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DMC President Mark Escamilla

Departmental changes

After a week of rumors, DMC President Mark Escamilla sent out a campus-wide e-mail Friday addressing a new five-year strategic plan called “Access to Excellence” that said “organizational restructuring would be necessary to accomplish the goals of the plan.” Claudia Jackson, assistant to the president for community relations, said, “I think the important thing is for folks to understand that for any institution to grow and prosper, it has to be flexible. It has to have the opportunity to shift resources in a way that may make things better. We’ve shifted these particular positions in this area a number of times in the last decade.” Full story

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Clubs

LULAC

LULAC at DMC is now an official council

The DMC League of United Latin American Citizens Chapter is now official. “At Del Mar College, the majority of the students are Hispanic, and now that we are an official council we can expand our scholarships and help everyone,” said Meghan Beltran, DMC LULAC Council vice president said. Full story

Student Events

Walk for MS

Dream Team to walk for MS

On March 13, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society will be hosting a walk to raise funds and awareness, hosted at Heritage Park and DMC Student Services has created a Dream Team to help raise attention for the MS Campaign on campus. Full story

SGA

SGA election results

SGA meeting

Students introduced new officers and discussed new ways to conduct meetings

During a meeting of the Student Government Association (SGA) and Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) last Wednesday, Jason Saladiner, director of Student Leadership and Campus Life, addressed the bickering that occurred during the last SGA/RSO meeting and said, Full story

John Prezas Quote

Prezas resigns as SGA adviser

In the past few weeks, the DMC Student Government Association (SGA) gained a new president and has now lost an adviser. Counselor John Prezas resigned from his SGA adviser position last Friday. Prezas said his reason for leaving the group is due to his new position as adviser of the DMC Council of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). Full story

Angela Schwangler embraces her art


Art by Angela Schwangler
Angela Schwangler

Angela Schwangler embraces her art

The fact that even Angela Schwangler’s younger nephew can associate her with paint and art says a lot about the love and commitment she has for it. “Every time I see him, he’s like ‘Paint! Paint!’” she said, smiling. Schwangler seems to be going in the right direction in expanding the involvement of the arts in her life as she stays focused on pursuing a degree. Full story

Scholarships

College funds are available

Scholarship opportunities available to DMC students

Scholarships are basically free funds awarded to students (money that does not need to be repaid) and aid is awarded based on specific requirements. What many students don’t know is that there are thousands of scholarships up for grabs – all students need to do is apply for the possibility of becoming a recipient. Full story

Free Stuff

Free classes at Del Mar College

Del Mar College is offering free Adult Basic Education, General Education Development and English Second Language classes beginning Monday, March 1 and individuals interested in enrolling in these programs must first attend New Student Orientation for Test Preparation Classes. Full story