Category: Campus

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…

The Cain National Art Show opened its 59th year with a selection of 66 curated works centered around identity and how it influences the world. The juror for this year’s gallery, Alejandro Macias, is a Texas native out of Brownsville and Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of Arizona. Macias had the responsibility of curating the displayed artworks out of the 1,020 submissions from across the country, 34 of which were from artists in Texas. He also spoke on his own work the day before the gallery reception, all of which is viewable online at www.alexmaciasart.com or…

Frustrated Corpus Christi residents showed up for a Feb. 18 listening session hosted by the Corpus Christi water department to hear about proposed updates to the city’s drought plan and voice their concerns over water usage, particularly regarding high-volume water use by out-of-town industries. While the session was intended to gather input on drought management, the majority of speakers voiced frustration with the city’s ongoing relationship with major out-of-town industries that use large quantities of water. They argued that these industries, such as Gulf Coast Growth Ventures, Flint Hills, and Valero, are allowed to consume a large share of the…

With the rising popularity of home cooking, finding new and exciting recipes may seem difficult or daunting. Messing up a new recipe could lead to discouragement and a fear to reach outside your comfort zone. Del Mar College’s Continuing Education is ready to help, with a returning class available for students and non-students alike.  “Secrets of the Chef” is for anyone interested in expanding their home cooking expertise. The classes are taught by former Del Mar students eager to showcase and share their knowledge of the kitchen with the citizens of the Coastal Bend area. Classes are held at the Hospitality…

Del Mar College’s Music Department will be inducting members to the new Music Hall of Fame today, March 3, at 6 p.m. on the third floor of the General Academic and Music Building A, followed by the Music Honors Recital at 7:30 p.m. at Wolfe Recital Hall, Heritage Campus. The evening will begin with the unveiling of the Music Honor Wall, a new feature showcasing more than 300 Del Mar Music Department alumni going back to 1959.  The unveiling will include remarks from Cynthia Longoria, Chair of the DMC Music Department, and Scott Elliff, a 1980 Music Honor Wall honoree.…

On day one of his presidency Donald Trump enacted sweeping reform to immigration via executive orders. Since then, there has been mass deportation and detention of illegal immigrants in the United States. “There’s a lot of changes in the wrong direction in this country and it’s just really scary. There’s a lot of uncertainty and it’s just terrible,” said Hannah Mitchell, one of the over a hundred protesters who gathered Sunday afternoon at Waters Edge Park in downtown Corpus Christi to voice their concern after new immigration policies enacted under the current Trump administration. Sabrina Silva, a Corpus Christi resident…

Del Mar College kicked off its year-long 90th anniversary celebration with the grand re-opening of the Memorial Classroom Building on the Heritage Campus on Feb. 6. The event included the unveiling of a Texas State Historical Marker from the Texas Historical Commission, followed by a tour of the renovated building. Built in 1942, the Memorial Classroom Building was the first permanent structure on the campus of Corpus Christi Junior College (CCJC), which later became Del Mar College (DMC). For decades, it housed many of the college’s core classes, serving as the academic heart of the institution during its early years.…