46 jobs eliminated in reorganization
Maddie Chalk / Editor in Chief After the 82nd Legislative Session in January, community colleges across Texas were faced with a range of figures for estimated budget cuts for the upcoming year and Del Mar College had projected fund losses of between $4.5 and $9 million. Every department and program was reviewed, reorganized and redrawn to maximize efficiency, according to administrators. This resulted in the loss of 46 jobs that were eliminated in the reorganization. “The first issuance of House Bill 1 said you’re going to lose multiple million dollars at the college,” DMC President Mark Escamilla said. “We had…