Category: Campus

Del Mar College invited African Soul International to visit the Heritage Campus to display their talents and share their knowledge of traditional African dances for Black History Month.  African Soul International’s mission is simple. “We present and preserve the best of African Culture through the dances, songs, rhythms, and stories of the African and African-American experience,” according to the group’s website. This dance group has participated in and alongside performances of some of the top names in the music industry, including Beyonce and Stevie Wonder. The group has also been involved with some major motion pictures as well, such as…

Assistance available to households with income of $60,000/year or less Tax season is here, and the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program is offering free income tax filing assistance at the Del Mar College Heritage Campus.  Del Mar’s VITA lead coordinator Adelfino Palacios Jr. said the DMC location has been doing this for almost 20 years. However, this is the first time back since 2020 due to COVID. Palacios said accounting major students are working on the tax returns. The students from Del Mar’s Accounting Program have been certified through the IRS.  Palacios said the VITA program has a partnership with…

Position pays $12/hour; applications accepted throughout the year Del Mar is looking for students who are interested in donning the Viking helmet.  Valdar the Viking, who was established in 1939, has been through many changes. The character first came to life on April 27, 2017, and was christened “Valdar,” after a student naming contest. Valdar means “mighty leader.” Recently, Valdar the Viking went through another change during the fall of 2022.  “Valdar’s new wardrobe consists of three outfits designed by Avante Garde: a redesign of his standard outfit, a new warm weather beach outfit, and a fancy new tuxedo for…

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…

Del Mar College offers work study and student assistant jobs for students who are looking to earn some money.   Work study offers jobs in many departments from offices and shops to labs.  “We try to give student jobs within their major so they can put on their resume that they have some work experience in their field of study,” said Financial Aid Assistant Stephanie Morin Morin confirmed that “students must be enrolled for a minimum of 6 hours, be in good standing with Financial Aid, and have an unmet need which will be determined when their file is viewed.…

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…

Windward, Oso Creek facilities remain open for students, staff and faculty With the ongoing construction to the White Library on the Heritage Campus, some students may be left trying to figure out how to use the library’s resources. All services are still available at Del Mar via other offices and locations.  Cody Gregg, dean of Learning Resources, said the renovations are expected to be finished by the end of this year. “As of now the projected timetable is on schedule and has not seen any delays,” Gregg said of work being done to the building, which was built in 1969.…