Category: Campus

Del Mar will host a series of presentations on Oct. 20 to mark Free Speech Week, including a panel discussion with several distinguished speakers. The event will feature keynote speaker Augustin Rivera Jr., Del Mar College’s general counsel; Tom Whitehurst, a former Caller-Times editor with almost 40 years of local journalism experience; Ana Tamez, digital director for KIII 3 News; Robert Muilenburg, professor of journalism; Jim Klein, professor of history; and others. Rivera will kick off the event with a talk on campus speech at 11 a.m. in the Retama Room on the second floor of the Harvin Center on…

Del Mar College is inviting students to participate in the celebration of pride with a National Coming Out event on Oct. 15. National Coming Out Day is an annual celebration that aims to shine focus on members of the LGBTQ+ community and their decisions to reveal their gender identities and sexual orientations with the general public. The event will include food, prizes, music and a contest to choose the three best-dressed participants in pride apparel. Attendees will hear from a variety of speakers who will talk about their own personal experiences. The National Coming Out event will be from 5:30-7…

The deadline for graduation applications is Oct. 5. Students planning to graduate this semester must apply for graduation whether they plan to attend the ceremony or not. Students should speak to their adviser to request a signed degree evaluation to make sure they meet all requirements to graduate and complete an application packet. Requirements include a cumulative GPA of 2.0 and completion of 25% of degree requirements. Graduation packets can be found on the Del Mar website. Students participating in the ceremony must check the RSVP box on the application. The fall graduation ceremony will be held at 7 p.m.…

Del Mar clubs got a chance to recruit students during Rush Week at Heritage and Windward campuses. Clubs offer the chance for students to make community on campus. Each Registered Student Organization, or RSO, does and on- and off-campus service project to help support other Del Mar students and the surrounding community. Clubs must do a minimum of two services activities but can do as many as they like. “Last semester we picked up all the trash behind the public library, then we held a picnic afterwards,” said art association student Sid Dominguez. “This semester we’re looking to do the…

Rush Week is happening now through Sept. 16 in the Harvin Student Center on Heritage Campus and at the Coleman Center on Windward Campus. The event allows students to join and form clubs to connect with others. Santiago Le Gall said a desire to be more connected and involved at Del Mar led him to create his own club. “Board games, card games, any game with just one board” will be the focus of Le Gall’s proposed Board Game Club. After finding an adviser, students who want to start new clubs must find 12 students interested in joining. After enough…

DMC art professor 1 of 4 artists highlighted in library’s virtual display To commemorate National Hispanic Heritage Month, Del Mar College Libraries has organized a virtual display of four South Texas artists, including two with ties to Del Mar. The virtual display will include local artists such as Del Mar College alumnus Jorge Alegría and DMC Professor of Art Amorette Garza-Morales, as well as two San Antonio-based artists, Humberto Saenz and Lauri Garcia Jones, aka Loot Achris. The display will include several pieces from Alegría’s “HEAVEN: The War of the Angels” collection, which consists of graphite on paper pieces depicting…

Professor Jeff Jankos’ “Light and Lens” exhibition features 65 photographs taken by 23 students taken over the course of 12 weeks.  The exhibition, which opened Aug. 25, allows visitors to purchase the photos. “I think it’s important for a photographer to learn how to take great photographs but to also learn how to market their work to the public,” Janko said. “It gives the students a chance to invite the public to their exhibition and to meet the public and talk about their work.” Each semester Janko teaches three photography courses: beginning digital photography, intermediate digital photography and advanced digital…

Del Mar Libraries hopes to raise awareness for the deaf and hard of hearing community, as well as spotlight resources to those affected, with a virtual display. The display, at www.delmar.edu/library/library-displays.html, will be up through Sept. 30 for Deaf Awareness Month. This year’s theme is “human rights through sign language.” Kathy Westergren, outreach and instruction librarian, said Del Mar has been celebrating Deaf Awareness Month for several years, and it continues to grow each year. About 600,000 people, or 2.2 in every 1,000, in the United States are hard of hearing. Some were born deaf while others started experiencing difficulties…

Resource center to give away prizes during its grand opening celebration Starting this fall semester, Del Mar students will notice a new name for the reading, math, and writing resource centers. Tutor Hall is celebrating its grand opening at noon Sept. 14. With the help of a skilled and knowledgeable team, Tutor Hall will provide students with free assistance on several subjects. “I always knew that if I needed help with math, I could go by the math center and get it. They even had it online for me, which was convenient for me,” said student Liz Gutierrez. “I was…