http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents Santa Barbara City College news and upcoming events en-us Tue, 7 Feb 2012 15:58:08 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss OmniUpdate (OU Publish) http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012february7_spring_preview_days.php SBCC Spring Preview Day scheduled for April 13. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:55:40 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012february02_SBFoundation_Transfer.php Santa Barbara City College students will receive a boost in their efforts for degree completion and transfer to four-year colleges or universities thanks to a $75,000 grant from the Santa Barbara Foundation. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:13:11 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012january31_CE_Forums_Feb.php Santa Barbara City College's Continuing Education (CE) Division invites community members to attend any one of three scheduled forums in February to provide their input on the future direction for Continuing Education courses. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:41:54 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012january17_redistricting_nr.php The Santa Barbara Community College District Board of Trustees has approved a new redistricting plan effective November 2012. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:24:23 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012january12_dualenrollment_conference.php More than 50 educators from throughout the state attended a conference at Santa Barbara City College on January 6 to learn more about the SBCC Dual Enrollment Program. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:44:48 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011december19_new_board_officers.php At its annual organizational meeting on December 15, the Santa Barbara Community College District Board of Trustees re-elected Dr. Peter Haslund as president of the board for the 2012 calendar year. Lisa Macker was named board vice president. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:14:37 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/pressreleases/2011december12_aspen_finalist_washington.php Dr. Jack Friedlander, Santa Barbara City College Acting Superintendent/President, represented SBCC at a special luncheon held in Washington, D.C. on Monday, December 12 at which the top 10 finalists for the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program were recognized Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:03:11 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011december19_2012springschedule.php 2012 Spring Semester Schedule Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:43:55 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/pressreleases/2011november18_luria_library_grant.php Santa Barbara City College's Luria Library has added a library resident position and expanded hours of operation, thanks to a $43,000 grant from the Luria Foundation. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:40:10 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011november17_computer_programming_students.php SBCC's two programming teams, SBCC Alpha and SBCC One, competed in the 2011 Southern California Regionals for the International Collegiate Programming Competition held November 12 at Riverside Community College. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:59:25 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011november15_antioch_bridge.php Antioch University Santa Barbara (AUSB) and Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) signed an official agreement on Wednesday, November 16, formalizing an unique transfer arrangement between the two institutions. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:21:40 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011november12_Soccer_WSC_Titles.php Both the SBCC men's and women's soccer teams claimed Western State Conference titles in November. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:12:38 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011september30_Ofelia_Arellano_award_n_e.php Dr. Ofelia Arellano, Vice President for Santa Barbara City College's Continuing Education Division, received the Latino Excellence award earlier this month from the Mexican Consulate. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:40:06 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011september23_express_transfer.php The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Santa Barbara City College a federal five-year grant totaling $4 million to support programs to increase the number of associate degree graduates who transfer to four-year institutions in the fields of science, engineering and math. The Hispanic Serving Institution Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (HSI: STEM) grant places special emphasis on Hispanic and low-income students and is the single largest in the college's history. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:04:18 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011september16_ChampionChange.php Dr. Jack Friedlander, Santa Barbara City College Acting Superintendent/President, has been asked by President Obama's Administration to participate in the Winning the Future initiative as a Champion of Change. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:11:17 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011september13_aspen_finalist.php SBCC was named as one of the ten finalist community colleges in the nation by the Aspen Institute's College Excellence Program. SBCC now enters the last stage of the competition for the $1 million prize fund that will be awarded in December in Washington, D.C. to the first-ever national winner and up to three runners-up. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:12:22 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011september13_districtboard_jointstatement.php SBCC District Board Joint Statement Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:33:53 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011august16_spaventa_acting_evp.php SBCC Dean Marilynn Spaventa has been named the college's acting executive vice president of educational programs through June 30, 2012. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:00:54 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011august12_friedlander_actingpresident.php On August 11, Dr. Jack Friedlander, a 25-year administrator with Santa Barbara City College, formally was named SBCC acting superintendent/president by the SBCC District Board of Trustees. He will serve in the role through June 30, 2012. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:03:51 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011august11_fallschedule.php Key dates for SBCC Fall Semester 2011. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:20:15 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011august3_ce_voc_tech_cert_programs.php A total of 72 students graduated from three short-term vocational certificate programs offered by Santa Barbara City College's Continuing Education Division in Spring 2011. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:51:14 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011july29_leadershiptransition.php On July 29 the Santa Barbara Community College District Board of Trustees announced that SBCC Superintendent/President Dr. Andreea Serban will take a paid leave of absence from the college effective immediately through June 30, 2012. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:25:41 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011july19_eops_summerbridge.php This summer, 129 at-risk students enrolled in the SBCC Summer Bridge Programs to help with the transition to college. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:25:32 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011july13_ce_scholarships.php SBCC's Continuing Education Division will offer scholarships to students needing financial assistance to take one of the tuition-based classes for the Fall 2011 term. The deadline to apply is August 5. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:54:43 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011jun16_ryan_byrne.php Santa Barbara City College announced that Ryan Byrne is joining the college as the new director of athletics effective July 5. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:09:05 -0700