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Viking volunteers work with community
The Viking Volunteers program was established in spring 2013 following the realization by Del Mar College’s Student Government Association that many students were offering both their time and services to the Corpus Christi community. Although some students are required as part of their course curriculum to participate in volunteer work, any student who wishes to volunteer can be a part of the program regardless of their area of study. Some of the volunteer work that has been provided since the program began includes building houses for Habitat for Humanity, multiple hours spent sorting through food for families and those in…
DMC to celebrate workforce training award
Del Mar College was recently named Texas’ Best Community College for Workforce Training by Southern Business & Development for their series “The Best of Economic Development in the American South.” Among the contenders were Galveston College, Lone Star College – The Woodlands, and Tarrant County College – Fort Worth. Corpus Christi as a whole received mention as part of the “Best Places in Texas to Hire Veterans” and “Best Locations for Exporting in Texas.” DMC received its award by nomination from members of the Southern Economic Development Roundtable who were polled to come up with the best in 30 economic…
Slabs and rods replace empty lot
Mia Estrada mestrada@foghornnews.com Construction for the General Academic and Music Building Phase 2 project has been well on its way, with a few unexpected delays. Electrical infrastructure issues were traced back to where the old English building used to be, which led to workers rerouting the infrastructure. “There were unforeseen underground conditions with piping for stormwater sanitary sewers, and electrical IT infrastructure,” said Michael Armbruster, project manager of Bartlett Cocke & Beecroft. English Professor Veronica Pantoja is excited for the building, especially because employees were asked to look at designs and give requests. “It sounds beautiful, especially for the indoor/outdoor…