

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Renovating into the 21st century

Construction on the A building set to begin in July, completed by 2018

Justine Schulz • December 15, 2015

One of San Diego City College’s upcoming changes in the next few years includes the renovation of the A building, which will give the campus a transformed look. The A building’s new design, which...

Safety classes now in session

ALICE active shooter training starts early at San Diego City College

Mike Madriaga • October 29, 2015

“Every single shooter had an accuracy rate of 50 percent, now we have trained police officers and snipers and they (sometimes) can’t make it 50 percent," explained Sheila Herron Fox, a City College...

A new vision for City College

Angelica Wallingford • August 26, 2014

New City College President Anthony Beebe held his first convocation for faculty, staff and administrators Aug. 14 at the Saville Theatre. The convocation day started with breakfast on the patio of the...

Turnout relies on effective access to visible candidates

Christopher Handloser • May 20, 2014

Voter turnout in the 2012 Obama reelection was 57.5 percent. Kevin Faulconer was recently elected mayor of San Diego with less than 30 percent of the electorate giving their say. City College’s latest...

Student fee offers great benefits

Michelle Moran • September 14, 2013

The World Cultures Program recently held an event to educate students on the vast amount of services that are available to them on campus through their student fee.Paying the $19 fee is mandatory when...