The annual April Showers donation event benefiting Valdar’s Market, a market for all students that provides necessities and food, has begun. Valdar’s Market is seeking donations of hygiene products to support Del Mar College students and their families.  While the market is able to purchase food and some household goods through their partnership with the Coastal Bend Food Bank, hygiene products are more difficult to come by. Because of this, the market hosts hygiene drives throughout the academic year to meet student needs. The April Showers donation event focuses on collecting hygiene items. Now in its second year, the drive…

Del Mar College’s Music Department now has a permanent installation honoring the inductees of its Music Hall of Fame. The department hosted an unveiling of the Music Honor Wall horning all the Hall of Fame inductees on March 3 on the third floor of the General Academic and Music Building A. The event featured the unveiling of the new tribute to over 300 Del Mar Music Department alumni dating back to 1959. The ceremony recognized alumni and highlighted the college’s long-standing commitment to musical success. “The new music wall was inspired by a combination of things, the first being the…

The grand opening of the William F. White Jr. Library welcomes the community and students to celebrate its latest renovations on Thursday, April 10. After three years of construction, the White Library opened its doors again in January with new facilities and services for students on the Heritage Campus. To celebrate this milestone, Del Mar College President and CEO Dr. Mark Escamilla will be speaking at the event with the Chair of the Board of Regents Carol Scott, Dean of Learning Resources Cody Gregg, and the first Poet Laureate of Corpus Christi Alan Berecka. After a ribbon-cutting ceremony, attendees can…