Category: Campus

  Jennifer Gracia Reporter The Zydeco music helped create a Louisiana feel in South Texas for Bernie’s Famous Crawfish Boil on April 9 at Concrete Street Old Market Pavilion. Some 700 people attended the event, which serves as fundraiser for the DMC Foundation for student scholarships. “Our students, they work so hard to achieve something for themselves and their family, once people realize how dedicated the students are to investing in themselves, they are willing to help. My joy is sharing that story,” said Mary McQueen, executive director of development for the DMC Foundation. Louisiana performers Leroy Thomas and the…

  Sarah Fecht Reporter Special recognitions were given to nominees recommended for professor emeritus status during the April 13 Board of Regents meeting. There were seven nominees, including current faculty members and those who have been a part of Del Mar College in the past and are now furthering their achievements beyond our campuses. Each nominee received a signed resolution from the Board of Regents. Larry Lee, dean of the Division of Business of Professional and Technology Education, was awarded the title of administrator emeritus. Joe Livingston, professor of Occupation to Education; Duncan Samo, professor of Medical Laboratory Technology; Jackie…

  Kira Hays Co-editor-in-chief The Foghorn staff traveled to San Antonio April 9-11 to compete at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association conference and did not come home empty handed. The Foghorn staff won 25 awards and one scholarship in the contest part of the conference. Competing against four- and two-year schools in the state such as University of Houston, Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston State, Texas Woman’s, North Texas, Tarrant County, UT-Dallas, San Antonio College, UTEP, UT-Pan Am, Richland and Lamar, the staff pulled out the big guns for the competition. With the original 1909 meeting at Baylor, TIPA became…

  Meagan Falcon Web editor As the oil boom threatens to turn to oil bust across South Texas, Del Mar College is offering a new program to accelerate students who are lacking their General Education Development certificate into a career path where workers are always in demand. The new program enrolls five Del Mar students and allows individuals to take GED and HVAC (Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning technology) courses concurrently. The requirements for minor credit courses retroactively make the HVAC courses, which are considered career and community education offerings, count toward a college-level certificate or associate degree once the…

  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…