Category: Education

Campus, Education

Scholarship applications accepted

Sabrina Hutton

Scholarship applications for the 2019-20 school year are now available. Any student in need of financial assistance should apply. “Eligible students who apply for a specific scholarship go through a selection process that takes into consideration criteria such as GPA, financial need, credit hours, enrollment status, as well as any other information that may be applicable to that specific scholarship,” said Elsie Odom, scholarship coordinator. “Having said that, students have to have at least a 2.0 GPA or a GED equivalency and will be enrolled in at least part-time (6-11) hours to be eligible to apply for Foundation scholarships.” The…

Campus, Education, Staff

Professors finish second book on math

Kaitlyn Blentlinger

Two Del Mar professors are helping pave the way for a better approach to passing the math TSI test.  Andrea Johnson and Elsa Brown, both instructors of mathematics, released their second book in January. “TSI Math Made Easy” is a self-help study book that was about five years in the making.  “We started noticing a big need, especially around us here at Del Mar,” Brown said. “Eighty percent of incoming freshmen were scoring at the lowest level for remedial math and only 1.7 percent of them were graduating. To put that in perspective: If there’s 3,000 incoming freshman, only 51…

Campus, Community, Education, Staff

Regents approve plan for campus

Catherine Herndon

The Del Mar College Board of Regents at its February meeting selected three applicants to interview for the vacant at-large position, unanimously approved the Southside Campus and said goodbye to longtime Regent Trey McCampbell.  “I’ve only served for four years with Trey McCampbell. I am a longtime friend, admirer and colleague,” Regent Carol A. Scott said. “He’s served for 14 years as regent and a decade as chair.  He brought passion, intelligence, commitment, dedication and organizational skills to the board. It’s with fondness and deep regret we say goodbye.”  “Is this a roast party?” McCampbell said.   The board and…

Campus, Education

Challenging, yet rewarding

John Oliva

Students used National Court Reporting and Captioning Week to let others know about the challenging yet rewarding career. Dolores Gonzalez, associate professor of court reporting, said the week, Feb. 9-16, is important because most students don’t think of court reporting as a major. “You’re basically creating a case log in litigation in court,” Gonzalez said. “The money is great and high. I’ve worked as a court reporter for 22 years and I never made less than $80,000 a year. The salary has increased over years. In the Valley and Laredo, you can get started off at $80,000 to $90,000 right…

Campus, Community, Education

$500 Ivory Moore Scholarship

John Maldonado

$500 Ivory Moore Scholarship 21st Century African American Student Deadline: February 1, 2019 Texas Association of Black Personnel in High Education (TABPHE) is offering scholarships for African American community college, undergraduate, and graduate students. Two Year Institution Undergraduate Scholarship: $500 Four Year Institution Undergraduate Scholarship: $1,000 Graduate Scholarship: $1,000 Applicants must be currently enrolled in school full-time (12 undergraduate hours/9 graduate hours) and must have at least a 3.00 overall GPA. Application requirements must include: Current transcripts from all colleges or universities attended. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted but, if selected, official transcripts are required within 10 days of notification…