San Diego Community College District NewsCenter

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A medical student playing a patient is in a hospital bed having his blood pressure checked by another medical student while an instructor looks on.

Intersession and spring semesters at the San Diego Community College District are just around the corner for those interested in enrolling in classes at San Diego City, Mesa, Miramar, and Continuing Education colleges.

At the credit colleges, City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges, priority registration is open now for current students, members of the military, those living with a disability, and others. Open registration for new students begins December 5. Intersession classes begin January 5, and the spring semester begins January 29.

Additionally, hundreds of free career training classes begin January 31 for the spring semester at College of Continuing Education.

NANDI SYMPOSIUM

Black women in education, from around the region, gathered recently for the first Nandi symposium. Nandi is a organization designed to support Black women educators and administrators as they navigate various aspects of higher education.

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Nathaly Alvizures is smiling and wearing a white tank top and has black and teal hair. she is standing on a second story walkway with the campus behind her.

RETURNING TO COLLEGE

The San Diego Community College District provides resources to support students at various stages of their life and career, especially for older students attending college for the first time or picking up again after years away from a classroom. Older students from City, Mesa, Miramar, and the College of Continuing Education talk their experiences and how the District has helped them in their educational journey.

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Anna Rogers stands on a balcony with the skyline of the city of San Diego behind her. She is wearing a yellow top and gray jacket.

BUILDING EMPATHY

THROUGH THE HUMANITIES

What started for English Professor Anna Rogers as a fellowship with the San Diego/Imperial County Community College Association (SDICCCA) in 2009 has turned into a nearly 15-year career with San Diego City College.

When Rogers started teaching community college classes she was not new to the system — she graduated from San Diego Mesa College before transferring to UC San Diego where she got a bachelor’s degree in art history; she added a master’s degree in American literature from San Diego State University.

With humanities programs seeing enrollment declines nationwide— between 2012-2020, nationwide graduates with humanities degrees fell between 16-29% — Rogers and her peers have their work cut out in order to help turn those figures around.

We asked Professor Rogers about book bans, why studying in the humanities is important, and what role artificial intelligence will play in the future of education.

Two students in welding gloves and helmets on the USS Midway. There is a fighter plane in the background.

STUDENT WELDERS TO TRAIN ON USS MIDWAY MUSEUM

San Diego College of Continuing Education has been selected for a pilot program on board the USS Midway Museum. As part of SDCCE’s tuition-free welding certificate program, students are now gaining real-world experience while contributing to the restoration of the Midway. The pilot program will run now through December 13.

"We are so excited to have San Diego College of Continuing Education on board the Midway. This 78-year-old ship is a national icon and to be able to introduce young people to the work we do to maintain the Midway is fantastic," said retired Navy Rear Adm. Terry Kraft, president and CEO of the USS Midway Museum.

FALL 2023 ISSUE OF WE MAGAZINE AVAILABLE ONLINE

Cover of the the fall WE shows the number 50 with hundreds of tiny photos inside the number.

The latest edition of With Excellence Magazine celebrates 50 years of the San Diego Community College District starting with the November 1973 election of its first independent five-member Board of Trustees. Since then the District has made a promise to serve millions of students with a focus on diversity and equity while expanding opportunities in education and in-demand career paths for the San Diego community.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PACK THE PANTRY

There is still time to donate to the annual Pack the Pantry fundraiser, hosted by Cal Coast Credit Union the San Diego Food Bank. Your generous donation will help fill food pantries at local community colleges. MAKE A DONATION

FREE CAB RIDE PROGRAM

San Diego College of Continuing Education students struggling with securing basic needs will be offered free rides to campus under a novel agreement with United Taxi Workers of San Diego. The transportation voucher program is the latest in a comprehensive package of student support services that also include access to childcare, food pantries, cash allowances, mental health counseling and more.

The program will launch December 4. Students can apply for the transportation support by completing a basic needs application. READ MORE

EVENTS

NOVEMBER 29

The last of the finalists for district chancellor will participate in an open forum from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. The public is invited and encouraged to participate in this open forum – either in person at the District Office or virtually. READ MORE

DECEMBER 14

The Board of Trustees will hold its last meeting of 2023 at 4 p.m. at the District Office, 3375 Camino del Rio South, San Diego. READ MORE