Category: Campus

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.…

Del Mar College’s Oso Creek Campus has brought back the popular culinary classes called “Secrets of the Chef!” during the 2025 Spring semester. According to Franny Jackson, Program Manager for Continuing Education, these classes are a collection of favorites from the Fall semester but also include new styles of cooking suggested by students. The classes are taught by former Del Mar students and are open to the general public.  “Having these culinary classes at the new campus and the culinary part of that campus, it’s giving the community the opportunity of what Del Mar has to offer.” “Our classes are…

Texas Rising’s Del Mar College chapter is hosting a meeting at 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17 for all students who are interested in social issues like LGBTQIA+ rights, reproductive rights, environmental activism, and immigration. The chapter welcomes students interested in joining meetings and becoming an official member. Founded by the Texas Foundation Network in 2006, the Texas Rising organization has expanded to nearly 25 colleges and universities with the mission to raise political awareness among students. Since 2023, Del Mar College’s chapter continues to advocate for this mission by being active in our community and campus. “While Texas Rising focuses…