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Students receive emergency funds to help rebuild their lives

@BrittClaramunt bclaramunt@foghornnews.com Several dozen Del Mar students have been awarded aid from the Harvey Student Assistance Fund from the Del Mar Foundation to rebuild after the Category 4 storm. So far, 61 students have been awarded grants from the fund for a total of $25,650. A large donation was giving to the Foundation by the Coastal Bend Community Foundation through the estate of Olga Doan. According to Mary McQueen, executive director of Development, the Foundation office processes about 15 to 20 applications per week. “If you are a current Del Mar College student trying to rebuild your life and need…

G-P, Del Mar expand dual credit program

  Maria Garza Reporter Gregory-Portland ISD and Del Mar College have expanded their dual credit program to provide more opportunities for high school students. Students in the district can now earn enough hours for an associate degree. All dual credit courses are college level, either academically or technical, and can be taken by high school students. The students enrolled in the program will receive high school credit and college credit simultaneously. Gregory-Portland High School has 174 students enrolled in dual credit classes. The students don’t have to leave the high school to earn certain college credits. Del Mar has committed…

DMC discusses ‘campus of the future’

Preliminary plans for the proposed Southside Campus include several features for students, including a pond, tennis courts, fitness center and even a biking and jogging trail. But it’s the plan for parking that students may be most excited about. Design and architecture company Gensler showed the preliminary plans for the campus at the Board of Regents’ Feb. 9 meeting.   Illustrations provided by Del Mar College The regents plan for the culinary school to be the focal point on the Southside Campus. Option B and C feature the culinary school on a pond. All of the preliminary plans contain two…