http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/pressreleases Press releases and news from the Public Information Office at Santa Barbara City College. en-us Wed, 23 May 2012 12:09:59 -0700 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss OmniUpdate (OU Publish) http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/pressreleases/2012may23_sharp_program.php Santa Barbara City College will offer the new Skills for Healthy Aging Resources and Programs (SHARP) skills competency award program this fall. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Wed, 23 May 2012 12:09:59 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/pressreleases/2012may8_commencement_nr.php Santa Barbara City College will host its 63rd annual commencement on Friday, May 18 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Student Services Plaza. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Tue, 08 May 2012 13:05:16 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/pressreleases/2012april25_montecito_rotary_scholarships_nr.php The Rotary Club of Montecito Foundation recently presented eight $1,000 scholarships to deserving Santa Barbara City College students enrolled in Career Technical Education Programs and students intending to transfer to four-year universities Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:21:14 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/pressreleases/2012april26_lori_gaskin_president.php Concluding a nationwide search, the Santa Barbara Community College District Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Lori Gaskin, Ph.D., as Superintendent/President. Dr. Gaskin will start her new position effective July 1, 2012 Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:15:15 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012april24_aspen_finalist.php For the second year in a row, Santa Barbara City College has been named as one of the nation's top 120 community colleges by the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:15:09 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/pressreleases/2012april24_get_focused_grant_nr.php Santa Barbara City College has received a grant totaling $20,000 to support a research component of Get Focused-Stay Focused, a proposed five-year progression in education initiative designed to prepare students beginning at 9th grade for acquiring college and career ready skills Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:38:09 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012april24_summer_session_2012.php Santa Barbara City College will hold Summer Session 2012 as scheduled. Classes start June 18 and end July 28. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:11:52 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/pressreleases/2012april16_acce_award_nr.php SBCC's Continuing Education Division received the 2012 Association of Community and Continuing Education's State (ACCE) Award for Model Program Excellence at the ACCE's statewide conference in Torrance, Calif. in March. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:48:28 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/pressreleases/2012april10_public_art_ed_inks_nr.php Santa Barbara City College's newest piece of public art titled "Not Yet Full," by sculptor and SBCC faculty member Edward Inks, formally will be installed at a ceremony on Friday, April 13 at 4:00 p.m. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:31:04 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012april10_presidential_forums_nr.php Santa Barbara City College will host public forums for the four finalists announced for the position of Santa Barbara City College superintendent/president. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:55:03 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/pressreleases/2012april06_garvintheatre_openhouse_nr.php SBCC's Drama Music Complex and the Garvin Theatre, one of the community's most high-profile performing arts venues, officially re-opens the weekend of April 14-15. The community is invited to an open house with guided tours of the improvements to the facility on Sunday, April 15 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:16:20 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/pressreleases/2012april03_presidential_candidates_nr.php The Santa Barbara Community College District Board of Trustees has announced four finalists for the position of Santa Barbara City College superintendent/president. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:47:34 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/pressreleases/2012april03_ACCJC_decision_nr.php The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) has notified Santa Barbara City College that it has been placed on warning status as a result of a complaint filed on June 28, 2011. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:39:14 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/pressreleases/2012march29_Model_UN_nr.php The 20th annual Western Collegiate Model United Nations (WestMUN) began today, March 29, at SBCC's Fé Bland Forum on West Campus. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:25:52 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/pressreleases/2012march27_CE_scholarships_nr.php SBCC's Continuing Education Division awarded 94 full scholarships and four partial scholarships totaling $10,181 to financially needy students to take one of the tuition-based classes for the Spring 2012 term Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:10:11 -0700