Author: Andrew-Pól Clements

The Del Mar Board of Regents approved a tuition increase of $2 per credit hour at its regular Feb. 14 meeting. The tuition increase will go into effect during the fall 2023 semester. Administration staff presented proposals for a $1, $2 or $3 per credit hour tuition increase to the board to aid in covering an increase in operating costs due to inflation as well as paying for past-due maintenance costs amounting to as much as $150 million. During the presentation, staff assured the board that the annual increase in financial aid grants provided to students would cover the increased…

Anantha Babbili a former administrator, professor at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi The Del Mar Board of Regents appointed and swore in Anantha Babbili to the vacant at-large seat on Feb. 14. He will serve in the position through 2024. Since the resignation of Linda Villarreal, effective Jan. 1, the Del Mar College Board of Regents has received and reviewed several applications to fill her vacant At-large seat. Before the board’s Feb. 14 regular meeting, the board interviewed three candidates for the seat during a special called meeting. Of the three candidates, the board elected to appoint Babbili, a former administrator and…

White Library planned for completion in late 2023, set to open in spring 2024 In 2014, Del Mar College District taxpayers voted to approve a $157 million bond to fund capital improvements on the Heritage and Windward Campuses. Nine years later, construction crews are still hard at work trying to turn those plans into reality. The most prominent area of construction work currently ongoing at Del Mar College is Heritage Campus’ White Library.  The $21.1 million renovation began construction in the summer of 2021 and is expected to be completed Dec. 31, 2023, according to Del Mar College’s Department of…

With the new semester in full swing, Del Mar College’s clubs have come out of hibernation and opened their doors to new members and a new year. Many of these student-run clubs and organizations advertised themselves in the Harvin Center from Jan. 30 – Feb. 3 for this semester’s Rush Week. One of Del Mar College’s more well-established clubs is the Geoscience Society, sponsored by Professor Erika Locke. The Geoscience Society meets every other Tuesday in the Coles Building, Room 303, and is centered around the study of geology and the Earth. Club activities include a variety of field trips…

The Del Mar College Board of Regents unanimously approved a resolution of support for the Texas Commission on Community College Finance during a special meeting on Jan. 31.  In October 2022, the commission proposed recommendations for the 88th Texas Legislature that included a shift toward basing state community college funding on measurable outcomes, such as the number of transfers to four-year universities and the rate of students graduating with what the proposal referred to as credentials of value. The commission recommendations also include an increase in funding toward Texas Educational Opportunity Grants, as well as providing financial aid toward dual…

Following the resignation of Linda Villarreal, Del Mar College’s Board of Regents is looking to fill a now vacant at-large seat. The vacancy of Villarreal’s at-large seat was formally announced Jan. 4 on the DMC website and applications for the position opened the same day. Villareal, who was appointed to the board in 2021, resigned after accepting a dean position at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Her resignation was accepted by the board on Dec. 13 and went into effect Jan. 1. Any candidates seeking to apply are subject to certain legal requirements: A candidate must be a Texas resident for at…