Author: Leah Johnston

Campus

Del Mar, community mourn loss of Hector ‘Coach’ Salinas

Leah Johnston

DMC Regent, lifelong educator was 76 Del Mar College Regent Hector Salinas died Friday morning, college President Mark Escamilla confirmed. He was 76. Salinas was elected to an at-large seat on the Board of Regents in 2018 and his term would have run through 2024. He previously served on the Corpus Christi Independent School District Board of Trustees. “Our community was a better place with the passion and dedication to education that Regent Salinas demonstrated,” Escamilla said in a campus-wide email. “His wisdom, leadership and caring nature will be dearly missed by the Del Mar College family.” Salinas was a…

Campus

Counseling center ready to help as finals approach

Leah Johnston

Students offered free services, self-help resources The end of the semester and finals are quickly approaching, making it a stressful time for most students. Fortunately, the Del Mar Counseling Center is here to help. The DMC counseling center offers several free services and self-help resources that students and faculty can take advantage of. They offer individual, couples and group counseling as well as student, faculty or staff consultations. Jessica Edwards, one of five Del Mar College counselors, believes their Virtual Wellness To-Go workshops will appeal to DMC students the most. “They are 30-minute virtual workshops designed to help students improve…

Community, Health

EMT students help vaccinate community members

Leah Johnston

Volunteers assist at clinics throughout county Del Mar College’s Emergency Medical Technician program has played a key role in helping Nueces County residents get vaccinated. Students in the program began assisting the Corpus Christi Fire Department in January with mass administrations of the vaccine. Since then, EMT students have assisted wherever they are needed. They have helped deliver vaccines to homebound seniors and assisted with vaccine clinics at Driscoll Children’s hospital. “At one point there were students vaccinating every day,” said Cooper Woodard, an EMT student and Corpus Christi Fire Department cadet. “The pace has slowed down to a couple…

Campus

Fire cadets perform burn drill

Leah Johnston

Del Mar College fire science students had a live burn exercise on March 17. The 16 cadets wore full protective gear and went into the four-story drill tower. This was their second training exercise of the week, with another planned for March 24. The students are set to graduate in Spring of 2021. PHOTOS BY LEAH JOHNSTON/FOGHORN NEWS

Campus, Education

Nursing program taking applications for bachelor program

Leah Johnston

First class set to begin in fall The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program is now accepting applications. Del Mar’s first bachelor program is a post-licensure track, meaning the students are already practicing nurses. The RN to BSN program expands on areas such as nursing informatics, community nursing, beginning research, and leadership and management. The first cohort begins in fall 2021 and will graduate in summer 2022. The cohort will have 30 students with plans for the number to increase annually. The preparation for the BSN began years ago when faculty began attaining higher levels of education so they could…