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<title>First Responders stamp to be dedicated at Miramar College on January 25</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2019/first-responders-stamp-dedication.asp</link>
<description>Miramar College has provided fire, EMT and police training since its inception in 1969.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 10:42:31 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Spring classes begin January 28 for 64,000 district students</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2019/spring-semester-beginning-2019.asp</link>
<description>Students will find new buildings, classes and programs as spring semester begins.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 09:29:38 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Top SDCCD administrator appointed to statewide oversight committee</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2019/bonnie-dowd-funding-formula.asp</link>
<description>Dr. Bonnie Ann Dowd has been appointed to a statewide panel tasked with reviewing a new funding formula for California's 115 community colleges.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Top SDCCD administrator appointed to statewide oversight committee</media:title>
<media:description>Dr. Bonnie Ann Dowd has been appointed to a statewide panel tasked with reviewing a new funding formula for California's 115 community colleges.</media:description>
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<title>SDCCD walks in 2019 MLK Parade</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2019/mlk-parade-2019-photos.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District faculty, staff and students walked in the 39th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2019 08:21:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:description>San Diego Community College District faculty, staff and students walked in the 39th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade.</media:description>
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<title>Continuing Education's automotive program receives ASE accreditation</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2019/auto-program-accreditation-renewed.asp</link>
<description>Program receives renewal of accreditation in Maintenance and Light Repair from the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE).</description>
<author>Allura Garis - San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2019 15:02:39 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:description>Program receives renewal of accreditation in Maintenance and Light Repair from the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE). </media:description>
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<title>Counselors: Here to help</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2019/counselors-education-career-goals.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District counselors talk about how they help students reach their educational and career goals.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2019 11:06:33 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:description>San Diego Community College District counselors talk about how they help students reach their educational and career goals.</media:description>
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<title>Organizations join forces to lead homeless adults toward higher education, workforce</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2019/homeless-support-through-higher-education.asp</link>
<description>San Diego is gearing up with a variety of creative initiatives to support homeless families and San Diego Continuing Education is leading the charge.</description>
<author>Allura Garis - San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2019 09:39:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:description>San Diego is gearing up with a variety of creative initiatives to support homeless families and San Diego Continuing Education is leading the charge. </media:description>
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<title>The California Budget 2019-20 - Changing of the Guard</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2019/new-governor-budget-proposal.asp</link>
<description>In proposing his new budget, Governor Newsom reminded us of a quote from his inaugural address in which &quot;I described the California Dream as a house we are building together.</description>
<author>Constance M. Carroll - Chancellor of the San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2019 16:22:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2019/celebrations-honoring-mlk-2019.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District will honor the late-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during celebrating the civil rights leader's legacy, including the 39th annual Dr. parade.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:54:30 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Colleges welcome students to first day of spring semester</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/gallery-spring-semester-begins-2016.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City, Mesa and Miramar colleges' first day of the spring semester was Monday, Jan. 25.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2016 16:32:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:description>San Diego City, Mesa and Miramar colleges' first day of the spring semester was Monday, Jan. 25.</media:description>
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<title>District Colleges Again Honored as Military Friendly</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/district-colleges-again-honored-as-military-friendly.asp</link>
<description>District Colleges Again Honored as Military Friendly</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2016 11:22:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Proposed CA budget highlighted by 2 years of free community college</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2019/california-budget-proposal-2019-20.asp</link>
<description>California Governor Gavin Newsom's proposed 2019-20 budget includes significant investments in higher education.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2019 15:45:07 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Proposed CA budget highlighted by 2 years of free community college </media:title>
<media:description>California Governor Gavin Newsom's proposed 2019-20 budget includes significant investments in higher education.</media:description>
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<title>Fighting student hunger one meal at a time</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2019/joseph-hankinson-food-pantry.asp</link>
<description>Joseph Hankinson is the driving force behind Miramar College's emergency food pantry</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2019 09:47:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Fighting student hunger one meal at a time</media:title>
<media:description>Joseph Hankinson is the driving force behind Miramar College's emergency food pantry</media:description>
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<title>District events celebrate Black History Month</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/black-history-month-events-2017.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District is celebrating Black History Month with a series of performances, exhibits, discussions, informational fairs, and more.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 10:35:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:description>The San Diego Community College District is celebrating Black History Month with a series of performances, exhibits, discussions, informational fairs, and more.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Black History Month, Diversity</media:keywords>
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<title>Board of Trustees Meeting</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2019/board-trustees-meeting.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District is governed by its five-member, locally elected Board of Trustees and a student board member.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2019 16:31:45 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Board of Trustees Meeting</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District is governed by its five-member, locally elected Board of Trustees and a student board member. </media:description>
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<title>Open house at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/city-college-open-house.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College will host its fourth annual Community Open House Day in the upper AH Plaza from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 20.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2017 08:53:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:description>San Diego City College will host its fourth annual Community Open House Day in the upper AH Plaza from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 20.</media:description>
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<title>2016 - A Year in Review</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/year-in-review-2016-video.asp</link>
<description>2016 has been a remarkable year for the San Diego Community College District. We invite you to watch this Year In Review video message from Chancellor Constance M. Carroll.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2016 11:37:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:description>2016 has been a remarkable year for the San Diego Community College District. We invite you to watch this Year In Review video message from Chancellor Constance M. Carroll.</media:description>
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<title>The SDCCD - A year in pictures</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/year-in-pictures-2016-gallery.asp</link>
<description>A look back at 2016 with the San Diego Community College District.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2016 16:02:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>The SDCCD - A year in pictures</media:title>
<media:description>A look back at 2016 with the San Diego Community College District.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Year in Pictures</media:keywords>
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<title>Basic Wildland Firefighting Academy</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/wildfire-firefighting-academy-video.asp</link>
<description>Training and certification courses are equivalent to the Cal Fire Basic Wildland Firefighter Academy.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2017 10:29:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Continuing Education's 1st Place winning MLK float</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/welding-students-2017-mlk-parade-float-video.asp</link>
<description>This year's float featured a massive die-cut steel sign that reads &quot;Let Freedom Ring&quot;, and a pressed metal impression of Martin Luther King Jr.'s likeness.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2017 08:48:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>VOICES - An exhibit honoring veterans</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/voices-veteran-exhibit-video.asp</link>
<description>The Luxe Gallery at San Diego City College will open a special exhibition, VOICES: Honoring Veterans that shows the faces and shares the stories of 24 veterans.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2015 14:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:description>The Luxe Gallery at San Diego City College will open a special exhibition, VOICES: Honoring Veterans that shows the faces and shares the stories of 24 veterans.</media:description>
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<title>SB 850 Press Conference Part 1</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/video_sb850_press_conference_part_1.asp</link>
<description>SB850 Press Conference with Sen. Block and Chancellor Carroll Speaking - Part 1</description>
<author>TheSDCCD</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 11:23:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>SB 850 Press Conference Part 1</media:title>
<media:description>SB850 Press Conference with Sen. Block and Chancellor Carroll Speaking - Part 1</media:description>
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<title>B-Roll - SB850 Press Conference with Sen. Block and Chancellor Carroll Speaking</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/video_sb850_press_conference_b-roll.asp</link>
<description>B-Roll - SB850 Press Conference with Sen. Block and Chancellor Carroll Speaking</description>
<author>TheSDCCD</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 11:24:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>B-Roll - SB850 Press Conference with Sen. Block and Chancellor Carroll Speaking</media:title>
<media:description>B-Roll - SB850 Press Conference with Sen. Block and Chancellor Carroll Speaking</media:description>
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<title>KFMB SD: San Diego Mesa College Celebrates New Buildings on Campus</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/video_mesa_new_buildings.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College Celebrates the Grand Opening of the State-of-the-Art Social and Behavioral Sciences Building</description>
<author>TheSDCCD</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2015 16:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/jn1KCydE3ow">
<media:title>KFMB SD: San Diego Mesa College Celebrates New Buildings on Campus</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College Celebrates the Grand Opening of the State-of-the-Art Social and Behavioral Sciences Building</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/mesanewbuilding.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
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<title>MLK Jr. Parade 2015 - San Diego, CA</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/video_2015_mlk_parade.asp</link>
<description>Scenes from the 2015 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade. More than 400 people from City College, Mesa College, Miramar College, and Continuing Education, the District Office, the Board of Trustees, the Student Trustees, and the College Police marched in the parade.</description>
<author>The SDCCD</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2015 14:09:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/m3W-Rtw9ewM">
<media:title>MLK Jr. Parade 2015 - San Diego, CA</media:title>
<media:description>Scenes from the 2015 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade. More than 400 people from City College, Mesa College, Miramar College, and Continuing Education, the District Office, the Board of Trustees, the Student Trustees, and the College Police marched in the parade.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/mlkparade2015.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>MLK Jr. Parade 2015, San Diego, City College, Mesa College, Miramar College, Continuing Education, District Office, Board of Trustees, Student Trustees, College Police, SDCCD</media:keywords>
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<title>Enroll today - Classes begin Jan. 25</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/video-spring-enrollment-2016.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District has many programs to offer. Take classes this spring at San Diego City, Mesa and Miramar colleges. To enroll or register visit https://www.sdccd.edu/imagine</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 09:39:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/y0ZAP0dTnPI ">
<media:title>Enroll today - Classes begin Jan. 25</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Community College District has many programs to offer. Take classes this spring at San Diego City, Mesa and Miramar colleges. To enroll or register visit https://www.sdccd.edu/imagine</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/videoenrollment.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Community College District, College enrollment, Spring 2016</media:keywords>
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San Diego Community College District, College enrollment, Spring 2016
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<title>Sen. Marty Block secures funding for Baccalaureate Program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/video-senator-marty-block-baccalaureate-funding.asp</link>
<description>State Sen. Marty Block (D-39) announced Thursday, Dec. 3 that $6 million has been secured to assist with the start-up costs for California's historic Baccalaureate Pilot Program. The funding will support the establishment of one new bachelor's degree program at 15 California community colleges.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2015 09:31:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/h57yG2l-ZPQ">
<media:title>Sen. Marty Block secures funding for Baccalaureate Program</media:title>
<media:description>State Sen. Marty Block (D-39) announced Thursday, Dec. 3 that $6 million has been secured to assist with the start-up costs for Californiaâ??s historic Baccalaureate Pilot Program. The funding will support the establishment of one new bachelorâ??s degree program at 15 California community colleges.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/blockplaque.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Sen. Marty Block, Baccalaureate Pilot Program, bachelorâ??s degree, San Diego Mesa College</media:keywords>
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Sen. Marty Block, Baccalaureate Pilot Program, bachelor's degree, San Diego Mesa College
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<title>Keeping the San Diego Promise</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/video-san-diego-promise-free-college-launch.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District announced the launch of the San Diego Promise, free community college for 201 freshmen in Fall 2016.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2016 16:07:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/vYXuvCc-0VY">
<media:title>Keeping the San Diego Promise</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Community College District announced the launch of the San Diego Promise, free community college for 201 freshmen in Fall 2016.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/promiselaunch3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise, free community college</media:keywords>
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<title>Mesa ASG president proposes at commencement</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/video-asg-president-proposal-commencement.asp</link>
<description>ASG President Igor Burgos Maron proposes to girlfriend Sarah Ann Farmer at the Mesa College Commencement. Spoiler Alert: She said yes!</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2016 12:25:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/fy4lP8tw2t4">
<media:title>Mesa ASG president proposes at commencement</media:title>
<media:description>ASG President Igor Burgos Maron proposes to girlfriend Sarah Ann Farmer at the Mesa College Commencement. Spoiler Alert: She said yes!</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/proposal3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Igor Burgos Maron, asg president, proposal, commencement</media:keywords>
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<title>P-51 Mustang heads to WWII museum</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/tuskegee-airmen-world-war-2-museum-gallery.asp</link>
<description>The reconstructed P-51D Mustang was on display at a rollout ceremony held at Allen Airways Flying Museum at Gillespie Field. The plane will be put on display at the National World War II Museum.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2016 08:06:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/airmen1.jpg">
<media:title>P-51 Mustang heads to WWII museum</media:title>
<media:description>The reconstructed P-51D Mustang was on display at a rollout ceremony held at Allen Airways Flying Museum at Gillespie Field. The plane will be put on display at the National World War II Museum.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/airmen1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>P-51D Mustang, Tuskegee Airmen, World War II, Gillespie Field</media:keywords>
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<title>Trolley Dances at Cesar Chavez campus</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/trolley-dance-theater-video-2016.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education's new Cesar E. Chavez campus in the heart of Barrio Logan takes center stage as the starting point for Trolley Dances 2016.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 14:35:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/NcIgJmcyJ9I">
<media:title>Trolley Dances at Cesar Chavez campus</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing Educationâ??s new Cesar E. Chavez campus in the heart of Barrio Logan takes center stage as the starting point for Trolley Dances 2016.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/trolley10.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Trolley Dances, San Diego Continuing Education, Cesar E. Chavez campus</media:keywords>
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Trolley Dances, San Diego Continuing Education, Cesar E. Chavez campus
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<title>Trolley Dances take center stage</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/trolley-dance--theater-mts-2016.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education's new Cesar E. Chavez campus in the heart of Barrio Logan takes center stage as the starting point for Trolley Dances 2016.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2016 16:01:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/trolley2016.jpg">
<media:title>Trolley Dances take center stage</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing Educationâ??s new Cesar E. Chavez campus in the heart of Barrio Logan takes center stage as the starting point for Trolley Dances 2016.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/trolley2016.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Trolley Dances, San Diego Dance Theater, Barrio Logan, San Diego Continuing Education, Metropolitan Transit System</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Trolley Dances, Barrio Logan, San Diego Continuing Education
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<title>Therapy dogs ease stress during finals at Miramar College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/therapy-dogs-stress-miramar-college.asp</link>
<description>Students feeling the stress of finals week were able to relax with the help of a few therapy dogs at Miramar College this week.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 10:29:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/therapydog6.jpg">
<media:title>Therapy dogs ease stress during finals at Miramar College</media:title>
<media:description>Students feeling the stress of finals week were able to relax with the help of a few therapy dogs at Miramar College this week.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/therapydog6.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Therapy dogs, stress, final exams</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Therapy dogs, stress, final exams</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Free Farmers Market at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2019/farmers-market-mesa-college-event.asp</link>
<description>Farmers Market will offer students and members of the Mesa College community access to free fresh produce.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2019 11:04:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2019/market21.jpg">
<media:title>Free Farmers Market at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>Farmers Market will offer students and members of the Mesa College community access to free fresh produce.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2019/market21.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Farmers Market, Free Produce</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Farmers Market, Free Produce</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>01/31/2019 12:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College comes together for Thanksgiving Feast</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/thanksgiving-feast-mesa-college-2016-photo-gallery.asp</link>
<description>This free kick off to the holiday season was created as a way to make students feel welcome on campus - especially those who are homeless, food insecure, don't have holiday plans or are international/out-of-state students and cannot travel home for Thanksgiving.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:43:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnailshttps://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/thanksgiving2016.jpg">
<media:title>Mesa College comes together for Thanksgiving Feast</media:title>
<media:description>This free kick off to the holiday season was created as a way to make students feel welcome on campus â?? especially those who are homeless, food insecure, donâ??t have holiday plans or are international/out-of-state students and cannot travel home for Thanksgiving.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnailshttps://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/thanksgiving2016.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Thanksgiving, San Diego Mesa College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Thanksgiving, San Diego Mesa College</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Working to Improve San Diego's workforce</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/task-force-city-san-diego-video.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer recently announced several recommendations from a task force formed to close the skills gap, improve access to affordable education, and connect residents to opportunities in the cityÃ?Â¢??s growing innovation economy and broader job market.  San Diego Community College District Chancellor Constance Carroll co-chaired the OpportunityWORKS task force and participated a news conference held at QualcommÃ?Â¢??s Thinkabit Lab.</description>
<author>Video courtesy of the city of San Diego</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2016 08:36:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/HXzwXg6SA1Q">
<media:title>Working to Improve San Diego's workforce</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced a new task force to connect residents to opportunities in the cityâ??s innovation economy and broader job market.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/taskforce.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Kevin Faulconer, economy, workforce</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Kevin Faulconer, economy, workforce</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Cesar Chavez Day observed</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2019/cesar-chavez-day-observed.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District office will be closed in observance of Cesar Chavez Day.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2019 14:29:35 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2019/portraitchavez.jpg">
<media:title>Cesar Chavez Day observed</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District office will be closed in observance of Cesar Chavez Day.  </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2019/portraitchavez.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Cesar Chavez</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Cesar Chavez</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate>03/29/2019 05:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Saturday student orientation at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2019/cruise-orientation-mesa-spring.asp</link>
<description>High school students completing their coursework in December 2018 and planning to attend Mesa for the spring semester in January 2019 should consider this one-day CRUISE session.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2019 14:07:39 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2019/mesaaerial.jpg">
<media:title>Saturday student orientation at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>High school students completing their coursework in December 2018 and planning to attend Mesa for the spring semester in January 2019 should consider this one-day CRUISE session.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2019/mesaaerial.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>CRUISE, Student Orientation</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate>01/12/2019 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Andrea Cook, theater enthusiast becomes certified welder</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2019/andrea-cook-certified-welder.asp</link>
<description>Cook, 32, is focused on starting an architectural lighting design business.</description>
<author>Allura Garis - San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2019 10:01:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2019/andrea.cook.jpg">
<media:title>Andrea Cook, theater enthusiast becomes certified welder</media:title>
<media:description>Cook, 32, is focused on starting an architectural lighting design business.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2019/andrea.cook.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Certified Welder, Career Education</media:keywords>
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<title>Sustainability Week 2015</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/sustainability-week-2015-video.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College celebrates its first Sustainability Week with a garden party, workshops, lectures and summit.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrpUTKAZrVo">
<media:title>Mesa College Sustainability Week 2015</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College celebrates its first Sustainability Week with a garden party, workshops, lectures and summit.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/sustainabilityvideo.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Mesa College, Sustainability Week</media:keywords>
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<title>Back to school - Spring 2017</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/spring-semester-2017-photo-gallery.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges welcomed back students on Monday, Jan. 30 while Continuing Education kicked off its Spring semester on Wednesday, Feb. 1.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2017 09:16:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/spring2017.jpg">
<media:title>Back to school - Spring 2017</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges welcomed back students on Monday, Jan. 30 while Continuing Education kicked off its Spring semester on Wednesday, Feb. 1.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/spring2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Spring semester, Back to School, Spring 2017</media:keywords>
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<title>District launches San Diego Promise pilot program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/san-diego-promise-free-college-photo-gallery.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District will offer free tuition to 201 students in Fall 2016</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2016 15:56:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/promiselaunch2.jpg">
<media:title>District launches San Diego Promise pilot program</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Community College District will offer free tuition to 201 students in Fall 2016</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/promiselaunch2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise, free community college</media:keywords>
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<title>Video: 2016 San Diego Pride Parade</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/san-diego-pride-parade-video-2016.asp</link>
<description>On July 16, 2016 the San Diego Community College District joined with over 100,000 people to support and take pride in LGBT communities in San Diego and beyond!</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2016 13:04:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/GDn_lvrBwDg">
<media:title>Video: 2016 San Diego Pride Parade</media:title>
<media:description>On July 16, 2016 the San Diego Community College District joined with over 100,000 people to support and take pride in LGBT communities in San Diego and beyond!</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/pride1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Pride Parade, LGBT</media:keywords>
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<title>District marches with Pride</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/san-diego-pride-parade-2016-photos.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District faculty, staff and students marched together in the annual San Diego Pride Parade.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2016 08:07:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>District marches with Pride</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Community College District faculty, staff and students marched together in the annual San Diego Pride Parade.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>San Diego Pride Parade</media:keywords>
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<title>City College cosmetology reaches out at county fair</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/san-diego-county-fair-cosmetology-city-college.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College cosmetology offered free haircuts, manicures and face painting at the San Diego County Fair.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>City College cosmetology reaches out at county fair</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College cosmetology offered free haircuts, manicures and face painting at the San Diego County Fair.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/docs/district/media/photogalleries/2015/sdfaircosmetology/facepainting1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
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<title>Drone's-eye view of San Diego City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/san-diego-city-college-drone-building.asp</link>
<description>The arts and humanities building and the business and technology building at San Diego City College.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2015 15:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Drone's-eye view of San Diego City College</media:title>
<media:description>The arts and humanities building and the business and technology building at San Diego City College.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/citycolldrone.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
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<title>Your Roadmap to Success - How to Get Started</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/roadmap-to-success-2017.asp</link>
<description>Looking to get started with one of our colleges? Wondering what steps you need to take next? Want a guide to get you to graduation? Watch your Roadmap to Success and get started.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2017 14:25:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Your Roadmap to Success - How to Get Started</media:title>
<media:description>Looking to get started with one of our colleges? Wondering what steps you need to take next? Want a guide to get you to graduation? Watch your Roadmap to Success and get started.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/roadmapsuccess.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Roadmap to Success</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Roadmap to Success</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Invest In Success: Randy's Story</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/randy-dexter-army-veteran-success.asp</link>
<description>Randy Dexter is an Army veteran and a Miramar College student. This past April, Randy was awarded 4 scholarships at Scholar Fest. His story of returning to college after his military service was featured at Miramar College's 2015 Invest In Success fundraiser</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2015 14:21:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Invest In Success: Randy's Story</media:title>
<media:description>Randy Dexter is an Army veteran and a Miramar College student. This past April, Randy was awarded 4 scholarships at Scholar Fest. His story of returning to college after his military service was featured at Miramar College's 2015 Invest In Success fundraiser</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/randydexter.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Randy Dexter, Army veteran, Scholar Fest, Invest in Success</media:keywords>
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Randy Dexter, Army veteran, Scholar Fest, Invest in Success
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<title>2016 Radiologic Technology Program Pinning Ceremony</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/radiology-technician-graduation-2016-video.asp</link>
<description>The 2016 graduating class from the San Diego Mesa College Radiologic Technology Program celebrated the completion of all their hard work.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2016 08:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>2016 Radiologic Technology Program Pinning Ceremony</media:title>
<media:description>The 2016 graduating class from the San Diego Mesa College Radiologic Technology Program celebrated the completion of all their hard work.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/radtech16.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Radiologic Technology Program</media:keywords>
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<title>SDCCD announces Promise Program expansion</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/promise-program-expansion-2017.asp</link>
<description>The number of students receiving a free education through the San Diego Promise will more than quadruple to nearly 800 in 2017, the program's second year.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2016 09:53:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>SDCCD announces Promise Program expansion</media:title>
<media:description>The number of students receiving a free education through the San Diego Promise will more than quadruple to nearly 800 in 2017, the programâ??s second year.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/promiseupdate1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise</media:keywords>
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<title>Intersession classes begin</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2019/intersession-winter-classes-begin-event-2019.asp</link>
<description>Students can choose from 75 different general education courses and electives that can be can completed in as little as four weeks between the fall and spring semesters.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:38:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Intersession classes begin</media:title>
<media:description>Students can choose from 75 different general education courses and electives that can be can completed in as little as four weeks between the fall and spring semesters.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2019/citystairs.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Intersession</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Intersession</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>01/02/2019 08:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD joins annual Pride Parade</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/pride-parade-2015.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District participates in annual San Diego Pride Parade</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2015 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>SDCCD joins annual Pride Parade</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Community College District participates in annual San Diego Pride Parade</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/docs/District/media/photogalleries/2015/prideparade/img_1769.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Pride Parade, San Diego Community College District, equality, diversity, LGBT</media:keywords>
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<title>Student success is focus of City College photo program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/photography-program-city-college-video.asp</link>
<description>The photography program at San Diego City College offers a wide range of theory, technique and skills course work from beginning through advanced levels.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2016 11:17:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/c-wMtv9DtWo">
<media:title>Student success is focus of City College photo program</media:title>
<media:description>The photography program at San Diego City College offers a wide range of theory, technique and skills course work from beginning through advanced levels.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/cityphoto2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>photography program, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
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<title>2018 - The Year in Review</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/year-in-review-2018-video.asp</link>
<description>Chancellor Constance M. Carroll takes us through some of the highlights of 2018.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:54:42 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/oMcZzYLItmY">
<media:title>2018 - The Year in Review</media:title>
<media:description>Chancellor Constance M. Carroll takes us through some of the highlights of 2018.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/yearinreview.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Year in Review</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Year in Review</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Student art exhibit at Mesa College through Dec. 9</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/photo-gallery-art-exhibit-mesa-college.asp</link>
<description>The Art Gallery at San Diego Mesa College will be hosting a student art gallery exhibit through Dec. 9.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2015 15:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/mesagallery6.jpg">
<media:title>Student Art Gallery Exhibit at Mesa through Dec. 9</media:title>
<media:description>The Art Gallery at San Diego Mesa College will be hosting a student art gallery exhibit through Dec. 9.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/mesagallery6.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>art gallery, exhibit</media:keywords>
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<title>President Obama and Dr. Biden Speak at Macomb Community College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/obama-biden-speech-macomb-community-college.asp</link>
<description>President Obama and Dr. Jill Biden speak in support of free community college.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2015 15:44:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/bkwwnNcANjo">
<media:title>President Obama and Dr. Biden Speak at Macomb Community College</media:title>
<media:description>President Obama and Dr. Jill Biden speak in support of free community college.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/obamaspeech.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
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<title>Mesa College heads to 2015 NCORE Conference</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/ncore-conference-mesa.asp</link>
<description>Faculty and Staff attended the 2015 National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Washington, D.C.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/6bASxGp-WA0">
<media:title>Mesa College heads to 2015 NCORE Conference</media:title>
<media:description>Faculty and Staff attended the 2015 National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Washington, D.C.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/ncore.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>National Conference on Race and Ethnicity, NCORE, Washington DC</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>National Conference on Race and Ethnicity, NCORE, Washington DC</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Miramar College sunset time-lapse</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/mirarmar-sunset-time-lapse.asp</link>
<description>Sunset at San Diego Miramar College</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/ISELc1T0cks">
<media:title>Miramar College sunset time-lapse </media:title>
<media:description>Sunset at San Diego Miramar College</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/miramartimelapse.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Miramar College, sunset, time lapse</media:keywords>
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<title>Active shooter drill at Miramar College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/miramar-safety-training-alice.asp</link>
<description>Video of a specialized training session at Miramar College to help prepare students, faculty and staff for active shooter situations on campus.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZxFI_-Ij24&amp;feature=youtu.be">
<media:title>Active shooter drill at Miramar College</media:title>
<media:description>Video of a specialized training session at Miramar College to help prepare students, faculty and staff for active shooter situations on campus.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/cesar.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Training, campus safety, alert</media:keywords>
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<title>Photo Gallery: Miramar interns restore WWII plane</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/miramar-flyboys-aeroworks-tuskegee-airmen.asp</link>
<description>Interns from San Diego Miramar College work at Flyboy Aeroworks in El Cajon to restore a P-51D Mustang, a single-seat fighter/bomber that will be painted to match a plane flown by Capt. Roscoe Brown of the acclaimed Tuskegee Airmen.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:33:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Miramar interns restore WWII plane</media:title>
<media:description>Interns from San Diego Miramar College work at Flyboy Aeroworks in El Cajon to restore a P-51D Mustang, a single-seat fighter/bomber that will be painted to match a plane flown by Capt. Roscoe Brown of the acclaimed Tuskegee Airmen.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/docs/District/media/photogalleries/2015/tuskegeeairmen/img_1307.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
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<title>Kristen Magpuri - Fire Tech/EMT Graduate, Miramar College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/miramar-fire-emt-magpuri-video-2016.asp</link>
<description>Fire Tech/EMT graduate, Kristen Magpuri returns to San Diego Miramar College to teach training courses.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2016 08:53:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/ScjadjkB_D8">
<media:title>Kristen Magpuri - Fire Tech/EMT Graduate, Miramar College</media:title>
<media:description>Fire Tech/EMT graduate, Kristen Magpuri returns to San Diego Miramar College to teach training courses.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/magpuri.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
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<title>79th San Diego Fire Department Academy trains at Miramar College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/miramar-fire-department-academy-video.asp</link>
<description>The highlights of the 79th San Diego Fire Department Academy. A small part of what they went through for 16 weeks during their training at San Diego Miramar College.</description>
<author>Video Courtesy of the San Diego Fire Department</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:49:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/Wv5-gr0uKm8">
<media:title>79th San Diego Fire Department Academy trains at Miramar College</media:title>
<media:description>The highlights of the 79th San Diego Fire Department Academy. A small part of what they went through for 16 weeks during their training at San Diego Miramar College.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/firefightersmiramar.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Fire Department, Miramar College</media:keywords>
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<title>Miramar College opens new Science Building</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/miramar-college-science-building-opens-photos.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Miramar College held the grand opening of its newest facility, the two-story, 49,000-square-foot, Science Building addition Monday, Nov. 30.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 13:48:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/sciencebldg1.jpg">
<media:title>Miramar College opens new Science Building</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Miramar College held the grand opening of its newest facility, the two-story, 49,000-square-foot, Science Building addition Monday, Nov. 30.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/sciencebldg1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Science Building, San Diego Miramar College, Propositions S and N</media:keywords>
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<title>Miramar College has much to offer</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/miramar-college-promotion.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Miramar College is a public 2-year community college offering 80 academic majors, 90 career technical certificates and a pathway for transfer to the UC and CSU systems. It is located in the Mira Mesa neighborhood of San Diego, California.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2015 09:44:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/-GAm-u3P0iU">
<media:title>Miramar College has much to offer</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Miramar College is a public 2-year community college offering 80 academic majors, 90 career technical certificates and a pathway for transfer to the UC and CSU systems. It is located in the Mira Mesa neighborhood of San Diego, California.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/promomiramar.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Miramar College, pathway for transfer, career technical certificates, academic majors</media:keywords>
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<title>San Diego Mesa College - A year of firsts</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/mesa-year-of-firsts-video.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College's 51st year saw many firsts</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2015 12:11:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/60LIWO3f8VE">
<media:title>San Diego Mesa College - A year of firsts</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College's 51st year saw many firsts</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/yearoffirsts.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Mesa College, baccalaureate degree</media:keywords>
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<title>Take a video tour of the new Mesa Commons</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/mesa-commons-video-tour.asp</link>
<description>The new facilities will serve as a student hub and gateway to the campus.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 15:25:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Take a video tour of the new Mesa Commons</media:title>
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<title>Mesa Commons dedication</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/mesa-commons-dedication-photo-gallery.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College dedicated the Mesa Commons, serving as the new student hub and gateway to the campus.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 16:25:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Mesa Commons dedication</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College dedicated the Mesa Commons, serving as the new student hub and gateway to the campus.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/commons3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
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<title>Summer Cruise 2016 at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/mesa-college-summer-cruise-video-16.asp</link>
<description>Over 350 new students joined Mesa College leaders and staff for the annual SDMesa CRUISE orientation.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 09:41:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Summer Cruise 2016 at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>Over 350 new students joined Mesa College leaders and staff for the annual SDMesa CRUISE orientation.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/summercruise16.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
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<title>Mesa College Canyon Day set for April 16</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/mesa-college-canyon-day-cleanup-2016.asp</link>
<description>Last year students, faculty and staff turned out to make the eighth annual San Diego Mesa College Canyon Day cleanup a success.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2016 13:29:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Mesa College Canyon Day set for April 16</media:title>
<media:description>Last year students, faculty and staff turned out to make the eighth annual San Diego Mesa College Canyon Day cleanup a success.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/canyonday.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
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<title>Aerial tour of San Diego Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/mesa-college-aerial-tour.asp</link>
<description>Take an aerial tour of San Diego Mesa College</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Aerial tour of San Diego Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>Take an aerial tour of San Diego Mesa College</media:description>
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<title>Mesa Cares promotes peace</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/mesa-cares-program-gallery.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College launched its Mesa Cares program as a way of reaching out to students and allowing them to connect with each other, feel safe, valued and experience healing.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2016 13:05:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Mesa Cares promotes peace</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College launched its Mesa Cares program as a way of reaching out to students and allowing them to connect with each other, feel safe, valued and experience healing.</media:description>
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<title>Meet the students of the San Diego Promise program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/meet-san-diego-promise-students-video.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Promise is intended to ensure that no deserving students are denied the opportunity to go to college due to lack of resources.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2016 09:52:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Meet the students of the San Diego Promise program</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Promise is intended to ensure that no deserving students are denied the opportunity to go to college due to lack of resources.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/promisethumbnail.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise</media:keywords>
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<title>2016 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/martin-luther-king-parade-photos-2016.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District participates in the 36th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2016 07:11:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/2016mlk1.jpg">
<media:title>2016 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District participates in the 36th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/2016mlk1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
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<title>Continuing Education classes helped Maria del Mar Hinojosa open her own business</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/maria-del-mar-hinojosa-flamenco-video.asp</link>
<description>In January, she opened The Pure Flamenco Store, a Liberty Station shop offering mantones, mantoncillos, flecos, skirts, and more that were stitched together by Hinojosa.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2016 08:32:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Continuing Education classes helped Maria del Mar Hinojosa open her own business</media:title>
<media:description>In January, she opened The Pure Flamenco Store, a Liberty Station shop offering mantones, mantoncillos, flecos, skirts, and more that were stitched together by Hinojosa.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/mariadelmar.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
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<title>Hello Jupiter - Dr. Lisa Will talks about the Juno Mission</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/lisa-will-juno-mission-jupiter-video.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College astronomy and physics professor, Dr. Lisa Will answers questions about the Juno Mission and the various factors involved in this historic look at Jupiter.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2016 11:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/RKbXGTWImT8">
<media:title>Hello Jupiter - Dr. Lisa Will talks about the Juno Mission</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College astronomy and physics professor, Dr. Lisa Will answers questions about the Juno mission and the various factors involved in this historic look at Jupiter.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/lisawill.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
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</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>July 12, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Miramar men's volleyball coach sets sights on state championship</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/miramar-volleyball-coach-john-landicho.asp</link>
<description>&quot;I don't think getting to the state tournament is good enough for this group. We're going to be pretty darn good.&quot;</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2018 11:59:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/john.landicho.jpg">
<media:title>Miramar men's volleyball coach sets eye on state championship</media:title>
<media:description>"I don't think getting to the state tournament is good enough for this group. We're going to be pretty darn good.”</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/john.landicho.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Volleyball, John Landicho, San Diego Miramar College</media:keywords>
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<title>Reception for 3 newly-elected, 2 retiring trustees</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/board-trustees-reception-2018.asp</link>
<description>Reception celebrated our new and returning board members, Maria Nieto Senour, Craig Milgrim, and Sean Elo-Rivera, J.D.. The event also was a fond farewell to retiring Trustees Rich Grosch and Peter Zschiesche.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2018 16:20:59 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/trustees26.jpg">
<media:title>Reception for 3 newly-elected, 2 retiring trustees</media:title>
<media:description>Reception celebrated our new and returning board members, Maria Nieto Senour, Craig Milgrim, and Sean Elo-Rivera, J.D.. The event also was a fond farewell to retiring Trustees Rich Grosch and Peter Zschiesche.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/trustees26.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Board of Trustees, reception</media:keywords>
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<title>Kourtney Hedgebeth - Nursing Assistant student at Continuing Education</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/kourtney-hedgebeth-nursing-assistant-student-video.asp</link>
<description>Kourtney Hedgebeth is preparing for nursing school by taking free classes at San Diego Continuing Education.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2016 11:19:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Kourtney Hedgebeth - Nursing Assistant student at Continuing Education</media:title>
<media:description>Kourtney Hedgebeth is preparing for nursing school by taking free classes at San Diego Continuing Education.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/hedgebeth.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Kourtney Hedgebeth, nursing, San Diego Continuing Education</media:keywords>
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<title>Trustees re-elect Senour as board president as new members sworn in</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/trustees-sworn-in-2018.asp</link>
<description>First elected to the SDCCD board in 1990 and serving as board president since 2015, Senour thanked her colleagues for their confidence in her leadership and reflected on the board's recent accomplishments.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2018 11:14:33 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Trustees re-elect Senour as board president as new members sworn in</media:title>
<media:description>First elected to the SDCCD board in 1990 and serving as board president since 2015, Senour thanked her colleagues for their confidence in her leadership and reflected on the board's recent accomplishments.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/trustees3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Maria Nieto Senour, Craig Milgrim, Sean Elo-Rivera, J.D., Board of Trustees</media:keywords>
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<title>Katya Echazarreta, Engineering Student, City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/katya-echazarreta-city-college-engineering-video.asp</link>
<description>Katya Echazarreta is working to earn her degree in Engineering and she's getting started at San Diego City College.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:13:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/rQsrvvx5qUo?list=PLT3qml2xkd1w-8g_-kMrUcl3qcktMBgjp">
<media:title>Katya Echazarreta, Engineering Student, City College</media:title>
<media:description>Katya Echazarreta is working to earn her degree in Engineering and she's getting started at San Diego City College.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/katya.city.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Katya Echazarreta, engineering, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
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<title>Invest in Success at Miramar College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/invest-success-2015-miramar-college.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Miramar College held its annual Invest in Success scholarship fundraising event.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2015 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Invest in Success at Miramar College</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Miramar College held its annual Invest in Success scholarship fundraising event.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/investsuccess.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Invest in Success, fundraiser, scholarships</media:keywords>
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<title>Miramar College interns at Flyboys Aeroworks</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/interns-flyboys-aeroworks-miramar.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Miramar College interns work to restore a World War II plane at Flyboys Aeroworks.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2015 14:47:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/BfQcmMl5WMo">
<media:title>Miramar College interns at Flyboys Aeroworks</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Miramar College interns work to restore a World War II plane at Flyboys Aeroworks.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/flyboysinterns.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>interns, Flyboys Aeroworks, San Diego Miramar College, World War II, plane restoration</media:keywords>
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<title>In A Word fundraiser a success</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/in-a-word-fundraiser-success.asp</link>
<description>The community colleges of San Diego County and the popular public radio show A Way with Words hosted a special event Sept. 17, &quot;In A Word,&quot; which celebrated the importance of language and literacy.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2015 14:28:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/docs/District/media/photogalleries/2015/inaword/inaword.jpg">
<media:title>In A Word fundraiser a success</media:title>
<media:description>The community colleges of San Diego County and the popular public radio show A Way with Words hosted a special event Sept. 17, â??In A Word,â?? which celebrated the importance of language and literacy.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/docs/District/media/photogalleries/2015/inaword/inaword.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>A Way with Words, In a Word, language, alumni, success, literacy</media:keywords>
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<title>'In a Word' event highlights</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/in-a-word-event-coverage-video.asp</link>
<description>The community colleges of San Diego County and the popular public radio show A Way with Words hosted a special event on September 17, which celebrated local alumni.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2015 10:36:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/3yFtU_xWlwY">
<media:title>'In a Word' event highlights</media:title>
<media:description>The community colleges of San Diego County and the popular public radio show A Way with Words hosted a special event on September 17, which celebrated local alumni.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>A Way with Words, In a Word, alumni, community colleges of San Diego County</media:keywords>
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<title>SDCCD marches in 2017 MLK Parade</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/mlk-parade-2017-photo-gallery.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District faculty, staff and students walked in the 37th annual MLK Parade on Sunday, Jan. 15 to honor Dr. King on what would have been his 88th birthday.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2017 08:19:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>SDCCD marches in 2017 MLK Parade</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Community College District faculty, staff and students walked in the 37th annual MLK Parade last week to honor Dr. King on what would have been his 88th birthday.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/mlk2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Martin Luther King Jr., Parade</media:keywords>
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<title>Moment of Silence - #IamUCC</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/iamucc-moment-of-silence-photos.asp</link>
<description>On Oct. 8, 2015 at 11 a.m. the San Diego Community College district joined the National Moment of Silence in support of Umpqua Community College in Oregon.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:48:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/silence34.jpg">
<media:title>Moment of Silence - #IamUCC</media:title>
<media:description>On Oct. 8, 2015 at 11 a.m. the San Diego Community College district joined the National Moment of Silence in support of Umpqua Community College in Oregon to remember the nine people who were killed in a shooting on the campus Oct. 1.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/silence34.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Umpqua Community College, #IamUCC, Moment of Silence</media:keywords>
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<title>30th annual Honors Reception</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/honors-reception-2017-photo-gallery.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District celebrated some of the district's top scholars at the 30th annual Honors Reception at the Prado in Balboa Park on Wednesday, May 3. </description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2017 11:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Honors students celebrated at annual reception</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/honors-reception-2017-video.asp</link>
<description>Students from City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges discuss the demands of becoming honors students despite past challenges at a reception to honor them.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2017 13:52:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/honor2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
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<title>29th annual Honors Reception</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/honors-reception-2016-photos.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District celebrated some of the best and the brightest students May 4 during the district's 29th annual Honors Reception at The Prado in Balboa Park.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2016 15:44:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Congratulations Miramar College Class of 2016!</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/gallery-miramar-commencement-2016.asp</link>
<description>Photo Gallery: San Diego Miramar College celebrates commencement</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2016 09:42:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Congratulations Miramar College Class of 2016!</media:title>
<media:description>Photo Gallery: San Diego Miramar College celebrates commencement</media:description>
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<title>Mesa College celebrates the Class of 2016</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/gallery-mesa-college-commencement-2016.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College held commencement on Saturday, May 14, 2016</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2016 10:01:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Mesa College celebrates the Class of 2016</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College held commencement on Saturday, May 14, 2016</media:description>
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<title>Francisco Gutierrez, Criminal Justice Major - Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/francisco-gutierrez-kfmb-video.asp</link>
<description>Marine veteran Francisco Gutierrez is working to earn his degree in Criminal Justice.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2016 09:16:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Francisco Gutierrez, Criminal Justice Major - Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>Marine veteran Francisco Gutierrez is working to earn his degree in Criminal Justice.</media:description>
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<title>Interview with the owner of Flyboys Aeroworks</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/flyboys-aeroworks-miramar.asp</link>
<description>Rolando Gutierrez is a Miramar College student who enrolled in the Aviation Maintenance Technology Program, and is owner of Flyboys Aeroworks.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:37:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Interview with the owner of Flyboys Aeroworks</media:title>
<media:description>Rolando Gutierrez is a Miramar College student who enrolled in the Aviation Maintenance Technology Program, and is owner of Flyboys Aeroworks.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/flyboys1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Flyboys Aeroworks, plane restoration, Miramar College, World War II,</media:keywords>
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<title>District launches partnership with KFMB-TV</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/kfmb-media-partnership-enrollment-2016.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District has established a partnership with KFMB-TV, San Diego's CBS affiliate, as part of the "Imagine the Possibilities” enrollment marketing campaign.  A series of TV ads featuring district students and alumni is set to air starting the week of April 25 will run through the first week of October.  </description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2016 15:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>District launches partnership with KFMB-TV</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District has established a partnership with KFMB-TV, San Diego's CBS affiliate, as part of the &quot;Imagine the Possibilities&quot; enrollment marketing campaign.  A series of TV ads featuring district students and alumni is set to air starting the week of April 25 will run through the first week of October.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16//miramarandrew.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
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<title>District launches partnership with CBS8 - San Diego Miramar College Fire Academy</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/enrollment-summer-2016-miramar-fire-academy.asp</link>
<description>Many of San Diego County's firefighters have received their training at Miramar College.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2016 11:36:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>District launches partnership with CBS8 - San Diego Miramar College Fire Academy</media:title>
<media:description>Many of San Diego County's firefighters have received their training at Miramar College.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>San Diego Miramar College, Enrollment, Summer Session</media:keywords>
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<title>English as a Second Language (ESL) at Continuing Education</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/english-second-language-esl-program-video.asp</link>
<description>The ESL Program includes free General Classes, offered at 8 campuses and many other locations in the community.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2016 14:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/WLOulzVYYCw">
<media:title>English as a Second Language (ESL) at Continuing Education</media:title>
<media:description>The ESL Program includes free General Classes, offered at 8 campuses and many other locations in the community.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/esl.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>English as a Second Language, ESL, San Diego Continuing Education</media:keywords>
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<title>City Council honors 40 years of Educational Cultural Complex</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/educational-cultural-complex-city-council-photo-gallery.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego City Council honored the anniversary with a proclamation noting that ECC &quot;has provided learning opportunities, career advancement and community enrichment for countless students in San Diego&quot;.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2016 16:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>City Council honors 40 years of Educational Cultural Complex</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego City Council honored the anniversary with a proclamation noting that ECC â??has provided learning opportunities, career advancement and community enrichment for countless students in San Diegoâ??.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/sdcouncil5.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego City Council, Educational Cultural Complex, San Diego Continuing Education</media:keywords>
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<title>Educational Cultural Complex celebrates 40 years</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/educational-cultural-complex-anniversary-photo-gallery.asp</link>
<description>The ECC celebrated 40 years of serving students and community in San Diego's Mountain View community.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2016 16:02:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Educational Cultural Complex celebrates 40 years</media:title>
<media:description>The ECC celebrated 40 years of serving students and community in San Diegoâ??s Mountain View community.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/eccanniversary1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Educational Cultural Complex, San Diego Continuing Education, anniversary</media:keywords>
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<title>Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead at Continuing Education</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/dia-de-los-muertos-day-of-the-dead-photo-gallery-2016.asp</link>
<description>Students from English as a Second Language classes participated in a friendly and symbolic competition to decorate alters in memory of famous musicians, actors, community leaders and loved ones.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:03:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead at Continuing Education</media:title>
<media:description>Students from English as a Second Language classes participated in a friendly and symbolic competition to decorate alters in memory of famous musicians, actors, community leaders and loved ones.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/dia1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
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<title>Dalia Gonzalez - Biology Major, Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/dalia-gonzalez-mesa-biology-major-kfmb-video.asp</link>
<description>Dalia Gonzalez is working to earn her degree in Biology and she's getting started at San Diego Mesa College.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2016 12:32:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Dalia Gonzalez - Biology Major, Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>Dalia Gonzalez is working to earn her degree in Biology and she's getting started at San Diego Mesa College.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/daliagonzalez.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Dalia Gonzalez, biology, San Diego Mesa College</media:keywords>
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<title>Cox Communications honors Dr. Constance Carroll</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/cox-communications-honors-constance-carroll.asp</link>
<description>Chancellor Carroll was the first woman chancellor of the San Diego Community College District.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2017 10:08:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/t_1y-7D2mxk">
<media:title>Cox Communications honors Dr. Constance Carroll</media:title>
<media:description>Chancellor Carroll was the first woman chancellor of the San Diego Community College District.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/chancellor.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Dr. Constance Carroll, Cox Communications</media:keywords>
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<title>Cosmetology careers get their start at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/cosmetology-program-city-college-video.asp</link>
<description>The Cosmetology/Esthetician program at San Diego City College is designed to provide entry level skills to students interested in a career in the cosmetology/esthetician profession.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2016 09:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/NrMe3MbpPFo">
<media:title>Cosmetology careers get their start at City College</media:title>
<media:description>The Cosmetology/Esthetician program at San Diego City College is designed to provide entry level skills to students interested in a career in the cosmetology/esthetician profession.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/cosmocity.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Cosmetology, Esthetician, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Cosmetology, Esthetician, San Diego City College</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>July 15, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Contractor Recognition Awards - 2016</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/contractor-recognition-program-2016-video.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District has recognized seven recipients for its fifth annual Contractor Recognition Program.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:53:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/6z9BpiT27xY">
<media:title>Contractor Recognition Awards - 2016</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District has recognized seven recipients for its fifth annual Contractor Recognition Program.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/maengineers.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Contractor Recognition, board of trustees</media:keywords>
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<title>Continuing Education celebrates the Class of 2016</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/continuing-education-commencement-2016-gallery.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education celebrated commencement and the Class of 2016 on Friday, May 27, 2016.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2016 08:56:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/cegrad2016.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Education celebrates the Class of 2016</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing Education celebrated commencement and the Class of 2016 on Friday, May 27, 2016.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/cegrad2016.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Commencement, Graduation, San Diego Continuing Education</media:keywords>
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<title>33rd annual District Office Classified Employee Awards</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/classified-employee-awards-2016.asp</link>
<description>The winners of the 2016 Outstanding Classified Employee of the Year Award were Caryn White and Amber Fair.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2016 16:10:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/employee1.jpg">
<media:title>33rd annual District Office Classified Employee Awards</media:title>
<media:description>The winners of the 2016 Outstanding Classified Employee of the Year Award were Caryn White and Amber Fair.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/employee1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Classified Employee Awards</media:keywords>
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<title>City College - Student Success Day 2016</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/city-college-student-success-day-2016.asp</link>
<description>Student Success Day was created to decrease students' anxiety and support first-time college students in their transition to college and beyond.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2016 18:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/ahyKtDrF4NQ">
<media:title>City College - Student Success Day 2016</media:title>
<media:description>Student Success Day was created to decrease studentsâ?? anxiety and support first-time college students in their transition to college and beyond.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/whisenhuntsuceess.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Student Success Day, freshman</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Student Success Day, freshman</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>June 24, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Congratulations City College graduates</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/city-college-commencement-2016-photo-gallery.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College celebrated commencement and the Class of 2016 on Friday, May 20, 2016.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2016 15:28:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/citygrad1.jpg">
<media:title>Congratulations City College graduates</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College celebrated commencement and the Class of 2016 on Friday, May 20, 2016.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/citygrad1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Commencement, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
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<title>Alumni Reunion held at City College's 'C' Building</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/city-college-alumni-reunion-photo-gallery.asp</link>
<description>The Radio TV Film department at San Diego City College hosted an Alumni Reunion and an Open House of the new Media Center and Performing Arts Building.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 09:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/alumni9.jpg">
<media:title>Alumni Reunion held at City College's 'C' Building</media:title>
<media:description>The Radio TV Film department at San Diego City College hosted an Alumni Reunion and an Open House of the new Media Center and Performing Arts Building.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/alumni9.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Radio TV Film, San Diego City College, Alumni</media:keywords>
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<title>San Diego Continuing Education - Cisco Academy</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/cisco-program-continuing-education-video.asp</link>
<description>This training prepares you to take the Cisco Certified Networking Associate exam, which leads to CCNA certification.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 09:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>San Diego Continuing Education - Cisco Academy</media:title>
<media:description>This training prepares you to take the Cisco Certified Networking Associate exam, which leads to CCNA certification.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/ciscoce.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
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Cisco, Continuing Education,Cisco Certified Networking Associate, program
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<title>New Cesar Chavez campus at Continuing Education</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/cesar-chavez-campus-gallery.asp</link>
<description>The new Cesar Chavez campus at Continuing Education prepares to open in time for the new fall semester.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>New Cesar Chavez campus at Continuing Education</media:title>
<media:description>The new Cesar Chavez campus at Continuing Education prepares to open in time for the new fall semester.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/docs/District/media/photogalleries/2015/cesarchavezcampus/img_3383.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Cesar Chavez, Continuing Education, campus, Proposition S, Proposition N</media:keywords>
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<title>Carl Luna gives us his opinion on the 2016 presidential race</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/carl-luna-presidential-election-2016-opinion.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College political science Professor Carl Luna gives us his opinion on the 2016 presidential race and its top contenders. Luna has been a longtime resource for media covering local and national politics, especially during election season.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 13:21:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/DWjcUF1TP3A">
<media:title>Carl Luna gives us his opinion on the 2016 presidential race</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College political science Professor Carl Luna gives us his opinion on the 2016 presidential race and its top contenders. Luna has been a longtime resource for media covering local and national politics, especially during election season.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/carllunavideo.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Carl Luna, Presidential Election 2016, Election 2016, politics</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Carl Luna, Presidential Election 2016, Election 2016
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<title>Brittney Reese -  Mesa College Coach and Olympic Gold Medalist</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/brittney-reese-rio-olympics-video.asp</link>
<description>Brittany Reese is competing in the women's long jump in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2016 09:41:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/CO98Y3uJxK8">
<media:title>Brittney Reese -  Mesa College Coach and Olympic Gold Medalist</media:title>
<media:description>Brittany Reese is competing in the women's long jump in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/brittneyreese5.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Brittany Reese, San Diego Mesa College, Olympics</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Brittany Reese, San Diego Mesa College, Olympics</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Gallery: San Diego Community College District celebrates Black History Month</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/black-history-month-photos-2016.asp</link>
<description>Events celebrating Black History Month were held during the month of February throughout San Diego Community College District.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 11:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/bhm1.jpg">
<media:title>Gallery: San Diego Community College celebrates Black History Month</media:title>
<media:description>Events celebrating Black History Month were held during the month of February throughout San Diego Community College District.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/bhm1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Black History Month</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Black History Month</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Black History Month 2017 - Around our district</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/black-history-month-photo-gallery-2017.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District is celebrating Black History Month with a series of performances, exhibits, discussions, informational fairs, and more.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2017 16:53:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/bhm2017.jpg">
<media:title>Black History Month 2017 - Around our district</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District is celebrating Black History Month with a series of performances, exhibits, discussions, informational fairs, and more.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/bhm2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Black History Month</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Black History Month</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Miramar's auto technology fuels workforce training</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/automotive-technology-miramar-college-workforce-video.asp</link>
<description>Miramar College offers a state-of-the art Automotive Technology Program, dedicated to advancing technical and workforce education.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2016 14:28:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/HmA7LLACmRg">
<media:title>Miramar's auto technology fuels workforce training</media:title>
<media:description>Miramar College offers a state-of-the art Automotive Technology Program, dedicated to advancing technical and workforce education.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/auto.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Miramar College, Automotive Technology Program, Workforce Training</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
San Diego Miramar College, Automotive Technology Program, Workforce Training
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<title>San Diego Continuing Education Automotive</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/automotive-program-continuing-education.asp</link>
<description>B-Roll of the automotive program at San Diego Continuing Education.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/za0nCdDjyPI">
<media:title>San Diego Continuing Education Automotive</media:title>
<media:description>B-Roll of the automotive program at San Diego Continuing Education.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/autoce.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Continuing Education, automotive program, mechanics</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Continuing Education, automotive program, mechanics</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>ACCT Leadership Conference highlights</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/acct-leadership-congress-2015-video.asp</link>
<description>Highlights from the 46th annual Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Leadership Congress at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Oct. 14-17.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2015 13:35:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/jzp5G7TZ6VI">
<media:title>ACCT Leadership Conference highlights</media:title>
<media:description>Highlights from the 46th annual Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Leadership Congress at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Oct. 14-17.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/acctevent10.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Association of Community College Trustees, ACCT, Leadership Congress</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>
Association of Community College Trustees, ACCT, Leadership Congress
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<title>Video: 2016 MLK Parade</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/2016-mlk-video.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District students, faculty and staff joined together to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 17:13:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiT7_dqDTGw">
<media:title>Miramar College float</media:title>
<media:description>Miramar College float</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/2016mlk3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Miramar College</media:keywords>
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<title>2015 ACCT Conference</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/2015-trustees-conference-acct.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District hosted the 46th annual Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Leadership Congress at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Oct. 14-17.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2015 15:54:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/acct1.jpg">
<media:title>2015 ACCT Conference</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District hosted the 46th annual Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Leadership Congress at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Oct. 14-17.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/acct1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Association of Community College Trustees, ACCT</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Association of Community College Trustees, ACCT</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>SDGE awards $20,000 in grants to Miramar's Vets-to-Jets program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/vets-to-jets-grant-sdge-2018.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Miramar College has received two grants totaling $20,000.00 from San Diego Gas &amp; Electric to continue to fund its successful Vets-2-Jets program. The first grant in the amount of $7,500 was received on June 11, 2018. A second grant in the amount of $12,500 was received on Dec. 7, 2018.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:14:32 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/sdge.png">
<media:title>SDGE awards $20,000 in grants to Miramar's Vets-to-Jets program</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Miramar College has received two grants totaling $20,000.00 from San Diego Gas &amp; Electric to continue to fund its successful Vets-2-Jets program. The first grant in the amount of $7,500 was received on June 11, 2018. A second grant in the amount of $12,500 was received on Dec. 7, 2018.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/sdge.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Vets-to-Jets</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Vets-to-Jets</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>December 12, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Ed makes recommendations to expand noncredit programs at community colleges</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/expanding-noncredit-education-2018.asp</link>
<description>SDCE Publishes 3rd Annual Release of The Past, Present and Future of Noncredit Education in California Community Colleges</description>
<author>Allura Garis - San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 09:26:49 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/cortez.speech.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Ed makes recommendations to expand noncredit programs at community colleges</media:title>
<media:description>SDCE Publishes 3rd Annual Release of The Past, Present and Future of Noncredit Education in California Community Colleges</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/cortez.speech.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Future of noncredit education</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Future of noncredit education</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Join us at the 39th annual MLK Parade</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2019/mlk-parade-2019-event.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District will help spread the message and ideals of civil rights legend when they march at the 39th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2019 10:12:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2019/mlk2.png">
<media:title>Join us at the 39th annual MLK Parade</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District will help spread the message and ideals of civil rights legend when they march at the 39th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2019/mlk2.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Martin Luther King Jr.</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Martin Luther King Jr.</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>01/21/2019 02:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Top 10 NewsCenter stories of 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/top-newscenter-stories-2018.asp</link>
<description>Free tuition, workforce education, and new opportunities were the stories that received the most interest on the San Diego Community College District's NewsCenter in 2018.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2018 15:33:51 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/promise_003.png">
<media:title>Top 10 NewsCenter stories of 2018</media:title>
<media:description>Free tuition, workforce education, and new opportunities were the stories that received the most interest on the San Diego Community College District's NewsCenter in 2018. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/promise_003.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Top 10 stories</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Top 10 stories</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Support for Brightwood College students</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/brightwood-college-resource-fair.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District will hold a resource fair from 3 to 5 p.m. on January 7, 2019 for students impacted by the closing of Brightwood College.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2018 13:17:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/brightwood.jpg">
<media:title>Support for Brightwood College students</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District will hold a resource fair from 3 to 5 p.m. on January 7, 2019 for students impacted by the closing of Brightwood College.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/brightwood.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Brightwood College, Student Resources</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Brightwood College, Student Resources</rsskeywords><artoptions>event,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>01/07/2019 03:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate>December 11, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Annual Restoring Civility to Civic Dialogue Conference Returns April 18 &amp; 19</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/restoring-respect-event.asp</link>
<description>The Conference on Restoring Civility to Civic Dialogue is a community initiative that aims to bring civility back to the political process and issues of public importance.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:06:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/respect2016.jpg">
<media:title>Restoring Respect Conference 2017</media:title>
<media:description>The Conference on Restoring Civility to Civic Dialogue is a community initiative that aims to bring civility back to the political process and issues of public importance.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/respect2016.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Restoring Respect, Rebuilding Civility, community, Civil Discourse</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Restoring Respect, Rebuilding Civility, community, Civil Discourse</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>04/18/2017 09:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Dedication of the César Chávez Car Park in Barrio Logan</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/dedication-cesar-chavez-car-park-photo.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education's new César Chávez car park was dedicated Wednesday, March 23, 2016.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2016 16:59:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/docs/District/media/photogalleries/2016/carpark/carpark2.jpg">
<media:title>Dedication of the César Chávez Car Park in Barrio Logan</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing Education's new César Chávez car park was dedicated Wednesday, March 23, 2016.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/docs/District/media/photogalleries/2016/carpark/carpark2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>César Chávez, Barrio Logan, Chavista, San Diego Continuing Education</media:keywords>
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<title>Continuing Ed celebrates grand opening of César E. Chávez Campus</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/cesar-chavez-campus-grand-opening-event.asp</link>
<description>An enthusiastic crowd of over 150 community members, campus faculty, staff and administrators, students, and representatives from the San Diego Community College District turned out Wednesday to celebrate the grand opening of the District's new César E. Chávez Campus, serving San Diego Continuing Education.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:24:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/chavez12.jpg">
<media:title>San Diego Continuing Education Celebrates the Grand Opening of New César E. Chávez Campus</media:title>
<media:description>An enthusiastic crowd of over 150 community members, campus faculty, staff and administrators, students, and representatives from the San Diego Community College District turned out Wednesday to celebrate the grand opening of the District's new César E. Chávez Campus, serving San Diego Continuing Education.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/chavez12.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>César E. Chávez, San Diego Continuing Education, Proposition S, grand opening, Carlos O. Turner Cortez</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>César E. Chávez, San Diego Continuing Education, Proposition S, grand opening, Carlos O. Turner Cortez</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Accelerated High School Program at CE is changing lives</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/accelerated-high-school-ged-diploma-video-2016.asp</link>
<description>A High School Diploma or GED Equivalency is recognized as the key to employment opportunities and advancement.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 08:10:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/nFNJjcLi35A">
<media:title>Accelerated High School Program at CE is changing lives</media:title>
<media:description>A High School Diploma or GED Equivalency is recognized as the key to employment opportunities and advancement.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/cediploma.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>High School Diploma, GED, Accelerated High School Program, San Diego Continuing Education</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>High School Diploma, GED, Accelerated High School Program, San Diego Continuing Education</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Grand opening César E. Chávez campus</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/gallery-cesar-chavez-campus-grand-opening.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education held its grand opening of the César E. Chávez campus in Barrio Logan on Oct. 28, 2015.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2015 13:05:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/chavez14.jpg">
<media:title>Grand opening César E. Chávez campus</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing Education held its grand opening of the César E. Chávez in Barrio Logan on Oct. 28, 2015.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/chavez14.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>César E. Chávez, Barrio Logan, San Diego Continuing Education, grand opening</media:keywords>
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<title>California Budget 2016-17 - The El Niño Budget</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/governor-budget-proposal-2016.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District Chancellor Constance M. Carroll responds to the governor's 2016-17 budget proposal.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District Chancellor Constance M. Carroll</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2016 16:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/govbudget3.jpg">
<media:title>California Budget 2016-17 - The El Niño Budget</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Community College District Chancellor Constance M. Carroll responds to the governor's 2016-17 budget proposal.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/govbudget3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>2016-17 Budget, Gov. Jerry Brown, Chancellor Constance M. Carroll</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>2016-17 Budget, Gov. Jerry Brown, Chancellor Constance M. Carroll</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Jan. 7, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Rule No. 1 for El Niño - Be Prepared</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/el-nino-preparations.asp</link>
<description>The district's Facilities Management Department has been making roof repairs, checking storm drains, and looking for potential trouble spots as it readies for  El Niño.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2016 17:02:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/umbrella.jpg">
<media:title>Getting ready for El Nino</media:title>
<media:description>District prepares for stormy season</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/umbrella.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>El Nino</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>El Niño, Facilities, weather, storm preparations</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Jan. 4, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Fantasy Fusion at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/fantasy-fusion-event-city-college.asp</link>
<description>The Fantasy Fusion event at San Diego City College, organized by the Special Effects Makeup Class, showcases student's creativity and makeup skills as they bring their imagination to life.</description>
<author>Photos by David Brooks - San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2018 14:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/fusion1.jpg">
<media:title>Fantasy Fusion at City College</media:title>
<media:description>The Fantasy Fusion event at San Diego City College, organized by the Special Effects Makeup Class, showcases student's creativity and makeup skills as they bring their imagination to life. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/fusion1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Fantasy Fusion, Special Effects</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Education gives away 10,000 pounds of fresh produce</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/continuing-education-farmers-market-grand-opening.asp</link>
<description>SDCE students, the Mountain View Community and surrounding residents will have access to free fresh produce at SDCE's flagship campus once a month.</description>
<author>Allura Garis - San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 15:44:44 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/ce.farmers.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Education gives away 10,000 pounds of fresh produce</media:title>
<media:description>SDCE students, the Mountain View Community and surrounding residents will have access to free fresh produce at SDCE's flagship campus once a month.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/ce.farmers.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Farmers Market, Fresh produce, food insecurity</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Farmers Market, Fresh produce, food insecurity</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Last day of the fall semester</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/fall-semester-2018-last-day.asp</link>
<description>Open registration for Spring Semester and Intersession starts Dec. 10.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2018 13:42:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/miramarcourtyard2.jpg">
<media:title>Last day of the fall semester</media:title>
<media:description>Open registration for Spring Semester and Intersession starts Dec. 10.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/miramarcourtyard2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Fall semester, Winter Break</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Fall semester, Winter Break</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate>12/17/2018 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD offers support for students, employees affected by border closures</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/support-for-those-affected-by-border-closures.asp</link>
<description>The District is deeply committed to the welfare and success of all of our students and employees and is prepared to make individual accommodations for those impacted by the events that are triggering border closures.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 09:00:37 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/districtoffice.jpg">
<media:title>SDCCD offers support for students, employees affected by border closures</media:title>
<media:description>The District is deeply committed to the welfare and success of all of our students and employees and is prepared to make individual accommodations for those impacted by the events that are triggering border closures. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/districtoffice.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Border Closures</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Border Closures</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>November 30, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>New SDSU president welcomed by education leaders</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/adela-de-la-torre-sdsu-welcome-event.asp</link>
<description>Adela de la Torre calls for community partnerships, a commitment to equity, and a focus on students.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2018 15:52:33 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/adela9.jpg">
<media:title>New SDSU president welcomed by education leaders</media:title>
<media:description>Adela de la Torre calls for community partnerships, a commitment to equity, and a focus on students.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/adela9a.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Adela de la Torre, San Diego State University</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Adela de la Torre, San Diego State University</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Reception welcomes new San Diego State president</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/welcome-reception-adela-de-la-torre-sdsu-president.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District and the San Diego Unified School District co-hosted a community event to welcome new San Diego State University President Adela de la Torre.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2018 07:46:31 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/adela1.jpg">
<media:title>Reception welcomes new San Diego State president</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District and the San Diego Unified School District co-hosted a community event to welcome new San Diego State University President Adela de la Torre.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/adela1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Adela de la Torre, San Diego State University</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Adela de la Torre, San Diego State University</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Open registration for intersession, spring semester</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/spring-semester-2019-open-registration.asp</link>
<description>The 16-week spring semester begins January 28 and runs through May 25.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:24:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/miramarcourtyard2.jpg">
<media:title>Open registration for spring semester begins Dec. 10</media:title>
<media:description>The 16-week spring semester begins January 28 and runs through May 25. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/miramarcourtyard2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Spring Semester</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Spring Semester</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>01/28/2019 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD contributes $4.4B to region's economy annually</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/economic-impact-2018.asp</link>
<description>An amount equal to 1.9 percent of the county's gross regional product and enough to support nearly 46,000 jobs, according to a new analysis from an Idaho-based labor market analytics firm.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2018 10:17:52 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesamathbuilding.jpg">
<media:title>SDCCD contributes $4.4B to region's economy annually</media:title>
<media:description>An amount equal to 1.9 percent of the county's gross regional product and enough to support nearly 46,000 jobs, according to a new analysis from an Idaho-based labor market analytics firm.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesamathbuilding.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Economic Impact, Economy</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Economic Impact, Economy</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Promise student fulfills dream of becoming an Emergency Medical Technician</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/promise-student-john-warner-emt.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Miramar College graduate works as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) for American Medical Response.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2018 10:33:23 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/warren1.jpg">
<media:title>Promise student fulfills dream of becoming an Emergency Medical Technician</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Miramar College graduate works as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) for American Medical Response.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/warren2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Emergency Medical Technician, San Diego Miramar College, American Medical Response</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Emergency Medical Technician, San Diego Miramar College, American Medical Response</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Thanksgiving at Mesa College 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/thanksgiving-feast-mesa-college-2018-video.asp</link>
<description>The 5th annual Thanksgiving Feast hosted by the Associated Students at San Diego Mesa College brings the campus together to share a meal made by the students of the culinary department.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 12:04:48 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/R1FlcukebhM">
<media:title>Thanksgiving at Mesa College 2018</media:title>
<media:description>The 5th annual Thanksgiving Feast hosted by the Associated Students at San Diego Mesa College brings the campus together to share a meal made by the students of the culinary department.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesathanksgiving1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Thanksgiving</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Thanksgiving, San Diego Mesa College</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Thanksgiving message from the Chancellor</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/thanksgiving-message-chancellor-2018.asp</link>
<description>Governor-elect Gavin Newsom pledges to support community colleges, Promise programs, DACA students, and many values that we hold dear.</description>
<author>Dr. Constance M. Carroll - Chancellor of the San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 11:54:51 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/turkey.jpg">
<media:title>Thanksgiving message from the Chancellor</media:title>
<media:description>Governor-elect Gavin Newsom pledges to support community colleges, Promise programs, DACA students, and many values that we hold dear.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/turkey.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Thanksgiving</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Thanksgiving</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>November 19, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College hosts Thanksgiving 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/thanksgiving-dinner-mesa-college-2018-photos.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College treated students, faculty and staff to food and music at its annual Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday, November 15.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2018 11:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/thanksgiving1.jpg">
<media:title>Mesa College hosts Thanksgiving 2018</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College treated students, faculty and staff to food and music at its annual Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday, November 15.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/thanksgiving1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Thanksgiving</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Thanksgiving</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Thanksgiving Break: Classes not in session</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/thanksgiving-break-event.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District office will be closed Nov. 22-23 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2018 09:32:35 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/red_lights.jpg">
<media:title>Thanksgiving Break: Classes not in session</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District office will be closed Nov. 22-23 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/red_lights.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Thanksgiving</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Thanksgiving</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>11/23/2018 05:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Chancellor's Message: Update on the Board of Trustees Election 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/trustees-election-2018-update.asp</link>
<description>Our new and re-elected trustees will take the oath of office at the December 13 Board of Trustees meeting.</description>
<author>Constance M. Carroll, Chancellor of the San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/trustees3.jpg">
<media:title>Chancellor's Message: Update on the Board of Trustees Election 2018</media:title>
<media:description>Our new and re-elected trustees will take the oath of office at the December 13 Board of Trustees meeting.   </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/trustees3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Board of Trustees, Maria Nieto Senour, Craig Milgrim, Sean Elo-Rivera, J.D.</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Board of Trustees, Maria Nieto Senour, Craig Milgrim, Sean Elo-Rivera, J.D. </rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>November 15, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Strong workforce programs at Miramar College receive $350K in grants</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/strong-workforce-programs-grants-miramar-college.asp</link>
<description>This work will ensure a skilled workforce in support of San Diego's regional economy in the Advanced Transportation and Logistics sector.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2018 14:28:55 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/workforce2.jpg">
<media:title>Strong workforce programs at Miramar College receive $350K in grants</media:title>
<media:description>This work will ensure a skilled workforce in support of San Diego's regional economy in the Advanced Transportation and Logistics sector.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/workforce2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Advanced Transportation and Logistics, San Diego Miramar College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Advanced Transportation and Logistics, San Diego Miramar College </rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Education to give away food at Farm to Family Fair</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/sdce-eats-farm-to-family-fair-2018.asp</link>
<description>Event will offer family fun, giveaways and free food distribution.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2018 12:01:46 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/sdce-eats.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Education to give away food at Farm to Family Fair</media:title>
<media:description>Event will offer family fun, giveaways and free food distribution.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/sdce-eats.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>SDCE Eats</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>SDCE Eats</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate>12/05/2018 12:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Chancellor's Message regarding the Board of Trustees Election 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/chancellor-message-board-election-2018.asp</link>
<description>Election news was all good for the San Diego Community College District. Let me share the results.</description>
<author>Dr. Constance M. Carroll - Chancellor of the San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 15:34:41 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/maria.craig.jpg">
<media:title>Chancellor's Message regarding the Board of Trustees Election 2018</media:title>
<media:description>Election news was all good for the San Diego Community College District. Let me share the results.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/maria.craig.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Board of Trustees, Election</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>November 7, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>District efforts address hunger and homelessness</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/hunger-homeless-student-support.asp</link>
<description>The SDCCD recently secured nearly $100,000 in state grants to supercharge food distribution efforts and emergency pantries at its colleges.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2018 15:39:05 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/cityfoodpantry.png">
<media:title>District efforts address hunger and homelessness</media:title>
<media:description>The SDCCD recently secured nearly $100,000 in state grants to supercharge food distribution efforts and emergency pantries at its colleges.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/cityfoodpantry.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Hunger, Homeless, Student Support</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Hunger, Homeless, Student Support</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Dr. Isabel O'Connor named Vice President of Instruction at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/vice-president-instruction-mesa-college.asp</link>
<description>&quot;I am honored to become part of the Olympian family and contribute to the College's culture of innovation and excellence,&quot;</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:14:03 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/isabel.oconnor.jpg">
<media:title>Dr. Isabel O'Connor named Vice President of Instruction at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>&quot;I am honored to become part of the Olympian family and contribute to the College's culture of innovation and excellence,&quot;</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/isabel.oconnor.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Vice President of Instruction, Isabel OConnor</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Vice President of Instruction, Isabel OConnor</rsskeywords><artoptions>profile,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Dia de los Muertos 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/dia-de-los-muertos-day-of-the-dead-photos-2018.asp</link>
<description>Students, faculty and staff at San Diego Continuing Education held events for Dia de los Muertos on Thursday, Nov. 1.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2018 12:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/dia2.jpg">
<media:title>Dia de los Muertos 2018</media:title>
<media:description>Students, faculty and staff at San Diego Continuing Education held events for Dia de los Muertos on Thursday, Nov. 1. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/dia2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Dia de los Muertos</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Dia de los Muertos</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District Office, campuses closed in observance of Veterans Day</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/veterans-day-observed.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District Office and all campuses will be closed Monday, November 12 in observance of Veterans Day.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2018 10:35:11 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/flag.jpg">
<media:title>District Office, campuses closed in observance of Veterans Day</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District Office and all campuses will be closed Monday, November 12 in observance of Veterans Day.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/flag.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Veterans Day</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Veterans Day, Military</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>11/12/2018 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>HUBU Conference 2018 at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/hubu-conference-2018-city-college-video.asp</link>
<description>The conference brings together men of color to build community and pool the resources and support systems that enable students to graduate and in turn help others around them.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2018 09:36:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/wbxNz8uLonw">
<media:title>HUBU Conference 2018 at City College</media:title>
<media:description>The conference brings together men of color to build community and pool the resources and support systems that enable students to graduate and in turn help others around them.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/hubu.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>HUBU, Hermanos Unidos Brothers United</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>HUBU, Hermanos Unidos Brothers United</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Promise program to benefit from upcoming Giving Tuesday</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/giving-tuesday-event-2018.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Promise waives tuition and enrollment fees for first-time, full-time students' first two years of study toward an associate degree while also providing other support.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2018 09:29:07 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/giving1.jpg">
<media:title>Promise program to benefit from upcoming Giving Tuesday</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Promise waives tuition and enrollment fees for first-time, full-time students' first two years of study toward an associate degree while also providing other support.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/giving1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise, Giving Tuesday</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise, Giving Tuesday</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,event</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate>11/27/2018 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Scholarship workshop for veterans</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/veterans-scholarship-workshop.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College will hold a workshop to help student veterans apply for scholarships.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 16:33:02 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/veteransresource.jpg">
<media:title>Scholarship workshop for veterans</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College will hold a workshop to help student veterans apply for scholarships. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/veteransresource.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Student veterans</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Student veterans</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>11/14/2018 02:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>$400,000 in grants to bolster services for student veterans</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/student-veterans-grants.asp</link>
<description>The awards are aimed at increasing the numbers of veterans earning a degree or certificate or transferring to a university.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 13:02:14 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/veterans4.jpg">
<media:title>$400,000 in grants to bolster services for student veterans</media:title>
<media:description>The awards are aimed at increasing the numbers of veterans earning a degree or certificate or transferring to a university.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/veterans4.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Veterans, Student Veterans, Veterans Resource Centers</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Veterans, Student Veterans, Veterans Resource Centers</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Veterans Day events to honor those who have served</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/veterans-day-events.asp</link>
<description>Nearly 14,000 active-duty and non-active duty military, military veterans, and military spouses and dependents are enrolled in the SDCCD.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 09:54:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/veterans5.jpg">
<media:title>Veterans Day events to honor those who have served</media:title>
<media:description>Nearly 14,000 active-duty and non-active duty military, military veterans, and military spouses and dependents are enrolled in the SDCCD. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/veterans5.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Veterans, Active-duty, non-active duty, Military</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Veterans, Active-duty, non-active duty, Military</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Halloween 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/halloween-costumes-photos.asp</link>
<description>Faculty and staff throughout the district get into the Halloween spirit</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2018 14:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/halloween5.jpg">
<media:title>Halloween 2018</media:title>
<media:description>Faculty and staff throughout the district get into the Halloween spirit</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/halloween5.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Halloween</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Halloween</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Veterans Day Program at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/veterans-day-program-city-college.asp</link>
<description>To honor Veterans and active military students, faculty, staff, administrators and our surrounding community members.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2018 16:18:12 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/flag.jpg">
<media:title>Veterans Day Program at City College</media:title>
<media:description>To honor Veterans and active military students, faculty, staff, administrators and our surrounding community members.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/flag.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Veterans Day</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Veterans Day</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate>11/08/2018 01:30:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Blanket Drive and Food Drive for veterans</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/veterans-blanket-food-drive-city-college.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College will be collecting blankets and food for veterans during the month of November.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2018 16:11:46 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/veteransresource.jpg">
<media:title>Blanket Drive and Food Drive for veterans</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College will be collecting blankets and food for veterans during the month of November.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/veteransresource.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Veterans, Veteran Support</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Veterans, Veteran Support</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>October 30, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>City College students connect with industry to launch STEM careers</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/stem-students-leadership-conference.asp</link>
<description>Four talented San Diego City College students gathered in downtown Los Angeles in a step towards becoming the diverse leaders of tomorrow's tech and engineering workforce.</description>
<author>San Diego City College</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2018 16:28:25 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/leadership.jpg">
<media:title>City College students connect with industry to launch STEM careers</media:title>
<media:description>Four talented San Diego City College students gathered in downtown Los Angeles in a step towards becoming the diverse leaders of tomorrow's tech and engineering workforce.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/leadership.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego City College, STEM, technology, engineering, Workforce Training</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego City College, STEM, technology, engineering, Workforce Training</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>October 25, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Two Latina leaders to fill key administrative positions</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/latina-leaders-key-positions.asp</link>
<description>Dr. Leticia P. Lopez has been appointed as the Hispanic Serving Institution Program Manager and Leticia Abril Diaz has been appointed Director of Mesa's Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) and STAR TRIO Programs.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2018 11:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/leaders.jpg">
<media:title>Two Latina leaders to fill key administrative positions</media:title>
<media:description>Dr. Leticia P. Lopez has been appointed as the Hispanic Serving Institution Program Manager and Leticia Abril Diaz has been appointed Director of Mesa's Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) and STAR TRIO Programs.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/leaders.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Leticia Abril Diaz, Leticia P. Lopez, Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, STAR TRIO, Hispanic Serving Institution</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Leticia Abril Diaz, Leticia P. Lopez, Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, STAR TRIO, Hispanic Serving Institution </rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>October 24, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>District receives $1.6M to support foster youth</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/foster-youth-support-funding.asp</link>
<description>Funds will allow the colleges to bolster staff and add support services through the SDCCD's Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support program, also known as NextUp.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2018 11:19:40 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/tutoring.jpg">
<media:title>District receives $1.6M to support foster youth</media:title>
<media:description>Funds will allow the colleges to bolster staff and add support services through the SDCCD's Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support program, also known as NextUp. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/tutoring.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support, NextUp</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support, NextUp</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Grand opening of the AVANZA Engagement Center at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/avanza-engagement-center-grand-opening.asp</link>
<description>AVANZA offers events focused on leadership development, socio-cultural experience, and academics.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2018 15:40:17 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/avanzalogo.png">
<media:title>Grand opening of the AVANZA Engagement Center at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>AVANZA offers events focused on leadership development, socio-cultural experience, and academics.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/avanzalogo.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>AVANZA, San Diego Mesa College, Engagement Center</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>AVANZA, San Diego Mesa College, Engagement Center</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>10/25/2018 09:30:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Ed to host domestic violence awareness training for employees</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/domestic-violence-awareness-training.asp</link>
<description>The goal of the training is to prepare administration, faculty and staff on how to respond to sexual violence disclosures using a trauma informed approach.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2018 11:59:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/domesticviolence.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Ed to host domestic violence awareness training for employees</media:title>
<media:description>The goal of the training is to prepare administration, faculty and staff on how to respond to sexual violence disclosures using a trauma informed approach.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/domesticviolence.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Domestic Violence Awareness</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Domestic Violence Awareness</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Math Jam at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/math-jam-city-college.asp</link>
<description>Organized by Assistant Mathematics Professor Dr. Rob Rubalcaba, is an evening tutoring session that starts with music, pizza and socializing, then shifts to in-depth math tutoring of all levels.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2018 14:58:19 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/J6W7vDSOXmI">
<media:title>Math Jam at City College</media:title>
<media:description>Organized by Assistant Mathematics Professor Dr. Rob Rubalcaba, is an evening tutoring session that starts with music, pizza and socializing, then shifts to in-depth math tutoring of all levels. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/drrob.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Math Jam, Dr. Rob</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Math Jam, Dr. Rob</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Transfer events - Fall 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/transfer-events-2018.asp</link>
<description>See what transfer events can help prepare you to move on to a 4-year university.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2018 14:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/studygroup.jpg">
<media:title>Transfer events - Fall 2018</media:title>
<media:description>See what transfer events can help prepare you to move on to a 4-year university.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/studygroup.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Transfer Center</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Transfer Center</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>October 18, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Aiming to transfer</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/aiming-to-transfer.asp</link>
<description>Nearly 3,900 City, Mesa, and Miramar college students transferred to a four-year institution in the 2016-17 academic year.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2018 08:54:54 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/sandovalnasa.jpg">
<media:title>Aiming to transfer</media:title>
<media:description>Nearly 3,900 City, Mesa, and Miramar college students transferred to a four-year institution in the 2016-17 academic year.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/sandovalnasa.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Transfer</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Transfer, California State University, University of California, Associate Degree for Transfer, UC San Diego, San Diego State University</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Maria Nieto Senour, honoree at Word by Word 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/maria-nieto-senour-honored-word-by-word.asp</link>
<description>SDCCD Board President Maria Nieto Senour was an honoree at the &quot;Word by Word&quot; event, a fundraiser for A Way with Words.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2018 14:50:39 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/maria_nieto_senour.jpg">
<media:title>Maria Nieto Senour, honoree at Word by Word 2018</media:title>
<media:description>SDCCD Board President Maria Nieto Senour was an honoree at the &quot;Word by Word&quot; event, a fundraiser for A Way with Words.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/maria_nieto_senour.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>A Way with Words, Maria Nieto Senour</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>A Way with Words, Maria Nieto Senour</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District receives $336K for Dreamer Resource Centers</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/dreamers-resource-centers-grant.asp</link>
<description>New Grant Will Provide a Resource Center, Legal Services, and Other Support at San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar Colleges</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2018 14:05:23 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/dreamergrant.jpg">
<media:title>District receives $336K for Dreamer Resource Centers</media:title>
<media:description>New Grant Will Provide a Resource Center, Legal Services, and Other Support at San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar Colleges</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/dreamergrant.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Dreamers Support, DACA</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Dreamers Support, DACA</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Miramar College hosting ChemExpo 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/chemistry-expo-miramar-college.asp</link>
<description>National Chemistry Week encourages ACS members and science enthusiasts to build awareness of chemistry at the local level.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2018 09:27:57 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/chemistry.jpg">
<media:title>Miramar College hosting ChemExpo 2018</media:title>
<media:description>National Chemistry Week encourages ACS members and science enthusiasts to build awareness of chemistry at the local level.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/chemistry.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>ChemExpo, National Chemistry Week</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>ChemExpo, National Chemistry Week</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate>10/27/2018 11:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Miramar College hosting clothing giveaway</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/miramar-college-annual-clothing-giveaway.asp</link>
<description>The college is accepting donations of used clothing through Nov. 8.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2018 10:16:00 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/freecloset.jpg">
<media:title>Miramar College hosting clothing giveaway</media:title>
<media:description>The college is accepting donations of used clothing through Nov. 8.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/freecloset.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Clothing Giveaway, Free Closet, Clothing donations</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Clothing Giveaway, Free Closet, Clothing donations</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>11/07/2018 10:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District supports undocumented students with Week of Action</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/week-of-action-dreamers.asp</link>
<description>California is home to more than 220,000 residents currently protected through the DACA program.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2018 08:08:00 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/dacagroup.jpg">
<media:title>District supports undocumented students with Week of Action</media:title>
<media:description>California is home to more than 220,000 residents currently protected through the DACA program.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/dacagroup.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Dreamers, Week of Action</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Dreamers, Week of Action</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Annette Bening: A Star is Born at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/annette-bening-star-is-born-mesa-college.asp</link>
<description>Bening moved to San Diego with her family when she was in grade school and attended Green Elementary, Pershing Middle, and Patrick Henry High School.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2018 14:59:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/gala3.jpg">
<media:title>Annette Bening: A Star is Born at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>Bening moved to San Diego with her family when she was in grade school and attended Green Elementary, Pershing Middle, and Patrick Henry High School. </media:description>
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<title>Civil rights activist honored by Project New Village</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/gwendolyn-chamberlain-civil-rights-activist-honored.asp</link>
<description>Gwendolyn Chamberlain was honored at the 8th Annual Fannie Lou Hamer Celebration, which took place at San Diego Continuing Education's historic Educational Cultural Complex.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2018 10:34:21 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>Civil rights activist honored by Project New Village</media:title>
<media:description>Gwendolyn Chamberlain was honored at the 8th Annual Fannie Lou Hamer Celebration, which took place at San Diego Continuing Education's historic Educational Cultural Complex.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/gwen.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Gwendolyn Chamberlain, Civil Rights, Project New Village</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Gwendolyn Chamberlain, Civil Rights, Project New Village</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>October 8, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Taste of Mesa 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/taste-of-mesa-college-culinary-photos.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College hosted the popular fundraiser benefiting the Culinary Arts Management Program.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2018 16:33:14 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/tastemesa1.jpg">
<media:title>Taste of Mesa 2018</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College hosted the popular fundraiser benefiting the Culinary Arts Management Program. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/tastemesa1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Taste of Mesa, Fundraiser, Culinary Arts</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Taste of Mesa, Fundraiser, Culinary Arts</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Fall 2018 Faculty Exhibition at Mesa Art Gallery</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/mesa-gallery-faculty-exhibit.asp</link>
<description>Join us to view artworks by the San Diego Mesa College studio arts faculty.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2018 15:04:48 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>Fall 2018 Faculty Exhibition at Mesa Art Gallery</media:title>
<media:description>Join us to view artworks by the San Diego Mesa College studio arts faculty.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/art.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Art, Mesa Gallery</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Art, Mesa Gallery</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mechanic leaves auto shop to go back to school</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/auto-technician-student-success.asp</link>
<description>&quot;... as a certified Technician I am experienced in many areas and I can ask for better pay.&quot;</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2018 12:49:23 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/humberto.jpg">
<media:title>Mechanic leaves auto shop to go back to school</media:title>
<media:description>&quot;... as a certified Technician I am experienced in many areas and I can ask for better pay.”</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/humberto.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Mechanic, Auto Technician</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Mechanic, Auto Technician</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>HUBU Conference at San Diego City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/hubu-conference-8th-annual-city-college.asp</link>
<description>Hermanos Unidos Brothers United, a brotherhood that embraces our male students of color and validates who they are as great men, fathers, and leaders in your communities.</description>
<author>San Diego City College</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2018 08:44:49 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/hubu.jpg">
<media:title>HUBU Conference at San Diego City College</media:title>
<media:description>Hermanos Unidos Brothers United, a brotherhood that embraces our male students of color and validates who they are as great men, fathers, and leaders in your communities.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/hubu.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Hermanos Unidos Brothers United, HUBU</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Hermanos Unidos Brothers United, HUBU</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>10/31/2018 10:30:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>San Diego Promise - Meet the students 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/promise-meet-the-students-video.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Promise is helping students find the support they need to succeed.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2018 13:45:39 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/T5CVYGGAWqo">
<media:title>San Diego Promise - Meet the students 2018</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Promise is helping students find the support they need to succeed.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/promisegroup.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Miramar's child development center accreditation renewed</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/miramar-accreditation-child-development-center.asp</link>
<description>National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) reaffirmed accreditation for a five-year term through January 1, 2024.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2018 13:23:38 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>Miramar's child development center accreditation renewed</media:title>
<media:description>National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) reaffirmed accreditation for a five-year term through January 1, 2024.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/childdevelopment.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Child Development Center, Accreditation, National Association for the Education of Young Children</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>September 25, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Colleges to support undocumented students with week of action</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/undocumented-students-daca-week-of-action.asp</link>
<description>Week of advocacy and activities aim to support and build awareness of undocumented students.</description>
<author>Community College League of California</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2018 11:19:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/dacagroup.jpg">
<media:title>Colleges to support undocumented students with week of action</media:title>
<media:description>Week of advocacy and activities aim to support and build awareness of undocumented students. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/dacagroup.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Student support, undocumented students, DACA</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Student support, undocumented students, DACA</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>September 25, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Local education leader honored by National Community College Hispanic Council</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/star-rivera-lacey-honored-hispanic-council.asp</link>
<description>Star Rivera-Lacey, Ph.D. Selected for Prestigious Leadership Fellows Program</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:53:24 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/star3.jpg">
<media:title>CE Vice Chancellor honored by National Community College Hispanic Council</media:title>
<media:description>Star Rivera-Lacey, Ph.D. Selected for Prestigious Leadership Fellows Program</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/star3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Star Rivera-Lacey, Continuing Education, National Community College Hispanic Council</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Star Rivera-Lacey, Continuing Education, National Community College Hispanic Council</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Ed opens César Chávez Campus to Barrio Logan community</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/cesar-chavez-campus-grand-opening.asp</link>
<description>The $58 million facility and car park is San Diego Continuing Education's final bond-funded new construction.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:49:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/chavezbuilding2.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Ed opens César Chávez Campus to Barrio Logan community</media:title>
<media:description>The $58 million facility and car park is San Diego Continuing Education's final bond-funded new construction.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/chavezbuilding2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>César Chávez, Barrio Logan, San Diego Continuing Education, Grand Opening</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>César Chávez, Barrio Logan, San Diego Continuing Education, Grand Opening</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate>10/28/2015 10:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Promise Gala A Huge Success</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/promise-gala-annette-bening-video.asp</link>
<description>A fundraising event for the San Diego Promise at the Natural History Museum, featuring actor Annette Bening, an alumna of Mesa College.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2018 11:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/e13y17zH_ds">
<media:title>Promise Gala A Huge Success</media:title>
<media:description>A fundraising event for the San Diego Promise at the Natural History Museum, featuring actor Annette Bening, an alumna of Mesa College.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/promisegalavid.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Annette Bening, San Diego Promise</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Annette Bening, San Diego Promise</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Photo Gallery: San Diego Promise Gala</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/evening-with-annette-bening-photo-gallery.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College alumna Annette Bening provided plenty of star power at the San Diego Community College District's first-ever fundraising gala. &quot;An Evening with Annette Bening to Benefit the San Diego Promise,&quot; held September 20 at the San Diego Natural History Museum, raised over $200,000 to support the district's free community college program.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:26:24 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/galabening1.jpg">
<media:title>Photo Gallery: San Diego Promise Gala</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College alumna Annette Bening provided plenty of star power at the San Diego Community College District's first-ever fundraising gala. "An Evening with Annette Bening to Benefit the San Diego Promise,” held September 20 at the San Diego Natural History Museum, raised over $200,000 to support the district's free community college program. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/galabening1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise, Annette Bening</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>'An Evening With Annette Bening' raises over $200K for San Diego Promise</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/evening-with-annette-bening-success.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College alumna Annette Bening provided plenty of star power at the San Diego Community College District's first-ever fundraising gala.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2018 09:59:31 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/galagroup.jpg">
<media:title>'An Evening With Annette Bening' raises over $200K for San Diego Promise</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College alumna Annette Bening provided plenty of star power at the San Diego Community College District's first-ever fundraising gala. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/galagroup.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Annette Bening, San Diego Promise</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Annette Bening, San Diego Promise</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>San Diego Mesa College Commencement 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/mesa-college-commencement-2018-photos.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College held its commencement at the Jenny Craig Pavilion at the University of San Diego on Saturday, May 19.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 11:04:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesagrad2.jpg">
<media:title>San Diego Mesa College Commencement 2018</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College held its commencement at the Jenny Craig Pavilion at the University of San Diego on Saturday, May 19.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesagrad2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Commencement</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Commencement</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Important information for DACA renewal</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/daca-renewal-information-2018.asp</link>
<description>On January 9, 2018, a nationwide order was issued requiring the Federal Government to maintain the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program with the following exceptions:</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 08:36:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>DACA, Dreamers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>January 17, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Miramar College Commencement 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/miramar-college-commencement-2018-photos.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Miramar College held its commencement on Friday, May 18, 2018 at Hourglass Field House.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 10:55:15 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/miramargrad45.jpg">
<media:title>Miramar College Commencement 2018</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Miramar College held its commencement on Friday, May 18, 2018 at Hourglass Field House.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/miramargrad45.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Commencement</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Commencement</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Leadership academies build stronger connections across departments</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/leadership-academies-connections-2017.asp</link>
<description>They have helped hundreds of employees network with each other, build lasting working relationships, open silos, and expose staff members to how other departments operate.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 09:19:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/flda2017.jpg">
<media:title>Leadership academies build stronger connections across departments</media:title>
<media:description>They have helped hundreds of employees network with each other, build lasting working relationships, open silos, and expose staff members to how other departments operate.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/flda2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Leadership academies</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Leadership academies</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa to confer first bachelor's degrees in history of the college</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/mesa-bachelors-degrees-making-history.asp</link>
<description>Other firsts for the college this year is the graduation of the first set of students whose education was funded under the San Diego Promise program.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 16:45:15 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesagrad8.jpg">
<media:title>Mesa to confer first bachelorÃ¢??s degrees in history of the college</media:title>
<media:description>Other firsts for the college this year is the graduation of the first set of students whose education was funded under the San Diego Promise program. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesagrad8.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Bachelors Degrees, San Diego Promise, Health Information Management, Commencement</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Bachelors Degrees, San Diego Promise, Health Information Management, Commencement</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Ed. president honored with Distinguished Male Leaders Award</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/carlos-turner-cortez-distinguished-male-leaders-2017.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education President Carlos O. Turner Cortez, Ph.D. was recognized during the annual 79th District Community Recognition Ceremony on August 11, 2017.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2017 11:59:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Continuing Ed. president honored with Distinguished Male Leaders Award</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing Education President Carlos O. Turner Cortez, Ph.D. was recognized during the annual 79th District Community Recognition Ceremony on August 11, 2017.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/carloscortezaward2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Carlos O. Turner Cortez, Distinguished Male Leaders, Shirley Weber, 79th State Assembly district</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Carlos O. Turner Cortez, Distinguished Male Leaders, Shirley Weber, 79th State Assembly district</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College Coach Brittany Reese wins her 4th world title</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/brittney-reese-fourth-world-title-2017.asp</link>
<description>Reese made the U.S. Olympic Team in 2008 and finished fifth at the Summer Games in Beijing. From 2009 to 2013, she was the No. 1 ranked long jumper in the world.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2017 13:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Mesa College Coach Brittany Reese wins her 4th world title</media:title>
<media:description>Reese made the U.S. Olympic Team in 2008 and finished fifth at the Summer Games in Beijing. From 2009 to 2013, she was the No. 1 ranked long jumper in the world. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/reese4th.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Brittany Reese, Long Jump, IAAF World Championship</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Brittany Reese, Long Jump, IAAF World Championship</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Convocation: Faculty and staff welcomed back for fall 2017</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/convocation-2017-photo-gallery.asp</link>
<description>Convocation is an annual tradition with Chancellor Constance M. Carroll and members of our Board of Trustees visiting each college to welcome back faculty and staff and kick off the fall semester.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2017 10:12:06 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/convocation2017.jpg">
<media:title>Convocation: Faculty and staff welcomed back for fall 2017</media:title>
<media:description>Convocation is an annual tradition with Chancellor Constance M. Carroll and members of our Board of Trustees visiting each college to welcome back faculty and staff and kick off the fall semester.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/convocation2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Convocation</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Convocation</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Eclipse parties to be held at colleges on first day of classes</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/solar-eclipse-parties-colleges.asp</link>
<description>The eclipse will be viewable in San Diego from approximately 9:07 to 11:45 a.m., with maximum impact at 10:23 a.m.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 14:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/eclipse3.jpg">
<media:title>Eclipse parties to be held at colleges on first day of classes</media:title>
<media:description>The eclipse will be viewable in San Diego from approximately 9:07 to 11:45 a.m., with maximum impact at 10:23 a.m. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/eclipse3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Solar Eclipse, Fall Semester, Back to School</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Solar Eclipse, Fall Semester, Back to School</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Photo 360 @ City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/photo-360-city-college-2018-video.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego City College Photography Department hosted over 200 high school students from around San Diego County to experience the many facets of a career in photography.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 14:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/VN_oPyeTFZk">
<media:title>Photo 360 @ City College</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego City College Photography Department hosted over 200 high school students from around San Diego County to experience the many facets of a career in photography.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/cityphoto360.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Photography, Photography Department, Career, Photo 360</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Photography, Photography Department, Career, Photo 360</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Panera fundraiser to benefit Miramar College Foundation</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/miramar-college-foundation-fundraiser-panera-bread.asp</link>
<description>Foundation will use the proceeds to reach its goal of raising $375,000.00 to endow our Freshman Scholarship program.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 11:27:30 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/paneralogo.png">
<media:title>Panera fundraiser to benefit Miramar College Foundation</media:title>
<media:description>Foundation will use the proceeds to reach its goal of raising $375,000.00 to endow our Freshman Scholarship program.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/paneralogo.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Miramar College Foundation, Panera Bread, Fundraiser, Freshman Scholarship program</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Miramar College Foundation, Panera Bread, Fundraiser, Freshman Scholarship program</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate>02/07/2018 04:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD joins 2018 MLK Parade</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/mlk-parade-2018-video.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District participated in the 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Parade in downtown San Diego on Sunday, January 14, 2018.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 16:31:46 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/yzyNqeqaHm8">
<media:title>SDCCD joins 2018 MLK Parade</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District participated in the 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Parade in downtown San Diego on Sunday, January 14, 2018.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mlk2.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>MLK, Martin Luther King Jr., Parade</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>MLK, Martin Luther King Jr., Parade </rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Celebrating MLK</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/martin-luther-king-parade-photos-2018.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District walked in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade in downtown on Sunday, January 14, 2018.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 07:59:42 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mlk1.jpg">
<media:title>Celebrating MLK</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District walked in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade in downtown on Sunday, January 14, 2018.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mlk1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>MLK, Martin Luther King Jr., Parade</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>MLK, Martin Luther King Jr., Parade</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>College police to hold safety training at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/alice-safety-training-event.asp</link>
<description>Participants will learn real-life skills that are applicable in any setting.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 16:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/trainingalice.jpg">
<media:title>College police to hold safety training at City College</media:title>
<media:description>Participants will learn real-life skills that are applicable in any setting.  </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/trainingalice.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Safety training, College police, ALICE Training, Active Shooter safety</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Safety training, College police, ALICE Training, Active Shooter safety</rsskeywords><artoptions>event,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>01/23/2018 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>2018 District Office classified employee service awards</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/classified-employee-service-awards-photos-2018.asp</link>
<description>District employees were recognized for their years of service and District Network Specialist John Kalchik was named the 2018 Classified Professional of the Year.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 11:21:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/employee_award.jpg">
<media:title>2018 District Office classified employee service awards</media:title>
<media:description>District employees were recognized for their years of service and District Network Specialist John Kalchik was named the 2018 Classified Professional of the Year.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/employee_award.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Service awards</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Service awards</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho,announcement,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>May 15, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Deadline to file a petition for graduation</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/petition-to-graduate-deadline-event.asp</link>
<description>Tuesday, July 31, 2018 is the deadline to file a petition for graduation and be a Summer 2018 graduate.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 09:39:45 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/deadline.png">
<media:title>Deadline to file a petition for graduation</media:title>
<media:description>Tuesday, July 31, 2018 is the deadline to file a petition for graduation and be a Summer 2018 graduate. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/deadline.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Petition for Graduation</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Petition for Graduation</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>07/31/2018 05:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Promise Program graduates detail how free college transformed their lives</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/promise-graduates-2018.asp</link>
<description>More than two dozen of those students are earning an associate degree this May thanks to the San Diego Promise.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 14:18:09 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/promise3.jpg">
<media:title>Promise Program graduates detail how free college transformed their lives</media:title>
<media:description>More than two dozen of those students are earning an associate degree this May thanks to the San Diego Promise. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/promise3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Chancellor responds to 2018-19 California budget proposal</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/chancellor-response-california-budget-2018.asp</link>
<description>Since the passage of Proposition 30 in 2012, the California fiscal situation has improved and has even, to some extent, become predictable.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District Chancellor Constance M. Carroll</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 08:41:41 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/brown1.jpg">
<media:title>Chancellor responds to 2018-19 California budget proposal</media:title>
<media:description>Since the passage of Proposition 30 in 2012, the California fiscal situation has improved and has even, to some extent, become predictable.  </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/brown1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>California budget, annual budget, Governor Jerry Brown, Chancellor, Constance M. Carroll, budget impact</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>California budget, annual budget, Governor Jerry Brown, Chancellor, Constance M. Carroll, budget impact</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>January 11, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Ed student earns high school diploma at 76</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/rudy-aguilar-continuing-education-diploma.asp</link>
<description>You know, I took a lot of classes over the years. I always wanted to learn. But I never focused on getting a diploma. It means so much to me. - Rudy Aguilar</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 12:22:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/rudy.aguilar1.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Ed student earns high school diploma at 76</media:title>
<media:description>You know, I took a lot of classes over the years. I always wanted to learn. But I never focused on getting a diploma. It means so much to me. - Rudy Aguilar</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/rudy.aguilar1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Rudy Aguilar, High School Diploma, San Diego Continuing Education</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Rudy Aguilar, High School Diploma, San Diego Continuing Education</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,profile,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>A Record 3,833 Degrees to be Awarded at Commencements</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/record-number-of-degrees-to-be-awarded.asp</link>
<description>A Record 3,833 Degrees to be Awarded at Commencements</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 15:27:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/miramar16.jpg">
<media:title>Miramar graduates</media:title>
<media:description>firefighter graduates at miramar college</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/miramar16.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Commencement</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Edgar Hopida appointed Information Officer at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/edgar-hopida-information-officer-city-college.asp</link>
<description>Edgar Hopida will be directing, managing, and planning marketing and public relations efforts for one of the oldest community colleges in California.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 15:17:25 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/hopida.jpg">
<media:title>Edgar Hopida appointed Information Officer at City College</media:title>
<media:description>Edgar Hopida will be directing, managing, and planning marketing and public relations efforts for one of the oldest community colleges in California. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/hopida.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Edgar Hopida, Information Officer, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Edgar Hopida, Information Officer, San Diego City College</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Education to host open house Jan. 11</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/continuing-education-spring-open-house-2018.asp</link>
<description>The school will welcome prospective students and their families to experience 60+ free high quality career training programs.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 11:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/chavezcampus2.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Education to host open house Jan. 11</media:title>
<media:description>The school will welcome prospective students and their families to experience 60+ free high quality career training programs.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/chavezcampus2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Open House, San Diego Continuing Education, Future Students, Career Training</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Open House, San Diego Continuing Education, Future Students, Career Training</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Education Commencement</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/continuing-education-commencement-event.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education and San Diego Unified School District will celebrate a joint 2018 commencement ceremony at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 1 at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 09:46:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/cegrad11.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Education Commencement</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing Education and San Diego Unified School District will celebrate a joint 2018 commencement ceremony at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 1 at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/cegrad11.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Commencement, Graduation, Organ Pavilion, Balboa Park</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Commencement, Graduation, Organ Pavilion, Balboa Park</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate>06/01/2018 05:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Education Commencement</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/continuing-education-commencement-event.asp</link>
<description>On May 27, 2016 San Diego Continuing Education and San Diego Unified School District will celebrate a joint 2016 commencement ceremony at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2016 08:43:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Continuing Education, commencement, Spreckels Organ Pavilion, Balboa Park</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate>05/27/2016 05:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Education Commencement 2017</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/continuing-education-commencement-event.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education and San Diego Unified School District will celebrate a joint commencement ceremony at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 2 at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2017 11:01:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/cegrad2016.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Education Commencement 2017</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing Education and San Diego Unified School District will celebrate a joint commencement ceremony at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 2 at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/cegrad2016.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Continuing Education, commencement, graduation</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Continuing Education, commencement, graduation</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate>06/02/2017 05:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>EEO &amp;amp;amp; Diversity Training for Screening Committees</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/eeo-diversity-training-event-2018.asp</link>
<description>Completion of the &quot;EEO and Diversity Training for Screening/Selection Committees&quot; qualifies you to serve in any capacity (on the screening/selection committee) for 3 years from the date of your training.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 09:36:51 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/districtoffice.jpg">
<media:title>EEO &amp;amp;amp; Diversity Training for Screening Committees</media:title>
<media:description>Completion of the Ã¢??EEO and Diversity Training for Screening/Selection CommitteesÃ¢?ï¿½ qualifies you to serve in any capacity (on the screening/selection committee) for 3 years from the date of your training.  </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/districtoffice.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>EEO, Equal Employment Opportunity, Diversity</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>EEO, Equal Employment Opportunity, Diversity</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>06/15/2018 01:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Bright futures await first 4-year degree recipients</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/health-information-management-graduation-2018.asp</link>
<description>&quot;A bachelor's degree goes a long way in the health information management field, especially on the information technology (IT) and systems analysis side of things.&quot;</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 14:27:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/himgrad.jpg">
<media:title>Bright futures await first 4-year degree recipients</media:title>
<media:description>&quot;A bachelorÃ¢??s degree goes a long way in the health information management field, especially on the information technology (IT) and systems analysis side of things.&quot;</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/himgrad.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Bachelor's Degree, Health Information Management</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Bachelor's Degree, Health Information Management</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,homeexclude,profile</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>7 stories to watch for in 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/7-stories-to-watch-2018.asp</link>
<description>Twenty-eighteen promises to be another historic year for the San Diego Community College District as the district moves forward with several major initiatives.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 17:01:21 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/himstudents.jpg">
<media:title>7 stories to watch for in 2018</media:title>
<media:description>Twenty-eighteen promises to be another historic year for the San Diego Community College District as the district moves forward with several major initiatives. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/himstudents.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Assembly Bill 19, 4-year degrees, health information management, Propositions S and N, Online Educational Resources</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Assembly Bill 19, 4-year degrees, health information management, Propositions S and N, Online Educational Resources</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>First day of fall classes at Continuing Education</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/fall-semester-begins-continuing-education-event.asp</link>
<description>The fall semester for San Diego Continuing Education runs from Aug. 30 through Jan. 27, 2018, with the first day of classes beginning Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/_images/campuses/ecc-front-2.jpg">
<media:title>ECC Campus</media:title>
<media:description>Continuing Education ECC Campus</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/_images/campuses/ecc-front-2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Continuing Education</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Fall Semester, San Diego Continuing Education</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>09/05/2017 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>First day of fall classes at Continuing Education</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/fall-semester-begins-continuing-education-event.asp</link>
<description>The fall semester for San Diego Continuing Education runs from Aug. 31 through Jan. 28, 2017, with the first day of classes beginning Tuesday, Sept. 6.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 10:22:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Continuing Education, fall semester</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate>09/06/2016 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Offices closed for Labor Day</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/labor-day-observed.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District office will be closed Monday Sept. 5 in observance of Labor Day.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2016 11:47:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Labor Day</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>09/05/2016 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Offices closed for Labor Day</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/labor-day-observed.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District will be closed in observance of Labor Day.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2018 08:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/_images/campuses/districtoffice.jpg">
<media:title>District office</media:title>
<media:description>District office building</media:description>
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<rsskeywords>Labor Day</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>09/03/2018 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Presidents' Day observed</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2019/presidents-day-observed.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District office and all campuses will be closed in observance of Presidents' Day.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2019 13:02:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Presidents' Day observed</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District office and all campuses will be closed in observance of Presidents' Day.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2019/flag.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>President's Day</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>President's Day</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate>02/18/2019 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD workforce programs honored for boosting employment, social mobility</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/workforce-programs-commended-2017.asp</link>
<description>Colleges are being commended for stellar career education programs that are yielding high employment rates and solid earnings for students completing the curriculum.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 15:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>SDCCD workforce programs honored for boosting employment, social mobility</media:title>
<media:description>Colleges are being commended for stellar career education programs that are yielding high employment rates and solid earnings for students completing the curriculum. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/flyboys2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Workforce Programs, Employment Rates, Employment, Career Technical Education</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Workforce Programs, Employment Rates, Employment, Career Technical Education</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Nominations open for Mesa College 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/mesa-college-2018-alumni-award.asp</link>
<description>The award program was established in 2011 to recognize former students who have made significant contributions to society.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 11:38:18 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Nominations open for Mesa College 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award</media:title>
<media:description>The award program was established in 2011 to recognize former students who have made significant contributions to society.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/alumaward.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Distinguished Alumni Award, San Diego Mesa College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Distinguished Alumni Award, San Diego Mesa College</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>January 3, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Alum Michael Taylor interviews City College President Ricky Shabazz</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/theatre-corner-ricky-shabazz-interview.asp</link>
<description>Michael Taylor from Theatre Corner interviews new San Diego City College President Ricky Shabazz</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 11:07:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Alumn Michael Taylor interviews City College President Dr. Ricky Shabazz</media:title>
<media:description>Michael Taylor from Theatre Corner interviews new San Diego City College President Dr. Ricky Shabazz</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/rickyinterview.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Dr. Ricky Shabazz, San Diego City College, Theatre Corner, Michael Taylor</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Dr. Ricky Shabazz, San Diego City College, Theatre Corner, Michael Taylor</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>January 3, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Delta selects Miramar Aviation Program to provide aircraft maintenance technicians</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/delta-air-lines-aircraft-maintenance-partnership-2017.asp</link>
<description>Students can attain an associate degree and/or a certificate of achievement or performance in airframe, airframe and powerplant, aviation general studies, aviation work skills, pilot studies and powerplant.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 15:28:20 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>Delta selects Miramar Aviation Program to provide aircraft maintenance technicians</media:title>
<media:description>Students can attain an associate degree and/or a certificate of achievement or performance in airframe, airframe and powerplant, aviation general studies, aviation work skills, pilot studies and powerplant.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/delta.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Delta Air Lines, Aviation Program, aircraft maintenance technicians, San Diego Miramar College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>August 9, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>4-year degree program at CA community colleges extended through 2026</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/4-year-degrees-pilot-program-extended.asp</link>
<description>Program offers bachelor's degrees in critical workforce areas.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:35:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>4-year degree program at CA community colleges extended through 2026</media:title>
<media:description>Program offers bachelorâ??s degrees in critical workforce areas.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/constancecarroll.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>California Community Colleges, Baccalaureate Pilot Program, Senator Jerry Hill</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>California Community Colleges, Baccalaureate Pilot Program, Senator Jerry Hill</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>KSDS Jazz 88.3 offering 'Sounds of the Season' through Christmas</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/jazz-883-ksds-holiday-music-2017.asp</link>
<description>This 36-hour radio broadcast will focus on holiday-themed jazz classics that will feature artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Williams, Vince Guarladi, Nat 'King' Cole, Ramsey Lewis and many more.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 13:02:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>KSDS Jazz 88.3 offering 'Sounds of the Season' through Christmas</media:title>
<media:description>This 36-hour radio broadcast will focus on holiday-themed jazz classics that will feature artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Williams, Vince Guarladi, Nat Ã¢??KingÃ¢?? Cole, Ramsey Lewis and many more. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/jazz883logo.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>KSDS, Jazz 88.3, Jazz Radio, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>KSDS, Jazz 88.3, Jazz Radio, San Diego City College</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>December 20, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Report details progress of 4-year degree pilot program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/baccalaureate-pilot-program-progress-report-2017.asp</link>
<description>Report found that baccalaureate programs, which were launched over the past two years, are viewed favorably by both employers and students.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2017 16:03:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/mesapilotprogram.png">
<media:title>Report details progress of California's 4-year degree pilot program</media:title>
<media:description>Report found that baccalaureate programs, which were launched over the past two years, are viewed favorably by both employers and students. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/mesapilotprogram.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Baccalaureate pilot program, California Legislative AnalystÃ¢??s Office, Health Information Management, San Diego Mesa College, Senator Jerry Hill</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Baccalaureate pilot program, California Legislative Analyst's Office, Health Information Management, San Diego Mesa College, Senator Jerry Hill </rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Miramar College to graduate its largest class ever</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/miramar-college-largest-class.asp</link>
<description>More than 1,000 associate degrees will be conferred.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 10:58:24 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/miramar2.jpg">
<media:title>Miramar College to graduate its largest class ever</media:title>
<media:description>More than 1,000 associate degrees will be conferred.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/miramar2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Degree Completion, Associate Degrees, Graduation, Commencement</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Degree Completion, Associate Degrees, Graduation, Commencement</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College Drama Department brings back musical theater</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/musical-theater-benefit-2018.asp</link>
<description>Benefit performance serves as a fundraiser for scholarships for Drama students.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 10:05:58 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>Mesa College Drama Department brings back musical theater</media:title>
<media:description>Benefit performance serves as a fundraiser for scholarships for Drama students.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/drama.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Musical Theater, Drama Department</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Musical Theater, Drama Department</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Chancellor Carroll shares highlights from 2017</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/year-in-review-2017-video.asp</link>
<description>The SDCCD continued its commitment to students and the community in 2017 with food drives, the San Diego Promise, support for DACA students, community events and more.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2017 08:34:47 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Chancellor Carroll shares highlights from 2017</media:title>
<media:description>The SDCCD continued its commitment to students and the community in 2017 with food drives, the San Diego Promise, support for DACA students, community events and more.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/yearinreview.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Chancellor Constance M. Carroll, Year in Review, End of Year Message, Community, Student Success, DACA, Dreamers</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Chancellor Constance M. Carroll, Year in Review, End of Year Message, Community, Student Success, DACA, Dreamers</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with films, workshops, displays</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/hispanic-heritage-month-events-2018.asp</link>
<description>The SDCCD will honor Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 through October 15 with documentaries, lectures, workshops and events that are free and open to the public.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 08:47:04 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>District celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with films, workshops, displays</media:title>
<media:description>The SDCCD will honor Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 through October 15 with documentaries, lectures, workshops and events that are free and open to the public.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/dacasupport.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Hispanic Heritage Month</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Hispanic Heritage Month</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Ed celebrates Constitution Day with All Are Welcome campaign</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/all-are-welcome-continuing-education.asp</link>
<description>Students come from across 50 states and from 159 foreign countries, to learn in more than 70 free career training programs and in thousands of free classes.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2018 13:31:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/multicultural.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Ed celebrates Constitution Day with All Are Welcome campaign</media:title>
<media:description>Students come from across 50 states and from 159 foreign countries, to learn in more than 70 free career training programs and in thousands of free classes.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/multicultural.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Constitution Day, All Are Welcome Here, Citizenship Classes</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Constitution Day, All Are Welcome Here, Citizenship Classes</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District's solid financial health detailed in new audits</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/district-financial-audit-2017.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District's streak of spotless financial reviews remains intact, with auditors finding for the 6th year that the district is in strong financial health.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 11:57:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/districtoffice.jpg">
<media:title>District's solid financial health detailed in new audits</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College DistrictÃ¢??s streak of spotless financial reviews remains intact, with auditors finding for the 6th year that the district is in strong financial health.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/districtoffice.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Audit, Financial Health</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Audit, Financial Health</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Taste of Mesa</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/taste-of-mesa-event.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College will host their annual Taste of Mesa, a premier cooking-show style fundraiser benefiting Mesa's Culinary Arts/Culinary Management Program.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2018 09:35:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/tasteofmesa1.jpg">
<media:title>Taste of Mesa</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College will host their annual Taste of Mesa, a premier cooking-show style fundraiser benefiting Mesa's Culinary Arts/Culinary Management Program. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/tasteofmesa1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Taste of Mesa, San Diego Mesa College, Culinary Arts Program, Culinary Management Program</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Taste of Mesa, San Diego Mesa College, Culinary Arts Program, Culinary Management Program</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>10/04/2018 05:30:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD's $679M budget is first under new funding formula</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/budget-adopted-new-funding-formula.asp</link>
<description>Trustees adopt a balanced budget of $679 million for the 2018-19 fiscal year. A first for the district under a paradigm shift in state funding for the California Community Colleges system.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2018 09:26:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>SDCCDÃ¢??s $679M budget is first under new funding formula</media:title>
<media:description>Trustees adopt a balanced budget of $679 million for the 2018-19 fiscal year. A first for the district under a paradigm shift in state funding for the California Community Colleges system.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/artshumanities_city.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Annual Budget</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Annual Budget</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD trustees re-elect Maria Nieto Senour as Board President</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/maria-nieto-senour-board-president-2017.asp</link>
<description>First elected to the SDCCD board in 1990, Trustee Senour has served as president since 2015.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 08:41:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>SDCCD trustees re-elect Maria Nieto Senour as Board President</media:title>
<media:description>First elected to the SDCCD board in 1990, Trustee Senour has served as president since 2015.  </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/maria3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Maria Nieto Senour, Board of Trustees</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Maria Nieto Senour, Board of Trustees</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>December 15, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>High school students will focus on photography careers at Photo 360 event</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/photo-360-event-city-college-2018.asp</link>
<description>About 250 high school photography students will attend, hand-selected by their teachers, from local schools.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 16:10:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>City College invites high school students to Photo 360 event</media:title>
<media:description>About 200-275 high school photography students will attend, hand-selected by their teachers, from local schools. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/photo360.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Photography program, San Diego City College, Photo 360</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Photography program, San Diego City College, Photo 360</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,event</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>01/17/2018 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Science and Fashion - Mesa College teams up with Salk Institute</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/fashion-salk-institute-women-in-science-2017.asp</link>
<description>Salk scientists were paired with 13 fashion students to create designs to be presented in a fashion showcase benefiting women in science.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 14:38:19 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/b2IA_EYEYsQ">
<media:title>Science and Fashion - Mesa College teams up with Salk Institute</media:title>
<media:description>Salk scientists were paired with 13 fashion students to create designs to be presented in a fashion showcase benefiting women in science. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/salkfashion.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Salk Institute, Fashion, San Diego Mesa College, Science, Women in Science</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Salk Institute, Fashion, San Diego Mesa College, Science, Women in Science</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>City College presents Anatomy of Gray at Black Box Theatre</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/anatomy-gray-theater.asp</link>
<description>Anatomy of Gray is named for a fictional small town in Indiana, as well as for the outsider, Dr. Galen Gray, whose hot air balloon accidentally crash lands right in the tight-knit, deeply religious community.</description>
<author>San Diego City College</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2018 13:59:53 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>City College presents Anatomy of Gray at Black Box Theatre</media:title>
<media:description>Anatomy of Gray is named for a fictional small town in Indiana, as well as for the outsider, Dr. Galen Gray, whose hot air balloon accidentally crash lands right in the tight-knit, deeply religious community. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/cityplays.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego City Colllege, Black Box Theatre, Anatomy of Gray</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego City Colllege, Black Box Theatre, Anatomy of Gray</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>10/07/2018 02:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Reaching out to inmates through Project Paint</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/project-paint-miramar-college.asp</link>
<description>Associate Professor of Sociology at Miramar College, Laura Pecenco started Project Paint, an art class for inmates at Donovan Correctional Facility.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2018 08:27:59 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>Reaching out to inmates through Project Paint </media:title>
<media:description>Associate Professor of Sociology at Miramar College, Laura Pecenco started Project Paint, an art class for inmates at Donovan Correctional Facility.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/projectpaint2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Project Paint, San Diego Miramar College, Donovan Correctional Facility</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Project Paint, San Diego Miramar College, Donovan Correctional Facility</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>October 10 fundraiser celebrates 'A Way with Words'</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/way-with-words-event.asp</link>
<description>A Way with Words will celebrate the launch of its first national tour by honoring San Diego County leaders who build better understanding through language.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2018 16:40:26 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>October 10 fundraiser celebrates 'A Way with Words'</media:title>
<media:description>A Way with Words will celebrate the launch of its first national tour by honoring San Diego County leaders who build better understanding through language. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/waywithwords.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Way with Words, fundraiser, Word by Word</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>10/10/2018 06:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<item>
<title>Chancellor's cabinet update - September 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/chancellors-cabinet-update-september-2018.asp</link>
<description>The Chancellor's Cabinet anticipates another outstanding academic year and welcomes the many new colleagues who have been hired in the past year throughout the district.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2018 13:42:28 -0700</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Chancellor's Cabinet</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Saving lives is focus of Suicide Prevention Week</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/suicide-prevention-week-events.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges will host workshops, trainings, and more aimed at raising awareness about one of the nation's leading causes of death.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2018 11:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/suicideprevention2.jpg">
<media:title>Saving lives is focus of Suicide Prevention Week</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges will host workshops, trainings, and more aimed at raising awareness about one of the nationÃ¢??s leading causes of death.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/suicideprevention2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Suicide Prevention Week</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Suicide Prevention Week</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Dream Big - San Diego City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/dream-big-city-college-video.asp</link>
<description>Nursing, MESA, Music Tech, Dance, Theater, Cosmetology, Media, Graphic Design, and Puente. Let's get the word out on how much San Diego City College has to offer!</description>
<author>David Brooks - San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 11:10:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/EinqOo81kTs">
<media:title>Dream Big - San Diego City College</media:title>
<media:description>Nursing, MESA, Music Tech, Dance, Theater, Cosmetology, Media, Graphic Design, and Puente. Let's get the word out on how much San Diego City College has to offer!</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/dream_big.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego City College, Dream Big, Careers, City College Programs</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego City College, Dream Big, Careers, City College Programs</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Honors Students celebration - 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/honors-reception-2018-video.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District celebrates its Honors Students with a luncheon at the Prado in Balboa Park.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 10:53:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/EinqOo81kTs">
<media:title>Honors Students celebration - 2018</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Community College District celebrates its Honors Students with a luncheon at the Prado in Balboa Park.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/honors2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Honors program</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Honors program</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Contractor Recognition Awards - 2017</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/contractor-recognition-award-2017.asp</link>
<description>Firms honored for their exemplary performance as small or historically underutilized firms in construction or professional services</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:03:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/contractor1.jpg">
<media:title>Contractor Recognition Awards - 2017</media:title>
<media:description>Firms honored for their exemplary performance as small or historically underutilized firms in construction or professional services</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/contractor1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Contractor Recognition Awards, Propositions S and N</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Contractor Recognition Awards, Propositions S and N</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<item>
<title>Honors reception 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/honors-reception-2018-photos.asp</link>
<description>All of the honors students in the SDCCD were celebrated at our annual reception at The Prado Restaurant in Balboa Park. Congratulations to all of these extraordinary students on their success.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 10:44:16 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/honors1.jpg">
<media:title>Honors reception 2018</media:title>
<media:description>All of the honors students in the SDCCD were celebrated at our annual reception at The Prado Restaurant in Balboa Park. Congratulations to all of these extraordinary students on their success.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/honors1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Honors Reception</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Honors Reception</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<item>
<title>Mesa College president to lead regional Community Colleges Association</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/community-colleges-association-chair.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College President Pamela Luster is the new chair of the San Diego &amp;amp;amp; Imperial Counties Community Colleges Association.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2018 10:28:05 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/pamluster_2018.jpg">
<media:title>Mesa College president to lead regional Community Colleges Association</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College President Pamela Luster is the new chair of the San Diego &amp;amp;amp; Imperial Counties Community Colleges Association.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/pamluster_2018.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Pamela Luster, San Diego and Imperial Counties Community Colleges Association</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Pamela Luster, San Diego and Imperial Counties Community Colleges Association</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>September 6, 2018</announcedate>
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<item>
<title>Chancellor's commentary: Extend community colleges' 4-year degree program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/chancellor-commentary-extend-bachelors-degrees.asp</link>
<description>Two years after community colleges began offering bachelor's degrees in applied workforce preparation areas, a sunset provision is threatening to reverse the program's success.</description>
<author>Constance M. Carroll, Chancellor of the San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2018 09:37:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/constancecarroll_2018.png">
<media:title>Chancellor Carroll commentary: Extend community colleges' 4-year degree program</media:title>
<media:description>Two years after community colleges began offering bachelorÃ¢??s degrees in applied workforce preparation areas, a sunset provision is threatening to reverse the programÃ¢??s success.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/constancecarroll_2018.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Baccalaureate Program, Cal Matters, Senate Bill 1406, Jerry Hill</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Baccalaureate Program, Cal Matters, Senate Bill 1406, Jerry Hill</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<item>
<title>College police offering self-defense class for women</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/rad-self-defense-classes.asp</link>
<description>RAD is a self-defense program that provides participants with safety information and options for self-defense for the average person.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2018 11:13:54 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/radclass.jpg">
<media:title>College police offering self-defense class for women</media:title>
<media:description>RAD is a self-defense program that provides participants with safety information and options for self-defense for the average person.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/radclass.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Self defense, College police</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Self defense, College police</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>September 5, 2018</announcedate>
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<item>
<title>Continuing Education welcomes back students, expands career training</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/fall-semester-begins-continuing-education-career-training.asp</link>
<description>SDCE offers more than 70 free career training programs in priority workforce sectors.</description>
<author>Allura Garis - San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2018 16:32:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/bake.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Education welcomes back students, expands career training</media:title>
<media:description>SDCE offers more than 70 free career training programs in priority workforce sectors.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/bake.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Career Training, Healthcare, Business, Culinary</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Career Training, Healthcare, Business, Culinary</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Resume building at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/resume-building-event-career-week.asp</link>
<description>Stop by and bring your resume. If you don't have a resume, you will receive assistance in creating one. The Stand will join us to provide free professional clothing closet to students.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2018 14:59:50 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/thestandsign.jpg">
<media:title>Resume building at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>Stop by and bring your resume. If you donÃ¢??t have a resume, you will receive assistance in creating one. The Stand will join us to provide free professional clothing closet to students. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/thestandsign.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Resume, Career Week, Career Center</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Resume, Career Week, Career Center</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>09/25/2018 09:30:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Lecture on the science of Star Wars</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/lecture-science-star-wars-event.asp</link>
<description>Hosted by Dr. Lisa Will and Professor Shane Haggard</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2018 13:10:29 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/planetarium.jpg">
<media:title>Lecture on the science of Star Wars</media:title>
<media:description>Hosted by Dr. Lisa Will and Professor Shane Haggard </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/planetarium.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Science, Planetarium, Star Wars</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Science, Planetarium, Star Wars</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>10/17/2018 12:45:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Promise Gala - An Evening with Annette Bening</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/promise-gala-annette-bening-event.asp</link>
<description>&quot;An Evening with Annette Bening, to benefit the San Diego Promise&quot; will be held at the San Diego Natural History Museum on September 20.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:29:46 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/bening.jpg">
<media:title>Promise Gala - An Evening with Annette Bening</media:title>
<media:description>Ã¢??An Evening with Annette Bening, to benefit the San Diego PromiseÃ¢?ï¿½ will be held at the San Diego Natural History Museum on September 20. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/bening.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise, Annette Bening, San Diego Natural History Museum</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise, Annette Bening, San Diego Natural History Museum</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>09/20/2018 06:30:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Celebrating the San Diego Promise</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/san-diego-promise-celebration-grads-photos.asp</link>
<description>Two years ago the SDCCD launched the San Diego Promise pilot program. Now many of those students prepare to move on to new endeavors. On Monday, we celebrated their success and all that they've accomplished.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 15:01:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/promisegrads1.jpg">
<media:title>Celebrating the San Diego Promise</media:title>
<media:description>Two years ago the SDCCD launched the San Diego Promise pilot program. Now many of those students prepare to move on to new endeavors. On Monday, we celebrated their success and all that they've accomplished.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/promisegrads1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Bill to extend 4-year degrees at community colleges heads to governor's desk</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/bachelors-program-extension-heads-to-governor.asp</link>
<description>The Baccalaureate Pilot Program has already strengthened workforce preparation and job opportunities in 15 California communities whose community colleges are part of this initiative.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:34:05 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesabachelors1.jpg">
<media:title>Bill to extend 4-year degrees at community colleges heads to governor's desk</media:title>
<media:description>The Baccalaureate Pilot Program has already strengthened workforce preparation and job opportunities in 15 California communities whose community colleges are part of this initiative.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesabachelors1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Baccalaureate Pilot Program, 4-year degrees, bachelor's degree, Senate Bill 1406</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Baccalaureate Pilot Program, 4-year degrees, bachelor's degree, Senate Bill 1406</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District to honor top students at May 2 reception at The Prado</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/honors-reception-2018-prado-balboa-park.asp</link>
<description>The SDCCD will salute its highest achieving students during the 31st annual Honors Program Reception at The Prado in Balboa Park.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 10:04:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/honors17a.jpg">
<media:title>District to honor top students at May 2 reception at The Prado</media:title>
<media:description>The SDCCD will salute its highest achieving students during the 31st annual Honors Program Reception at The Prado in Balboa Park.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/honors17a.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Honors Reception, The Prado, Balboa Park</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Honors Reception, The Prado, Balboa Park</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Summer opportunity job fair at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/mesa-college-summer-job-fair-2018.asp</link>
<description>The Career Center has teamed up with the Veterans Chamber of Commerce and Mesa Veterans Office to offer a Job Fair on Tuesday May 1, 2018.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 10:25:37 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesajobfair.jpg">
<media:title>Summer opportunity job fair at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>The Career Center has teamed up with the Veterans Chamber of Commerce and Mesa Veterans Office to offer a Job Fair on Tuesday May 1, 2018. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesajobfair.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Job Fair, Employment, Career Center, Veterans</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Job Fair, Employment, Career Center, Veterans </rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>05/01/2018 10:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>City College Commencement 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/city-college-commencement-event.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College will hold its 2018 Commencement ceremony at 5 p.m. Friday, May 25 at the Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 09:48:11 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/city11.jpg">
<media:title>City College Commencement 2018</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College will hold its 2018 Commencement ceremony at 5 p.m. Friday, May 25 at the Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park.  </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/city11.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Commencement, Graduation, Balboa Park, Organ Pavilion</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Commencement, Graduation, Balboa Park, Organ Pavilion</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>05/25/2018 05:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College Commencement 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/mesa-college-commencement-event.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College will hold its Spring 2018 Commencement ceremony at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 19.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 09:29:15 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesa3.jpg">
<media:title>Mesa College Commencement 2018</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College will hold its Spring 2018 Commencement ceremony at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 19. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesa3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Commencement, Graduation</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Commencement, Graduation</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>05/19/2018 03:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Holiday message from the Chancellor</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/seasons-greetings-holiday-message-2017.asp</link>
<description>A commitment to excellence and a strong social justice framework will continue to shape our plans and decisions.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 13:19:59 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/greetingcard.jpg">
<media:title>Holiday message from the chancellor</media:title>
<media:description>A commitment to excellence and a strong social justice framework will continue to shape our plans and decisions.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/greetingcard.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Holidays, Season's Greetings</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Holidays, Season's Greetings</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>December 13, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Miramar College Commencement 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/miramar-commencement-event.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Miramar College will hold its Spring 2018 commencement ceremony from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, May 18 at Hourglass Field House (Gymnasium).</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 09:03:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/miramar16.jpg">
<media:title>Miramar Commencement 2018</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Miramar College will hold its Spring 2018 commencement ceremony from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, May 18 at Hourglass Field House (Gymnasium). </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/miramar16.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Commencement, Graduation</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Commencement, Graduation</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate>05/18/2018 01:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Miramar College's women's volleyball to play inaugural match Aug. 24</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/womens-volleyball-miramar-college.asp</link>
<description>Women's volleyball becomes the 6th intercollegiate sport at San Diego Miramar College starting August 24 when the Jets host their inaugural match vs. Cuyamaca College.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2018 08:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/volleyball.jpg">
<media:title>Miramar College's women's volleyball to play inaugural match Aug. 24</media:title>
<media:description>WomenÃ¢??s volleyball becomes the 6th intercollegiate sport at San Diego Miramar College starting August 24 when the Jets host their inaugural match vs. Cuyamaca College. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/volleyball.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Women's Volleyball</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Women's Volleyball</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Ed hosting Spring Open House and free farmers market</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/continuing-education-open-house-free-farmers-market-2018.asp</link>
<description>Continuing Education will welcome prospective students and their families to experience SDCE's 70+ free career training programs.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:50:14 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/openhouse_ce.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Ed hosting Spring Open House and free farmers market</media:title>
<media:description>Continuing Education will welcome prospective students and their families to experience SDCEÃ¢??s 70+ free career training programs.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/openhouse_ce.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Open House, Farmers Market</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Open House, Farmers Market</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate>04/27/2018 11:30:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Miramar College receives $25,000 grant from Delta Airlines Foundation</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/delta-airlines-foundation-grant-miramar-college.asp</link>
<description>This grant will allow San Diego Miramar College to enhance its curriculum development, projects and material support, increasing students' awareness, knowledge and skills of avionics/electrical and composite structures.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2018 14:00:48 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/deltalogo1.png">
<media:title>Miramar College receives $25,000 grant from Delta Airlines Foundation</media:title>
<media:description>This grant will allow San Diego Miramar College to enhance its curriculum development, projects and material support, increasing studentsÃ¢?? awareness, knowledge and skills of avionics/electrical and composite structures.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/deltalogo1.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Delta Airlines Foundation, Aviation Program, San Diego Miramar College, Grant</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Delta Airlines Foundation, Aviation Program, San Diego Miramar College, Grant</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Finding a home</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/programs-supporting-homeless-students-2017.asp</link>
<description>The growing challenge of homelessness in San Diego affects everyone, and the San Diego Community College District is among those taking the lead in seeking solutions.</description>
<author>Constance M. Carroll, Chancellor of the San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 08:16:20 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/cityfoodpantry.png">
<media:title>Finding a home</media:title>
<media:description>The growing challenge of homelessness in San Diego affects everyone, and the San Diego Community College District is among those taking the lead in seeking solutions.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/cityfoodpantry.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Homeless, Food Insecurity</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Homeless, Food Insecurity</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>$100,000 raised to date by Annette Bening event</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/promise-gala-annette-bening-2018-raises-100k.asp</link>
<description>An Evening with Annette Bening, to benefit the San Diego Promise will be held at the San Diego Natural History Museum on September 20.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2018 10:57:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/bening.jpg">
<media:title>Annette Bening event raises $100K to benefit San Diego Promise</media:title>
<media:description>An Evening with Annette Bening, to benefit the San Diego Promise will be held at the San Diego Natural History Museum on September 20. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/bening.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Annette Bening, San Diego Promise, benefit, gala, San Diego Natural History Museum</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Annette Bening, San Diego Promise, benefit, gala, San Diego Natural History Museum</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>August 24, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Back to school - Fall 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/fall-semester-begins-2018-photos.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges welcomed back students on Monday, August 20.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2018 10:38:43 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/firstday1.jpg">
<media:title>Back to school - Fall 2018</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges welcomed back students on Monday, August 20. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/firstday1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Fall Semester, Back to School</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Fall Semester, Back to School</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Education, Jacobs Center partner to support opportunity youth</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/sdce-jacobs-center-opportunity-youth.asp</link>
<description>&quot;This partnership with SDCE will help revitalize the community by creating a clear path and assistance for individuals seeking education and employment.&quot;</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2018 14:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/construction2.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Education, Jacobs Center partner to support opportunity youth</media:title>
<media:description>Ã¢??This partnership with SDCE will help revitalize the community by creating a clear path and assistance for individuals seeking education and employment.Ã¢?ï¿½</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/construction2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, James Irvine Foundation</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, James Irvine Foundation</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>August 23, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Health and Human Services, Continuing Education bring new partnership to campus</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/health-human-services-partnership-2017.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education's current student population of 44,000 now has access to County Health and Human Services Agency public assistance services at SDCE campuses.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2017 10:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/chavez24.jpg">
<media:title>Health and Human Services, Continuing Education bring new partnership to campus</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing EducationÃ¢??s current student population of 44,000 now has access to County Health and Human Services Agency public assistance services at SDCE campuses.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/chavez24.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Health and Human Services Agency, Healthcare</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>July 25, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>California Community Colleges launches campaign on Career Education Programs</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/career-education-programs-campaign-2017.asp</link>
<description>&quot;Our Career Education programs are the smartest, most affordable and accessible way for Californians to acquire the hands-on, high-quality skills they need to enter exciting, new and good-paying career fields.&quot;</description>
<author>California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2017 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/welding.jpg">
<media:title>California Community Colleges launches campaign on Career Education Programs</media:title>
<media:description>Ã¢??Our Career Education programs are the smartest, most affordable and accessible way for Californians to acquire the hands-on, high-quality skills they need to enter exciting, new and good-paying career fields.&quot;</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/welding.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Career Education Programs, workforce training, Eloy Ortiz Oakley, California Community Colleges</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Career Education Programs, workforce training, Eloy Ortiz Oakley, California Community Colleges</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>July 24, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Career opportunities in cybersecurity</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/cybersecurity-programs-employment-demand.asp</link>
<description>With demand for skilled computer information technicians soaring, City College is in the midst of vastly expanding its cybersecurity programs.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2018 13:30:17 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/computerhacker.jpg">
<media:title>Career opportunities in cybersecurity</media:title>
<media:description>With demand for skilled computer information technicians soaring, City College is in the midst of vastly expanding its cybersecurity programs.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/computerhacker.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Cybersecurity, San Diego City College, Employment</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Cybersecurity, San Diego City College, Employment</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District at Pride 2017</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/san-diego-pride-parade-video-2017.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District consisting of City, Mesa and Miramar colleges and Continuing Education participated in the 2017 Pride Parade in San Diego. Students, professors and administrators marched along side thousands of cheering participants and spectators.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 14:26:32 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/QgZuCxThezo">
<media:title>District at Pride 2017</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District consisting of City, Mesa and Miramar colleges and Continuing Education participated in the 2017 Pride Parade in San Diego. Students, professors and administrators marched along side thousands of cheering participants and spectators. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/pride17.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Pride Parade</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Pride Parade</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD marches with Pride</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/san-diego-pride-parade-photos-2017.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District faculty, staff and students marched together in the annual San Diego Pride Parade on Saturday, July 15, 2017.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 14:23:17 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/pride1.jpg">
<media:title>SDCCD marches with Pride</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Community College District faculty, staff and students marched together in the annual San Diego Pride Parade on Saturday, July 15, 2017. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/pride1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Pride Parade</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Pride Parade</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Reaching the American Dream by way of Continuing Education</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/cambodian-immigrants-become-citizens-2018.asp</link>
<description>Thanks to Education's ESL and citizenship classes, Cambodians Sa Chau and his wife, Sovanna Yuon, became naturalized Americans on April 18 at the downtown federal courthouse.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:27:23 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/sa_chau.jpg">
<media:title>Reaching the American Dream by way of Continuing Education</media:title>
<media:description>Thanks to EducationÃ¢??s ESL and citizenship classes, Cambodians Sa Chau and his wife, Sovanna Yuon, became naturalized Americans on April 18 at the downtown federal courthouse.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/sa_chau.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Citizenship</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Citizenship</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,profile</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>'No Forgotten Fronts: From Classrooms to Combat' is subject of Mesa professor's April 26 talk</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/no-forgotten-fronts-lisa-shapiro.asp</link>
<description>Mesa College Assistant Professor Lisa Shapiro spent two years researching the correspondence between young service men and women and one trusted San Diego State College professor.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 16:50:25 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/shapirocover.jpg">
<media:title>Ã¢??No Forgotten Fronts: From Classrooms to CombatÃ¢?? is subject of Mesa professorÃ¢??s April 26 talk </media:title>
<media:description>Mesa College Assistant Professor Lisa Shapiro spent two years researching the correspondence between young service men and women and one trusted San Diego State College professor. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/shapirocover.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>No Forgotten Fronts, Lisa Shapiro</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>No Forgotten Fronts, Lisa Shapiro</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>2018 Districtwide Student Art and Literary Competitions</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/districtwide-student-art-literary-events-2018.asp</link>
<description>Each year, the League for Innovation in Community College invites its board member colleges to participate in their annual national Student Art Award and Student Literary Award competitions.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 15:49:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/literature1.jpg">
<media:title>2018 Districtwide Student Art and Literary Competitions</media:title>
<media:description>Each year, the League for Innovation in Community College invites its board member colleges to participate in their annual national Student Art Award and Student Literary Award competitions. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/literature1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Student Art Award, Student Literary Award, League for Innovation</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Student Art Award, Student Literary Award, League for Innovation</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>April 23, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Intersession starts January 2</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/intersession-winter-classes-begin-event-2018.asp</link>
<description>The SDCCD reintroduced intersession in January 2017 for the first time since 2009 thanks to an improved state budget and careful financial management.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 11:49:27 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/firstday4a.jpg">
<media:title>Intersession starts January 2</media:title>
<media:description>The SDCCD reintroduced intersession in January 2017 for the first time since 2009 thanks to an improved state budget and careful financial management. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/firstday4a.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Intersession</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Intersession</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>01/02/2018 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Guide to Graduation</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/graduation-information-2018.asp</link>
<description>Do you have everything you need for commencement? Graduation season is rapidly approaching, but you still have some time to prepare.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 13:39:33 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/miramar5.jpg">
<media:title>Guide to Graduation</media:title>
<media:description>Do you have everything you need for commencement? Graduation season is rapidly approaching, but you still have some time to prepare. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/miramar5.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Commencement, Graduation</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Commencement, Graduation</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>April 23, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Canyon Day cleanup at Mesa College - 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/canyon-day-cleanup-video-2018.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College students and faculty pick-up trash and invasive plants in Tecolote Canyon along Genesee Avenue just west of the campus.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 10:05:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/hryqxSHh8h0">
<media:title>Canyon Day cleanup at Mesa College - 2018</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College students and faculty pick-up trash and invasive plants in Tecolote Canyon along Genesee Avenue just west of the campus.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/canyon2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Tecolote Canyon, Canyon Day, canyon cleanup</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Tecolote Canyon, Canyon Day, canyon cleanup</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Conference to emphasize a humanities perspective in addressing challenges</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/humanities-conference-2018.asp</link>
<description>The one-day conference, Reclaiming the Humanities: Resistance, Justice, &amp;amp;amp; the Arts, will be held at San Diego City College.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 11:35:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/humanities.jpg">
<media:title>Conference to emphasize a humanities perspective in addressing todayÃ¢??s challenges</media:title>
<media:description>The one-day conference, Reclaiming the Humanities: Resistance, Justice, &amp;amp;amp; the Arts, will be held at San Diego City College. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/humanities.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Humanities, Social Justice, Arts, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Humanities, Social Justice, Arts, San Diego City College </rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Free Farmers market at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/free-farmers-market-mesa-college-2018.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College and Feeding San Diego have teamed up to Stand up to Hunger and fight food insecurity. Faculty, staff and students were offered free food and produce at the farmers market.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 09:06:57 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/market1.jpg">
<media:title>Free Farmers market at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College and Feeding San Diego have teamed up to Stand up to Hunger and fight food insecurity. Faculty, staff and students were offered free food and produce at the farmers market.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/market1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Farmers Market, Feeding San Diego, Food Insecurity, Stand up to Hunger</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Farmers Market, Feeding San Diego, Food Insecurity, Stand up to Hunger</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Study: Many college students battling hunger and homelessness</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/students-food-insecurity-homelessness-2018.asp</link>
<description>An increasing number of San Diego's community college students face food insecurity and many also face homelessness, according to a recent study.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2018 13:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/hunger.jpg">
<media:title>Study: Many college students battling hunger and homelessness</media:title>
<media:description>An increasing number of San DiegoÃ¢??s community college students face food insecurity and many also face homelessness, according to a recent study.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/hunger.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Food Insecurity, Student Support, Hope Lab Survey</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Food Insecurity, Student Support, Hope Lab Survey</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Notice to students regarding travel ban</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/travel-ban-notice-to-students-2017.asp</link>
<description>With winter break fast-approaching, we are reaching out to advise students not to travel outside the United States without ensuring that the travel ban will not affect you.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2017 14:26:20 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Notice to students regarding travel ban</media:title>
<media:description>With winter break fast-approaching, we are reaching out to advise students not to travel outside the United States without ensuring that the travel ban will not affect you.  </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/citycollegecampus1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Travel Ban, Student Support, Supreme Court</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Travel Ban, Student Support, Supreme Court</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>December 7, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Convocation: Faculty, staff welcomed back for fall 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/convocation-2018-photo-gallery.asp</link>
<description>Convocation for San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges was held Thursday, August 16.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2018 09:50:17 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>Convocation: Faculty, staff welcomed back for fall 2018</media:title>
<media:description>Convocation for San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges was held Thursday, August 16. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/convocation1a.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Convocation</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Convocation</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>San Diego Cares blood drive</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/san-diego-cares-blood-drive-event-2017.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District is a proud sponsor of San Diego Cares.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2017 11:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/bloodbank.png">
<media:title>San Diego Cares blood drive</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District is a proud sponsor of San Diego Cares. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/bloodbank.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Blood Bank, San Diego Cares, Nonprofit, Blood Donation</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Blood Bank, San Diego Cares, Nonprofit, Blood Donation </rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>12/16/2017 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>10th annual Canyon Day at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/canyon-day-cleanup-photos-2018.asp</link>
<description>Canyon Day is an annual canyon clean-up hosted by Mesa College in conjunction with the City of San Diego and Park Rangers from the Tecolote Canyon Natural Park and Nature Center.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 09:31:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>10th annual Canyon Day at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>Canyon Day is an annual canyon clean-up hosted by Mesa College in conjunction with the City of San Diego and Park Rangers from the Tecolote Canyon Natural Park and Nature Center. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/canyon1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Canyon Day, Volunteering, Tecolote Canyon Natural Park and Nature Center</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Canyon Day, Volunteering, Tecolote Canyon Natural Park and Nature Center</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College to award nearly a quarter of a million dollars in scholarships</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/mesa-college-foundation-scholarships-2018.asp</link>
<description>175 students will be awarded approximately $240,000 in scholarships - the most ever awarded in the history of the College.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 08:30:01 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>Mesa College to award nearly a quarter of a million dollars in scholarships</media:title>
<media:description>175 students will be awarded approximately $240,000 in scholarships Ã¢?? the most ever awarded in the history of the College.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/scholar63.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Scholarship, Mesa College Foundation</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Scholarship, Mesa College Foundation</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>CA Community Colleges, UC sign agreement to boost transfers</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/california-community-colleges-uc-agreement-2018.asp</link>
<description>&quot;This agreement when fully implemented will help more Californians from all backgrounds realize the promise of higher education and move our state forward.&quot;</description>
<author>California Community Colleges</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/city8.jpg">
<media:title>CA Community Colleges, UC sign agreement to boost transfers</media:title>
<media:description>Ã¢??This agreement when fully implemented will help more Californians from all backgrounds realize the promise of higher education and move our state forward.Ã¢?ï¿½</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/city8.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>University of California, Janet Napolitano, Eloy Ortiz Oakley, California Community Colleges</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>University of California, Janet Napolitano, Eloy Ortiz Oakley, California Community Colleges  </rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>April 11, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD awarded perfect score in School Bond Transparency report</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/school-bond-transparency-report-2018.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District one of seven districts to earn 100 percent score on transparency.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2018 14:37:16 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/prop_sn_logo.png">
<media:title>SDCCD awarded perfect score in School Bond Transparency report</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Community College District one of seven districts to earn 100 percent score on transparency.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/prop_sn_logo.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Propositions S and N, Transparency report</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Propositions S and N, Transparency report</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>August 14, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College to debut The Stand: Farmers Market</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/the-stand-farmers-market-event-mesa-college.asp</link>
<description>The Stand: Farmers Market grand opening  event will offer students and members of the Mesa College community access to free food, including fresh produce.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 11:02:32 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/thestandsign.jpg">
<media:title>Mesa College to debut The Stand: Farmers Market</media:title>
<media:description>The Stand: Farmers Market grand opening  event will offer students and members of the Mesa College community access to free food, including fresh produce. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/thestandsign.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Farmers Market, The Stand, Food Insecurity, Fighting Hunger, Feeding San Diego</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Farmers Market, The Stand, Food Insecurity, Fighting Hunger, Feeding San Diego</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>04/19/2018 03:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Photographer takes parenting advice from Continuing Education</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/parenting-child-development-certificate-2018.asp</link>
<description>Students attend classes with their kids to earn free Child Development Certificate</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2018 11:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/parenting.jpg">
<media:title>Photographer takes parenting advice from Continuing Education</media:title>
<media:description>Students attend classes with their kids to earn free Child Development Certificate</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/parenting.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Child Development Certificate</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Child Development Certificate</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>New academic year full of 'Promise,' new buildings, and new programs</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/new-programs-buildings-fall-semester-2018.asp</link>
<description>New buildings at Mesa College, a new fire academy at Miramar College, more programming for students with disabilities at Continuing Education, and new support for veterans at City College.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2018 10:37:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/business.mesa4.jpg">
<media:title>New academic year full of 'Promise,' new buildings, and new programs</media:title>
<media:description>New buildings at Mesa College, a new fire academy at Miramar College, more programming for students with disabilities at Continuing Education, and new support for veterans at City College.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/business.mesa4.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Academic Year, Fall Semester</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Academic Year, Fall Semester</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD to host resource fair for Coleman University students</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/coleman-university-resource-fair-education-options.asp</link>
<description>Former Coleman University students exploring educational options following the college's collapse can receive free academic, financial counseling during an August 16 resource fair.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2018 16:25:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/fair.jpg">
<media:title>SDCCD to host resource fair for Coleman University students</media:title>
<media:description>Former Coleman University students exploring educational options following the collegeÃ¢??s collapse can receive free academic, financial counseling during an August 16 resource fair.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/fair.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Coleman University, Resource Fair</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Coleman University, Resource Fair</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>August 13, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Veteran captain steps in as SDCCD's new police chief</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/police-chief-joseph-ramos-on-duty.asp</link>
<description>Capt. Joseph Ramos served with the San Diego Police Department for nearly 30 years in a number of different divisions.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2018 16:22:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/chief_joseph_ramos.jpg">
<media:title>Veteran captain steps in at SDCCD's new police chief</media:title>
<media:description>Capt. Joseph Ramos served with the San Diego Police Department for nearly 30 years in a number of different divisions.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/chief_joseph_ramos.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Joseph Ramos, College Police</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Joseph Ramos, College Police</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>2018 Restoring Respect conference</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/restoring-respect-photos-2018.asp</link>
<description>How do you find truth in an era dominated by fabricated posts on social media and photoshopped pictures that go viral? That's the topic of annual conference on Restoring Civility to Civic Dialogue.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 14:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/respect1.jpg">
<media:title>2018 Restoring Respect conference</media:title>
<media:description>How do you find truth in an era dominated by fabricated posts on social media and photoshopped pictures that go viral? ThatÃ¢??s the topic of annual conference on Restoring Civility to Civic Dialogue.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/respect1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Restoring Respect, Restoring Civility to Civic Dialogue, Media Literacy, Fake News</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Restoring Respect, Restoring Civility to Civic Dialogue, Media Literacy, Fake News</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>A rising star at Miramar</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/nhan-nguyen-miramar-student-profile.asp</link>
<description>Never give up. That's the message from San Diego Miramar College standout Nhan Nguyen, 28.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2018 13:06:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/nhan_nguyen2.jpg">
<media:title>A rising start at Miramar</media:title>
<media:description>Never give up. ThatÃ¢??s the message from San Diego Miramar College standout Nhan Nguyen, 28.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/nhan_nguyen2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Nhan Nguyen</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Nhan Nguyen</rsskeywords><artoptions>profile,we</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>San Diego Rescue Mission awards first high school graduate</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/rescue-mission-graduate-erwin-trejo.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education and the San Diego Rescue Mission launched a partnership last year to provide SDRM clients with free basic skills courses and career training.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 09:51:23 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/erwintrejo3.jpg">
<media:title>San Diego Rescue Mission awards first high school graduate</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing Education and the San Diego Rescue Mission launched a partnership last year to provide SDRM clients with free basic skills courses and career training.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/erwintrejo3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Rescue Mission, San Diego Continuing Education, GED, Diploma, career training</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Rescue Mission, San Diego Continuing Education, GED, Diploma, career training</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Miramar College to award $173,637 in scholarships</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/miramar-college-foundation-scholarships-2018.asp</link>
<description>Miramar College will host its 24th annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 25 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in room 105 of the LLRC (Library Learning Resources Center).</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 11:56:35 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/scholarship.jpg">
<media:title>Miramar College to award $173,637 in scholarships</media:title>
<media:description>Miramar College will host its 24th annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 25 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in room 105 of the LLRC (Library Learning Resources Center). </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/scholarship.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Miramar College Foundation, Scholarships</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Miramar College Foundation, Scholarships</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate>04/25/2018 02:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Voting begins for most-admired leaders</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/malin-burnham-leadership-awards.asp</link>
<description>Philanthropic icon Malin Burnham to headline fundraiser benefiting Reality Changers, a local nonprofit that sends inner-city youth to the nation's top colleges.</description>
<author>RealityChangers.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 11:51:20 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/burnham.jpg">
<media:title>Voting begins for most-admired leaders</media:title>
<media:description>Philanthropic icon Malin Burnham to headline fundraiser benefiting Reality Changers, a local nonprofit that sends inner-city youth to the nationÃ¢??s top colleges.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/burnham.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Malin Burnham, Philanthropy, Community Leaders, Fundraiser</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Malin Burnham, Philanthropy, Community Leaders, Fundraiser</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>April 12, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Mesa Promise Match Challenge to benefit the San Diego Promise</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/mesa-promise-match-challenge-promise-2018.asp</link>
<description>Foundation will match up to $25,000 of all monetary donations made towards the San Diego Promise on behalf of Mesa College through Friday, September 14, 2018.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2018 09:57:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/promiseannounce4.jpg">
<media:title>Mesa Promise Match Challenge to benefit the San Diego Promise</media:title>
<media:description>Foundation will match up to $25,000 of all monetary donations made towards the San Diego Promise on behalf of Mesa College through Friday, September 14, 2018.  </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/promiseannounce4.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise, Mesa Promise Match Challenge</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise, Mesa Promise Match Challenge</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>August 13, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Open registration begins Aug. 7 for the fall semester</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/open-registration-fall-2017.asp</link>
<description>Students who complete their transfer requirements at City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges are given priority when transferring to San Diego State University.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2017 13:21:04 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/citystudents2017.jpg">
<media:title>Open registration begins Aug. 7 for the fall semester</media:title>
<media:description>Students who complete their transfer requirements at City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges are given priority when transferring to San Diego State University. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/citystudents2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Registration, fall semester, transfer</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Registration, fall semester, transfer</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Top 10 NewsCenter stories of 2017</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/top-newscenter-stories-2017.asp</link>
<description>Here's a Top 10 list of the most-read stories about the San Diego Community College District in 2017.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 09:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/promiseletters.png">
<media:title>Top 10 NewsCenter stories of 2017</media:title>
<media:description>HereÃ¢??s a Top 10 list of the most-read stories about the San Diego Community College District in 2017.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/promiseletters.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Most-read stories, 2017 recap, Dr. Ricky Shabazz</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Most-read stories, 2017 recap, Dr. Ricky Shabazz</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Important Information for DACA Students - Emergency Grants Available</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/daca-dreamer-emergency-aid-2017.asp</link>
<description>The state has allocated funding to establish an emergency fund for Dreamer students who need additional financial help due to hardships and extenuating circumstances.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 09:57:14 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/dacagroup.jpg">
<media:title>Important Information for DACA Students Ã¢?? Emergency Grants Available</media:title>
<media:description>The state has allocated funding to establish an emergency fund for Dreamer students who need additional financial help due to hardships and extenuating circumstances.  </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/dacagroup.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>DACA, Dreamer, Emergency Aid</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>DACA, Dreamer, Emergency Aid</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>December 4, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>City College welcomes new President Dr. Ricky Shabazz</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/dr-ricky-shabazz-arrives-city-college-president.asp</link>
<description>&quot;The faculty and staff here are special, the location here is special, and the commitment to social justice is special. I'm honored to be here and I look forward to working with the community to explore our opportunities.&quot;</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2017 15:57:25 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>City College welcomes new President Dr. Ricky Shabazz</media:title>
<media:description>Ã¢??The faculty and staff here are special, the location here is special, and the commitment to social justice is special. IÃ¢??m honored to be here and I look forward to working with the community to explore our opportunities.Ã¢?ï¿½</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Dr. Ricky Shabazz, San Diego City College, President</media:keywords>
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<title>Nonprofit leader joins Continuing Ed Foundation as executive director</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/continuing-education-foundation-executive-director-2017.asp</link>
<description>Allison Bechill's professional background includes more than a decade of nonprofit leadership and development.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 11:57:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Local nonprofit leader joins Continuing Education Foundation as executive director</media:title>
<media:description>Allison BechillÃ¢??s professional background includes more than a decade of nonprofit leadership and development.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/allison_bechill.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Allison Bechill, executive director</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Allison Bechill, executive director</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>November 29, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Men's Basketball: Mesa vs. Miramar College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/mesa-miramar-college-basketball-2017.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College will host Miramar College Men's Basketball on December 15.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 10:37:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Men's Basketball: Mesa vs. Miramar college</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College will host Miramar College Men's Basketball on December 15. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/mesanight.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Mesa College, San Diego Miramar College, College Basketball</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Mesa College, San Diego Miramar College, College Basketball </rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>12/15/2017 05:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>March in the 38th annual MLK Parade</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/mlk-parade-2018-event.asp</link>
<description>Hundreds of students, faculty, staff from the San Diego Community College District will march at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 10:15:29 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>March in the 38th annual MLK Parade</media:title>
<media:description>Hundreds of students, faculty, staff from the San Diego Community College District will march at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/mlkparade2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Martin Luther King, MLK Parade</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Martin Luther King, MLK Parade</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>01/14/2018 02:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Spring semester begins January 29</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/open-registration-spring-intersession-2018.asp</link>
<description>Intersession runs from Jan. 2-27. Spring session begins Jan. 29 and ends May 26.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/citystairs.jpg">
<media:title>Open registration begins Dec. 11 for Spring and Intersession</media:title>
<media:description>Intersession runs from Jan. 2-27. Spring session begins Jan. 29 and ends May 26.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/citystairs.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Spring semester, Intersession, registration</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Spring semester, Intersession, registration</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>01/29/2018 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Supporting The Stand at Mesa College on Giving Tuesday</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/mesa-college-the-stand-giving-tuesday-photos-2017.asp</link>
<description>On Giving Tuesday, November 28, faculty, staff and students turned out in support of The Stand, a food pantry and clothing closet designed to assist students.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2017 14:35:40 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/mesagive1.jpg">
<media:title>Supporting The Stand at Mesa College on Giving Tuesday</media:title>
<media:description>On Giving Tuesday, November 28, faculty, staff and students turned out in support of The Stand, a food pantry and clothing closet designed to assist students.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/mesagive1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>The Stand, San Diego Mesa College, Student Support</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>The Stand, San Diego Mesa College, Student Support</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>DACA recipients in our district eligible for more than $175,000 in emergency aid</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/daca-emergency-aid-2017.asp</link>
<description>Students who have demonstrated financial need and completed a California Community Colleges Board of Governors Waiver or California Dream Act application are eligible.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2017 11:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/dacagroup.jpg">
<media:title>DACA recipients in our district eligible for up to $175,000 in emergency aid</media:title>
<media:description>Students who have demonstrated financial need and completed a California Community Colleges Board of Governors Waiver or California Dream Act application are eligible.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/dacagroup.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>DACA, Emergency Aid, Board of Governors Waiver, California Dream Act</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>DACA, Emergency Aid, Board of Governors Waiver, California Dream Act</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District ramps up enrollment efforts with kiosk at Westfield Mission Valley</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/kiosk-westfield-mission-valley-mall-2017.asp</link>
<description>The kiosk will be staffed by students and staff on high-traffic shopping days and during the weekends through the holidays into the New Year.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:07:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/kiosk.jpg">
<media:title>District ramps up enrollment efforts with informational kiosk at Westfield Mission Valley</media:title>
<media:description>The kiosk will be staffed by students and staff on high-traffic shopping days and during the weekends through the holidays into the New Year. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/kiosk.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Kiosk, Westfield Mission Valley mall, enrollment</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Kiosk, Westfield Mission Valley mall, enrollment</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Opportunity youth learn high-value skills in construction trades</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/opportunity-youth-construction-trades.asp</link>
<description>Students are working with contractors in electrical, carpentry and plumbing to learn hands-on experience that will lead to living wage jobs with the potential of earning $25 per hour.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 11:53:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/construction2.jpg">
<media:title>Opportunity youth learn high-value skills in construction trades</media:title>
<media:description>Students are working with contractors in electrical, carpentry and plumbing to learn hands-on experience that will lead to living wage jobs with the potential of earning $25 per hour.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/construction2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Construction trades, Contractors, Electrical, Plumbing, Carpentry, San Diego Gateway to College and Career</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Construction trades, Contractors, Electrical, Plumbing, Carpentry, San Diego Gateway to College and Career</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>City College cosmetology students take on Comic-Con</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/cosmetology-students-at-comic-con-2018.asp</link>
<description>Comic-Con 2018 became the ultimate classroom for San Diego City College cosmetology students last week when approximately 50 students volunteered at the event.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2018 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/comiccon9.jpg">
<media:title>City College cosmetology students take on Comic-Con</media:title>
<media:description>Comic-Con 2018 became the ultimate classroom for San Diego City College cosmetology students last week when approximately 50 students volunteered at the event. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/comiccon9.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Comic-Con, Cosmetology</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Comic-Con, Cosmetology</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Building a bridge to excellence</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/bridges-to-baccalaureate-mesa-college-2017.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College's Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program continues to transform lives.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:18:30 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/bridgesbaccalaureate.jpg">
<media:title>Building a bridge to excellence</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College's Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program continues to transform lives.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/bridgesbaccalaureate.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Bridges to the Baccalaureate, Transfer</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Bridges to the Baccalaureate, Transfer</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Tickets now on sale for An Evening With Annette Bening to benefit the Promise</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/an-evening-with-annette-bening-tickets-on-sale.asp</link>
<description>The event will be held at the San Diego Natural History Museum in Balboa Park on Thursday, September 20.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2018 08:44:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/bening.jpg">
<media:title>Tickets now on sale for An Evening With Annette Bening to benefit the San Diego Promise</media:title>
<media:description>The event will be held at the San Diego Natural History Museum in Balboa Park on Thursday, September 20.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/bening.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Annette Bening, San Diego Promise, San Diego Natural History Museum, Balboa Park</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Annette Bening, San Diego Promise, San Diego Natural History Museum, Balboa Park</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College Center for Business and Technology groundbreaking</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/groundbreaking-business-technology-center-mesa-college.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College President Pamela T. Luster, Ed. D., hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking event for the Center for Business &amp;amp;amp; Technology buildings.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 16:02:41 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/n9bYhY-3l9Q">
<media:title>Mesa College Center for Business and Technology groundbreaking </media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College President Pamela T. Luster, Ed. D., hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking event for the Center for Business &amp;amp;amp; Technology buildings. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/groundbreaking1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Center for Business and Technology, San Diego Mesa College, groundbreaking, Props S and N</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Center for Business and Technology, San Diego Mesa College, groundbreaking, Props S and N</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Dressing for Success at Miramar College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/dress-for-success-miramar-video-2017.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Miramar College and the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising partnered to provide students with insight on how to dress appropriately for a job interview and the workplace.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2017 12:45:10 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/kEvl_9AGROs">
<media:title>Dressing for Success at Miramar College</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Miramar College and the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising partnered to provide students with insight on how to dress appropriately for a job interview and the workplace.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/success2.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Dress for Success, Employment</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Dress for Success, Employment</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>A Thanksgiving message from the chancellor</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/thanksgiving-message-chancellor-2017.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District Chancellor Constance M. Carroll's message to the districtwide community and supporters.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2017 15:33:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/logos/happythanksgiving.jpg">
<media:title>A Thanksgiving message from the chancellor</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Community College District Chancellor Constance M. Carroll's message to the districtwide community and supporters.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/logos/happythanksgiving.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Thanksgiving</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Thanksgiving</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>November  20, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>College service officers get uniform makeover</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/campus-service-officers-uniforms-2017.asp</link>
<description>College service officers in the San Diego Community College District's Police Department are going blue starting July 1, 2017.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 12:52:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/cso-uniforms.jpg">
<media:title>College service officers get uniform makeover</media:title>
<media:description>College service officers in the San Diego Community College DistrictÃ¢??s Police Department are going blue starting July 1, 2017.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/cso-uniforms.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Community College District Police Department</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Community College District Police Department</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>June 27, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>CA Community Colleges and private colleges and universities forge agreement to boost transfers</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/associate-degree-transfer-private-university-2018.asp</link>
<description>California community college students pursuing an Associate Degree for Transfer can receive guaranteed acceptance to 36 private, nonprofit four-year colleges and universities.</description>
<author>California Community Colleges</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2018 16:47:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/pepperdine.jpg">
<media:title>CA Community Colleges and private colleges and universities forge agreement to boost transfers</media:title>
<media:description>California community college students pursuing an Associate Degree for Transfer can receive guaranteed acceptance to 36 private, nonprofit four-year colleges and universities. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/pepperdine.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Associate Degree for Transfer</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Associate Degree for Transfer</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>July 25, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College Olympians to host Southern California Bowl</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/mesa-host-southern-california-bowl-2017.asp</link>
<description>On November 18, 2017, for the first time in over 25 years, the #3 ranked San Diego Mesa College will host the Southern California Bowl and face the #4 ranked Santa Ana College Dons.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2017 14:19:01 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/mesafootball.jpg">
<media:title>Mesa College Olympians to host Southern California Bowl </media:title>
<media:description>On November 18, 2017, for the first time in over 25 years, the #3 ranked San Diego Mesa College will host the Southern California Bowl and face the #4 ranked Santa Ana College Dons.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/mesafootball.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Southern California Bowl, Santa Ana College Dons, San Diego Mesa College, football, sports</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Southern California Bowl, Santa Ana College Dons, San Diego Mesa College, football, sports</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>November 17, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College hosts Thanksgiving Dinner</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/mesa-college-thanksgiving-dinner-2017.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College treats students, faculty and staff to food and music at its annual Thanksgiving Dinner at the campus.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2017 11:37:04 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Mesa College hosts Thanksgiving Dinner</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College treats students, faculty and staff to food and music at its annual Thanksgiving Dinner at the campus.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/thanks1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Mesa College, Thanksgiving</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Mesa College, Thanksgiving</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College student orientation - Summer CRUISE</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/summer-cruise-orientation-mesa-college.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College will host its orientation for incoming freshmen. The Summer CRUISE will help students become engaged and prepared for their first year at Mesa College.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2018 12:12:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesaclass.jpg">
<media:title>Mesa College student orientation - Summer CRUISE</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College will host its orientation for incoming freshmen. The Summer CRUISE will help students become engaged and prepared for their first year at Mesa College.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesaclass.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Summer Cruise, Student Orientation</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Summer Cruise, Student Orientation</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate>07/31/2018 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College student orientation - Summer CRUISE</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/summer-cruise-orientation-mesa-college.asp</link>
<description>Become engaged and prepared for your first year at San Diego Mesa College.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 14:56:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Orientation, Summer CRUISE, San Diego Mesa College</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>08/01/2016 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District holding food drives for the holidays</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/food-drives-holidays-students-2017.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District is ramping up its efforts to help hungry students during the upcoming holiday season.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2017 08:15:28 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/mesagiving1.jpg">
<media:title>District holding food drives for the holidays</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District is ramping up its efforts to help hungry students during the upcoming holiday season.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/mesagiving1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Food Drive, Holidays, Food Insecurity, Food Pantries, Student Support</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Food Drive, Holidays, Food Insecurity, Food Pantries, Student Support</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Former Mesa College Athletics Director Dave Evans wins prestigious L. William Miller Award</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/mesa-college-athletics-director-wins-award-2017.asp</link>
<description>The award is given annually to recognize athletics administration excellence on the two year level.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2017 12:30:26 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>Former Mesa College Athletics Director Dave Evans wins prestigious L. William Miller Award</media:title>
<media:description>The award is given annually to recognize athletics administration excellence on the two year level. </media:description>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Mesa College, Dave Evans, Athletics Director, L. William Miller Award</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Meet Continuing Education's Commencement speaker Christina Rosas</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/continuing-education-commencement-speaker-2017.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education commencement speaker talks about her journey and how SDCE has helped her prepare for a better future.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2017 12:25:12 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/4SKZyjqMoq8">
<media:title>Meet Continuing Education's Commencement speaker Christina Rosas</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing Education commencement speaker talks about her journey and how SDCE has helped her prepare for a better future. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/christinarosas.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Christina Rosas, Commencement, Graduation, Adult Education, San Diego Continuing Education</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Christina Rosas, Commencement, Graduation, Adult Education, San Diego Continuing Education</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD Police collect $3,010 during Pink Patch Project</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/pink-patch-project-city-of-hope-announcement.asp</link>
<description>On November 21, the police department will present a check to City of Hope</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2017 16:48:44 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>SDCCD Police collect $3,010 during Pink Patch Project</media:title>
<media:description>On November 21, the police department will present a check to City of Hope</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/pdpatches.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Pink Patch Project, College Police, City of Hope, Fundraiser</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Pink Patch Project, College Police, City of Hope, Fundraiser</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>November 13, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Winter break: Dec. 18-Jan.26</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/winter-break-event.asp</link>
<description>Last day of classes for fall semester 2017 is Dec. 16. First day of spring semester 2018 is Jan. 29.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2017 16:19:02 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/snowflakes.jpg">
<media:title>Winter break: Dec. 16-Jan.26</media:title>
<media:description>Last day of classes for fall semester 2017 is Dec. 16. First day of spring semester 2018 is Jan. 29.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/snowflakes.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Winter break</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Winter break</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>01/26/2018 05:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Gear up for Giving Tuesday</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/giving-tuesday-event-2017.asp</link>
<description>SDCCD will host a fundraising drive to support the San Diego Promise, with the goal of engaging 100 new donors.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2017 08:48:39 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/logos/givingtuesday_logo1.png">
<media:title>Gear up for Giving Tuesday </media:title>
<media:description>SDCCD will host a fundraising drive to support the San Diego Promise, with the goal of engaging 100 new donors.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/logos/givingtuesday_logo1.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Giving Tuesday, San Diego Promise, Free Community College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Giving Tuesday, San Diego Promise, Free Community College</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>11/28/2017 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>How Miramar College has come of age</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/miramar-college-50th-anniversary.asp</link>
<description>After nearly 50 years, Miramar has grown to offer an extensive selection of more than 160 degrees and certificates.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2018 14:19:34 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/miramarnight5.jpg">
<media:title>How Miramar College has come of age</media:title>
<media:description>After nearly 50 years, Miramar has grown to offer an extensive selection of more than 160 degrees and certificates.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/miramarnight5.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Miramar College, 50th anniversary</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Miramar College, 50th anniversary</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>To be new in America</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/becoming-an-american-citizen-2018.asp</link>
<description>They arrive in San Diego from around the globe, settling in at San Diego Continuing Education's citizenship classes in a quest of new lives as Americans.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2018 11:17:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/sa_sovanna.jpg">
<media:title>To be new America</media:title>
<media:description>They arrive in San Diego from around the globe, settling in at San Diego Continuing EducationÃ¢??s citizenship classes in a quest of new lives as Americans. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/sa_sovanna.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Citizenship</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Citizenship</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Henry Cunningham ready to join first graduating class of Mesa College baccalaureate program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/henry-cunningham-health-information-management-bachelors.asp</link>
<description>Cunningham will be one of the first to graduate from the HIM program with a bachelor's degree in May 2018.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2017 16:19:35 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Henry Cunningham ready to join first graduating class of Mesa College baccalaureate program</media:title>
<media:description>Cunningham will be one of the first to graduate from the HIM program with a bachelor's degree in May 2018.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/cunningham.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Henry Cunningham, San Diego Mesa College, Health Information Management, Baccalaureate, Bachelor's Degree</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Henry Cunningham, San Diego Mesa College, Health Information Management, Baccalaureate, Bachelor's Degree</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College Olympians take on Southwestern College for Conference Championship on Nov. 11</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/mesa-football-conference-championship-2017.asp</link>
<description>The Olympians have had an exceptional season, and performed exceedingly well. - Peter Lofthouse, head football coach.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2017 16:31:25 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Mesa College, Football, American Mountain League Conference Championship </rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>November 8, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Humanities students get boost from UC San Diego-SDCCD collaboration</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/humanities-expanding-pathways-ucsd-2018.asp</link>
<description>26 transfer students from are spending five weeks at UC San Diego this summer as part of an initiative aimed at expanding pathways to the humanities.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 14:14:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/pathclass.jpg">
<media:title>Humanities students get boost from UC San Diego-SDCCD collaboration </media:title>
<media:description>26 transfer students from are spending five weeks at UC San Diego this summer as part of an initiative aimed at expanding pathways to the humanities.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/pathclass.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Humanities</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Humanities</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD at Pride 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/san-diego-pride-parade-video-2018.asp</link>
<description>Students from the San Diego Community College District talk about why it's important to them to participate in the 2018 San Diego Pride Parade.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 10:31:54 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/3OwAFl8-2G8">
<media:title>SDCCD at Pride 2018</media:title>
<media:description>Students from the San Diego Community College District talk about why it's important to them to participate in the 2018 San Diego Pride Parade.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/prideparade2018.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Pride Parade</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Pride Parade</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Civil Rights Film Festival at Miramar College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/civil-rights-film-festival-2018.asp</link>
<description>The 2018 Civil Rights Film Festival addresses a wider range of civil rights topics including, gender inequalities, discrimination, and ethnic and cultural stereotypes and prejudices.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 16:59:08 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/filmfest.jpg">
<media:title>Civil Rights Film Festival at Miramar College</media:title>
<media:description>The 2018 Civil Rights Film Festival addresses a wider range of civil rights topics including, gender inequalities, discrimination, and ethnic and cultural stereotypes and prejudices.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/filmfest.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Civil Rights Film Festival</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Civil Rights Film Festival</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate>04/14/2018 09:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Chancellor's Message: 2018 Board of Trustees Election</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/chancellor-announcement-2018-election.asp</link>
<description>The June 2018 primary election will include the following individuals, listed by trustee district, in alphabetical order, and with the title listed by the San Diego County Registrar of Voters.</description>
<author>Constance M. Carroll, Chancellor of the San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 11:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Election</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>April 3, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>From homeless to apprentice: A second chance at a successful future</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/rescue-mission-ozzie-lubach.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education and San Diego Rescue Mission Expand Partnership</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 11:02:30 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/rescuemission.jpg">
<media:title>From homeless to apprentice: A second chance at a successful future</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing Education and San Diego Rescue Mission Expand Partnership</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/rescuemission.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Rescue Mission</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Rescue Mission</rsskeywords><artoptions>profile</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Education students benefit from Veterans Outreach program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/outreach-veterans-continuing-education-2017.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education is helping student veterans with education and career transition.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2017 13:48:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/outreach.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Education students benefit from Veterans Outreach program</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing Education is helping student veterans with education and career transition. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/outreach.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Continuing Education, Veterans</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Continuing Education, Veterans</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Art of book making on display at Mesa Gallery exhibit</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/bookmaking-art-gallery-2018.asp</link>
<description>A Collection of 29 Postcards that each participant created, mailed and recreated into Artist Books</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 09:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/book.png">
<media:title>Art of book making on display at Mesa Gallery exhibit</media:title>
<media:description>A Collection of 29 Postcards that each participant created, mailed and recreated into Artist Books</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/book.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Artist Books, Mesa Gallery</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Artist Books, Mesa Gallery</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>San Diego Pride Parade 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/pride-parade-photos-2018.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District faculty, staff and students marched together in the annual San Diego Pride Parade on Saturday, July 14, 2018.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2018 13:26:41 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/pride2018.jpg">
<media:title>San Diego Pride Parade 2018</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Community College District faculty, staff and students marched together in the annual San Diego Pride Parade on Saturday, July 14, 2018.  </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/pride2018.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Pride Parade</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Pride Parade</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Summer session launches at the San Diego Community College District</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/summer-session-launches-2017.asp</link>
<description>Summer options include four-week, five-week, six-week, and eight-week courses, with classes beginning as late as July 10.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2017 11:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/ce.springcampaign.jpg">
<media:title>Summer session launches at the San Diego Community College District</media:title>
<media:description>Summer options include four-week, five-week, six-week, and eight-week courses, with classes beginning as late as July 10.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/ce.springcampaign.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Summer Session</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Summer Session</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>June 8, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>District adopts tentative $724-million budget</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/tentative-budget-adopted-2017-2018.asp</link>
<description>2017-18 fiscal year budget prioritizes initiatives promoting student success and student equity and boosts an array of job-training programs that are putting people to work.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2017 12:41:54 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/ce-promise.jpg">
<media:title>District adopts tentative $724-million budget</media:title>
<media:description>2017-18 fiscal year budget prioritizes initiatives promoting student success and student equity and boosts an array of job-training programs that are putting people to work. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/ce-promise.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Budget, Student Success, Student Equity, Job Training, Workforce Training</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Budget, Student Success, Student Equity, Job Training, Workforce Training</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>June 9, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Miramar College secures more than $1.1M in workforce training grants</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/workforce-training-grants-2017.asp</link>
<description>Grants will help San Diego Miramar College build on the success of job-training programs that are putting people to work in the fields of biotechnology and alternative fuels.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2017 12:34:25 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>Miramar College secures more than $1.1M in workforce training grants</media:title>
<media:description>Grants will help San Diego Miramar College build on the success of job-training programs that are putting people to work in the fields of biotechnology and alternative fuels. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/lab-miramar.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Workforce Training, Grants, Biotechnology, Job Training, San Diego Miramar College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Workforce Training, Grants, Biotechnology, Job Training, San Diego Miramar College</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>More high school students are simultaneously taking college courses</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/concurrent-enrollment-increase-2018.asp</link>
<description>Matthew Quis, 18, a Rancho Bernardo High School senior, will be entering a four-year university in the fall with 24 college units - nearly enough to qualify him as a sophomore.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 09:37:14 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/dual.jpg">
<media:title>More high school students are simultaneously taking college courses</media:title>
<media:description>Matthew Quis, 18, a Rancho Bernardo High School senior, will be entering a four-year university in the fall with 24 college units Ã¢?? nearly enough to qualify him as a sophomore.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/dual.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Concurrent Enrollment</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Concurrent Enrollment</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa Library (LRC) celebrating 20 years</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/mesa-college-lrc-20th-anniversary.asp</link>
<description>The Learning Resource Center at San Diego Mesa College celebrates 20 years, marking the beginning of big changes for the campus.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 09:11:26 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/qDOIgGw--xQ">
<media:title>Mesa Library (LRC) celebrating 20 years</media:title>
<media:description>The Learning Resource Center at San Diego Mesa College celebrates 20 years, marking the beginning of big changes for the campus.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesa_lrc.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Learning Resource Center</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Learning Resource Center</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College graduate Joan Freeman working on a recipe for success</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/joan-freeman-culinary-graduate-profile.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College student Joan Freeman is a U.S. Air Force veteran and will be graduating this year with an Associates of Science in Culinary Arts and Culinary Management.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2017 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/joanfreeman2017.jpg">
<media:title>Mesa College graduate Joan Freeman working on a recipe for success</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College student Joan Freeman is a U.S. Air Force veteran and will be graduating this year with an Associates of Science in Culinary Arts and Culinary Management.  </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/joanfreeman2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Joan Freeman, San Diego Mesa College, Culinary Arts</media:keywords>
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<title>U.S. Bank's Eunice Bragais joins Miramar College Foundation Board</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/eunice-bragais-miramar-college-foundation-board.asp</link>
<description>Eunice Bragais, a trust relationship manager at U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management, has been named a community director to the San Diego Miramar College Foundation Board of Directors.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2017 15:17:14 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:description>Eunice Bragais, a trust relationship manager at U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management, has been named a community director to the San Diego Miramar College Foundation Board of Directors. </media:description>
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<title>City College celebrates the Class of 2017</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/city-college-commencement-2017-photo-gallery.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College held its 2017 Commencement at the Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park on Friday, May 26.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2017 10:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>City College celebrates the Class of 2017</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College held its 2017 Commencement at the Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park on Friday, May 26. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/citygrad2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
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<title>2017 District Office classified employee service awards</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/classified-employee-awards-2017-photos.asp</link>
<description>District employees were recognized for their years of service and Nada Adjadj was named the 2017 Outstanding Classified Employee of the Year.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 14:23:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>2017 District Office classified employee service awards</media:title>
<media:description>District employees were recognized for their years of service and Nada Adjadj was named the 2017 Outstanding Classified Employee of the Year. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/classified1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Employee of the year</media:keywords>
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<title>Restoring Respect event focuses on finding truth in a post-truth world</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/restoring-respect-event-2018.asp</link>
<description>This year's event - which includes three Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists - mixes media literacy workshops for students and a plenary session.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 15:57:13 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>Restoring Respect event focuses on finding truth in a post-truth world</media:title>
<media:description>This yearÃ¢??s event Ã¢?? which includes three Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Ã¢?? mixes media literacy workshops for students and a plenary session.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/respect.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Restoring Respect, Civility to Civic Dialogue, Post-truth, Civic Engagement</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Restoring Respect, Civility to Civic Dialogue, Post-truth, Civic Engagement</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>San Diego Continuing Education celebrates the Class of 2017</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/continuing-education-commencement-2017-gallery.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education celebrates the Class of 2017 at the Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park on Friday, June 2.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2017 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>San Diego Continuing Education celebrates the Class of 2017</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing Education celebrates the Class of 2017 at the Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park on Friday, June 2. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/cegrad2.2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
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<title>Continuing Education Commencement 2017</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/continuing-education-commencement-2017-video.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education and San Diego Unified School District celebrated a joint commencement ceremony on June 2 at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2017 14:08:38 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>Continuing Education Commencement 2017</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing Education and San Diego Unified School District celebrated a joint commencement ceremony on June 2 at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park.  </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/cegrad2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Continuing Education, Commencement, Graduation, Alumni, Organ Pavilion, Balboa Park.</media:keywords>
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<title>San Diego City College Commencement 2017</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/san-diego-city-college-commencement-video-2017.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College students talk about overcoming challenges and doubt as they pursue their higher education goals.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2017 13:56:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/QtxFkja2UY4">
<media:title>San Diego City College Commencement 2017</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College students talk about overcoming challenges and doubt as they pursue their higher education goals.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/city2.2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego City College, Commencement, Graduation, Student Success, Alumni</media:keywords>
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<title>Love on a Leash offers stress relief during finals</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/love-on-leash-therapy-dogs-2017.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Miramar College students embrace a pair of therapy dogs from Love on a Leash invited to the campus to help students manage stress during finals week.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2017 13:47:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Love on a Leash offers stress relief during finals</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Miramar College students embrace a pair of therapy dogs from Love on a Leash invited to the campus to help students manage stress during finals week. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/therapydogs2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Miramar College, Love on a Leash, finals week</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Miramar College, Love on a Leash, finals week</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>State senate approves bill expanding 4-year degrees at community colleges</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/state-senate-approves-baccalaureate-expansion-2017.asp</link>
<description>SB 769, authored by state Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo), now goes before the California State Assembly.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2017 13:06:55 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>State senate approves bill expanding 4-year degrees at community colleges</media:title>
<media:description>SB 769, authored by state Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo), now goes before the California State Assembly.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/jerryhill.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Baccalaureate, California State Senate, Senator Jerry Hill, Health Information Management</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Baccalaureate, California State Senate, Senator Jerry Hill, Health Information Management</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>June 1, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Summer as busy as ever in the San Diego Community College District</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/summer-session-plans-2017.asp</link>
<description>Students, faculty, and staff can be as busy as ever in working to build academic success and further the district's role as the region's largest provider of workforce training.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2017 12:57:04 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>Summer as busy as ever in the San Diego Community College District</media:title>
<media:description>Students, faculty, and staff can be as busy as ever in working to build academic success and further the districtÃ¢??s role as the regionÃ¢??s largest provider of workforce training.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/onlinecourses.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Summer session, Academic Success, Workforce Training</media:keywords>
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<title>Miramar student paints her way to prestigious Chicago arts school</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/hanna-hunter-art-student.asp</link>
<description>Hanna Hunter is preparing to enroll at the School of Art Institute Chicago (SAIC).</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 12:34:06 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>Miramar student paints her way to prestigious Chicago arts school</media:title>
<media:description>Hanna Hunter is preparing to enroll at the School of Art Institute Chicago (SAIC).</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/hannahunter.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>School of Art Institute Chicago, SAIC, Hanna Hunter, Art</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>School of Art Institute Chicago, SAIC, Hanna Hunter, Art</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Intersession enables students to complete courses within 4 weeks</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/intersession-winter-classes-2017.asp</link>
<description>Students can choose from 75 different general education courses and electives that can be can completed in as little as four weeks between the fall and spring semesters.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2017 16:02:10 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>Intersession enables students to complete courses within 4 weeks</media:title>
<media:description>Students can choose from 75 different general education courses and electives that can be can completed in as little as four weeks between the fall and spring semesters.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Intersession, general education, electives</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Intersession, general education, electives</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Dia de los Muertos 2017</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/dia-de-los-muertos-day-of-the-dead-photos-2017.asp</link>
<description>Students at San Diego City College honored loved ones with decorated alters for Dia de los Muertos.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2017 15:00:52 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/diacity1.jpg">
<media:title>Dia de los Muertos 2017</media:title>
<media:description>Students at San Diego City College honored loved ones with decorated alters for Dia de los Muertos on Nov. 1. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/diacity1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Dia de los Muertos</media:keywords>
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<title>Mesa College celebrates Cultural Unity Week 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/mesa-college-cultural-unity-week-2018.asp</link>
<description>Mesa College will be celebrating diversity inclusion during Cultural Unity Week from April 9 to 13, comprised of workshops, lectures and events, including the annual Festival of Colors.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 09:53:41 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/unity2.jpg">
<media:title>Mesa College celebrates Cultural Unity Week 2018</media:title>
<media:description>Mesa College will be celebrating diversity inclusion during Cultural Unity Week from April 9 to 13, comprised of workshops, lectures and events, including the annual Festival of Colors. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/unity2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Cultural Unity, Diversity, Inclusion, Festival of Colors</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Cultural Unity, Diversity, Inclusion, Festival of Colors</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Ed awarded Project of the Year by research and planning group</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/continuing-education-project-of-the-year-2018.asp</link>
<description>Each year, the RP Group recognizes colleagues and organizations that have made extraordinary contributions to student and institutional success.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 09:34:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Continuing Ed awarded Project of the Year by research and planning group</media:title>
<media:description>Each year, the RP Group recognizes colleagues and organizations that have made extraordinary contributions to student and institutional success.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/fischthal.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Research and Planning Group, RP Conference, Student Success</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Research and Planning Group, RP Conference, Student Success</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>April 9, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>November is 'Transfer Month' for thousands of local students</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/transfer-month-university-2017.asp</link>
<description>District Students No. 1 in state for transfer to UC San Diego and SDSU.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2017 16:35:59 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/transfer.jpg">
<media:title>November is 'Transfer Month' for thousands of local students</media:title>
<media:description>District Students No. 1 in state for transfer to UC San Diego and SDSU.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/transfer.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Transfer, California State University, University of California, Associate Degree for Transfer, UC San Diego, San Diego State University</media:keywords>
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<title>District honors those who have served with an array of Veterans Day-related events</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/veterans-day-events-2017.asp</link>
<description>Nearly 14,000 veterans, active-duty military and military dependents are enrolled in the district.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2017 15:42:25 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>District honors those who have served with an array of Veterans Day-related events</media:title>
<media:description>Nearly 14,000 veterans, active-duty military and military dependents are enrolled in the district. </media:description>
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<media:keywords>Veterans Day, Military students, Military Education</media:keywords>
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<title>Blood drive at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/blood-drive-san-diego.asp</link>
<description>Walk-ins are welcome. To make an appointment visit the San Diego Blood Bank's website, mysdbb.org, or call 1-800-4MY-SDBB (1-800-469-7322).</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 09:13:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Blood drive at City College</media:title>
<media:description>Walk-ins are welcome. To make an appointment visit the San Diego Blood Bank's website, mysdbb.org, or call 1-800-4MY-SDBB (1-800-469-7322).</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Blood drive, San Diego Blood Bank, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
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<title>Survey finds college students often lack money for next meal</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/students-food-insecurity-2017.asp</link>
<description>Nearly 1 in 4 said they had sometimes run out of food and didn't have the money to buy more.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2017 08:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Survey finds college students often lack money for next meal</media:title>
<media:description>Nearly 1 in 4 said they had sometimes run out of food and didnÃ¢??t have the money to buy more.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/cityfooddrive3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Food Insecurity, Food Pantry</media:keywords>
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<title>Students benefit from NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/nasa-aerospace-scholars-2017.asp</link>
<description>Seven district students, including six from San Diego City College, have been studying at NASA research centers across the country as part of the prestigious program.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2017 08:29:09 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>Students benefit from NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars program</media:title>
<media:description>Seven district students, including six from San Diego City College, have been studying at NASA research centers across the country as part of the prestigious program.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/nasastudent.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>NASA, Aerospace Scholars, Community College, Engineers, STEM</media:keywords>
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<title>Photographic war memorial at City College through November</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/remembering-our-fallen-exhibit-veterans-day.asp</link>
<description>Remembering our Fallen will be on exhibit in the Learning Resource Center through November.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2017 16:01:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/flag.jpg">
<media:title>Photographic war memorial at City College through November</media:title>
<media:description>Remembering our Fallen will be on exhibit in the Learning Resource Center through November.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/flag.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Veterans Day, Military, Remembering our Fallen, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Veterans Day, Military, Remembering our Fallen, San Diego City College</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>October 27, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>City College students unveil graphic design project at Qualcomm</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/graphic-design-art-project-qualcomm-2017.asp</link>
<description>Advanced Graphic Design Students from San Diego City College partnered with Qualcomm to create environmental graphic design for 6 floors of elevator bays.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2017 13:14:06 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>City College students unveil graphic design project at Qualcomm</media:title>
<media:description>Advanced Graphic Design Students from San Diego City College partnered with Qualcomm to create environmental graphic design for 6 floors of elevator bays.  </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/designstudents.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Graphic Design, San Diego City College, Qualcomm</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Graphic Design, San Diego City College, Qualcomm </rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>College Police supporting fight against breast cancer</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/pink-patch-project-city-of-hope.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District Police Department is a proud participant in the Pink Patch Project, campaign designed to bring attention to the fight against breast cancer.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2017 16:21:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>College Police supporting fight against breast cancer</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District Police Department is a proud participant in the Pink Patch Project, campaign designed to bring attention to the fight against breast cancer.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/pinkpatch.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>City of Hope, Fundraiser, Pink Patch Project</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>City of Hope, Fundraiser, Pink Patch Project</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>October 1, 2017</announcedate>
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<item>
<title>College Police supporting the fight against breast cancer</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/pink-patch-project-city-of-hope.asp</link>
<description>Pink Patch Project is a public awareness campaign designed to bring attention to the fight against breast cancer and to support breast cancer research.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2016 10:51:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>College Police supporting the fight against breast cancer</media:title>
<media:description>Pink Patch Project is a public awareness campaign designed to bring attention to the fight against breast cancer and to support breast cancer research.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/pinkpatch.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Pink Patch Project, San Diego Community College District Police Department, City of Hope</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Pink Patch Project, San Diego Community College District Police Department, City of Hope
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<item>
<title>SDCCD colleges receive $100,000 to fight hunger</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/grant-fighting-hunger-2018.asp</link>
<description>Colleges will use the funds to augment food pantries on campus, including a partnership with Feeding San Diego that provides fresh produce to students in need.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:57:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>SDCCD colleges receive $100,000 to fight hunger</media:title>
<media:description>Colleges will use the funds to augment food pantries on campus, including a partnership with Feeding San Diego that provides fresh produce to students in need. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/foodbank.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Food banks, Food Insecurity, Student Support, Feeding San Diego</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Food banks, Food Insecurity, Student Support, Feeding San Diego</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Open House at Miramar College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/open-house-miramar-college.asp</link>
<description>Get informed about priority registration and first year programs. Familiarize yourself with student services departments and what they can do for you.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:13:18 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/miramar_courtyard.jpg">
<media:title>Open House at Miramar College</media:title>
<media:description>Get informed about priority registration and first year programs. Familiarize yourself with student services departments and what they can do for you. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/miramar_courtyard.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Open house, Student Information</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Open house, Student Information</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate>04/26/2018 06:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>History Center, Mesa College partner for vintage fashion exhibit</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/history-center-mesa-fashion-exhibit-2018.asp</link>
<description>The exhibition features historical garments from the History Center's extensive textile collection paired with garments inspired by history and created by Mesa fashion students.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:55:37 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/fashion.jpg">
<media:title>History Center, Mesa College partner for vintage fashion exhibit</media:title>
<media:description>The exhibition features historical garments from the History CenterÃ¢??s extensive textile collection paired with garments inspired by history and created by Mesa fashion students.  </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/fashion.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego History Center, San Diego Mesa College, Fashion Program, Exhibit, Fashion Redux, 90 years of fashion</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego History Center, San Diego Mesa College, Fashion Program, Exhibit, Fashion Redux, 90 years of fashion</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>City College hosts 4th annual Social Justice and Education Conference</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/social-justice-conference-city-college-2018.asp</link>
<description>This year's theme was entitled Beyond Borders: Dismantling Barriers, Building Bridges.</description>
<author>San Diego City College</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 16:05:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/grills.jpg">
<media:title>City College hosts 4th annual Social Justice and Education Conference</media:title>
<media:description>This yearÃ¢??s theme was entitled Beyond Borders: Dismantling Barriers, Building Bridges.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/grills.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Social Justice and Education Conference</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Social Justice and Education Conference</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD, San Diego Unified to hold Joint Board Meeting on April 17</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/joint-board-meeting-sdusd-2018.asp</link>
<description>The meeting, which is open to the general public, is the seventh since the two boards first held a joint session in 2011.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 15:26:16 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/jointboardmeeting2017.jpg">
<media:title>SDCCD, San Diego Unified to hold Joint Board Meeting on April 17</media:title>
<media:description>The meeting, which is open to the general public, is the seventh since the two boards first held a joint session in 2011.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/jointboardmeeting2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Joint Board Meeting, San Diego Unified School District</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Joint Board Meeting, San Diego Unified School District</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>04/17/2018 05:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District to hold hiring fair April 27</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/district-hiring-fair-2018.asp</link>
<description>There will be interviews and potential on-site conditional job offers for adjunct faculty job opportunities in many disciplines.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 14:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/jobfest.jpg">
<media:title>District to hold hiring fair April 27</media:title>
<media:description>There will be interviews and potential on-site conditional job offers for adjunct faculty job opportunities in many disciplines.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/jobfest.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Hiring Fair, San Diego Employment, Job Opportunities</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Hiring Fair, San Diego Employment, Job Opportunities</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,event</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate>04/27/2018 10:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Open house at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/open-house-city-college.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College will host its fifth annual Community Open House Day in the upper AH Plaza from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, 2018.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 10:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/fair.jpg">
<media:title>Open house at City College</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College will host its fifth annual Community Open House Day in the upper AH Plaza from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, 2018.  </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/fair.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Community Open House, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Community Open House, San Diego City College</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>04/19/2018 09:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Calla finding her way at Miramar College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/calla-education-plan-humanities-miramar-college.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Miramar College student Calla, talks about discovering her new educational path, Humanities.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 09:41:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/FNrp2jQa6tk">
<media:title>Calla finding her way at Miramar College</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Miramar College student Calla, talks about discovering her new educational path, Humanities.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/testimonial1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Education Plan</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Education Plan</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Museum of Man offering free tour</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/museum-of-man-free-tour-race-exhibit.asp</link>
<description>Members of the San Diego community are invited to experience a free guided tour of the exhibition, Race: Are We So Different?</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2017 15:04:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/museumofmanlogo.png">
<media:title>Museum of Man offering free tour</media:title>
<media:description>Members of the San Diego community are invited to experience a free guided tour of the exhibition, Race: Are We So Different? </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/museumofmanlogo.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Museum of Man, Exhibit</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Museum of Man, Exhibit</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>October 19, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>City Women Rock Event</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/city-women-rock-event.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College will host a one-day summit focused on inspiring, encouraging and empowering leadership development.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2017 14:30:18 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/citywomenrock.jpg">
<media:title>City Women Rock Event</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College will host a one-day summit focused on inspiring, encouraging and empowering leadership development. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/citywomenrock.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>City Women Rock, Leadership, Empowerment, Community, Diversity, Women's Summit</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>City Women Rock, Leadership, Empowerment, Community, Diversity, Women's Summit</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>10/27/2017 08:30:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Jaws of Life demonstration at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/jaws-of-life-photos-mesa-college-2018.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College hosts the event every year to show students the dangers of drinking and driving.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 09:44:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/demo1.jpg">
<media:title>Jaws of Life demonstration at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College hosts the event every year to show students the dangers of drinking and driving.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/demo1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Jaws of Life, Driving Safety</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Jaws of Life, Driving Safety</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Construction projects in the home stretch</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/proposition-s-n-construction-2017.asp</link>
<description>After passing two major bond measures since 2002, 42 new buildings have been constructed along with several major infrastructure projects.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:42:21 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/citytechonolgy.jpg">
<media:title>Construction projects in the home stretch</media:title>
<media:description>After passing two major bond measures since 2002, 42 new buildings have been constructed along with several major infrastructure projects.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/citytechonolgy.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Propositions S and N</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Propositions S and N</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>The students of the San Diego Promise</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/students-san-diego-promise-2017.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Promise provides free community college for students facing financial barriers that otherwise would prevent them from pursuing their higher education goals.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2017 12:56:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/7jWm_oYdojM">
<media:title>The students of the San Diego Promise</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Promise provides free community college for students facing financial barriers that otherwise would prevent them from pursuing their higher education goals.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/promisevid.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>San Diego Promise appreciation</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/promise-appreciation-2017-photos.asp</link>
<description>Students meet and thank the donors who have contributed to the San Diego Promise program.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2017 10:58:35 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/appreciation1.jpg">
<media:title>San Diego Promise appreciation</media:title>
<media:description>Students meet and thank the donors who have contributed to the San Diego Promise program.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/appreciation1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Health department warns of Zika virus before spring break</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/zika-virus-warning-spring-break-2018.asp</link>
<description>Zika is mosquito-borne virus that can infect both men and women. Most concerning of all, the virus can have detrimental effects on a pregnant women's developing baby.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 10:09:54 -0700</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Zika virus, mosquito-borne virus</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>March 21, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD students setting the pace on transferring to UCs and CSUs</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/priority-transfer-uc-csu-2017.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City, Mesa and Miramar Colleges students applying to transfer to SDSU earn priority consideration for admission thanks to long-standing regional transfer agreements with local universities.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:16:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/city2.2017.jpg">
<media:title>SDCCD students setting the pace on transferring to UCs and CSUs</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City, Mesa and Miramar Colleges students applying to transfer to SDSU earn priority consideration for admission thanks to long-standing regional transfer agreements with local universities.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/city2.2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>California State University, University of California, transfers, Associate Degree for Transfer</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>California State University, University of California, transfers, Associate Degree for Transfer</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>October 17, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Gov. Brown signs bill making first year of community college tuition-free</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/assembly-bill-19-tuition-free-community-college.asp</link>
<description>Assembly Bill 19 will complement the many college promise programs recently established in an effort to encourage more students to get a college degree or certificate.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2017 15:57:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/mesacampus5.jpg">
<media:title>Gov. Brown signs bill making first year of community college tuition-free</media:title>
<media:description>Assembly Bill 19 will complement the many college promise programs recently established in an effort to encourage more students to get a college degree or certificate.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/mesacampus5.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Assembly Bill 19, Jerry Brown, free tuition, community colleges</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Assembly Bill 19, Jerry Brown, free tuition, community colleges</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,
announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>October 13, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>KSDS Jazz 88.3 launches fall membership campaign</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/jazz-883-ksds-membership-campaign-2017.asp</link>
<description>The campaign includes plenty of San Diego-themed musical memorabilia to give away and offers special programming honoring Be-Bop pioneers.</description>
<author>KSDS Jazz 88.3</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2017 12:33:05 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/jazz883logo.png">
<media:title>KSDS Jazz 88.3 launches fall membership campaign</media:title>
<media:description>The campaign includes plenty of San Diego-themed musical memorabilia to give away and offers special programming honoring Be-Bop pioneers.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/jazz883logo.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Jazz 88.3, KSDS, San Diego City College, Radio Station, Membership Campaign</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Jazz 88.3, KSDS, San Diego City College, Radio Station, Membership Campaign</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Education leader honored by state assembly member</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/star-rivera-lacey-leadership-award.asp</link>
<description>SDCE Vice President Star Rivera-Lacey, Ph.D. received special recognition from Shirley Weber, Ph.D. for her progressive administration and leadership in adult education.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2017 11:11:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/star_rivera_lacey.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Education leader honored by state assembly member</media:title>
<media:description>SDCE Vice President Star Rivera-Lacey, Ph.D. received special recognition from Shirley Weber, Ph.D. for her progressive administration and leadership in adult education.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/star_rivera_lacey.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Star Rivera-Lacey, Shirley Weber, leadership, adult education</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Star Rivera-Lacey, Shirley Weber, leadership, adult education</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,homeexclude,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Construction kickoff for Fine Arts Building at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/fine-arts-building-mesa-college-construction.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College holding event to mark the beginning of construction for the new 26,500-square-foot, four-story building.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:27:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/fineartsmesa.jpg">
<media:title>Construction kickoff for Fine Arts Building at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College holding event to mark the beginning of construction for the new 26,500-square-foot, four-story building.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Fine Arts, San Diego Mesa College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>10/19/2017 10:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District to participate in Great ShakeOut</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/great-california-shakeout.asp</link>
<description>As part of our efforts to maintain a more prepared community, each area site will be participating in the ShakeOut.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:06:31 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>District to participate in Great ShakeOut </media:title>
<media:description>As part of our efforts to maintain a more prepared community, each area site will be participating in the ShakeOut.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/shakeout.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Great ShakeOut, Emergency Preparedness, Earthquake Safety</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Great ShakeOut, Emergency Preparedness, Earthquake Safety</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>10/19/2017 10:19:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>DACA Advocacy Week events focus on education and action</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/daca-advocacy-week-2017.asp</link>
<description>SDCCD will participate in DACA Advocacy Week by hosting several workshops and informational events, which are free and open to the public.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:27:06 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>DACA Advocacy Week events focus on education and action</media:title>
<media:description>SDCCD will participate in DACA Advocacy Week by hosting several workshops and informational events, which are free and open to the public.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/dacagroup.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>DACA, Advocacy, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>DACA, Advocacy, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>City College's Denise Whisenhunt named to prestigious fellowship with Lakin Institute</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/denise-whisenhunt-lakin-institute-fellowship.asp</link>
<description>Lakin Institute presented by the Presidents' Round Table, an association working to prepare African-American community college leaders as chancellors and chief executive officers.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2017 13:49:04 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>City College's Denise Whisenhunt named to prestigious fellowship with Lakin Institute</media:title>
<media:description>Lakin Institute presented by the PresidentsÃ¢?? Round Table, an association working to prepare African-American community college leaders as chancellors and chief executive officers.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/denisewisenhunt.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Lakin Institute, Denise Whisenhunt, fellowship</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Lakin Institute, Denise Whisenhunt, fellowship</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District's economic impact reaches $3.7B in 2016-17, report shows</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/economic-impact-2017.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District contributed 1.8 percent of the county's total gross regional product - during the 2016-17 fiscal year, according to a new report.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2017 16:57:31 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>District's economic impact reaches $3.7B in 2016-17, report shows</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District contributed 1.8 percent of the countyÃ¢??s total gross regional product Ã¢?? during the 2016-17 fiscal year, according to a new report.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/miramarnight.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Gross Regional Product, Economic Impact, Economy, Industry, Financial Data, Bureau of Labor Statistics</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Gross Regional Product, Economic Impact, Economy, Industry, Financial Data, Bureau of Labor Statistics</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>National School Walkout</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/national-school-walkout-photo-gallery-2018.asp</link>
<description>Students all around the United States walked out of class to push for a change in gun laws. Some of our students and faculty joined the national protest.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 15:38:34 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/walkout2.jpg">
<media:title>National School Walkout</media:title>
<media:description>Students all around the United States walked out of class to push for a change in gun laws. Some of our students and faculty joined the national protest. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/walkout2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>National School Walkout</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>National School Walkout</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Partnership will generate 500 internships through TechHire</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/tech-hire-internships-2017.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education and San Diego Workforce Partnership to offer 500 Students Paid Computer and IT Internships through Tech/Hire.</description>
<author>Allura Garis - San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2017 14:27:58 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/northcity.jpg">
<media:title>Partnership will generate 500 internships through TechHire</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing Education and San Diego Workforce Partnership to offer 500 Students Paid Computer and IT Internships through Tech/Hire.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/northcity.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>TechHire, employment, internships</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>TechHire, employment, internships</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Calling All Steward Leaders to the 2017 California Economic Summit</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/california-economic-summit-2017.asp</link>
<description>Summit will address the social, economic and environmental conditions in California, the nation and the world</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2017 13:39:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Calling All Steward Leaders to the 2017 California Economic Summit</media:title>
<media:description>Summit will address the social, economic and environmental conditions in California, the nation and the world</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/economicsummit.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>California Economic Summit, California Forward</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>California Economic Summit, California Forward</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>11/02/2017 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate>October 5, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Annual Security Report released</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/annual-security-report-2017.asp</link>
<description>The Annual Security Report: Safe and Sound, A Guide to Safety and Security in the San Diego Community College District for the reporting years 2014-2016, is now available.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2017 13:12:22 -0700</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Annual Security Report, Safe and Sound, Guide to Safety and Security, San Diego Community College District</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>October 2, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>SDGE donates drone technology to Miramar College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/sdge-donate-drones-miramar-college-2018.asp</link>
<description>SDGE donated six top of the line drones to be used in the college's two Remote Pilot Flight Lab sections.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 14:04:10 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/drone.jpg">
<media:title>SDGE donates drone technology to Miramar College</media:title>
<media:description>SDGE donated six top of the line drones to be used in the collegeÃ¢??s two Remote Pilot Flight Lab sections.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/drone.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Gas and Electric, Drones, Aviation Program</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Gas and Electric, Drones, Aviation Program</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Open registration begins May 30 for largest ever Summer Session</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/summer-open-registration-begins-2017.asp</link>
<description>City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges are offering a total of 1,728 course sections in all, a 13 percent increase over last summer. Continuing Education will be offering 1,871 course sections.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2017 09:52:57 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/miramarsci2.jpg">
<media:title>Open registration begins May 30 for largest ever Summer Session</media:title>
<media:description>City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges are offering a total of 1,728 course sections in all, a 13 percent increase over last summer. Continuing Education will be offering 1,871 course sections.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/miramarsci2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Summer Session, open registration</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Summer Session, open registration</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>May 25, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>August 3 deadline approaching for free tuition program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/san-diego-promise-deadline-2018.asp</link>
<description>Don't pass up your chance to secure two years of tuition-free college.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2018 16:35:16 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/danamaristela.jpg">
<media:title>August 3 deadline approaching for free tuition program</media:title>
<media:description>DonÃ¢??t pass up your chance to secure two years of tuition-free college. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/danamaristela.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise, Free tuition</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise, Free tuition</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District students honored as California Academic Standouts</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/phi-theta-kappa-team-2018.asp</link>
<description>Phi Theta Kappa is an international honor society for two-year colleges, and students are nominated based on their GPA, awards and honors received, leadership abilities, and community service.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 09:14:11 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>District students honored as California Academic Standouts</media:title>
<media:description>Phi Theta Kappa is an international honor society for two-year colleges, and students are nominated based on their GPA, awards and honors received, leadership abilities, and community service. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/phithetakappa.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Phi Theta Kappa, Honors, Academic Team</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Phi Theta Kappa, Honors, Academic Team</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Technical Education driving the workforce</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/workforce-development-career-technical-education-we-2017.asp</link>
<description>High-skill, high-demand fields range from manufacturing, an area in which the Manufacturing Institute says 2 million jobs will remain vacant over the next decade because of the skills gap.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 10:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/we_magazine/guitarmaking1.jpg">
<media:title>Driving the workforce</media:title>
<media:description>High-skill, high-demand fields range from manufacturing, an area in which the Manufacturing Institute says 2 million jobs will remain vacant over the next decade because of the skills gap.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/we_magazine/guitarmaking1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Workforce Training, Career Technical Education, Skills Gap, Employment, High Demand Fields</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Workforce Training, Career Technical Education, Skills Gap, Employment, High Demand Fields</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,we</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Study abroad program offers worldly view</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/study-abroad-program-2018.asp</link>
<description>More than 200 students have participated in study abroad programs over the past three years.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 11:51:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/madridtour.jpg">
<media:title>Study abroad program offers worldly view</media:title>
<media:description>More than 200 students have participated in study abroad programs over the past three years.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/madridtour.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Study abroad, International Education</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Study abroad, International Education</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Drone program headed for takeoff</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/miramar-aviation-operations-drone-2017.asp</link>
<description>Miramar College's Aviation Operations Program will soon reach new heights with new courses on drone operations being lined up to take flight as early as the fall of 2018.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 11:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/we_magazine/drone1.jpg">
<media:title>Drone program headed for takeoff</media:title>
<media:description>Miramar CollegeÃ¢??s Aviation Operations Program will soon reach new heights with new courses on drone operations being lined up to take flight as early as the fall of 2018.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/we_magazine/drone1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Miramar College, Drones, Aviation Operations Program</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Miramar College, Drones, Aviation Operations Program</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,we</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Emergency aid for dreamers</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/emergency-aid-dreamers-2018.asp</link>
<description>The Budget Act of 2017 (AB 134) authorized $7,000,000 in funds to be distributed to colleges for providing emergency aid to Dreamer students with an identified need.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 11:19:19 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Dreamers, California Dream Act</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>March 9, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Announcement for DACA students</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/daca-renewal-update-2018.asp</link>
<description>Based upon a recent Supreme Court action, the United States Customs and Immigration Services is continuing to accept DACA renewal requests or requests from individuals who previously had DACA.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 09:45:50 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>DACA, Dreamers</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>March 9, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>City College basketball Coach Mitch Charlens named Coach of the Year</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/city-college-coach-of-the-year-mitch-charlens.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College Head Coach of Men's Basketball Mitch Charlens was recently named by the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference South Division (PCAC) as Coach of the Year for 2018.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 16:52:25 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/bball.jpg">
<media:title>City College basketball Coach Mitch Charlens named Coach of the Year</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College Head Coach of MenÃ¢??s Basketball Mitch Charlens was recently named by the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference South Division (PCAC) as Coach of the Year for 2018. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/bball.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Mitch Charlens, Coach of the Year, PCAC, Pacific Coast Athletic Conference South Division</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Mitch Charlens, Coach of the Year, PCAC, Pacific Coast Athletic Conference South Division</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Ed celebrates Black History Month</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/continuing-education-black-history-month-photo-gallery-2018.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education Celebrates more than 100 years of African-American activism for Black History Month.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 10:20:15 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/bhm18.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Ed celebrates Black History Month</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing Education Celebrates more than 100 years of African-American activism for Black History Month.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/bhm18.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Black History Month</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Black History Month</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Information Night at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/mesa-college-information-night.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College will hold an Information Night on Thursday, October 12.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 09:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/mesacampus5.jpg">
<media:title>Information Night at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College will hold an Information Night on Thursday, October 12. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/mesacampus5.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Mesa College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Mesa College</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>04/05/2018 06:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Fashion student uses her skills to create cosplay outfits</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/fashion-program-francesca-cosplay.asp</link>
<description>Just one of the many imaginative projects San Diego Continuing Education students create in the fashion program.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2017 09:11:05 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/py632nfFgWc">
<media:title>Fashion student uses her skills to create cosplay outfits</media:title>
<media:description>Just one of the many imaginative projects San Diego Continuing Education students create in the fashion program.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/fashionfrancesca2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Continuing Education, Fashion Program, Free Adult Education</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Continuing Education, Fashion Program, Free Adult Education</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Marine veteran hired to lead SDCCD Military Education Program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/military-education-director-2017.asp</link>
<description>Program provides instruction for more than 7,000 service personnel at military bases in three states.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2017 09:03:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/joshuapohribnak.jpg">
<media:title>Marine veteran hired to lead SDCCD Military Education Program</media:title>
<media:description>Program provides instruction for more than 7,000 service personnel at military bases in three states.  </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/joshuapohribnak2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Military Education Program, Josh Pohribnak</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Military Education Program, Josh Pohribnak </rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,profile</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Science and Engineering Festival at Miramar College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/science-fest-miramar-college-video-2018.asp</link>
<description>Faculty and college students volunteer to showcase the wonders of science to elementary school children and their parents in an effort to inspire future scientists.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 11:00:35 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/_g7IZWXtG1I">
<media:title>Science and Engineering Festival at Miramar College</media:title>
<media:description>Faculty and college students volunteer to showcase the wonders of science to elementary school children and their parents in an effort to inspire future scientists.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/sciencefest.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Science and Engineering, STEM</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Science and Engineering, STEM</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>New book celebrating Chicana leaders features several with ties to the SDCCD</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/chicana-tributes-book.asp</link>
<description>A new book documenting the efforts of 61 trailblazing women in the Chicano civil rights movement.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>New book celebrating Chicana leaders features several with ties to the SDCCD</media:title>
<media:description>A new book documenting the efforts of 61 trailblazing women in the Chicano civil rights movement.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Chicana leaders, Chicano Civil Rights, Activists, Chicano Studies</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Chicana leaders, Chicano Civil Rights, Activists, Chicano Studies</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College Speech and Debate team rocked Spring Championships</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/speech-debate-mesa-college-2018.asp</link>
<description>The Olympians' team fought hard against 33 other schools, from as far away as Michigan and Virginia.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 09:36:09 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Mesa College Speech and Debate team rocked Spring Championships</media:title>
<media:description>The OlympiansÃ¢?? team fought hard against 33 other schools, from as far away as Michigan and Virginia.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/speechanddebate.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Speech and Debate, Spring Championships, San Diego Mesa College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Speech and Debate, Spring Championships, San Diego Mesa College</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>March 6, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Miramar College student visits NASA</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/christian-pratt-miramar-college-nasa-scholar.asp</link>
<description>Christian Pratt was selected to travel to NASA's Johnson Space Center Feb. 13-15 to participate in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) onsite experience.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 13:07:37 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Miramar College student visits NASA</media:title>
<media:description>Christian Pratt was selected to travel to NASA's Johnson Space Center Feb. 13-15 to participate in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) onsite experience. </media:description>
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<media:keywords>NASA, San Diego Miramar College, Aerospace Scholars, STEM, Johnson Space Center, Minority University Research and Education Program</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>NASA, San Diego Miramar College, Aerospace Scholars, STEM, Johnson Space Center, Minority University Research and Education Program</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Canyon Day cleanup at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/canyon-day-cleanup-mesa-college-event.asp</link>
<description>Canyon Day is an annual canyon clean-up hosted by Mesa College in conjunction with the City of San Diego and Park Rangers from the Tecolote Canyon Natural Park and Nature Center.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 16:39:05 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Canyon Day cleanup at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>Canyon Day is an annual canyon clean-up hosted by Mesa College in conjunction with the City of San Diego and Park Rangers from the Tecolote Canyon Natural Park and Nature Center.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/canyonday17.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Canyon Day, San Diego Mesa College, Tecolote Canyon Natural Park and Nature Center</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Canyon Day, San Diego Mesa College, Tecolote Canyon Natural Park and Nature Center</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate>04/14/2018 09:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Art gallery reception at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/art-exhibit-mesa-college-trees-ecology-2018.asp</link>
<description>Art exhibit Remember the Trees: Southern California's Changing Ecology will run through March with an opening reception March 15.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 14:28:08 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Art gallery reception at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>Art exhibit Remember the Trees: Southern California's Changing Ecology will run through March with an opening reception March 15.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/trees2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Art, Exhibit, Mesa College Art Gallery</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Art, Exhibit, Mesa College Art Gallery</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>03/15/2018 03:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>STEM Center opens at San Diego Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/stem-center-opening-mesa-college.asp</link>
<description>The STEM Center at San Diego Mesa College has officially open its doors. The center provides an academic path to the sciences for all students, especially those in under represented communities.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2017 11:52:09 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>STEM Center opens at San Diego Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>The STEM Center at San Diego Mesa College has officially open its doors. The center provides an academic path to the sciences for all students, especially those in under represented communities. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/stemmesa.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>STEM, San Diego Mesa College, Science, Technology, Engineering Math</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>STEM, San Diego Mesa College, Science, Technology, Engineering Math</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Primary Election Update</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/primary-election-update.asp</link>
<description>The following individuals will be included on the November General Election ballot, where the districtwide electorate, encompassing the entire City of San Diego, will determine the final individual who will be seated.</description>
<author>Constance M. Carroll, Chancellor of the San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2018 09:27:51 -0700</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Election, Voting</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>July 6, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>First day of fall classes begin at colleges</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/fall-semester-classes-begin-event.asp</link>
<description>Classes for the fall semester begin Monday, Aug. 22.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2016 09:05:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>fall semester, first day of classes</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>08/22/2016 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>First day of fall classes begin at colleges</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/fall-semester-classes-begin-event.asp</link>
<description>The fall 2018 semester for San Diego City, San Diego Mesa and San Diego Miramar colleges runs from Monday Aug. 6 through Dec. 17, with the first day of classes on Monday, Aug. 20.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2018 08:58:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>First day of fall classes begin at colleges</media:title>
<media:description>The fall 2017 semester for San Diego City, San Diego Mesa and San Diego Miramar colleges runs from Monday Aug. 6 through Dec. 17, with the first day of classes on Monday, Aug. 20.  </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesaclass.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Fall Semester</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Fall semester</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>08/20/2018 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Open registration for fall semester at City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges begins Aug. 6</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/open-registration-fall.asp</link>
<description>Students can choose from thousands of classes in more than 400 academic programs at San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges, and Continuing Education.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 08:25:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Open registration begins Aug. 6 for the fall semester</media:title>
<media:description>Students can choose from thousands of classes in more than 400 academic programs at San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges, and Continuing Education.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/degreecomplete.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Registration</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Registration</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>08/06/2018 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Fourth of July observed</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/fourth-july-observed-event.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District and all campuses will be closed Monday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2018 13:22:52 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>Fourth of July observed</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District and all campuses will be closed Monday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/flag.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Independence Day, Fourth of July</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Independence Day, Fourth of July</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>07/04/2018 05:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Independence Day observed</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/fourth-july-observed-event.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District and all campuses will be closed Monday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2016 08:53:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Fourth of July</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>07/04/2016 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College to host student orientation</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/mesa-jumpstart-orientation-event-2018.asp</link>
<description>A FREE community event for prospective students and their families that will be an opportunity for students to learn about Mesa College programs and services.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 09:41:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Mesa College to host student orientation March 10</media:title>
<media:description>A FREE community event for prospective students and their families that will be an opportunity for students to learn about Mesa College programs and services. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesaadmin.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Jumpstart your success, Cash in on Community College, orientation, college tours, scholarships</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Jumpstart your success, Cash in on Community College, orientation, college tours, scholarships</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>03/10/2018 08:30:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Letter to President Trump regarding DACA</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/letter-president-trump-daca.asp</link>
<description>We are writing to you for a second time to urge you to uphold the 2012 Executive Order that initiated the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.</description>
<author>Constance M. Carroll, Ph.D. and Maria Nieto Senour, Ph.D.</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Executive Order</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>August 31, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Baccalaureate Pilot Program gains momentum</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/baccalaureate-pilot-program-gains-momentum-2018.asp</link>
<description>SB1406 would effectively extend the sunset provision for California's Baccalaureate Pilot Program, allowing students until 2023 to enroll and still be able to complete their program of study.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 15:33:19 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Baccalaureate Pilot Program</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>February 27, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Trustees pass important DACA resolution</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/chancellor-letter-daca-resolution-2017.asp</link>
<description>The Board's resolution expresses disagreement and deep concern regarding the president's recent decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District Office of the Chancellor</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 15:04:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>DACA, Dreamers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>September 18,
 2017</announcedate>
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<title>District celebrates Women's History Month</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/womens-history-month-events-2018.asp</link>
<description>Our colleges and Continuing Education are celebrating Women's History Month in March with an array of discussions, exhibits, films, and more that cover topics from poetry to women's rights.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 15:07:49 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/maria.garcia.jpg">
<media:title>District celebrates Women's History Month</media:title>
<media:description>Our colleges and Continuing Education are celebrating WomenÃ¢??s History Month in March with an array of discussions, exhibits, films, and more that cover topics from poetry to womenÃ¢??s rights.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/maria.garcia.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>WomenÃ¢??s History Month</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Women's History Month</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Student Success Day at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/student-success-day-city-college.asp</link>
<description>Become confident and prepared for your first year at San Diego City College.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2018 10:13:22 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/citycollege.jpg">
<media:title>Student Success Day at City College</media:title>
<media:description>Become confident and prepared for your first year at San Diego City College.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/citycollege.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Student Success Day, Student Orientation</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Student Success Day, Student Orientation</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>06/27/2018 08:30:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Student Success Day is June 24 at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/student-success-day-city-college.asp</link>
<description>The Counseling, Admissions, Outreach, and Instructional departments, in collaboration with student support programs, created the event for first-time college students who have no prior college experience.</description>
<author>San Diego City College</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2016 14:12:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Student Success Day is June 24 at City College</media:title>
<media:description>The Counseling, Admissions, Outreach, and Instructional departments, in collaboration with student support programs, created the event for first-time college students who have no prior college experience.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/citystudents.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Student Success Day</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Student Success Day</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>06/24/2016 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>City College Update on KSDS</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2019/ricky-shabazz-ksds-city-college-update.asp</link>
<description>Dr. Ricky Shabazz, President of San Diego City College, gives his radio address, City College Update, airing monthly on the first Monday of every month.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2019 09:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>City College Update on KSDS</media:title>
<media:description>Dr. Ricky Shabazz, President of San Diego City College, gives his radio address, City College Update, airing monthly on the first Monday of every month.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/ricky_shabazz.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Dr. Ricky Shabazz, San Diego City College, City College Update, KSDS, Jazz 88</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Dr. Ricky Shabazz, San Diego City College, City College Update, KSDS, Jazz 88</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>SD, Imperial counties community colleges unite to fill labor skills gap</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/labor-skills-gap-career-education-2018.asp</link>
<description>New study finds shortage of qualified middle-skill workers in San Diego region.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 15:41:26 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>SD, Imperial counties community colleges unite to fill labor skills gap</media:title>
<media:description>New study finds shortage of qualified middle-skill workers in San Diego region.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/autotechmiramar.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Labor Skills Gap, Middle-Skill jobs, Employment, Career Education</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Labor Skills Gap, Middle-Skill jobs, Employment, Career Education</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>June 20, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Ignacio Hernandez, DACA Student</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/ignacio-hernandez-daca-dreamer-2017.asp</link>
<description>DACA Student Ignacio Hernandez talks about his family's challenges and his hopes for higher education.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2017 16:56:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/k7YXV4sKvWQ">
<media:title>Ignacio Hernandez, DACA Student</media:title>
<media:description>DACA Student Ignacio Hernandez talks about his family's challenges and his hopes for higher education. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/ignacio.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>DACA, Ignacio Hernandez</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>DACA, Ignacio Hernandez</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,featvid</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Cubana Be-Cubana Bop - Music of Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/jazz-883-ksds-concert-cubana-2017.asp</link>
<description>Gilbert Castellanos will lead a Big Band for this concert at the Saville Theatre on Tuesday, October 3rd.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2017 16:08:07 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/jazz883logo.png">
<media:title>Cubana Be-Cubana Bop - Music of Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo</media:title>
<media:description>Gilbert Castellanos will lead a Big Band for this concert at the Saville Theatre on Tuesday, October 3rd.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/jazz883logo.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Cubana, Hispanic Heritage Month, Music, Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo, Saville Theatre, San Diego City College, Jazz, KSDS</media:keywords>
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<title>Leading the way to a bachelor's degree</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/bachelors-program-leadership-connie-renda.asp</link>
<description>The Mesa College baccalaureate program is among the reasons the District is fueling $3.7 billion in spending annually in the regional economy</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 14:19:35 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/connierenda.jpg">
<media:title>Leading the way to a bachelor's degree</media:title>
<media:description>The Mesa College baccalaureate program is among the reasons the District is fueling $3.7 billion in spending annually in the regional economy</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/connierenda.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Connie Renda, Baccalaureate program, Workforce Development, Regional Economy</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Connie Renda, Baccalaureate program, Workforce Development, Regional Economy</rsskeywords><artoptions>profile</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Ed to celebrate more than 100 years of African-American activism</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/black-history-month-celebration-ecc-2018.asp</link>
<description>The annual celebration encourages students to explore what they do not know about their rich heritage and ancestors.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 10:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Continuing Education to celebrate more than 100 years of African-American activism </media:title>
<media:description>The annual celebration encourages students to explore what they do not know about their rich heritage and ancestors.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/ecccampus.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Black History Month, heritage, cultural celebration</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Black History Month, heritage, cultural celebration</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>$727M budget will allow district to serve more students with more programs</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/district-approves-budget-2017.asp</link>
<description>Budget aimed at promoting student success, expands an array of programs that are putting people to work, and allows for the District to serve more students.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2017 08:32:58 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>$727M budget will allow district to serve more students with more programs </media:title>
<media:description>Budget aimed at promoting student success, expands an array of programs that are putting people to work, and allows for the District to serve more students.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/citycollegebiztech1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Annual Budget, Student Success, Workforce Training Programs</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Annual Budget, Student Success, Workforce Training Programs</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>September 15, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Third annual New Play Festival at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/new-play-festival-2018-event.asp</link>
<description>The New Play Festival will mark the appearance of several world premieres written by a diverse group of students on varying themes and subjects from San Diego City College's Drama Program.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 09:49:02 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Third annual New Play Festival at City College</media:title>
<media:description>The New Play Festival will mark the appearance of several world premieres written by a diverse group of students on varying themes and subjects from San Diego City CollegeÃ¢??s Drama Program. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/plays.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>New Play Festival, Drama Program, Black Box Theatre</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>New Play Festival, Drama Program, Black Box Theatre</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>03/09/2018 08:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Archana's San Diego Promise story</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/archana-san-diego-promise.asp</link>
<description>Archana went from San Diego Continuing Education to San Diego City College with the help of the San Diego Promise.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 10:12:06 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/3KWVfzv_Db0">
<media:title>Archana's San Diego Promise story</media:title>
<media:description>Archana went from San Diego Continuing Education to San Diego City College with the help of the San Diego Promise.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/archana.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Message to Community College Baccalaureate Supporters</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/baccalaureate-pilot-program-bill-expansion-2018.asp</link>
<description>Senator Jerry Hill has just filed SB 1406, which would extend the existing baccalaureate pilot program by allowing students to enroll in programs as late as 2022, thereby extending the pilot.</description>
<author>Constance M. Carroll, Chancellor of the San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 11:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Baccalaureate, Senator Jerry Hill, SB 1406, Baccalaureate Pilot Program</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>February 21, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Degree completion up 51 percent at local colleges</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/degree-completion-up-51-percent-2018.asp</link>
<description>The number of students transferring to a four-year college or university has increased by 16 percent from three years ago to nearly 4,000.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 10:56:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Degree completion up 51 percent at local colleges </media:title>
<media:description>The number of students transferring to a four-year college or university has increased by 16 percent from three years ago to nearly 4,000.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/degreecomplete.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Degree Completion, Student Success, Transfer, Success rates</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Degree Completion, Student Success, Transfer, Success rates</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with array of activities</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/hispanic-heritage-month-events-2017.asp</link>
<description>SDCCD to honor Hispanic Heritage Month with activities ranging from films detailing the lives of inspirational Latinos to lectures and poster presentations. All the events are free and open to the public.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2017 13:22:58 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>District celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with array of activities</media:title>
<media:description>SDCCD to honor Hispanic Heritage Month with activities ranging from films detailing the lives of inspirational Latinos to lectures and poster presentations. All the events are free and open to the public.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/heritage.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Hispanic Heritage Month</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Hispanic Heritage Month</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>First responder Keegan King shares his experience in Houston</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/keegan-king-hurricane-harvey-emt-firefighter.asp</link>
<description>After 12 days of dramatic rescues and getting inundated by rain in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, firefighter and emergency medical technician Keegan King is back home from Houston.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2017 08:40:38 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/keegan.king3.jpg">
<media:title>Miramar College alum took his EMT skills to Houston after hurricane</media:title>
<media:description>After 12 days of dramatic rescues and getting inundated by rain in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, firefighter and emergency medical technician Keegan King is back home from Houston. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/keegan.king3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Keegan King, Houston, Hurricane Harvey, San Diego Miramar College, EMT</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Keegan King, Houston, Hurricane Harvey, San Diego Miramar College, EMT</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District stands with its 'Dreamers'</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/district-stands-with-dreamers-daca.asp</link>
<description>The District estimates that at least 466 of its students have DACA status based upon their application for financial aid.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2017 12:16:10 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/ignaciohernandez.jpg">
<media:title>District stands with its 'Dreamers'</media:title>
<media:description>The District estimates that at least 466 of its students have DACA status based upon their application for financial aid.  </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/ignaciohernandez.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, student support</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, student support</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>City College robotics team qualifies for semifinals</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/city-college-international-robosub-competetion.asp</link>
<description>Robotics team had one of its best showings in years at the recent 20th annual International RoboSub Competition.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2017 12:00:38 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/robosub2.jpg">
<media:title>City College robotics team qualifies for semifinals</media:title>
<media:description>Robotics team had one of its best showings in years at the recent 20th annual International RoboSub Competition.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/robosub2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>International RoboSub Competition</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>International RoboSub Competition</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Exhibit: Yoonchung Kim - Then and Now</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/yoonchung-kim-exhibit-city-gallery-2017.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College will host a Retrospective Exhibit with an opening reception on Feb. 4.</description>
<author>San Diego City College</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2017 13:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/kimart.jpg">
<media:title>Exhibit: Yoonchung Kim - Then and Now</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College will host a Retrospective Exhibit with an opening reception on Feb. 4.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/kimart.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Yoonchung Kim, San Diego City College, City Gallery</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Yoonchung Kim, San Diego City College, City Gallery
</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>02/04/2017 03:30:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa Gallery: Endangered - Exploring California's Changing Ecosystems</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/gallery-mesa-endangered-2017.asp</link>
<description>An interactive and educational exhibition, Endangered invites attendees to explore the work of eight artists who creatively examine the continuing devastation of our local flora and fauna.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2017 16:56:26 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/gallery1.jpg">
<media:title>Mesa Gallery: Endangered - Exploring California's Changing Ecosystems</media:title>
<media:description>An interactive and educational exhibition, Endangered invites attendees to explore the work of eight artists who creatively examine the continuing devastation of our local flora and fauna. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/gallery1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Mesa College, Art Gallery, Exhibit</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Mesa College, Art Gallery, Exhibit</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Window to the World: The World Cultures Program at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/world-cultures-program-city-college.asp</link>
<description>The World Cultures Program exposes students, faculty, staff, and the community to a broad array of film, drama, literature, lectures, and music representative of the rich cultural diversity found around the globe and across people, groups, beliefs, traditions, customs, and the arts.</description>
<author>San Diego City College</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2016 13:51:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/citycollegesign.jpg">
<media:title>Window to the World: The World Cultures Program at City College</media:title>
<media:description>The World Cultures Program exposes students, faculty, staff, and the community to a broad array of film, drama, literature, lectures, and music representative of the rich cultural diversity found around the globe and across people, groups, beliefs, traditions, customs, and the arts.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/citycollegesign.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>World Cultures Program, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>World Cultures Program, San Diego City College</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>March 14, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>District secures $1.5M in workforce training grants</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/workforce-training-grants-secured-2015.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District is being awarded more than $1.5 million in state grants to continue several job training and workforce preparedness programs at San Diego City and San Diego Miramar colleges that are critical to growing the regional and California economy.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2015 15:14:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/miramarcollegestudent.jpg">
<media:title>District secures $1.5M in workforce training grants</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District is being awarded more than $1.5 million in state grants to continue several job training and workforce preparedness programs at San Diego City and San Diego Miramar colleges that are critical to growing the regional and California economy.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/miramarcollegestudent.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Grants, workforce preparedness programs,  Doing What Matters for Jobs and the Economy, California Community Colleges, San Diego Miramar College, biotechnology,  renewables, clean energy, San Diego Regional Clean Cities Coalition, communication technologies, digital media</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Grants, workforce preparedness programs,  Doing What Matters for Jobs and the Economy, California Community Colleges, San Diego Miramar College, biotechnology,  renewables, clean energy, San Diego Regional Clean Cities Coalition, communication technologies, digital media</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>08/01/2015 02:57:41 PM</eventdate><announcedate>June 16, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Community Colleges task force pushes job creation, competitiveness</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/workforce-education-skills-gap-task-force.asp</link>
<description>A California Community Colleges task force has put forth 25 recommendations to strengthen workforce education throughout the 113-college system with the goal of closing the skills gap that employers say is a barrier to filling existing jobs and fueling job creation.</description>
<author>California Community Colleges</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/workforce.jpg">
<media:title>Community Colleges task force pushes job creation, competitiveness</media:title>
<media:description>A California Community Colleges task force has put forth 25 recommendations to strengthen workforce education throughout the 113-college system with the goal of closing the skills gap that employers say is a barrier to filling existing jobs and fueling job creation.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/workforce.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>California Community Colleges, task force, skills gap, job creation, employment, workforce education</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>California Community Colleges, task force, skills gap, job creation, employment, workforce education</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Events celebrate Women's History Month</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/womens-history-month-2015.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District, including San Diego City College, Mesa College, Miramar College, and San Diego Continuing Education, proudly celebrates Women's History Month in March with an array of events and exhibits that are free and open to the public.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2016 15:16:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/womenshistorymonth.jpg">
<media:title>Events celebrate WomenÃ¢??s History Month</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District, including San Diego City College, Mesa College, Miramar College, and San Diego Continuing Education, proudly celebrates WomenÃ¢??s History Month in March with an array of events and exhibits that are free and open to the public.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/womenshistorymonth.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>WomenÃ¢??s History Month</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Women's History Month</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Events celebrate Women's History Month</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/womens-history-month-2015.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District - including City College, Mesa College, Miramar College, and San Diego Continuing Education - is planning an array of events honoring Women's History Month in March.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Women's History Month</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Intersession begins Jan. 3</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/winter-classes-intersession-2016.asp</link>
<description>More than 100 course sessions will be available for students between the fall and spring semesters marking the first intersession since 2009-10.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Intersession, Winter Classes</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions></campoptions><eventdate>01/03/2017 08:00:00 </eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Fall semester in full swing at City, Mesa, Miramar colleges</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/welcome-week-fall-semester-2015.asp</link>
<description>City, Mesa and Miramar colleges are one week into the 2015 fall semester</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2015 10:22:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/zbacktoschool3.jpg">
<media:title>Fall semester in full swing</media:title>
<media:description>City, Mesa and Miramar colleges are one week into the 2015 fall semester</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/zbacktoschool3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>fall semester, welcome week</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>fall semester, welcome week</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Get your May 2016 issue of WE - With Excellence</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/we-with-excellence-may-2016-issue.asp</link>
<description>May's WE tells you all about the SEEDS program at City College, the legacy of Mesa President Pamela T. Luster, Continuing Education's apprenticeship program and the San Diego Promise.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2016 13:02:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/we.may16.jpg">
<media:title>Get your May 2016 issue of WE - With Excellence</media:title>
<media:description>May's WE tells you all about the SEEDS program at City College, the legacy of Mesa President Pamela T. Luster, Continuing Education's apprenticeship program and the San Diego Promise.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/we.may16.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise, Mesa College President Pamela Luster, apprenticeship program</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise, Mesa College President Pamela Luster, apprenticeship program</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>May 24, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>District launches 'We Are Community' to improve relations, discourse</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/we-are-community-civil-discourse.asp</link>
<description>With political debate often devolving into little more than shouting matches, and with more and more Americans saying race relations are in need of improvement, the San Diego Community College District has launched a program with the National Conflict Resolution Center to improve civil discourse on campus and keep disagreements from becoming disrespectful.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2015 08:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/civilityconference.jpg">
<media:title>District launches 'We Are Community' to improve relations, discourse</media:title>
<media:description>With political debate often devolving into little more than shouting matches, and with more and more Americans saying race relations are in need of improvement, the San Diego Community College District has launched a program with the National Conflict Resolution Center to improve civil discourse on campus and keep disagreements from becoming disrespectful.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/civilityconference.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>We Are Community, National Conflict Resolution Center, civil discourse</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
We Are Community, National Conflict Resolution Center, civil discourse
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Website helps students find volunteer opportunities</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/volunteer-website-underway.asp</link>
<description>Students looking for volunteer opportunities will soon be able to peruse a new District webpage filled with options posted by local organizations and community groups.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2015 09:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/volunteers.jpg">
<media:title>Volunteers</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Community College District students volunteer in their community.</media:description>
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<rsskeywords>volunteer, United Way, SAY San Diego, outreach, Volunteer Connect</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Sept. 8, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Volunteers sought for Tijuana River cleanup</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/volunteer-opportunities-san-diego.asp</link>
<description>I Love a Clean San Diego is seeking volunteers to help at a Tijuana River cleanup event</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2015 09:39:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>I Love a Clean San Diego, Tijuana River, volunteer</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>10/03/2015 09:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District names new vice chancellor of instructional services</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/vice-chancellor-instructional-services-named.asp</link>
<description>Dr. Stephanie R. Bulger has been named Vice Chancellor of Instructional Services for the San Diego Community College District</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:44:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Dr. Stephanie R. Bulger, Vice Chancellor of Instructional Services, employees, grants and contracts, online education, international education, military contract education</rsskeywords><artoptions></artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Miramar College receives SDG&amp;amp;amp;E grant to support of Vets-2-Jets program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/vets-2-jets-sdge-grant-miramar.asp</link>
<description>As Veterans Day fast approaches, San Diego Miramar College is proud to announce that it has received a $25,000 grant from San Diego Gas &amp;amp;amp; Electric Co. for its Vets-2-Jets program.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 09:21:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Miramar College receives SDG&amp;amp;amp;E grant to support of Vets-2-Jets program</media:title>
<media:description>As Veterans Day fast approaches, San Diego Miramar College is proud to announce that it has received a $25,000 grant from San Diego Gas &amp;amp;amp; Electric Co. for its Vets-2-Jets program.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Veterans Day, Vets-2-Jets, San Diego Gas &amp;amp;amp; Electric, San Diego Miramar College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Veterans Day, Vets-2-Jets, San Diego Gas and Electric, San Diego Miramar College
</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Nov. 4, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Education helping student veterans transition to campus life</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/veterans-soldiers-who-salsa.asp</link>
<description>More than 12,500 military veterans and active duty are enrolled at the San Diego Community College District and San Diego Continuing Education.</description>
<author>Allura Garis - San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 15:35:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Continuing education helping student veterans transition to campus life</media:title>
<media:description>More than 12,500 military veterans and active duty are enrolled at the San Diego Community College District and San Diego Continuing Education.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Student veterans, Soldiers Who Salsa</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>student-veterans-transition-soldiers-who-salsa</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Serving the military and veterans</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/veterans-military-education-we-2016.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education and all three colleges have been designated as a Military Friendly School by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs, STEM JobsSM, and Military Spouse. Indeed, active-duty military members praise the District's supportive programs.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2016 10:13:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Serving the military and veterans</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing Education and all three colleges have been designated as a Military Friendly School by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs, STEM JobsSM, and Military Spouse. Indeed, active-duty military members praise the DistrictÃ¢??s supportive programs.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/vetsweb.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Military, veteran students, veterans resource center</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Military, veteran students, veterans resource center</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement,we</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Feb. 10, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>San Diego Community College District honors Veterans Day</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/veterans-day-events-2016.asp</link>
<description>The SDCCD has a long tradition of serving our nation's military, and it currently enrolls more than 12,000 veterans, active-duty military, and military dependents.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2016 12:52:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>San Diego Community College District honors Veterans Day</media:title>
<media:description>The SDCCD has a long tradition of serving our nationÃ¢??s military, and it currently enrolls more than 12,000 veterans, active-duty military, and military dependents.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/veterans2016.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Veterans Day, Military</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Veterans Day, Military</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Veterans Workshop - Boots to Suits</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/veterans-boots-to-suits.asp</link>
<description>Assisting veterans in work readiness.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 09:58:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>veterans, Veterans Day, work readiness, employment</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>11/09/2015 10:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Vernal pools, interpretive trails beautify Miramar campus</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/vernal-pools-trails-miramar-college-project.asp</link>
<description>The northwest corner of San Diego Miramar College will be getting will be transformed into a landscape featuring vernal pools and interpretive trails.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2016 11:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Miramar College vernal pools</media:title>
<media:description>Vernal Pools and Trails at Miramar College</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/vernalpool1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>vernal pools, Miramar College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
vernal pools, interpretive trails, landscape, San Diego Fairy Shrimp, San Diego Mesa Mint, wetlands, biological garden
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Campaign promotes value of an associate degree</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/value-of-associate-degree.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District has launched a new campaign aimed at boosting the number of students earning an associate degree.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>associate degree, campaign, students, higher learning</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>UC transfer application deadline extended to Jan. 4</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/uc-transfer-deadline-extended.asp</link>
<description>Students who wish to apply to transfer to UC for the fall 2016 semester now have until January 4, 2016 to complete their application.</description>
<author>California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2015 11:57:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>UC transfer application deadline extended to Jan. 4</media:title>
<media:description>Students who wish to apply to transfer to UC for the fall 2016 semester now have until January 4, 2016 to complete their application.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/glassequation.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>University of California, transfer, extension</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>University of California, transfer, extension</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Dec. 2, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Deadline to apply for CSUs and UCs</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/uc-csu-filing-deadline-application.asp</link>
<description>Filing dates for Cal State University and University of California</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2016 12:37:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>
Cal State University, University of California, applications
</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>11/30/2016 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Trustees vote to expand CSU transfer program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/trustees-expand-transfer-program.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District took another significant step toward boosting student success when its Board of Trustees agreed today to expand a program that makes it easier for SDCCD graduates to enroll at a California State University campus.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>trustees, transfer program, graduates, Cal State University, Associate Degree for Transfer, California Community Colleges </rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>6/12/2015</announcedate>
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<title>Trustees vote to expand CSU transfer program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/transfer-program-expansion-trustees.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District's Board of Trustees agreed to expand a program that makes it easier for SDCCD graduates to enroll at a California State University campus.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2015 14:59:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Transfer program</rsskeywords><artoptions>false</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Transfer Day at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/transfer-day-mesa-college.asp</link>
<description>Students will have the opportunity to discuss transfer planning and articulation with more than 60 CSU, UC, and Independent/Private or Out-of-State Colleges and Universities.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2016 10:04:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Transfer, UC, CSU, 4 year college</rsskeywords><artoptions></artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>10/04/2016 10:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Transfer Day at Miramar College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/transfer-day-2015-miramar.asp</link>
<description>Dozens of representatives from CSU, UC, private, and out-of-state schools on campus to meet with Miramar College students.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2015 11:07:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>transfer, 4-year university, Miramar College</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate>10/21/2015 10:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Transfer Day at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/transfer-day-2015-city-college.asp</link>
<description>Representatives from more than 30 four-year colleges and universities, including five CSU campuses and seven UC schools will attend the annual event.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2015 11:36:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>4-year college, transfer, universities</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>10/22/2015 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>'Transfer Awareness Month' helps students prepare for next step</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/transfer-awareness-month-2015.asp</link>
<description>Transfer centers at City, Mesa and Miramar colleges are ramping up programming with workshops ranging from transfer basics to transfer application labs.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2015 16:11:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>'Transfer Awareness Month' helps students prepare for next step</media:title>
<media:description>Transfer centers at City, Mesa and Miramar colleges are ramping up programming with workshops ranging from transfer basics to transfer application labs.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/transferawareness.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>transfer, university, 4-year colleges, California State University, University of California, Annual Transfer Day</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Top 10 NewsCenter stories of 2016</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/top-newscenter-stories-2016.asp</link>
<description>Our district, its colleges and Continuing Education have had several accomplishments this year that we can be proud of.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:33:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Top 10 NewsCenter stories of 2016</media:title>
<media:description>Our district, its colleges and Continuing Education has had several accomplishments this year that we can be proud of.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/brittneyreese8.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Newscenter, Brittney Reese, San Diego Promise, Parkers Scholars, San Diego Pride Parade, Baccalaureate Program</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Newscenter, Brittney Reese, San Diego Promise, Parkers Scholars, San Diego Pride Parade, Baccalaureate Program</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>CA Community Colleges Chancellor urges students to complete Dream Act application before March 2 Cal Grant deadline</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/california-dream-act-application-2018.asp</link>
<description>This year's applications are down 20,000 from last year amidst ongoing uncertainty around immigration reform at the federal level.</description>
<author>California Community College's Chancellor's Office</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 14:17:05 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>California Dream Act, DACA, Cal Grant</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>February 15, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Top 10 stories of 2015-16</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/top-newscenter-stories-2015-2016.asp</link>
<description>NewsCenter launched Aug. 11, 2015 as an online resource with articles, videos, and other information from across the district.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2016 11:37:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>A look back at the best in NewsCenter</media:title>
<media:description>NewsCenter launched Aug. 11, 2015 as an online resource with articles, videos, and other information from across the district.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/airmen1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>NewsCenter, online resource</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>NewsCenter, online resource</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>May 23, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>City College student honored by Speaker Emeritus Toni Atkins</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/toni-atkins-honors-women-san-diego.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College Associated Students Government President Laura Benavidez was honored for her exemplary leadership by Assembly Speaker Emeritus Toni Atkins during a March 18 awards luncheon.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2016 14:54:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>San Diego City College Student Honored by Speaker Emeritus Toni Atkins</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College Associated Students Government President Laura Benavidez was honored for her exemplary leadership by Assembly Speaker Emeritus Toni Atkins during a March 18 awards luncheon.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/benavidez2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Toni Atkins, Laura Benavidez</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Laura Benavidez, Toni Atkins, San Diego City College, Women of the Year, Women's History Month</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>March 18, 21016</announcedate>
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<title>'The Wiz' onstage through Dec. 20</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/the-wiz-common-ground-theatre.asp</link>
<description>The Wiz will be performed at the Common Ground 
Theatre.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2015 10:19:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>'The Wiz' on stage through Dec. 20</media:title>
<media:description>The Wiz will be performed at the Common Ground 
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<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/wizflyer.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Common Ground Theatre, The Wiz</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Common Ground Theatre, The Wiz</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Nov. 16, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>The Stand at Mesa College opens with great success</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/the-stand-opens-mesa-college.asp</link>
<description>Food pantry and clothing closet designed to assist students impacted by a lack of food and clothing resources.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2017 14:38:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>The Stand at Mesa College opens with great success</media:title>
<media:description>Food pantry and clothing closet designed to assist students impacted by a lack of food and clothing resources.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/thestand1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>The Stand, student support, food pantry, clothing</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>The Stand, student support, food pantry, clothing</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Join the 26th annual Teddy Bear Drive</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/teddy-bear-drive-rady-childrens-hospital-2016.asp</link>
<description>Bring a new, with tags still attached, stuffed teddy bear or other stuffed toy to your College Police office by December 5.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2016 13:10:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/radybear.png">
<media:title>Join the 26th annual Teddy Bear Drive</media:title>
<media:description>Bring a new, with tags still attached, stuffed teddy bear or other stuffed toy to your College Police office by December 5.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/radybear.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Teddy Bear Drive, Rady Childrens Hospital</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Teddy Bear Drive, Rady Childrens Hospital</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>November 28, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Taste of Mesa</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/taste-of-mesa-college-culinary.asp</link>
<description>Join us on Thursday, October 6, from 5:30 to 8:30 PM, at the new Culinary Outlook on the Mesa College campus.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2017 11:52:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/tasteofmesa.png">
<media:title>Taste of Mesa</media:title>
<media:description>Join us on Thursday, October 6, from 5:30 to 8:30 PM, at the new Culinary Outlook on the Mesa College campus.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/tasteofmesa.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Taste of Mesa, San Diego Mesa College, Culinary</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Taste of Mesa, San Diego Mesa College, Culinary</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>4/06/2017 05:30:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Dr. Tanis Starck to speak at District Office</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/tanis-starck-speaker-black-history-month-2017.asp</link>
<description>Starck will discuss important achievements of African Americans throughout history, as well as ways to support students of color in the current political climate.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2017 10:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Dr. Tanis Starck to speak at District Office</media:title>
<media:description>Starck will discuss important achievements of African Americans throughout history, as well as ways to support students of color in the current political climate.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/starck1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Dr. Tanis Starck, Black History Month</media:keywords>
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<title>College police's two new SUVs have arrived</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/suv-college-police.asp</link>
<description>Officers are patrolling in modern yet functional vehicles these days with two new Ford Police Interceptor SUVs that have been recently added to the department's fleet.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2016 08:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>College police's two new SUVs have arrived</media:title>
<media:description>Officers are patrolling in modern yet functional vehicles these days with two new Ford Police Interceptor SUVs that have been recently added to the departmentÃ¢??s fleet.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/policesuv.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>college police, SUV, Police Interceptor</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>college police, SUV, Police Interceptor</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>August 11, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Sustainability Week at Mesa College, Oct. 20-23</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/sustainability-week-seeds-2015.asp</link>
<description>Sustainability Week provides students with opportunities for in-depth discussions and hands-on activities that highlight the contributions the arts, sciences, and humanities have made in understanding our planet.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:05:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Sustainability Week at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>Sustainability Week provides students with opportunities for in-depth discussions and hands-on activities that highlight the contributions the arts, sciences, and humanities have made in understanding our planet.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/sustainabilityweek2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Sustainability Week, arts, science, humanities, planet</media:keywords>
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Sustainability Week, arts, science, humanities, planet
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<title>Mesa's Scholars Program promotes sustainability</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/sustainability-summit-2015-seeds-scholars.asp</link>
<description>A Sustainability Summit held at Mesa College on Friday wrapped up a week of events geared to raise awareness and interest in food security, water resources and climate change.</description>
<author>Char Cook</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:57:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Mesa's Scholars Program promotes sustainability</media:title>
<media:description>A Sustainability Summit held at Mesa College on Friday wrapped up a week of events geared to raise awareness and interest in food security, water resources and climate change.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Sustainability Summit, food security, water resources, climate change, STEM, SEEDS Scholars Program, Leticia Lopez</media:keywords>
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Sustainability Summit, food security, water resources, climate change, STEM, SEEDS Scholars Program, Leticia Lopez
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District honored for building green</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/sustainability-award-building-green.asp</link>
<description>2015 Sustainability Award presented to the district recognizes integrated sustainable policies throughout all facets of organization</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>District honored for building green</media:title>
<media:description>2015 Sustainability Award presented to the district recognizes integrated sustainable policies throughout all facets of organization</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/volunteers.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>building green, environment, sustainability award, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>building green, environment, sustainability award, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>06-01-2015</announcedate>
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<title>Getting to work during summer vacation</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/summer-vacation-adventures-2016.asp</link>
<description>Students, faculty, and staff will be busy doing everything from research in Guatemala, to learning Spanish in Costa Rica, to swimming 63 miles in the Pacific Ocean.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 15:56:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Getting to work during summer vacation</media:title>
<media:description>Students, faculty, and staff will be busy doing everything from research in Guatemala, to learning Spanish in Costa Rica, to swimming 63 miles in the Pacific Ocean.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/ryan.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>summer vacation, research, travel</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>summer vacation, research, travel</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>May 19, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>1,300 courses offered this summer at City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/summer-session-2015-more-courses.asp</link>
<description>SDCCD's summer schedule, expanded by 200 courses, restores the district's summer offerings to pre-recession levels.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>1,300 courses offered this summer at City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges</media:title>
<media:description>SDCCD's summer schedule, expanded by 200 courses, restores the districtÃ¢??s summer offerings to pre-recession levels.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/citystudents.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>summer session, summer courses</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>summer session, summer courses</rsskeywords><artoptions></artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Enrollment up as Summer Session begins Monday</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/summer-session-2015-enrollment.asp</link>
<description>Summer courses offer a great opportunity to explore a new career or learn a new skill, and they also help graduating high school seniors a way to get a head start earning college credits.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2015 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Enrollment up as Summer Session begins Monday</media:title>
<media:description>Summer courses offer a great opportunity to explore a new career or learn a new skill, and they also help graduating high school seniors a way to get a head start earning college credits.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>summer session, enrollment increase, summer courses</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>summer session, enrollment increase, summer courses</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>05-29-2015</announcedate>
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<title>Survey reveals student communication preferences</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/student-communications-survey.asp</link>
<description>While students increasingly rely on new media Ã?Â¢?? including social media, college websites, and mobile apps Ã?Â¢?? e-mail is their preferred method of communication with the district and its colleges, according to a new survey of student communication habits.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2015 08:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Student communication, survey, new media, student web services</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>September 9, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Student exhibition reception, art sale at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/student-art-sale-mesa-college-2016.asp</link>
<description>An exhibit featuring more than 100 artworks in a variety of media. All the works were created by students in our Studio Art classes.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2016 10:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>exhibit, art sale</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>12/01/2016 04:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>First Vice President of Student Services at Continuing Education named</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/star-rivera-lacey-vice-president-student-services-ce.asp</link>
<description>Dr. Star Rivera-Lacey has over 20 years of progressive administrative and leadership experience in Student Services programs.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>First Vice President of Student Services at Continuing Education named</media:title>
<media:description>Dr. Star Rivera-Lacey has over 20 years of progressive administrative and leadership experience in Student Services programs.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/star.rivera.lacey.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Star Rivera-Lacey, Vice President of Student Services, San Diego Continuing Education</media:keywords>
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Star Rivera-Lacey, Vice President of Student Services, San Diego Continuing Education
</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>June 15, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Debate standards released for upcoming 2016 Presidential Debates</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/standards-presidential-debate-2016.asp</link>
<description>More than 60 organizations signed on to the debate standards, which include guidelines for moderators, the audience, and the candidates themselves.</description>
<author>Institute for Civil Civic Engagement</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2016 13:58:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Debate standards released for upcoming 2016 Presidential Debates</media:title>
<media:description>More than 60 organizations signed on to the debate standards, which include guidelines for moderators, the audience, and the candidates themselves.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/revivecivility.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Presidential Debates, Civic Engagement, Civil Discourse</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Presidential Debates, Civic Engagement, Civil Discourse
</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>September 16, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>First Day of classes for Spring 2017</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/spring-semester-begins.asp</link>
<description>The first day of classes at San Diego City, Mesa and Miramar colleges for Spring 2017 is Jan. 30.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2016 11:25:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Spring 2017, Spring semester</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>01/30/2017 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>New spring semester launches Jan. 30</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/spring-semester-beginning-2017.asp</link>
<description>20 percent of all offerings at the district's three colleges will be available online.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2017 16:21:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>New spring semester launches Jan. 30</media:title>
<media:description>20 percent of all offerings at the districtÃ¢??s three colleges will be available online.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/campusmiramar1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Spring 2017, Spring Semester</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Spring 2017, Spring Semester</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Spring Break set for March 27 through 31</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/spring-break-event.asp</link>
<description>Spring Break for the San Diego Community College District's colleges and Continuing Education is scheduled from March 27 through 31.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:32:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Spring Break</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>3/27/2017 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District students star in new enrollment campaign</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/spring-2016-enrollment-campaign.asp</link>
<description>More than a dozen district students will soon be featured as part of the San Diego Community College District's spring enrollment campaign themed &quot;Imagine the Possibilities.&quot;</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 12:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>District students star in new enrollment campaign</media:title>
<media:description>More than a dozen district students will soon be featured as part of the San Diego Community College DistrictÃ¢??s spring enrollment campaign themed Ã¢??Imagine the Possibilities.Ã¢?ï¿½</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/ceautocampaign.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Imagine the Possibilities, Enrollment Campaign, Spring 2016</media:keywords>
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Imagine the Possibilities, Enrollment Campaign, Spring 2016
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<title>Social Justice and Education Conference returns to City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/social-justice-conference-city-college-2016.asp</link>
<description>The second annual Social Justice and Education Conference at San Diego City College returns March 23 and 24 at the Corporate Education Center in the MS Building. The featured speaker is Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, 79th District representative, a professor emeritus of Africana Studies at San Diego State University, and the first African-American from south of Los Angeles elected to the state legislature.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:22:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Social Justice and Education Conference returns to City College</media:title>
<media:description>The second annual Social Justice and Education Conference at San Diego City College returns March 23 and 24 at the Corporate Education Center in the MS Building. The featured speaker is Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, 79th District representative, a professor emeritus of Africana Studies at San Diego State University, and the first African-American from south of Los Angeles elected to the state legislature.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/justice.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Social Justice and Education Conference</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Social Justice and Education Conference</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>03/23/2016 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Shakerra Carter: Helping students reach their potential</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/shakerra-carter-associated-dean-outreach.asp</link>
<description>As Associate Dean of Outreach and Pre-Enrollment Services, a post she began in January, Shakerra is working with San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges and Continuing Education in planning, organizing, implementing and assessing the SDCCD collective outreach initiatives and activities involving relations with schools, local universities, and communityÃ??Ã?Â¢??based organizations.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:26:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Shakerra Carter: Helping students reach their potential</media:title>
<media:description>As Associate Dean of Outreach and Pre-Enrollment Services, a post she began in January, Shakerra Carter will work with San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges and Continuing Education in planning, organizing, implementing and assessing the SDCCDÃ¢??s collective outreach initiatives and activities involving relations with schools, local universities, and communityÃ¢??based organizations.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/shakerracarter.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Shakerra Carter, Associate Dean of Outreach, community relations</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Shakerra Carter, Associate Dean of Outreach, community relations</rsskeywords><artoptions>profile</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Working to prevent sexual assault</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/sex-assault-prevention-titleix.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District has implemented an online sexual assault prevention and awareness training program.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2015 08:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/miramarcampus.jpg">
<media:title>Working to prevent sexual assault</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District has implemented an online sexual assault prevention and awareness training program.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/miramarcampus.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>sexual assault prevention, sexual assault awareness, Title IX, student services, Violence Against Women Act</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>sexual assault prevention, sexual assault awareness, Title IX, student services, Violence Against Women Act </rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>September issue of our WE magazine is here</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/september-2015-we-magazine.asp</link>
<description>WE - With Excellence, September issue</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2015 16:46:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/wecoverlarge.jpg">
<media:title>September issue of our WE magazine is here</media:title>
<media:description>WE - With Excellence, September issue</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/wecoverlarge.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>WE, With Excellence, magazine</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,we</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>September 1, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Sen. Marty Block secures $6M for baccalaureate pilot program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/senator-marty-block-funding-baccalaureate.asp</link>
<description>The funding will support the establishment of one new bachelor's degree program at 15 California community colleges.</description>
<author>The office of State Sen. Marty Block</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 12:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Sen. Marty Block secures $6M for baccalaureate program</media:title>
<media:description>From left, San Diego Community College Chancellor Constance M. Carroll, SDCCD Board of Trustees President Maria Nieto Senor and State Sen. Marty Block hold up a check representing the $6 million that has been secured for the baccalaureate pilot program.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/blockcheck3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>baccalaureate pilot program, Senator Marty Block</media:keywords>
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<title>State leaders to discuss future of 4-year degrees at community colleges</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/senate-hearing-four-year-degrees-community-colleges.asp</link>
<description>The hearing will include panel discussions, testimony from experts on local and state workforce needs, and public testimony.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2016 11:54:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/himmesa.jpg">
<media:title>State leaders to discuss future of 4-year degrees at community colleges</media:title>
<media:description>The hearing will include panel discussions, testimony from experts on local and state workforce needs, and public testimony.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/himmesa.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>California Senate, Higher Education Access and Affordability, baccalaureate pilot program, Community College, Higher Education, Bachelor's Degree, Marty Block</media:keywords>
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<title>Speaker series - Creating a community in a diverse college environment</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/seminar-mesa-diversity-community-2016.asp</link>
<description>Seminar led by Lee Mun Wah, CEO and Founder of Stirfry Seminars.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2016 14:26:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Lee Mun Wah, seminar, diversity</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>09/09/2016 09:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Life and career of Selma Esther Segal</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/selma-segal-continuing-education.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education has sadly lost a beloved member of its family of faculty. Selma Esther Segal, Emeritus Music Instructor, passed away May 25, 2016.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2016 16:54:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/selma.segal.jpg">
<media:title>Life and career of Selma Esther Segal</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing Education has sadly lost a beloved member of its family of faculty. Selma Esther Segal, Emeritus Music Instructor, passed away May 25, 2016.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/selma.segal.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Selma Esther Segal, San Diego Continuing Education</media:keywords>
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<title>District's Corporate Council provides an industry perspective</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/corporate-council-ignacio-de-la-torre-att.asp</link>
<description>I'm a huge fan of community colleges and the role the District is playing in our region, said Ignacio De La Torre, Assistant Vice President of External Affairs for ATT.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2017 09:31:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>District's Corporate Council provides an industry perspective</media:title>
<media:description>Ã¢??IÃ¢??m a huge fan of community colleges and the role the District is playing in our region,Ã¢?ï¿½ said Ignacio De La Torre, Assistant Vice President of External Affairs for AT&amp;amp;amp;T. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/ignaciodelatorre.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Corporate Council, Ignacio De La Torre, AT&amp;amp;amp;T</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Corporate Council, Ignacio De La Torre</rsskeywords><artoptions>profile</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<item>
<title>Spring Break set for March 26-30</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/spring-break-events.asp</link>
<description>The District office will be closed Friday, March 30, 2018 in observance of Cesar Chavez Day. The office will re-open at 8 a.m. Monday, April 2</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 11:59:07 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Spring Break set for March 26-30</media:title>
<media:description>The District office will be closed Friday, March 30, 2018 in observance of Cesar Chavez Day. The office will re-open at 8 a.m. Monday, April 2</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/flowers21.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Spring Break, Cesar Chavez</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Spring Break, Cesar Chavez </rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>03/30/2018 05:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>SEEDS students head for the hills</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/seeds-program-field-trip-laguna-mountains.asp</link>
<description>A unique San Diego Mesa College program focused on increasing the number of Hispanic students studying science, engineering, and mathematics to help solve looming agricultural challenges is taking the classroom to the community.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2016 10:08:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/seedsfieldtrip.jpg">
<media:title>SEEDS students head for the hills</media:title>
<media:description>A unique San Diego Mesa College program focused on increasing the number of Hispanic students studying science, engineering, and mathematics to help solve looming agricultural challenges is taking the classroom to the community.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/seedsfieldtrip.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>SEEDS, STEM, Engagement for Enrichment of Diverse Students, Leticia Lopez, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Laguna Mountains</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>SEEDS, STEM, Engagement for Enrichment of Diverse Students, Leticia Lopez, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Laguna Mountains </rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>April 22, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College prof guiding Hispanic students in STEM, agriculture studies</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/seeds-leticia-lopez-stem.asp</link>
<description>Professor Leticia Lopez is the project director for a new U.S. Department of Agriculture effort at Mesa College that seeks to increase the number of Hispanic students studying science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) while addressing looming agricultural challenges around the world.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2015 15:08:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/llopez2.jpg">
<media:title>Sowing the SEEDS of Success</media:title>
<media:description>Professor Leticia LÃ?Â³pez is the project director for a new U.S. Department of Agriculture effort at Mesa College that seeks to increase the number of Hispanic students studying science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) while addressing looming agricultural challenges around the world.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/llopez2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>SEEDS, Department of Agriculture, STEM, student success</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>SEEDS, Department of Agriculture, STEM, student success</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<item>
<title>Growing demand for City College's urban farm</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/seeds-at-city-urban-farm-agriculture-we.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College has planted the seeds to meet a growing demand for sustainable agriculture, thanks to a burgeoning program that is preparing the next generation of farmers.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2016 11:03:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/seedsatcity.jpg">
<media:title>Growing demand for City College's urban farm</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College has planted the seeds to meet a growing demand for sustainable agriculture, thanks to a burgeoning program that is preparing the next generation of farmers.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/seedsatcity.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Urban farm, Sustainable Urban Agriculture program, Seeds at City, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>
Urban farm, Sustainable Urban Agriculture program, Seeds at City, San Diego City College
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,announcement,we</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>June 24, 2016</announcedate>
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<item>
<title>Community Colleges push to better prepare students needing basic skills coursework</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/sdiccca-basic-skills-sdsu-csusm-grant.asp</link>
<description>A new $2 million grant will helping many students get a successful start at San Diego State University and Cal State San Marcos by sharpening their math and English skills.</description>
<author>San Diego and Imperial Counties Community Colleges Association</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:34:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>
basic skills, San Diego State University, Cal State San Marcos
</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>July 19, 2016</announcedate>
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<item>
<title>District marching for equal rights in Pride Parade</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/sdccd-marching-pride-parade-2015.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District will show its support for the region's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community when students, faculty, and staff march under the district banner at the 2015 Pride Parade.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2015 14:49:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/pride2014.jpg">
<media:title>District marching for equal rights in Pride Parade</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District will show its support for the regionÃ¢??s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community when students, faculty, and staff march under the district banner at the 2015 Pride Parade.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/pride2014.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Pride Parade, LGBT, San Diego Community College District, equality, diversity</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Pride Parade, LGBT, San Diego Community College District, equality, diversity</rsskeywords><artoptions></artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>07/18/2015 11:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>College district, SD school district hold joint session</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/san-diego-unified-joint-session-2015.asp</link>
<description>The governing boards of the San Diego Community College District and the San Diego Unified School District will hold a joint meeting that will focus on promoting student success from pre-kindergarten through college.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2015 13:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Unified School District, San Diego Community College District, student success, joint session </rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<item>
<title>District employees can support San Diego Promise with payroll deduction</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/san-diego-promise-payroll-deduction.asp</link>
<description>The program enrolled 186 college freshmen this fall, with hopes of expanding in coming years through philanthropic support from the community.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2016 09:18:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/promiselaunch.jpg">
<media:title>District employees can support San Diego Promise with payroll deduction</media:title>
<media:description>The program enrolled 186 college freshmen this fall, with hopes of expanding in coming years through philanthropic support from the community.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/promiselaunch.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise, donations</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise, donations</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<item>
<title>Free community college pilot program launched</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/san-diego-promise-free-college-launch.asp</link>
<description>The free community college movement has officially arrived in San Diego with the selection of the first students to participate in the San Diego Promise.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2016 15:32:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/promiselaunch.jpg">
<media:title>Free community college pilot program launched</media:title>
<media:description>The free community college movement has officially arrived in San Diego with the selection of the first students to participate in the San Diego Promise.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/promiselaunch.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise, free community college</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise, free community college</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>San Diego Promise students financially needy and diverse according to analysis</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/san-diego-promise-financial-need-diversity.asp</link>
<description>15 percent of San Diego Promise students come from families making less than $10,000 each year, according to the district's analysis.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2016 09:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/promiselaunch.jpg">
<media:title>San Diego Promise students financially needy and diverse according to analysis</media:title>
<media:description>15 percent of San Diego Promise students come from families making less than $10,000 each year, according to the districtÃ¢??s analysis.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/promiselaunch.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise, Pilot Program, Community Support</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise, Pilot Program, Community Support</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District's free college program to expand significantly in 2017</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/san-diego-promise-expands-2017.asp</link>
<description>The number of students receiving a free education through the San Diego Promise will more than quadruple to nearly 800 in 2017, the program's second year.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2016 10:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/promiseupdate17.jpg">
<media:title>DistrictÃ¢??s free college program to expand significantly in 2017</media:title>
<media:description>The number of students receiving a free education through the San Diego Promise will more than quadruple to nearly 800 in 2017, the programÃ¢??s second year.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/promiseupdate17.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise, free college tuition, San Diego Unified School District</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise, free college tuition, San Diego Unified School District</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>600 graduating high school seniors selected to receive free tuition and books</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/san-diego-promise-2017-students-announced.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Promise pays for enrollment fees and books that are not covered by financial aid.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2017 16:39:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/promise4.jpg">
<media:title>600 graduating high school seniors selected to receive free tuition and books</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Promise pays for enrollment fees and books that are not covered by financial aid.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/promise4.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise, free community college, free tuition</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>
San Diego Promise, free community college, free tuition
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Join us for the annual Pride Parade</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/san-diego-pride-parade-announcement.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District will participate in the annual San Diego Pride Parade on July 18.</description>
<author></author>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2015 15:10:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/prideparade.jpg">
<media:title>Pride Parade Announcement</media:title>
<media:description>Announcement for the 2015 San Diego Pride Parade</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/prideparade.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>pride parade, san diego, sdpride</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>san diego pride parade, community college, sdpride, san diego</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>07/18/2015 11:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Healthcare industry named fastest growing career sector</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/healthcare-industry-growing-continuing-education-2017.asp</link>
<description>Fall semester at San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE) started this week and healthcare career training is at its highest level of enrollment.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2017 14:25:01 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/cehealth.jpg">
<media:title>Healthcare industry named fastest growing career sector</media:title>
<media:description>Fall semester at San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE) started this week and healthcare career training is at its highest level of enrollment.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/cehealth.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Healthcare industry</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Healthcare industry</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Adjusting to a life of freedom</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/san-diego-foundation-partnership.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College and the San Diego Community College District are partnering with the San Diego Foundation for a study that could help formerly incarcerated youth - from 14 to 29 years old - transition back into society.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2016 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/sdfoundation.jpg">
<media:title>Adjusting to a life of freedom</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College and the San Diego Community College District are partnering with the San Diego Foundation for a study that could help formerly incarcerated youth Ã¢?? from 14 to 29 years old Ã¢?? transition back into society.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/sdfoundation.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Foundation, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Foundation, San Diego City College</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>April 22, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>San Diego City College Commencement Ceremony</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/san-diego-city-college-commencement-ceremony.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College will hold its commencement ceremony at the Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2016 14:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>San Diego City College, commencement, graduation</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>05/20/2016 05:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<item>
<title>Blood Drive at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/san-diego-blood-drive.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Blood Bank will be at San Diego City College</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2017 10:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>
San Diego Blood Bank, San Diego City College, blood donation
</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>02/13/2017 10:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<item>
<title>Advocacy in Action</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/sacramento-legislative-conference-2016.asp</link>
<description>Representatives from the San Diego Community College District, including trustees, student trustees, campus presidents, and staff traveled to Sacramento Jan. 31-Feb. 1 to participate in the Community College League of California's Annual Legislative Conference.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2016 16:37:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/sacramento1.2016.jpg">
<media:title>Advocacy in Action</media:title>
<media:description>Representatives from the San Diego Community College District, including trustees, student trustees, campus presidents, and staff traveled to Sacramento Jan. 31-Feb. 1 to participate in the Community College League of CaliforniaÃ¢??s Annual Legislative Conference.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/sacramento1.2016.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Legislative Conference, trustees, college presidents, Sacramento</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Legislative Conference, trustees, college presidents, Sacramento</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Miramar College Foundation awarded a $75,000 grant</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/stem-grant-miramar-college-2018.asp</link>
<description>&quot;This grant will allow for many of our students to get a head start in the STEM field while lower their financial burden.&quot;</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 09:36:56 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>STEM, San Diego Miramar College, Miramar College Foundation, Grant</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>February 15, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College professor researching a civilization</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/ryan-mongelluzzo-maya-architecture-research.asp</link>
<description>Ryan Mongelluzzo is among the leading community college researchers into Maya architecture.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2016 20:54:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/ryan.jpg">
<media:title>Ryan Mongelluzzo</media:title>
<media:description>Professor Ryan Mongelluzzo</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/ryan.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Ryan Mongelluzzo</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Ryan Mongelluzzo, San Diego Mesa College, Maya architecture</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Divisive presidential race a focus of annual conference</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/restoring-respect-event-2016.asp</link>
<description>The fifth annual Conference on Restoring Civility to Civic Dialogue returns April 18 at the University of San Diego's Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2016 11:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/lunarespect.jpg">
<media:title>Carl Luna at last year's Restoring Respect Conference</media:title>
<media:description>Carl Luna at last year's Restoring Respect Conference</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/lunarespect.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Carl Luna</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Civic Dialogue, Alexander Heffner, Carl Luna, Restoring Respect</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured, event</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>04/18/2016 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Annual Research Conference coming to Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/research-conference-mesa-college-2016.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College holds its second Annual Research Conference honoring student inquiry on Friday, May 6 with a panel of judges who have earned their doctoral degrees at some of the top universities in the country.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2016 11:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/mesacampus3.jpg">
<media:title>Annual Research Conference coming to Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College holds its second Annual Research Conference honoring student inquiry on Friday, May 6 with a panel of judges who have earned their doctoral degrees at some of the top universities in the country.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/mesacampus3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Mesa College, Research Conference, Dean of the School of Mathematics</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Mesa College, Research Conference, Dean of the School of Mathematics</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>05/06/2016 09:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Disability Support Programs and Services (DSPS) at SDCE</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/disability-support-programs-services-video.asp</link>
<description>Disability Support Programs and Services (DSPS) provides confidential, no-cost services for students age 18 years or older. Participation is voluntary.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2017 14:11:26 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>Disability Support Programs and Services (DSPS) at SDCE</media:title>
<media:description>Disability Support Programs and Services (DSPS) provides confidential, no-cost services for students age 18 years or older. Participation is voluntary. </media:description>
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<rsskeywords>Disability Support Programs and Services, DSPS, San Diego Continuing Education</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Registration underway for spring semester</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/registration-spring-intersession-2017.asp</link>
<description>Open registration for the spring 2017 semester has begun at the San Diego Community College District.  The 16-week semester starts January 30 and ends May 27.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2016 16:11:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Registration underway for spring semester and intersession</media:title>
<media:description>Open registration for the spring 2017 semester has begun at the San Diego Community College District.  The 16-week semester starts January 30 and ends May 27.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Registration, Spring Semester, Intersession</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Registration, Spring Semester, Intersession</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District's 2015-16 budget includes record increase</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/record-increase-2015budget.asp</link>
<description>$779 million tentative budget was adopted by the SDCCD Board of Trustees at the board's June 11 meeting.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2015 20:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>DistrictÃ¢??s 2015-16 budget includes record increase</media:title>
<media:description>$779 million tentative budget was adopted by the SDCCD Board of Trustees at the boardÃ¢??s June 11 meeting.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>budget, trustees, Proposition S, Proposition N, record increase</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>budget, trustees, Proposition S, Proposition N, record increase</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>9/1/2015 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate>9/1/2015</announcedate>
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<title>Record number of courses offered this summer at City, Mesa, Miramar Colleges</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/record-courses-summer-session-2016.asp</link>
<description>Students enrolling this summer will find the largest selection to choose from in the district's history, with a total of more than 4,000 course sections being offered.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2016 08:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/citycollegespring2016.jpg">
<media:title>Record number of courses offered for summer session 2016</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College Student on campus</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/citycollegespring2016.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>summer session</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Summer Session, enrollment, courses</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>May 6, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD Chancellor Constance Carroll Chairs San Diego Foundation Board</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/chancellor-constance-carroll-san-diego-foundation-chair.asp</link>
<description>&quot;Serving as Chair and supporting The San Diego Foundation as we work to maximize the impact of charitable giving in the region is a tremendous honor.&quot;</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2017 14:13:19 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>SDCCD Chancellor Constance Carroll Chairs San Diego Foundation Board</media:title>
<media:description>&quot;Serving as Chair and supporting The San Diego Foundation as we work to maximize the impact of charitable giving in the region is a tremendous honor.&quot;</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/_images/staff/chancellorpage.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Foundation, Chancellor Constance M. Carroll</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Foundation, Chancellor Constance M. Carroll</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>September 7, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Recommendations aimed at improving workforce education</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/recommendations-workforce-training-board-governors.asp</link>
<description>Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges unanimously approved the 25 recommendations put forth by the Task Force on Workforce, Job Creation and a Strong Economy to strengthen workforce education throughout the 113-college system.</description>
<author>California Community Colleges</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2015 16:32:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/welding.jpg">
<media:title>Recommendations aimed at improving workforce education</media:title>
<media:description>Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges unanimously approved the 25 recommendations put forth by the Task Force on Workforce, Job Creation and a Strong Economy to strengthen workforce education throughout the 113-college system.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/welding.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Board of Governors, California Community Colleges, Workforce Education, Job Creation, Economy</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Board of Governors, California Community Colleges, Workforce Education, Job Creation, Economy
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Nov. 16, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College Radiologic Technology Program to pin 23 graduates</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/radiology-technician-graduation-2016.asp</link>
<description>Newly minted Radiology Technicians fill critical need for health care specialists in San Diego.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 15:58:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>
Radiology Technicians, graduates, San Diego Mesa College
</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>August 4, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>District reaffirms commitment to protecting the rights of all students following election</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/protecting-student-rights-following-election.asp</link>
<description>In response to concerns that have been expressed by students, faculty, and staff about the outcome of Tuesday's election, the San Diego Community College District is sharing the following email message today to reaffirm its commitment to protecting the rights of all students:</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2016 13:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Student rights</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>November 10, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Taxpayers saving $80M as district issues final bonds from Props S &amp;amp;amp; N</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/propositions-bonds-taxpayers-savings.asp</link>
<description>The district has been awarded a perfect score of 100 percent for its bond construction project's performance by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2016 15:19:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/mesamath3.jpg">
<media:title>Taxpayers saving $80M as district issues final bonds from Props S &amp;amp;amp; N</media:title>
<media:description>The district has been awarded a perfect score of 100 percent for its bond construction project's performance by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/mesamath3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Proposition S and N, Bond Program</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Proposition S and N, Bond Program</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District leaders participate in Prop. 55 news conference</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/proposition-55-news-conference.asp</link>
<description>News conference at San Diego City College shared information on the importance of Proposition 55.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2016 10:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>District leaders participate in Prop. 55 news conference</media:title>
<media:description>News conference at San Diego City College shared information on the importance of Proposition 55.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/prop5515.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Proposition 55</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Proposition 55</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Students building their futures through a new semester</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/promise-students-fall-semester-2016.asp</link>
<description>Ã??Ã?Â¢??People here seem personally invested in seeing their students do well.Ã??Ã?Â¢?Ã?Â¯Ã?Â¿Ã?Â½</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2016 15:34:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/miramar2.jpg">
<media:title>Promise students building their futures through a new semester</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Promise is an ambitious pilot program that will provide a college education free to 201 incoming freshmen.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/miramar2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>San Diego Promise a lifeline to students in need</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/promise-program-expanding-2017-profiles.asp</link>
<description>Students already in the program describe what the opportunity has meant to them.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2017 14:31:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>San Diego Promise a lifeline to students in need</media:title>
<media:description>Students already in the program describe what the opportunity has meant to them.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/promiseupdate17.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise, free tuition</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise, free tuition</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Promise application deadline approaches; momentum builds for tuition-free colleges</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/promise-application-deadline-2017.asp</link>
<description>Deadline for high school students is Feb. 10; Continuing Education students must apply by Feb. 15.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2017 14:59:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/promiselaunch4.jpg">
<media:title>SD Promise application deadline approaches, momentum builds for tuition-free colleges</media:title>
<media:description>Deadline for high school students is Feb. 10; Continuing Education students must apply by Feb. 15.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/promiselaunch4.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise, Tuition-Free Colleges</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise, Tuition-Free Colleges</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Professor Carl Luna named one of nation's top community college faculty members</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/profile_carl_luna.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College Professor Carl Luna Named Among Nation's Top Community College Faculty Members</description>
<author>Jack Beresford</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2014 01:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/cluna.png">
<media:title>Carl Luna</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College Professor and popular political pundit Carl Luna has been named as one of the top community college faculty members in the country by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT).</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/cluna.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Carl Luna, Mesa, Profile</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Carl Luna, Profiles, media contacts, events, news releases, radio, television, newspaper, statistics, reporters</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>October 27, 2014</announcedate>
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<title>Kristen Magpuri finds her calling at Miramar College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/profile-kristen-magpuri.asp</link>
<description>Now a paramedic, Kristen Magpuri is planning to earn a master's degree en route toward becoming an emergency room physician's assistant.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2016 15:33:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Kristen Magpuri finds her calling at Miramar College</media:title>
<media:description>Now a paramedic, Kristen Magpuri is planning to earn a masterÃ¢??s degree en route toward becoming an emergency room physicianÃ¢??s assistant.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/magpuri.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Kristen Magpuri, San Diego Miramar College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Kristen Magpuri, San Diego Miramar College </rsskeywords><artoptions>profile</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Educators connect with students via social media</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/professors-social-media-teaching-tools.asp</link>
<description>Educators are finding new ways to communicate with students and teach using social media.</description>
<author>Char Cook - San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2015 08:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/socialmediamatthews.jpg">
<media:title>Jessica Matthews on Instagram</media:title>
<media:description>Jessica Matthews on Instagram</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/socialmediamatthews.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Jessica Matthews, Instagram</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Social media, professors, teaching tools</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District shows its pride in annual parade</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/pride-parade-2016-event.asp</link>
<description>Students, faculty, and staff from the San Diego Community College District will march under the district banner at the July 16 Pride Parade, one of the largest in the country with up to 300,000 spectators expected.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2016 16:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/prideparade2015.jpg">
<media:title>2016 San Diego Pride Parade</media:title>
<media:description>SDCCD will show its support for the regionÃ¢??s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community when students, faculty, and staff march at the July 16 Pride Parade.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/prideparade2015.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Pride Parade, LGBT</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Pride Parade, LGBT</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>07/16/2016 11:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Presidential transition and search process begins at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/presidential-transition-city-college.asp</link>
<description>With the announced departure of President Anthony Beebe, multiple efforts are underway at San Diego City College to ensure the college has solid leadership in place during its upcoming presidential search and transition.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2016 11:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/citycollegesign.jpg">
<media:title>Presidential transition and search process begins at City College</media:title>
<media:description>With the announced departure of President Anthony Beebe, multiple efforts are underway at San Diego City College to ensure the college has solid leadership in place during its upcoming presidential search and transition.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/citycollegesign.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Anthony Beebe</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Anthony Beebe</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>May 4, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>New Continuing Ed president dedicated to social justice</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/president-carlos-turner-cortez-continuing-education.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education's new President Carlos O. Turner Cortez looks to his past to help guide CE's future.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 13:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>New Continuing Ed president dedicated to social justice</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing Education's new President Carlos O. Turner Cortez looks to his past to help guide CE's future.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/wecarloscortez.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Carlos O. Turner Cortez, president, San Diego Continuing Education, social justice</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Carlos O. Turner Cortez, president, San Diego Continuing Education, social justice</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,profile,we</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Six SDCCD students named to 2016 All-California Phi Theta Kappa Team</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/phi-theta-kappa-team-2016.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District is honored to have students from San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges as part of the 2016 All-California Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Team.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2016 17:10:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Six SDCCD students named to 2016 All-California Phi Theta Kappa Team</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District is honored to have students from San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges as part of the 2016 All-California Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Team.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/dexterandlee.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Phi Theta Kappa</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Phi Theta Kappa</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>March 8, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>How to better manage personal finances in 2017</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/personal-finance-tips-2017-miramar-college.asp</link>
<description>Professor David Wilhelm teaches a new personal finance course at San Diego Miramar College and he has a few tips to help people steer people in the right direction.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2017 13:07:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>How to better manage personal finances in 2017</media:title>
<media:description>Professor David Wilhelm teaches a new personal finance course at San Diego Miramar College and he has a few tips to help people steer people in the right direction.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/wilhelm2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Personal Finance, David Wilhelm, Business, San Diego Miramar College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Personal Finance, David Wilhelm, Business, San Diego Miramar College</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Professor Paul Alexander making a commitment to the community</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/paul-alexander-city-college.asp</link>
<description>&quot;It's important that we engage and do what we can to address the needs and issues that our communities are facing.&quot;</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2016 11:27:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/paulalexander.jpg">
<media:title>Professor Paul Alexander making a commitment to the community</media:title>
<media:description>Ã¢??ItÃ¢??s important that we engage and do what we can to address the needs and issues that our communities are facing.Ã¢?ï¿½</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/paulalexander.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Paul Alexander, San Diego Miramar College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Paul Alexander, San Diego City College</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Homecoming at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/homecoming-mesa-college-event.asp</link>
<description>The Mesa College Associated Student Government is hosting a Carnival-Style Tailgate party to accompany the 2017 Homecoming Game!</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2017 13:44:27 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/mesaaerial.jpg">
<media:title>Homecoming at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>The Mesa College Associated Student Government is hosting a Carnival-Style Tailgate party to accompany the 2017 Homecoming Game! </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/mesaaerial.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Homecoming, San Diego Mesa College, Football</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Homecoming, San Diego Mesa College, Football</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>09/23/2017 02:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Patricia Hsieh marks 10 years as Miramar president</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/patricia-hsieh-miramar-president-anniversary.asp</link>
<description>Dr. Patricia Hsieh marks 10 years as president of San Diego Miramar College</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2015 14:37:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Miramar president putting community into community college</media:title>
<media:description>Dr. Patricia Hsieh marks 10 years as president of San Diego Miramar College</media:description>
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<title>Week of Service at City College - April 16-20</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/week-of-service-city-college.asp</link>
<description>There are various opportunities to volunteer through San Diego City College.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Week of Service at City College - Oct. 16-20</media:title>
<media:description>There are various opportunities to volunteer through San Diego City College.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/fooddrive2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Week of Service, Community, Volunteer</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Week of Service, Community, Volunteer</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>04/20/2018 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Expanded partnership with the University of Redlands</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/partnership-university-redlands-business.asp</link>
<description>SDCCD employees, as well as their spouses and domestic partners who are eligible to receive benefits, may receive a tuition discount of 15% for the School of Business degree programs at the University of Redlands.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2015 13:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>University of Redlands, School of Business</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Nov. 20, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD Parking Services needs your help</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/parking-services-repairs-safety.asp</link>
<description>We are dedicated to staying on top of maintenance issues within parking structures, parking lots, and road ways on every campus.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2017 13:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Parking Services, Safety</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>January 12, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Incarceration to graduation - Changing lives at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/parkers-scholars-city-college.asp</link>
<description>Students are turning their lives around at San Diego City College with the help of the Parker's Scholars program, an ambitious effort targeting young adults who have had more than their share of run-ins with the law.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2016 15:09:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Incarceration to graduation - Changing lives at City College</media:title>
<media:description>Students are turning their lives around at San Diego City College with the help of the ParkerÃ¢??s Scholars program, an ambitious effort targeting young adults who have had more than their share of run-ins with the law.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/diplomascitycollege.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>ParkerÃ¢??s Scholars</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Parker's Scholars</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa president building a legacy</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/pam-luster-building-legacy-we-magazine.asp</link>
<description>President Pamela T. Luster played a critical role in making San Diego Mesa College the first community college in the state to offer a bachelor's degree.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2016 11:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Mesa president building a legacy</media:title>
<media:description>President Pamela T. Luster played a critical role in making San Diego Mesa College the first community college in the state to offer a bachelorÃ¢??s degree.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>San Diego Mesa College, president, Pamela Luster</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Mesa College, president, Pamela Luster</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile,we</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Grads make history as first to earn bachelor's from CA community college</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/california-community-colleges-first-baccalaureate-degrees.asp</link>
<description>Nearly 140 students throughout the state earned a bachelor's degree through the groundbreaking Baccalaureate Pilot Program.</description>
<author>California Community Colleges</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:55:30 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>Grads make history as first to earn bachelor's from CA community college</media:title>
<media:description>Nearly 140 students throughout the state earned a bachelorÃ¢??s degree through the groundbreaking Baccalaureate Pilot Program.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesagrad9.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Baccalaureate Pilot Program, Graduation, Commencement</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Baccalaureate Pilot Program, Graduation, Commencement</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>June 19, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Open enrollment for fall semester underway</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/open-enrollment-fall-semester-2015.asp</link>
<description>Open enrollment for fall semester underway</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>fall semester, college enrollment, registration, fall schedule</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>August 3, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Benefits Open Enrollment - Nov. 1-15</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/open-enrollment-benefits-2015.asp</link>
<description>Don't miss your once-a-year opportunity to enroll or make changes to your health coverage.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2015 13:17:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Open Enrollment, benefits, health coverage</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Oct. 27, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Online course offerings up 21 percent this fall</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/online-courses-increase-2016.asp</link>
<description>&quot;With so many of our students busy working or raising families, it only makes sense to provide them with a larger selection of online courses, which offer greater flexibility in their schedules.&quot;</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2016 11:43:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Online course offerings up 21 percent this fall</media:title>
<media:description>Ã¢??With so many of our students busy working or raising families, it only makes sense to provide them with a larger selection of online courses, which offer greater flexibility in their schedules.Ã¢?ï¿½</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/onlinecourses.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Online courses, Dr. Stephanie Bulger</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Online courses, Dr. Stephanie Bulger</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD officer honored for going beyond call of duty</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/officer-james-everette-honored.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District Police Officer James Everette was recognized at a Sept. 16 awards ceremony for subduing a suspect with an extensive criminal history during a violent struggle at Continuing Education's North City campus.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2015 09:42:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>SDCCD officer honored for going beyond call of duty</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Community College District Police Officer James Everette was recognized at a Sept. 16 awards ceremony for subduing a suspect with an extensive criminal history during a violent struggle at Continuing EducationÃ¢??s North City campus.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>James Everette, San Diego Community College District Police Department, Continuing Education North City campus, Brian Maienschein, Honoring our RegionÃ¢??s Heroes, North San Diego Business Chamber, California Center of the Arts Escondido</media:keywords>
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</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Sept. 25, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Board Report from Oct. 8 meeting</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/october8-board-report.asp</link>
<description>Actions taken at the San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees meeting at San Diego Mesa College on Thursday, Oct. 8.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2015 15:16:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Oct. 9, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Martin Luther King Day Observed</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/observance-martin-luther-king.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District office and all campuses will be closed in Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2015 11:07:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Martin Luther King</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>01/18/2016 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Jennifer Kearns named information officer at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/new-information-officer-mesa-college-jennifer-kearns.asp</link>
<description>Jennifer Kearns - an award-winning communications professional with nearly two decades of experience in marketing and public relations - is the new Information Officer at San Diego Mesa College.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2016 16:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Jennifer Kearns named information officer at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>Jennifer Kearns Ã¢?? an award-winning communications professional with nearly two decades of experience in marketing and public relations Ã¢?? is the new Information Officer at San Diego Mesa College.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/jenniferkearns.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Jennifer Kearns, San Diego Mesa College, Information Officer</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Jennifer Kearns, San Diego Mesa College, Information Officer</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>December 12, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>More classes, more students, more professors for new spring semester</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/new-faculty-classes-spring-2016.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District will welcome students to a new spring semester Jan. 25 with more classes, more instructors, and more facilities from which to learn.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2016 14:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>More classes, more students, more professors for new spring semester</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District will welcome students to a new spring semester Jan. 25 with more classes, more instructors, and more facilities from which to learn.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/miramarsci2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Spring semester, faculty, facilities</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Spring semester, faculty, facilities</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Jan. 19, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>New president named at San Diego Continuing Education</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/new-continuing-education-president.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education has a new president: Dr. Carlos O. Turner Cortez, a longtime educational leader with a strong commitment to social justice and a legacy of success from New York to California.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Dr. Carlos O. Turner Cortez, president of Continuing Education</rsskeywords><artoptions></artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>New Codex: Oaxaca, Immigration and Cultural Memory on exhibit</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/new-codex-immigration-exhibit-mesa.asp</link>
<description>A touring exhibit curated by Marietta Bernstorff that explores immigration to the United States. Artists along with the people from village of Tanivet and other communities affected by immigration have generated artworks through deep research and intense dialogue.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2016 09:51:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>New Codex: Oaxaca, Immigration and Cultural Memory on exhibit</media:title>
<media:description>A touring exhibit curated by Marietta Bernstorff that explores immigration to the United States. Artists along with the people from village of Tanivet and other communities affected by immigration have generated artworks through deep research and intense dialogue.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/newcodex.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Immigration, exhibit, San Diego Mesa College, New Codex</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Immigration, exhibit, San Diego Mesa College, New Codex</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>March 11, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Nancy Johnson: Saying Goodbye to a San Diego Community College District Institution</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/nancy-johnson-retirement.asp</link>
<description>For more than a quarter century, Johnson served as secretary for the Vice Chancellor of Facilities, and for the past four years she has been the Administrative Assistant to Bonnie Ann Dowd, Executive Vice Chancellor for Business and Technology Services.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 12:54:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Nancy Johnson: Saying Goodbye to a San Diego Community College District Institution</media:title>
<media:description>For more than a quarter century, Johnson served as secretary for the Vice Chancellor of Facilities, and for the past four years she has been the Administrative Assistant to Bonnie Ann Dowd, Executive Vice Chancellor for Business and Technology Services.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/nancyjohnson2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Nancy Johnson, Retirement, administrative assistant, Bonnie Ann Dowd</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Nancy Johnson, Retirement, administrative assistant, Bonnie Ann Dowd
</rsskeywords><artoptions>profile</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Discussion: SD Promise and Multiple Measures Assessment Project (MMAP)</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/mmap-san-diego-promise-discussion.asp</link>
<description>Learn about the San Diego Promise. Receive update on current SDCCD Multiple Measures Assessment Project. Discuss Connections between San Diego Promise and SDCCD MMAP.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2016 16:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise, Multiple Measures Assessment Project, John Hetts</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>10/28/2016 09:30:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Dear DACA Students, All Students, Colleagues, and Friends:</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/information-daca-students-faculty.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) is deeply committed to the inclusion of all people, regardless of their race, ethnicity, heritage, national origin, immigration status, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, medical condition, or disability.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:02:40 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>Dear DACA Students, All Students, Colleagues, and Friends:</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) is deeply committed to the inclusion of all people, regardless of their race, ethnicity, heritage, national origin, immigration status, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, medical condition, or disability.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/daca.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals </rsskeywords><artoptions>homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>RateMyProfessors.com gives high marks to Miramar College faculty</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/miramar-rate-my-professor-ranking.asp</link>
<description>Students from across the United States have had their say and San Diego Miramar College ranks 13th in the Highest Rated Junior and Community Colleges Top Lists for 2014-2015 released by Rate My Professors.com.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>RateMyProfessors.com gives high marks to Miramar College faculty</media:title>
<media:description>Students from across the United States have had their say and San Diego Miramar College ranks 13th in the Highest Rated Junior and Community Colleges Top Lists for 2014-2015 released by Rate My Professors.com.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/miramarscience.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>RateMyProfessors.com, Miramar College, professors</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>RateMyProfessors.com, Miramar College, professors</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Miramar College Foundation accepts generous donation from Union Bank</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/miramar-donation-union-bank-2016.asp</link>
<description>The money will be used to fund the Foundation's Freshman Scholarship program for incoming Miramar College students.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2016 13:51:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Miramar College Foundation accepts generous donation from Union Bank</media:title>
<media:description>The money will be used to fund the FoundationÃ¢??s Freshman Scholarship program for incoming Miramar College students.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/miramardonation16.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Miramar College Foundation, donation, Union Bank</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Miramar College Foundation, donation, Union Bank</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>June 21, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Miramar commencement ceremony 2016</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/miramar-commencement-event-2016.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Miramar College will hold its spring 2016 commencement ceremony from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, May 13 Hourglass Field House (Gymnasium).</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2016 14:56:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate>05/13/2016 01:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>San Diego Fire chief to deliver commencement address at Miramar College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/miramar-commencement-address-fire-chief-brian-hennessy.asp</link>
<description>Chief Brian Fennessy graduated from the October 1990 Fire Academy at Miramar College and progressed through the ranks of the Department. He was named the city's 17th fire chief on November 12, 2015.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2016 10:26:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>San Diego Fire chief to deliver commencement address at Miramar College</media:title>
<media:description>Chief Brian Fennessy graduated from the October 1990 Fire Academy at Miramar College and progressed through the ranks of the Department. He was named the cityÃ¢??s 17th fire chief on November 12, 2015.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/sdfirechief.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
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<rsskeywords>Brian Fennessy, San Diego Fire and Rescue, Commencement, San Diego Miramar College</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>April 5, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD Chancellor's statement on the elimination of DACA</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/daca-response.asp</link>
<description>Dr. Constance M. Carroll responds to the elimination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2017 09:41:01 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/gradcap.jpg">
<media:title>SDCCD Chancellor's statement on the elimination of DACA</media:title>
<media:description>Dr. Constance M. Carroll responds to the elimination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, DACA</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, DACA</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>September 5, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Miramar College to celebrate opening of new science building</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/miramar-college-science-building-opening.asp</link>
<description>Grand opening ceremony to celebrate San Diego Miramar College's newest facility, the two-story, 49,000-square-foot, Science Building addition.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 15:05:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Miramar College to celebrate opening of new science building</media:title>
<media:description>Grand opening ceremony to celebrate San Diego Miramar CollegeÃ¢??s newest facility, the two-story, 49,000-square-foot, Science Building addition.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>San Diego Miramar College, Proposition N, bio-pond, demonstration garden, greenhouse, laboratories</media:keywords>
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San Diego Miramar College, Proposition N, bio-pond, demonstration garden, greenhouse, laboratories
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<title>Miramar College opens new $34 Million Science Building</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/miramar-college-science-building-debut.asp</link>
<description>An energetic crowd of faculty, staff, students, and representatives from the SDCCD turned out Monday for the ceremonial ribbon cutting of the two-story, 49,000-square-foot building.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 15:04:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Miramar College opens new $34 Million Science Building</media:title>
<media:description>An energetic crowd of faculty, staff, students, and representatives from the SDCCD turned out Monday for the ceremonial ribbon cutting of the two-story, 49,000-square-foot building.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/sciencebldg63.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Miramar College, Science Building, Propositions S and N</media:keywords>
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San Diego Miramar College, Science Building, Propositions S and N
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<title>$10,000 grant to Miramar College will go toward scholarships</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/miramar-college-grant-say-san-diego-2016.asp</link>
<description>The grant will be used to provide scholarships to business students who will use their technical knowledge, learned at the college, to support SAY San Diego's mission.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 08:41:00 -0800</pubDate>
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</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>September 20, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Miramar College secures $2M grant for alternative fuels, technology program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/miramar-college-grant-alternative-fuels-technology.asp</link>
<description>The bulk of the three-year grant going to Miramar College's Advanced Transportation Technology and Energy Center will be spent working with community colleges statewide in developing curriculum, acquiring equipment and training instructors who are educating students and faculty about clean fuels technology.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 10:56:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Miramar College secures $2M grant for alternative fuels, technology program</media:title>
<media:description>The bulk of the three-year grant going to Miramar CollegeÃ¢??s Advanced Transportation Technology and Energy Center will be spent working with community colleges statewide in developing curriculum, acquiring equipment and training instructors who are educating students and faculty about clean fuels technology.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/miramarcampus2015.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>alternative fuels, technology, workforce preparation, San Diego Miramar College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
alternative fuels, technology, workforce preparation, San Diego Miramar College
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<title>Miramar hires new Associate Dean for Student Equity and Academic Success</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/miramar-college-dean-jacqueline-honda.asp</link>
<description>Dr. Jacqueline Honda began her position on Jan. 3.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2017 11:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Jacqueline Honda, San Diego Miramar College</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>February 8, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Miramar College Admin building certified LEED Gold</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/miramar-college-administration-leed-gold.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Miramar College's Administration building has been awarded a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification for sustainable design by the United States Green Building Council.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2015 14:01:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Miramar College Admin building certified LEED Gold</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Miramar CollegeÃ¢??s Administration building has been awarded a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification for sustainable design by the United States Green Building Council.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, sustainable design, United States Green Building Council, San Diego Miramar College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, sustainable design, United States Green Building Council, San Diego Miramar College
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<title>Workshops on Men of Color: Experiences, Outcomes and Recommendations</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/minority-male-collaborative-workshop-mesa-college.asp</link>
<description>Over the past year, Mesa College has partnered with San Diego State University's Minority Male Community College Collaborative (M2C3) to assess the experiences and outcomes of men of color enrolled at Mesa College. The following workshops presented by Drs. J. Luke Wood and Frank Harris III, M2C3 co-directors, highlight findings and recommendations.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2016 11:56:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Minority Male Community College Collaborative, Dr. J. Luke Wood, Dr. Frank Harris</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>03/23/2016 02:30:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District colleges and Continuing Education honored as military friendly</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/military-friendly-higher-education-honor.asp</link>
<description>All four campuses in the San Diego Community College District - San Diego City, San Diego Mesa, and San Diego Miramar colleges, and San Diego Continuing Education - have earned the prestigious honor of being named a 2015 Military FriendlyÃ???Ã??Ã?Â® School by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. JobsÃ???Ã??Ã?Â®, STEM JobsSM and Military Spouse.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2015 09:52:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>District colleges and continuing education honored as military friendly</media:title>
<media:description>All four campuses in the San Diego Community College District Ã¢?? San Diego City, San Diego Mesa, and San Diego Miramar colleges, and San Diego Continuing Education Ã¢?? have earned the prestigious honor of being named a 2015 Military FriendlyÃ?Â® School by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. JobsÃ?Â®, STEM JobsSM and Military Spouse.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Military friendly, Veterans Day, Victory Media, Veterans Service Center</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Military friendly, Veterans Day, Victory Media, Veterans Service Center
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Michael Calimee has the power of positive thinking</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/michael-calimee-profile.asp</link>
<description>At age 20, Michael Calimee is one of the most recent graduates from San Diego Continuing Education's High School Diploma Program.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2016 11:17:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Michael Calimee has the power of positive thinking</media:title>
<media:description>At age 20, Michael Calimee is one of the most recent graduates from San Diego Continuing Education's High School Diploma Program.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/mike.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Michael Calimee, San Diego Continuing Education, High School Diploma Program</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Michael Calimee, San Diego Continuing Education, High School Diploma Program
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<title>Mesa College to host Thanksgiving feast for students</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/mesa-thanksgiving-feast-2016.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College's third annual Thanksgiving Feast will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 22 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in room MC 211 A/B located in the Mesa Commons.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2016 16:29:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Mesa College to host Thanksgiving feast for students</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa CollegeÃ¢??s third annual Thanksgiving Feast will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 22 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in room MC 211 A/B located in the Mesa Commons.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/mesathankgiving2016.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Thanksgiving, San Diego Mesa College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Thanksgiving, San Diego Mesa College</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>November 18, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College receives $5 million STEM grant</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/mesa-stem-grant-2016.asp</link>
<description>The award will be used over a five-year period to improve and increase Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) progress through a student, faculty and pathways focus.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:34:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/mesaalliedhealth2.jpg">
<media:title>Mesa College receives $5 million STEM grant</media:title>
<media:description>The award will be used over a five-year period to improve and increase Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) progress through a student, faculty and pathways focus.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/mesaalliedhealth2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>STEM, San Diego Mesa College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>STEM, San Diego Mesa College</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Fall 2016 Faculty Exhibition at Mesa Art Gallery</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/mesa-gallery-faculty-exhibition-2016.asp</link>
<description>Join us to view artworks by the San Diego Mesa College studio arts faculty in a variety of media: sculpture, painting, digital, 
photography, printmaking, installation.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 10:46:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/artgallerymesa.jpg">
<media:title>Fall 2016 Faculty Exhibition at Mesa Art Gallery</media:title>
<media:description>Join us to view artworks by the San Diego Mesa College studio arts faculty in a variety of media: sculpture, painting, digital, 
photography, printmaking, installation.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/artgallerymesa.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Mesa College, exhibition, art</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Mesa College, exhibition, art</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>09/08/2016 04:30:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa Commons serves as new student hub and campus gateway</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/mesa-commons-debut-event.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College dedicated The Commons on Wednesday, Sept. 14.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 14:35:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/commons.jpg">
<media:title>Mesa College unveils The Commons</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College will unveil The Commons at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/commons.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Mesa Commons, San Diego Mesa College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Mesa Commons, San Diego Mesa College</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>09/14/2016 10:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College Math+Science complex wins Orchid Award</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/mesa-college-orchid-award-2015.asp</link>
<description>The $109.3 million Proposition N-funded facility honored for its distinctive landscape architecture from the San Diego Architectural Foundation.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2015 13:56:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Mesa College Math+Science complex wins Orchid Award</media:title>
<media:description>The $109.3 million Proposition N-funded facility honored for its distinctive landscape architecture from the San Diego Architectural Foundation.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/mesaarchitecture.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Architectural Foundation, Orchid Award, architecture, landscape architecture</media:keywords>
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San Diego Architectural Foundation, Orchid Award, architecture, landscape architecture
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<title>Mesa College selected as pilot site to offer bachelor's degree</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/mesa-college-offers-bachelors-degree.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College has been selected to offer a baccalaureate degree in the rapidly growing field of Health Information Management thanks to a new law allowing a limited number of community colleges to develop baccalaureate programs in career technical fields.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions></artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Job fair at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/mesa-college-job-fair.asp</link>
<description>More than 50 employers and organizations will be offering jobs, internships and volunteer opportunities.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2016 13:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>
employment, job fair, volunteer opportunities, internships
</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>10/20/2016 09:30:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>$1.5M grant will boost equity at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/mesa-college-grant-equity-2016.asp</link>
<description>A $1.5 million state grant awarded this week will help San Diego Mesa College to scale up its basic skills practices and programs focused on student equity and success. The San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees are expected to accept the grant, which was approved by the Board of Governors on May 16.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2016 11:06:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/chalkboard.jpg">
<media:title>$1.5M grant will boost equity at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>A $1.5 million state grant awarded this week will help San Diego Mesa College to scale up its basic skills practices and programs focused on student equity and success. The San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees are expected to accept the grant, which was approved by the Board of Governors on May 16.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Equity, basic skills, success, grant</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Equity, basic skills, success, grant</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>May 18, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>San Diego Mesa College Commencement Ceremony</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/mesa-college-graduation-2016.asp</link>
<description>Commencement ceremony for San Diego Mesa College</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2016 08:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Commencement, graduation, San Diego Mesa College</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>05/14/2016 04:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College secures final approval to offer bachelor's degrees</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/mesa-college-final-approval-bachelors-degree.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College has secured final approval from the California Community Colleges Board of Governors to offer a bachelor's degree as early as this fall in the rapidly growing field of Health Information Management.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Mesa College, California Community Colleges Board of Governors, bachelor's degree, Health Information Management</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College accepting nominations for 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/mesa-college-distinguished-alumni-nominations-2017.asp</link>
<description>The award program recognizes former students who have made significant contributions to society, and whose accomplishments, affiliations, and careers have honored the legacy of equity and excellence at San Diego Mesa College.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2017 11:41:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Distinguished Alumni</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>January 23, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College opens doors to freshmen in bachelor's degree program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/mesa-bachelors-degree-program-begins.asp</link>
<description>Mesa College faculty and administrators welcome first incoming freshman class of its new 4-year bachelor's degree program in Health Information Management.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2015 10:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Health Information Management program begins</media:title>
<media:description>The Health Information Management bachelor's degree program is celebrated in front of the Allied Health Building at San Diego Mesa College.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Health Information Management,  bachelor's degree</media:keywords>
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<title>Mesa College has most Associate Degrees for Transfer in the state</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/mesa-associate-degree-transfer.asp</link>
<description>Mesa conferred 691 Associate Degrees for Transfer in 2014-15, ranking it first among the 113 California Community Colleges in terms of ADT production.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2016 17:03:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Mesa College has most Associate Degrees for Transfers in the state</media:title>
<media:description>Mesa conferred 691 Associate Degree for Transfer in 2014-15, ranking it first among the 113 California Community Colleges in terms of ADT production.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>San Diego Mesa College, Associate Degree for Transfer</media:keywords>
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San Diego Mesa College, Associate Degree for Transfer
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>June 2, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>$2.59M Mellon grant expands humanities pipeline between UC San Diego, SDCCD</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/mellon-foundation-grant-uc-san-diego.asp</link>
<description>This is the third grant from the Mellon Foundation in support of this type of collaboration between a research university and a two-year institution.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2016 08:28:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/drjay.jpg">
<media:title>Mellon Foundation $2.59M grant expands humanities pipeline between UC San Diego, SDCCD</media:title>
<media:description>This is the third grant from the Mellon Foundation in support of this type of collaboration between a research university and a two-year institution.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/drjay.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, UC San Diego, Humanities</media:keywords>
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, UC San Diego, Humanities
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<title>Aligning K-12 math with college expectations is focus of math summit</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/math-summit-miramar-college-2016.asp</link>
<description>Aligning what students learn in high school with what they are expected to know when they get to college will be the focus of a March 12 'Math Summit' involving San Diego Community College District mathematics professors and math instructors at the San Diego Unified School District.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2016 17:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Aligning K-12 math with college expectations is focus of math summit</media:title>
<media:description>Aligning what students learn in high school with what they are expected to know when they get to college will be the focus of a March 12 Ã¢??Math SummitÃ¢?? involving San Diego Community College District mathematics professors and math instructors at the San Diego Unified School District.</media:description>
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<title>Sen. Marty Block to address 4-year degrees at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/marty-block-four-year-degrees-funding.asp</link>
<description>Sen. Marty Block heads to San Diego Mesa College to give an update on funding for 4-year degrees.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 14:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>12/03/2015 10:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>March in the 37th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/martin-luther-king-jr-parade-event.asp</link>
<description>Join San Diego Community College in honoring the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2017 09:13:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>36th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade</media:title>
<media:description>Join San Diego Community College in honoring the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2016mlk22.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Martin Luther King Jr., MLK Parade, civil rights</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Martin Luther King Jr., MLK Parade, civil rights</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>01/15/2017 02:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District helps lead the way during Martin Luther King celebrations</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/martin-luther-king-events-2016.asp</link>
<description>Hundreds of students, faculty, and staff at the San Diego Community College District will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at a variety of holiday-related events commemorating the late civil rights icon.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 09:51:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>District helps lead the way during Martin Luther King celebrations</media:title>
<media:description>Hundreds of students, faculty, and staff at the San Diego Community College District will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at a variety of holiday-related events commemorating the late civil rights icon.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/1mlkparade2015.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., MLK, civil rights leader</media:keywords>
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<title>Maria Nieto Senour re-elected as Board of Trustees president</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/maria-nieto-senour-board-president.asp</link>
<description>At its December 10 organizational meeting, Maria Nieto Senour was re-elected as president of the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) Board of Trustees.  First elected to the SDCCD board in 1990, Trustee Senour has served as president since January.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 07:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Maria Nieto Senour re-elected as Board of Trustees president</media:title>
<media:description>At its December 10 organizational meeting, Maria Nieto Senour was re-elected as president of the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) Board of Trustees.  First elected to the SDCCD board in 1990, Trustee Senour has served as president since January.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/marianietsenour.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Maria Nieto Senour, Board of Trustees</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Maria Nieto Senour, Board of Trustees</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Psychology student making a home at Mesa</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/manuel-gonzales-peer-navigator.asp</link>
<description>Manuel Gonzales is a peer navigator who works with high school students transitioning to college and he also mentors several participants through their freshman year.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:31:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Psychology student making a home at Mesa</media:title>
<media:description>Manuel Gonzales is a peer navigator who works with high school students transitioning to college and he also mentors several participants through their freshman year.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/manuel.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Manuel Gonzales, San Diego Mesa College, mentor, peer navigator</media:keywords>
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Manuel Gonzales, San Diego Mesa College, mentor, peer navigator
</rsskeywords><artoptions>profile,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>New manicuring program at City College taking shape</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/manicure-job-training-program-city-college.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College has launched a new job-training program for future nail technicians, one of the faster growing professions in California.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2017 15:09:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>New manicuring program at City College taking shape</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College has launched a new job-training program for future nail technicians, one of the faster growing professions in California.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/manicurecity.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Manicuring Program, Nail Technicians, job-training program, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Manicuring Program, Nail Technicians, job-training program, San Diego City College
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<title>SD Community College District Management Association meeting</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/management-association-meeting-2015.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College Management Association will meet to discuss the Resource Allocation Formula</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2015 14:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Community College Management Association, Resource Allocation Formula, membership meeting</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>09/18/2015 03:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>New 3D printer to help entrepreneurs at San Diego Continuing Education</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/makerbot-3d-printer-continuing-education.asp</link>
<description>Students interested in starting their own small business have a new resource to help them create prototypes of their products: a MakerBot Replicator 3D printer.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2016 09:08:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>New 3D printer to help entrepreneurs at San Diego Continuing Education</media:title>
<media:description>The Educational Cultural Complex is celebrating 40 years of serving students and community in Students interested in starting their own small business have a new resource to help them create prototypes of their products: a MakerBot Replicator 3D printer.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/printer3d.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>MakerBot, 3D printer, San Diego Continuing Education</media:keywords>
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MakerBot, 3D printer, San Diego Continuing Education
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>June 7, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>VOICES - An Exhibition Honoring Veterans</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/luxe-gallery-honoring-veterans-day.asp</link>
<description>This collaborative exhibit will feature portraits from photographer David King of veterans and their stories from World War ll to the present. Also, an interactive photo wall will showcase San Diego City College students, faculty and staff veterans and their personal stories.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2015 09:54:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Voices Honoring Veterans exhibit</media:title>
<media:description>Exhibit at City College honors veterans</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/voices.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Veterans Day</media:keywords>
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Veterans Day, honoring veterans, LUXE Gallery, exhibition
</rsskeywords><artoptions>event,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>11/10/2015 06:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Employee engagement center grand opening at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/loft-employee-engagement-center-event.asp</link>
<description>Faculty, staff and administrators are invited to the grand opening of Mesa College's new employee engagement center. The LOFT - Learning Opportunities For Transformation - will be Mesa's new home for professional development. Located on the fourth floor of the LRC.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 14:52:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/loftmesa1.jpg">
<media:title>LOFT at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>A new employee engagement center at Mesa College</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/loftmesa1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Loft, Mesa College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>LOFT, Employee engagement center</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>04/27/2016 04:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Professor telling stories of those telling the stories of World War II</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/lisa-shapiro-profile-world-war-2.asp</link>
<description>More than two years after she launched the ambitious project, San Diego Mesa College Professor Lisa Shapiro has wrapped up a book based on thousands of letters from local college students detailing their experiences of serving in World War II.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2016 14:23:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Professor telling stories of those telling the stories of World War II</media:title>
<media:description>More than two years after she launched the ambitious project, San Diego Mesa College Professor Lisa Shapiro has wrapped up a book based on thousands of letters from local college students detailing their experiences of serving in World War II.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/lisashapiro.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Lisa Shapiro, San Diego Mesa College, World War II</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Lisa Shapiro, San Diego Mesa College, World War II</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa professor's new book based on World War II letters</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/lisa-shapiro-book-aztecs-in-amber-world-war-ii.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College Professor Lisa Shapiro's new book, based on thousands of letters from local college students detailing their experiences of serving in World War II, is expected to be published soon.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2016 14:08:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/aztecsinamberbook.jpg">
<media:title>Mesa professorÃ¢??s new book based on World War II letters</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College Professor Lisa ShapiroÃ¢??s new book, based on thousands of letters from local college students detailing their experiences of serving in World War II, is expected to be published soon.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/aztecsinamberbook.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Lisa Shapiro, San Diego Mesa College, World War II</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Lisa Shapiro, San Diego Mesa College, World War II</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Miramar's Dr. Linda Woods named Outstanding Chemistry Educator of the Year</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/linda-woods-chemistry-award.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Section of the American Chemical Society has selected Dr. Linda Woods for its 2015 Outstanding Chemistry Educator Award.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2015 16:58:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Miramar's Dr. Linda Woods named Outstanding Chemistry Educator of the Year</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Section of the American Chemical Society has selected Dr. Linda Woods for its 2015 Outstanding Chemistry Educator Award.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/lindawoods.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>American Chemical Society, Outstanding Chemistry Educator, Dr. Linda Woods</media:keywords>
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American Chemical Society, Outstanding Chemistry Educator, Dr. Linda Woods
</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Oct. 14, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Ed selects new vice president of instruction</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/kate-adler-continuing-education-instruction.asp</link>
<description>Kate Alder, Ph.D., will serve as the Vice President of Instruction at San Diego Continuing Education, pending approval by the San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees on Aug. 25, 2016.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 10:52:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/kateadler.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Ed selects new vice president of instruction</media:title>
<media:description>Kate Alder, Ph.D., will serve as the Vice President of Instruction at San Diego Continuing Education, pending approval by the San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees on Aug. 25, 2016.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/kateadler.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Kate Alder, Vice President of Instruction</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Kate Alder, Vice President of Instruction</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement,profile</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>July 29, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Karla Arias - She broke down language barriers</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/karla-arias-esl-continuing-education-graduate.asp</link>
<description>Following Continuing Education she transferred to San Diego City College and went on to become a San Diego State University graduate in psychology.</description>
<author>Allura Garis - San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2017 15:12:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/arias2.jpg">
<media:title>Karla Arias - She broke down language barriers</media:title>
<media:description>Following Continuing Education she transferred to San Diego City College and went on to become a San Diego State University graduate in psychology.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/arias2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Karla Arias, ESL, San Diego Continuing Education</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Karla Arias, ESL, San Diego Continuing Education</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Miramar alum, staff member named Ms. Asian North America</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/kaanchan-farkiya-ms-asian-north-america.asp</link>
<description>Since 2013, Kaanchan Farkiya has been employed as a Supplement Instruction Coach for students pursuing course work in child development.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2016 13:14:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Kaanchan Farkiya, Ms. Asian North America, San Diego Miramar College</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>October 14, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>College district, SD Unified hold joint session</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/joint-board-meeting-sdusd-2016.asp</link>
<description>The governing boards of the San Diego Community College District and the San Diego Unified School District invite the public to attend an April 19 joint meeting that will focus on promoting student success from pre-kindergarten through college.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>A Chemistry Student a San Diego Miramar College</media:title>
<media:description>A Chemistry Student a San Diego Miramar College</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/chemistrymiramar.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>chemistry</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Unified School District, San Diego Community College District, board meeting </rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>04/19/2016 05:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Community Colleges to receive over $16.5M  for job training programs</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/job-training-program-funding-2016.asp</link>
<description>Community colleges will collaborate with their educational, workforce, labor, and civic partners in expanding access to career technical education programs that meet workforce needs.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2016 09:08:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Community Colleges to receive over $16.5M  for job training programs</media:title>
<media:description>Community colleges will collaborate with their educational, workforce, labor, and civic partners in expanding access to career technical education programs that meet workforce needs.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/miramarautoshop.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Community College, workforce training</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Community College, workforce training</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College dedicates observatory to naturalist Jerry Schad</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/jerry-schad-observatory-dedication.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College honors the memory of local naturalist, author, and former professor Gerald &quot;Jerry&quot; Schad on Thursday, November 19, at the dedication ceremony of the Jerry Schad Observatory at Mesa's Math+Science Complex.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2015 14:01:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/jerryschad.jpg">
<media:title>Mesa College dedicates observatory to naturalist Jerry Schad</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College will honor the memory of local naturalist, author, and former professor Gerald Ã¢??JerryÃ¢?ï¿½ Schad on Thursday, November 19, at the dedication ceremony of the Jerry Schad Observatory at MesaÃ¢??s Math+Science Complex.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/jerryschad.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Jerry Schad, Observatory, Mesa College, Dedication</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Jerry Schad, Observatory, Mesa College, Dedication</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>11/19/2015 05:30:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Javier Chen - From veteran to student</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/javier-chen-navy-veteran-miramar-college.asp</link>
<description>Javier Chen is a 25-year-old Navy veteran who graduated from San Diego Miramar College in the spring with an Associate Degree in Social and Behavioral Science and is transferring to UC Berkeley this September with plans on a career with the Environmental Protection Agency.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2015 16:37:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Javier Chen - From veteran to student</media:title>
<media:description>Javier Chen is a 25-year-old Navy veteran who graduated from San Diego Miramar College in the spring with an Associate Degree in Social and Behavioral Science and is transferring to UC Berkeley this September with plans on a career with the Environmental Protection Agency.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/javierchen.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Javier Chen, Navy veteran, Associate Degree, UC Berkeley</media:keywords>
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Javier Chen, Navy veteran, Associate Degree, UC Berkeley
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<title>Continuing Ed selects vice president of administrative services</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/jacqueline-sabanos-administrative-services-continuing-education.asp</link>
<description>Jacqueline Sabanos, will serve as the new Vice President of Administrative Services at San Diego Continuing Education pending approval by the district Board of Trustees,</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2016 11:14:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Continuing Ed selects vice president of administrative services</media:title>
<media:description>Jacqueline Sabanos, will serve as the new Vice President of Administrative Services at San Diego Continuing Education pending approval by the district Board of Trustees,</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/jacquelinesabanos.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Jacqueline Sabanos, San Diego Continuing Education</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Jacqueline Sabanos, San Diego Continuing Education</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>September 1, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>3 City College students awarded Jack Kent Cooke scholarships</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/jack-kent-cooke-scholarships-city-2016.asp</link>
<description>The scholarship is worth up to $40,000 a year to complete a bachelor's degree at a four-year college or university.</description>
<author>San Diego City College</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2016 11:59:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>3 City College students awarded Jack Kent Cooke scholarships</media:title>
<media:description>The scholarship is worth up to $40,000 a year to complete a bachelorÃ¢??s degree at a four-year college or university.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/josephheidecity.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Jack Kent Cooke, scholarship, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Jack Kent Cooke, scholarship, San Diego City College</rsskeywords><artoptions></artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>May 18, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Four district students earn prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Scholarships</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/jack-kent-cooke-scholars-2016.asp</link>
<description>The Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship is the largest private scholarship in the nation for students transferring from two-year community colleges to four-year institutions that award bachelor's degrees.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2016 21:29:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Four district students earn prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Scholarships</media:title>
<media:description>The Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship is the largest private scholarship in the nation for students transferring from two-year community colleges to four-year institutions that award bachelor's degrees.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/cookescholars2016.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Cooke Foundation, Scholarship</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Cooke Foundation, Scholarship</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>May 22, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Reaching out to ITT students</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/itt-tech-closure-student-support.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District is exploring how it might assist ITT Tech students following today's announcement that ITT Tech has closed its doors.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 08:46:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>ITT Tech</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>September 7, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>City College student named Top Scholar in California</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/issanna-loughman-new-century-scholar-2016.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College is proud to announce that one of its students -- Issanna Loughman -- has been named to the
2016 All-USA Community College Academic Team.  She is one of just 20 students from more than 1,900 nominations selected for the prestigious honor, and she was also named a 2016 Coca-Cola New Century Scholar for receiving the highest application score in California.</description>
<author>San Diego City College</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2016 13:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>City College student named Top Scholar in California</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College is proud to announce that one of its students Ã¢?? Issanna Loughman Ã¢?? has been named to the
2016 All-USA Community College Academic Team.  She is one of just 20 students from more than 1,900 nominations selected for the prestigious honor, and she was also named a 2016 Coca-Cola New Century Scholar for receiving the highest application score in California.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Coca-Cola New Century Scholar, Issanna Loughman, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Coca-Cola New Century Scholar, Issanna Loughman, San Diego City College</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Intersession allows for course completion in just four weeks</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/intersession-winter-classes-2016.asp</link>
<description>Almost 250 classes ranging from accounting to trigonometry to art history and biology are available at City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges - including 110 courses that will be taught online.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2016 15:39:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/guitar2016.jpg">
<media:title>Intersession allows for course completion in just four weeks</media:title>
<media:description>Almost 250 classes ranging from accounting to trigonometry to art history and biology are available at City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges Ã¢?? including 110 courses that will be taught online.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/guitar2016.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Intersession, Winter Classes, Enrollment</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Intersession, Winter Classes, Enrollment</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>International Book Fair, Oct. 13-16 - City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/international-book-fair-city-college.asp</link>
<description>Literary events from Oct. 13 - 16</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>
International Book Fair, City College, Reyna Grande, Ella deCastro Baron, Jose Cadena, Leilani Grajeda-Higley, Manuel Paul Lopez, Angel Sandoval
</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Sept. 21, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College 'Jumpstart' opens campus to prospective new students</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/information-fair-campus-tour-mesa-college.asp</link>
<description>Hundreds of prospective students are invited to Mesa College to take a tour and learn more about the campus.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2017 12:04:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Information fair at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>Hundreds of prospective students are invited to Mesa College to take a tour and learn more about the campus.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/mesacampus.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Jumpstart your success, San Diego Mesa College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Jumpstart your success, San Diego Mesa College</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>02/25/2017 08:30:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>'In A Word' Fundraiser</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/inaword-fundraiser-event.asp</link>
<description>The community colleges of San Diego County and the public radio show A Way with Words are hosting a special event on September 17, &quot;In A Word.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2015 14:23:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>A Way with Words, In a Word, alumni, fundraiser</rsskeywords><artoptions></artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Constitution Week: Sept. 17-23</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/constitution-week-events-2017.asp</link>
<description>Events for Constitution week are planned throughout our District during from September 17 - 23.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 11:07:22 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/constitutionflyer.jpg">
<media:title>Constitution Week - Sept. 17-23</media:title>
<media:description>Events for Constitution week are planned throughout our District during from September 17 - 23.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/constitutionflyer.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Constitution Week</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Constitution Week</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>09/23/2017 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>'In a Word' fundraiser honors distinguished alumni</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/in-a-word-event-success-alumni-honored.asp</link>
<description>The community colleges of San Diego County and the popular public radio show A Way with Words hosted a special event on September 17, which celebrated local alumni.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:44:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/inawordcity.jpg">
<media:title>'In a Word' fundraiser honors distinguished alumni</media:title>
<media:description>The community colleges of San Diego County and the popular public radio show A Way with Words hosted a special event on September 17, which celebrated local alumni.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/inawordcity.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>A Way with Words, In a Word, alumni, fundraiser</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>A Way with Words, In a Word, alumni, fundraiser</rsskeywords><artoptions></artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Important Summer Deadlines</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/important-deadlines-summer2015.asp</link>
<description>Summer 2015 Academic Calendar - Important Deadlines</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2015 08:57:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>deadlines, summer 2015</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>06/01/2015 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate>June 1, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Report: SDCCD contributing $5.5 billion annually to region's economy</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/impact-san-diego-economy-2016.asp</link>
<description>The additional $5.5 billion created by the district is equal to approximately 2.8 percent of San Diego County's Gross Regional Product.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2016 15:11:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/economysdiccca4.jpg">
<media:title>Report: SDCCD contributing $5.5 billion annually to region's economy</media:title>
<media:description>The additional $5.5 billion created by the district is equal to approximately 2.8 percent of San Diego CountyÃ¢??s Gross Regional Product of San Diego County.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/economysdiccca4.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Economic Impact, Community Colleges, Workforce Training, Gross Regional Product, San Diego Economy</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Economic Impact, Community Colleges, Workforce Training, Gross Regional Product, San Diego Economy</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Unique summer academy aims for a renaissance in the humanities</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/humanities-mellon-foundation-grant-ucsd.asp</link>
<description>Summer Academy in the Humanities is a collaborative effort with UC San Diego to strengthen and expand pathways for SDCCD students studying the humanities.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2017 09:33:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/ucsdlibrary.jpg">
<media:title>Strengthening the humanities</media:title>
<media:description>Thanks to a new collaborative effort funded through a nearly $2.6 million grant, the District and UC San Diego are partnering to recruit and support humanities students</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/ucsdlibrary.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Humanities, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, UC San Diego</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Humanities, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, UC San Diego
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Top community college honors students recognized</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/honors-reception-2016-prado-balboa-park.asp</link>
<description>The best and the brightest in the San Diego Community College District will be celebrated May 4 at the 29th annual Honors Reception at The Prado in Balboa Park.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2016 09:31:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/carrollprado.jpg">
<media:title>Top community college honors students recognized</media:title>
<media:description>The best and the brightest in the San Diego Community College District will be celebrated May 4 at the 29th annual Honors Reception at The Prado in Balboa Park.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/carrollprado.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Honors Reception, Dean's List, Psi Beta, Phi Theta Kappa</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Honors Reception, Dean's List, Psi Beta, Phi Theta Kappa</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement,event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>05/04/2016 11:30:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate>May 3, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Resources available for homeless and hungry students</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/homeless-hungry-students-support-2016.asp</link>
<description>Each of the district's colleges and SDCE maintains a list of local resources and provides this information to students in need, including lists of shelters and locations for food.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2016 13:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/foodpantrycity.jpg">
<media:title>Resources available for homeless and hungry students</media:title>
<media:description>Each of the districtÃ¢??s colleges and SDCE maintains a list of local resources and provides this information to students in need, including lists of shelters and locations for food.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/foodpantrycity.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Food Pantry, homeless students, hunger, food donations, student support</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Food Pantry, homeless students, hunger, food donations, student support</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Veterans Day - District office, campuses closed</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/holiday-district.asp</link>
<description>District office, campuses will be closed for Veterans Day.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2015 11:54:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>11/11/2015 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/hispanic-heritage-month-events-2016.asp</link>
<description>Hispanic Heritage Month is being celebrated by the San Diego Community College District through a number of events that include nationally recognized leaders.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 08:56:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/heritage2.jpg">
<media:title>Hispanic Heritage Month events</media:title>
<media:description>Hispanic Heritage Month is being celebrated by the San Diego Community College District through a number of events that include nationally recognized leaders.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/heritage2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Hispanic Heritage Month</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Hispanic Heritage Month</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated through music, movies and more</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/hispanic-heritage-month-celebrations-2015.asp</link>
<description>Hispanic Heritage Month is being celebrated by the San Diego Community College District through an array of events that include art exhibits, music, film, and more - all of which are free (unless otherwise noted) and open to the public.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2015 12:21:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/heritage2.jpg">
<media:title>Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated through music, movies and more</media:title>
<media:description>Hispanic Heritage Month is being celebrated by the San Diego Community College District through an array of events that include art exhibits, music, film, and more Ã¢?? all of which are free (unless otherwise noted) and open to the public.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/heritage2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Hispanic Heritage Month, exhibits, culture, diversity</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Hispanic Heritage Month, exhibits, culture, diversity</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Number of high school students enrolled in SDCCD classes quadruples</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/high-school-concurrent-enrollment-2016.asp</link>
<description>A total of 2,128 students are taking courses through City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges this year while still in high school, compared to 547 last year.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 08:59:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/hsstudents.jpg">
<media:title>Number of high school students concurrently enrolled in SDCCD classes quadruples</media:title>
<media:description>A total of 2,128 students are taking courses through City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges this year while still in high school, compared to 547 last year.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/hsstudents.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Concurrent enrollement</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Concurrent enrollment</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Help available for homeless, hungry students</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/help-homeless-hungry-students.asp</link>
<description>Each of the district's colleges and SDCE maintains a list of local resources and provides this information to students in need, including lists of shelters and locations for food.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/fooddrive.jpg">
<media:title>Food Drive at San Diego City College</media:title>
<media:description>Food Drive at San Diego City College</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/fooddrive.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>homeless students, shelters, food drive, resources, support, student assistance</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>July 31, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Free classes help students prepare for employment in healthcare industry</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/healthcare-training-continuing-education.asp</link>
<description>Faculty and administrators at San Diego Continuing Education are responding to local economic needs by expanding free classes and certificates in Healthcare Careers.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Free Classes help San Diegans prepare for employment in healthcare industry</media:title>
<media:description>Faculty and administrators at San Diego Continuing Education are responding to local economic needs by expanding free classes and certificates in Healthcare Careers.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/studyce.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>healthcare careers, San Diego Continuing Education</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>  healthcare careers, San Diego Continuing Education</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Health Information Management's junior class embarks on journey to baccalaureate</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/health-information-management-junior-class.asp</link>
<description>As the premier junior class of San Diego Mesa College's HIM bachelor's degree program moves into their second semester, the program is accepting applications until April 27 for fall 2017.</description>
<author>Lauren J. Mapp - San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2017 13:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/him2016.jpg">
<media:title>Health Information Management's junior class embarks on journey to baccalaureate</media:title>
<media:description>As the premier junior class of San Diego Mesa CollegeÃ¢??s HIM bachelorÃ¢??s degree program moves into their second semester, the program is accepting applications until April 27 for fall 2017.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/him2016.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Health Information Management, baccalaureate, bachelor's degree</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Health Information Management, baccalaureate, bachelor's degree
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Enrollment opens for upper division classes in Health Information Management</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/health-information-management-enrollment-2016.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College is now accepting applications for its first upper-division cohort in the Health Information Management (HIM) Bachelor Degree program. This cohort will enter the HIM program as juniors in fall 2016, and be a part of Mesa College's first bachelor's degree graduating class in May 2018. Applicants have until May 6th to apply.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 16:34:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/mesaalliedhealth2.jpg">
<media:title>Mesa College opens enrollment for upper division classes in Health Information Management</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College is now accepting applications for its first upper-division cohort in the Health Information Management (HIM) Bachelor Degree program. This cohort will enter the HIM program as juniors in fall 2016, and be a part of Mesa CollegeÃ¢??s first bachelorÃ¢??s degree graduating class in May 2018. Applicants have until May 6th to apply.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/mesaalliedhealth2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Mesa College, Health Information Management, Bachelor's Degree</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Mesa College, Health Information Management, Bachelor's Degree</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>April 26, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Community College video contest offers $2,000 prize</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/heads-up-video-contest-2016.asp</link>
<description>Submit a one-minute video sharing your experience as a community college student.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2016 14:33:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Community College video contest offers $2,000 prize</media:title>
<media:description>Submit a one-minute video sharing your experience as a community college student.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/headsup.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Free Community College, Heads Up America</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Free Community College, Heads Up America</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>September 6, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Historically Black Colleges and University EXPO at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/hbcu-expo-city-college-2017.asp</link>
<description>Workshops, HBCU Alumni panel, Performances, Information Tables</description>
<author>San Diego City College</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2017 11:16:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Historically Black Colleges and University EXPO at City College</media:title>
<media:description>Workshops, HBCU Alumni panel, Performances, Information Tables</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/citycollegesign.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Historically Black Colleges and University, Black History Month</media:keywords>
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Historically Black Colleges and University, Black History Month
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<title>Guardian Spirits art exhibit - Opening reception</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/guardian-spirits-african-art-reception.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College loans pieces of its African Art collection to the San Diego Central Library</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2015 09:01:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Guardian Spirits art exhibit - Opening reception</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College loans pieces of its African Art collection to the San Diego Central Library</media:description>
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<rsskeywords>
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</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>10/07/2015 06:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District gearing up for Great California Shakeout on Oct. 20</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/great-california-shakeout-2016.asp</link>
<description>As part of the district's efforts to maintain a more prepared community, each area site will be participating in effort to reduce risks in the event of an earthquake.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2016 14:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>District gearing up for Great California Shakeout on Oct. 20</media:title>
<media:description>As part of the district's efforts to maintain a more prepared community, each area site will be participating in effort to reduce risks in the event of an earthquake.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/shakeout.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Great California Shakeout, Earthquake, disaster preparedness</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Great California Shakeout, Earthquake, disaster preparedness</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>10/20/2016 10:20:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District secures nearly $1.25M in grants to bolster workforce training</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/grants-workforce-training-2016.asp</link>
<description>&quot;Collaboration among various community partners is key in building and growing a strong economy,&quot; said Peter Callstrom, President and CEO at the San Diego Workforce Partnership.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2016 08:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>District secures nearly $1.25M in grants to bolster workforce training</media:title>
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<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/studentlab.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>workforce training, grants, Peter Callstrom</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>workforce training, grants, Peter Callstrom</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>June 13, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>City College secures $2.6M grant to boost programs supporting Hispanic students</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/grant-support-hispanic-students-city-college-2016.asp</link>
<description>Latino enrollment at City College has grown from 28 percent in 2003 to 48 percent in 2014, and more than one-third are first-generation college students.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2016 09:16:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>City College secures $2.6M grant to boost programs supporting Hispanic students</media:title>
<media:description>Latino enrollment at City College has grown from 28 percent in 2003 to 48 percent in 2014, and more than one-third are first-generation college students.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/citygradgrant.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Title V, Hispanic Serving Institutions Program, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
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Title V, Hispanic Serving Institutions Program, San Diego City College
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<title>Bay Area cop finds new home at district Police Department</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/gilbert-torres-joins-district-police-department.asp</link>
<description>Retired police Officer Lt. Torres started working Sept. 3 as Commander of the San Diego Community College District Police Department's Northern Division.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:18:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Bay Area cop finds new home at district's PD</media:title>
<media:description>Retired police Officer Lt. Torres started working Sept. 3 as Commander of the San Diego Community College District Police DepartmentÃ¢??s Northern Division.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/lttorres.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Gilbert Torres, San Diego Community College District Police Department, Police Chief Raymund Aguirre</media:keywords>
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Gilbert Torres, San Diego Community College District Police Department, Police Chief Raymund Aguirre
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<title>Mesa College Art Gallery features installation by Cathy Breslaw</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/gallery-mesa-college-cathy-breslaw.asp</link>
<description>Macro Views, Micro Wonders installation will be at the Mesa College Art Gallery from Sept. 8 - 30.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2015 15:33:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Mesa College Art Gallery features installation by Cathy Breslaw</media:title>
<media:description>Macro Views, Micro Wonders installation will be at the Mesa College Art Gallery from Sept. 8 - 30.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/gallerybreslaw.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Mesa College Art Gallery, Macro Views Micro Wonders, installation, art, Cathy Breslaw</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Mesa College Art Gallery, Macro Views Micro Wonders, installation, art, Cathy Breslaw </rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>09/10/2015 04:30:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Impacting the lives of disabled students</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/gail-conrad-retiring.asp</link>
<description>Director of Disability Support Programs and Services Dr. Gail Conrad is retiring on Sept.  27.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 08:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Impacting the lives of disabled students</media:title>
<media:description>Director of Disability Support Programs and Services Dr. Gail Conrad is retiring on Sept.  27.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/gailconrad.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Dr. Gail Conrad, Director of Disability Support Programs and Services, DSPS</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Dr. Gail Conrad, Director of Disability Support Programs and Services, DSPS
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<title>Free Community College &quot;Promise&quot; Pilot Program Approved</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/free_community_college_promise_pilot_program_approved.asp</link>
<description>Free Community College &quot;Promise&quot; Pilot Program Approved</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2016 11:06:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/freecc2.jpg">
<media:title>free cc</media:title>
<media:description></media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/freecc2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Free Adult Education Classes Begin Sept. 8</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/free-adult-classes.asp</link>
<description>Free Adult Education Classes Begin Sept. 8</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Continuing Education Bake Shop</media:title>
<media:description>Continuing Education Bake Shop</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/cefall.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Continuing Education Bake Shop</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Continuing Education, SDCCD, Fall 2015, Adult Education, Free Classes</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Miramar interns restoring piece of aviation history</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/flyboys-aeroworks-miramar.asp</link>
<description>Interns from San Diego Miramar College work at Flyboy Aeroworks in El Cajon to restore a P-51D Mustang, a single-seat fighter/bomber that will be painted to match a plane flown by Capt. Roscoe Brown of the acclaimed Tuskegee Airmen.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2015 14:11:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Miramar interns restoring piece of aviation history</media:title>
<media:description>Interns from San Diego Miramar College work at Flyboy Aeroworks in El Cajon to restore a P-51D Mustang, a single-seat fighter/bomber that will be painted to match a plane flown by Capt. Roscoe Brown of the acclaimed Tuskegee Airmen.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/flyboys2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Tuskegee Airmen, San Diego Miramar College, Flyboy Aeroworks, P-51D Mustang, Capt. Roscoe Brown</media:keywords>
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<title>Continuing Education student is sewing her future</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/flamenco-sewing-business-continuing-education.asp</link>
<description>Maria del Mar Hinojosa enrolled at San Diego Continuing Education to learn how to sew. A little more than a year later, she is creating elaborately designed skirts and shawls at her newly opened flamenco store.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2016 16:19:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Maria del Mar Hinojosa in her store The Pure Flamenco</media:title>
<media:description>Maria del Mar Hinojosa poses with a flamenco dress and fan in her store The Pure Flamenco</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/flamenco.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>flamenco</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Maria del Mar Hinojosa, San Diego Continuing Education, sewing, flamenco</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Fitness Center Grand Opening at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/fitness-center-grand-opening-mesa-college.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College unveils its new home for athletes, competitive teams, dance, exercise science instruction and athletic training.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2016 14:11:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/fitnessbikesmesa.jpg">
<media:title>Fitness Center Grand Opening at Mesa</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College unveils its new home for athletes, competitive teams, dance, exercise science instruction and athletic training.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/fitnessbikesmesa.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>exercise science, athletes, dance, athletic training, fitness center</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>exercise science, athletes, dance, athletic training, fitness center</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate>04/13/2016 10:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Future firefighters put to the test a Miramar</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/firefighters-training-facility-miramar-college.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Miramar College's state-of-the-art Fire Technology and Emergency Medical Technology facility will serve as a Candidate Physical Ability Testing center thanks to a $44,000.00 Neighborhood Reinvestment Program Grant provided by the County of San Diego.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2016 16:21:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Future firefighters put to the test a Miramar</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Miramar CollegeÃ¢??s state-of-the-art Fire Technology and Emergency Medical Technology facility will serve as a Candidate Physical Ability Testing center thanks to a $44,000.00 Neighborhood Reinvestment Program Grant provided by the County of San Diego.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/firetraining1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Neighborhood Reinvestment Program, San Diego Miramar College, firefighters, Fire Technology, Emergency Medical Technology</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Neighborhood Reinvestment Program, San Diego Miramar College, firefighters, Fire Technology, Emergency Medical Technology</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Fall classes begin Aug. 22 for 50,000 community college students</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/fall-semester-new-programs-2016.asp</link>
<description>From event management and filmmaking to learning how to manufacture guitars, San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges, along with San Diego Continuing Education, are offering an array of new degrees, certificates, and programs.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2016 09:44:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Fall classes begin Aug. 22 for 50,000 community college students</media:title>
<media:description>From event management and filmmaking to learning how to manufacture guitars, San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges, along with San Diego Continuing Education, are offering an array of new degrees, certificates, and programs.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/guitar.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Fall semester</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Fall semester</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>August 11, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Fall semester for colleges begins</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/fall-semester-begins-2015.asp</link>
<description>Fall semester for City, Mesa and Miramar colleges begins Aug. 24</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2015 15:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Spring semester begins for Continuing Education</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/fall-semester-2015-continuing-education.asp</link>
<description>Continuing Education gets ready to start the 2016 Spring Semester</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 08:00:00 -0800</pubDate>

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<title>Historic changes in store as new fall semester begins</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/fall-semester-2015-beginning.asp</link>
<description>More classes, more instructors, and more academic programs are among the numerous additions greeting students when the new fall semester gets underway Aug. 24.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:13:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Historic changes in store as new fall semester begins</media:title>
<media:description>More classes, more instructors, and more academic programs are among the numerous additions greeting students when the new fall semester gets underway Aug. 24.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>fall semester, bachelor's degree, San Diego Community College District</media:keywords>
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<title>Discussion: Deja Vu and Still Loving Life</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/ernie-mcray-discussion-city-college.asp</link>
<description>Ernie McCray, a longtime San Diego educator, peace and justice advocate, and San Diego Free Press and OB Rag writer, discusses the issues of the day at San Diego City College.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:18:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Environmental justice is everyone's responsibility</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/environmental-justice-beebe.asp</link>
<description>Environmental justice is the recognition that negative impacts on our environment disproportionately burden high-poverty and minority communities much more than affluent communities.</description>
<author>Dr. Anthony E. Beebe - San Diego City College president</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 16:33:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/grass.jpg">
<media:title>grass</media:title>
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<media:keywords>environment</media:keywords>
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<title>Successful alumni 'minding their business'</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/entrepreneurs-business-alumni-success-2017.asp</link>
<description>Entrepreneurs and small business owners educated at the District are a key reason the SDCCD is responsible for contributing $5.5B in spending annually in the regional economy.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2017 13:01:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Successful alumni 'minding their business'</media:title>
<media:description>Entrepreneurs and small business owners educated at the District are a key reason the SDCCD is responsible for contributing $5.5B in spending annually in the regional economy.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/patriciagrooms.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
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<title>District honored for its energy conservation</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/energy-conservation-honor-2015.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District has been honored by the Green California Schools &amp;amp;amp; Community Colleges for the district's extensive efforts at conserving energy.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2015 17:07:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>District honored for its energy conservation</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District has been honored by the Green California Schools &amp;amp;amp; Community Colleges for the districtÃ¢??s extensive efforts at conserving energy.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/roofgarden.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
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Green California, energy conservation, sustainability
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Oct. 29, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>San Diego Community College District wrapping up 2015</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/end-of-year-wrap-2015.asp</link>
<description>After so many memorable events in 2015, SDCCD is winding down its fall semester and ready to begin a new year. Classes resume for Spring 2016 on Jan. 25 at our colleges and Feb. 3 at CE.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2015 11:37:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>San Diego Community College District wrapping up 2015</media:title>
<media:description>After so many memorable events in 2015, SDCCD is winding down its fall semester and ready to begin a new year. Classes resume for Spring 2016 on Jan. 25 at our colleges and Feb. 3 at CE.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>San Diego Community College, end of year</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Community College, end of year</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Dec. 17, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Bridges To The Baccalaureate scholar wins SACNAS chemistry award</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/emmanuel-gutierrez-alfonzo-bridges-baccalaureate.asp</link>
<description>Emmanuel Gutierrez-Alfonzo is a chemical engineering major at Mesa College, with hopes to transfer to UCSD next fall semester.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2016 11:32:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Bridges To The Baccalaureate scholar wins SACNAS chemistry award</media:title>
<media:description>Emmanuel Gutierrez-Alfonzo is a chemical engineering major at Mesa College, with hopes to transfer to UCSD next fall semester.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/emmanuelalfonzo.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Emmanuel Gutierrez-Alfonzo, Bridges To The Baccalaureate, Chemistry</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Emmanuel Gutierrez-Alfonzo, Bridges To The Baccalaureate, Chemistry</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Emergency Alert System Test</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/emergency-alert-test.asp</link>
<description>Text and email alerts will be sent Friday, Oct. 30 to test the district's mass alert notification system.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2015 15:36:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>
alert notification system, text alerts, email alerts, emergency communication
</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>10/30/2015 11:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>CA education leaders work to boost College Promise Partnerships</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/college-promise-partnerships-2017.asp</link>
<description>College Promise initiatives are part of a growing national movement to support college access and completion by creating a &quot;college-going culture.&quot;</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 13:57:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>CA education leaders work to boost College Promise Partnerships  </media:title>
<media:description>College Promise initiatives are part of a growing national movement to support college access and completion by creating a Ã¢??college-going culture.Ã¢?ï¿½ </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/conferencepromise.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise, College Promise Partnerships, College-going culture</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise, College Promise Partnerships, College-going culture  </rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>EEO training scheduled</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/eeo-training-event.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District is committed to legal compliance, we also want to provide support for screening committees to successfully navigate through the hiring process.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2016 12:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Equal Employment Opportunities, EEO Training</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>11/18/2016 08:30:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>EEO training at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/eeo-diversity-training-fall-2015.asp</link>
<description>The District is committed to legal compliance, and also wants to provide as much support as possible for screening committees to successfully navigate through the hiring process.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2015 13:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>
equal employment opportunity, diversity training, hiring, screening committees, workshop
</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>11/20/2015 08:30:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>New student, education planning workshop at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/education-planning-city-college.asp</link>
<description>Designed for new and returning students to City College, this group workshop is the last step to qualify for registration priority and to fulfill the requirements of the Student Success Plan.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2016 10:23:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>education planning</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>11/30/2016 03:30:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa professor among nation's top distinguished scientists</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/ed-alexander-chemistry-honor.asp</link>
<description>Dr. Edward C. Alexander, a Professor of Chemistry at San Diego Mesa College is among 78 distinguished scientists named by the American Chemical Society as a 2015 ACS Fellow.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2015 12:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Professor Ed Alexander</media:title>
<media:description>Professor Ed Alexander</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/edalexander2015.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Professor Ed Alexander</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Mesa College, Dr. Edward C. Alexander, chemistry, American Chemical Society</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Study shows SDCCD's economic impact in region has reached $5.7B</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/economic-impact-workforce-training.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District's economic impact in San Diego County hit $5.7 billion last year, up from $5.2 billion in 2013-14. In total, the district's economic impact is equal to 3.1 percent of the county's gross regional product, according to a new analysis.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Professor in class</media:title>
<media:description>A health professor works with students</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/professor2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>professor</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
economic impact, workforce training, regional economy, Economic Modeling Specialists International
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District sets new record with 3,500 students earning degrees</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/earned-degrees-commencement-2016.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District kicks off its spring commencement ceremonies May 13 at San Diego Miramar College.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2016 16:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>District sets new record with 3,500 students earning degrees</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District kicks off its spring commencement ceremonies May 13 at San Diego Miramar College.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/citygrad3.2015.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>commencement, degrees</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>commencement, degrees</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>May 5, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Accounting tech Earline Barrett nominated for statewide honor</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/earline-barrett-classified-employee-award-nominee.asp</link>
<description>Earline Barrett, a San Diego City College accounting technician, has been selected as the San Diego Community College District's nominee for a statewide Classified Employee of the Year award.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:48:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Accounting tech Earline Bennett nominated for statewide honor</media:title>
<media:description>Earline Barrett, a San Diego City College accounting technician, has been selected as the San Diego Community College DistrictÃ¢??s nominee for a statewide Classified Employee of the Year award.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/earlinebarrett2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Earline Barrett, San Diego City College, San Diego Community College District, Classified Employee of the Year</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Earline Barrett, San Diego City College, San Diego Community College District, Classified Employee of the Year </rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Dual enrollment partnerships ready to debut at Miramar College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/dual-enrollment-miramar-scripps-ranch-partnership.asp</link>
<description>Miramar College recently entered into a dual enrollment partnership with Scripps Ranch High School to offer 15 units of coursework in business that will apply to an associate degree and transfer to the California State University system.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2015 15:53:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Dual enrollment partnerships ready to debut at Miramar College</media:title>
<media:description>Miramar College recently entered into a dual enrollment partnership with Scripps Ranch High School to offer 15 units of coursework in business that will apply to an associate degree and transfer to the California State University system.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/dualenrollmentmiramar.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Scripps Ranch High School, Miramar College, CSU, enrollment partnership, high school, college units</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Scripps Ranch High School, Miramar College, CSU, enrollment partnership, high school, college units</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate>07/14/2015 03:43:40 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Prescription Drug Take Back Day</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/drug-take-back-police-2016.asp</link>
<description>The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has dedicated Saturday, April 30, as National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, and the police station at San Diego Mesa College is among the sites where residents can dispose of their unwanted prescription drugs.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:28:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Prescription Drug Take Back Day</media:title>
<media:description>The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has dedicated Saturday, April 30, as National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, and the police station at San Diego Mesa College is among the sites where residents can dispose of their unwanted prescription drugs.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/drugtakeback.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Drug Enforcement Administration, National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Police Department</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Drug Enforcement Administration, National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Police Department</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>04/30/2016 10:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Chancellor honored for efforts expanding access to baccalaureate degrees</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/constance-carroll-pioneer-award-2017.asp</link>
<description>Chancellor Carroll was an effective proponent of legislation that launched a pilot project enabling 15 California community colleges to offer four-year degree programs.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2017 16:35:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Chancellor honored for efforts expanding access to baccalaureate degrees</media:title>
<media:description>Chancellor Carroll was an effective proponent of legislation that launched a pilot project enabling 15 California community colleges to offer four-year degree programs.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/carrollaward2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>bachelor's degrees, Pioneer Award</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>bachelor's degrees, Pioneer Award</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>March 20, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Now Online: Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/drug-alcohol-prevention-program.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City, Mesa and Miramar Colleges and Continuing Education are committed to providing a drug-free workplace and campus environment for students and employees.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2015 12:29:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>prevention program, Drug and Alcohol Abuse</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Oct. 19, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Miramar College hosting Civil Rights Film Festival</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/civil-rights-film-festival-2017.asp</link>
<description>Film Festival to address a wider range of civil rights topics including gender inequalities, discrimination, and ethnic and cultural stereotypes and prejudices.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2017 12:10:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Miramar College hosting Civil Rights Film Festival</media:title>
<media:description>Film Festival to address a wider range of civil rights topics including gender inequalities, discrimination, and ethnic and cultural stereotypes and prejudices.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/miramaradmin.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Civil Rights Film Festival, San Diego Miramar College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Civil Rights Film Festival, San Diego Miramar College</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate>04/29/2017 09:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Eligible students urged to apply for financial aid under California Dream Act</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/dream-act-enrollment-applications-2017.asp</link>
<description>&quot;Under the Dream Act, no student's personal information is shared at the federal level.&quot;</description>
<author>California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2017 09:49:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>CA Community Colleges Chancellor urges eligible students to apply for financial aid under the California Dream Act</media:title>
<media:description>&quot;Under the Dream Act, no student's personal information is shared at the federal level.&quot;</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/admissions.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>California Dream Act, Financial Aid, Cal Grant, DACA</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
California Dream Act, Financial Aid, Cal Grant, DACA
</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>February 24, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>City College, Smart and Final team up to stock campus food pantry</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/city-college-smart-and-final-food-drive-2017.asp</link>
<description>14 Smart and Final stores holding a food drive through April 16 to help restock City College's Food Pantry, which provides approximately 300 emergency lunches to students each week.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2017 08:34:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>City College, Smart and Final team up to stock campus food pantry</media:title>
<media:description>14 Smart and Final stores holding a food drive through April 16 to help restock City CollegeÃ¢??s Food Pantry, which provides approximately 300 emergency lunches to students each week.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/fooddrivesmartfinal.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Food Pantry, Student Support, Smart and Final</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Food Pantry, Student Support, Smart and Final</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>04/04/2017 08:15:39 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Work at the SDCCD? Here are some Twitter accounts you should be following</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/district-twitter-social-media-recommended-follows.asp</link>
<description>Social media gives us the opportunity to keep the conversation going with people we only see occasionally or start the conversation with colleagues we've never met before.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:19:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Work at the SDCCD? Here are some Twitter accounts you should be following</media:title>
<media:description>Social media gives us the opportunity to keep the conversation going with people we only see occasionally or start the conversation with colleagues we've never met before.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/twitterlogo1.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Social Media, Twitter</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Social Media, Twitter</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District introduces redesigned logo</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/district-logo-redesign-2017.asp</link>
<description>Starting with the Spring 2017 semester, the district is transitioning to a new logo that features a simplified design.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2017 12:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>District introduces redesigned logo</media:title>
<media:description>Starting with the Spring 2017 semester, the district is transitioning to a new logo that features a simplified design.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/districtsealnew.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>District Logo, Communications and Public Relations</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>District Logo, Communications and Public Relations</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>January 26, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Study shows district among leaders nationally for upward mobility of students</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/district-leader-upward-mobility-2017.asp</link>
<description>Compared with other two-year colleges and college districts, the study shows the SDCCD is among the best in producing students who later land in the top 20% of income earners.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2017 13:36:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Study shows district among leaders nationally for upward mobility of students</media:title>
<media:description>Compared with other two-year colleges and college districts, the study shows the SDCCD is among the best in producing students who later land in the top 20% of income earners.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/citycollegebiztech.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Upward Mobility, Student Success</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Upward Mobility, Student Success</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District sees large boost in students transferring to CSU campuses</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/associate-degree-transfer-csu-2017.asp</link>
<description>In all, nearly 1,600 SDCCD students at City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges have applied to the CSU through the program.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2017 08:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>District sees large boost in students transferring to CSU campuses</media:title>
<media:description>In all, nearly 1,600 SDCCD students at City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges have applied to the CSU through the program.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/citygrad3.2015.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Associate Degree for Transfer, CSU, Cal State University, Transfer</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Associate Degree for Transfer, CSU, Cal State University, Transfer
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>San Diego Community College District launches NewsCenter</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/district-launches-newscenter.asp</link>
<description>District's online news site will offer updated news, videos and other information.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2015 14:18:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/districtoffice.jpg">
<media:title>San Diego Community College District launches NewsCenter</media:title>
<media:description>District's online news site will offer updated news, videos and other information.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/districtoffice.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>SDCCD, NewsCenter, online news, community college, communications, mobile-friendly</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>SDCCD, NewsCenter, online news, community college, communications, mobile-friendly</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>August 16, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College alum Alex Szeto sponsors Scholarship Challenge</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/alex-szeto-scholarship-challenge-2017.asp</link>
<description>Alex Szeto will generously match any and all monetary donations up to $10,000 that Mesa College receives between April 17 and May 17, 2017.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2017 11:18:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Mesa College alum Alex Szeto sponsors Scholarship Challenge</media:title>
<media:description>Alex Szeto will generously match any and all monetary donations up to $10,000 that Mesa College receives between April 17 and May 17, 2017.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/alexszeto.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Alex Szeto, San Diego Mesa College, Scholarship Challenge, Alumni</media:keywords>
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<title>Honors students transfer and thrive</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/district-honors-program-students-2016.asp</link>
<description>Former Miramar College Honors Program student Dianna Ratsamy was honored at an awards luncheon sponsored by the American Association of University Women.</description>
<author>Dr. Carmen Carrasquillo Jay, District Honors Program Coordinator</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2016 15:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Honors students transfer and thrive</media:title>
<media:description>Former Miramar College Honors Program student Dianna Ratsamy was honored at an awards luncheon sponsored by the American Association of University Women.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/diannaratsamy.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Honors program</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Honors program</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>June 20, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Accreditation - Seal of Approval</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/accreditation-teams-evaluation-visit-2017.asp</link>
<description>Accreditation teams are scheduled to visit San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges, and San Diego Continuing Education from March 13 to 16.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2017 15:41:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Accreditation</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>March 6, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Audits affirm district's solid financial health</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/district-financial-audit-2015.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District is in strong financial health and employs solid internal controls to ensure that revenue and spending remain in order, according to a recently completed series of independent audits for the fiscal year that ended June 30.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 08:17:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Audits affirm district's solid financial health</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District is in strong financial health and employs solid internal controls to ensure that revenue and spending remain in order, according to a recently completed series of independent audits for the fiscal year that ended June 30.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/districtoffice.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Community College District, audit, finance</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Community College District, audit, finance</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>December 10, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Business programs at Miramar College in candidacy for ACBSP accreditation</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/accreditation-miramar-business-program-2017.asp</link>
<description>Accreditation certifies that the teaching and learning processes within the business programs meet the rigorous educational standards established by ACBSP.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2017 11:29:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Business programs at Miramar College in candidacy for ACBSP accreditation</media:title>
<media:description>Accreditation certifies that the teaching and learning processes within the business programs meet the rigorous educational standards established by ACBSP.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/business2miramar.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Accreditation, Business Program, Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Accreditation, Business Program, Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs </rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>April 3, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Honoring Women's History Month at the SDCCD</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/womens-history-month-events-2017.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District celebrates Women's History Month in March with a variety of special exhibitions, lectures, and performances.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2017 17:04:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Honoring Women's History Month at the SDCCD</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District celebrates WomenÃ¢??s History Month in March with a variety of special exhibitions, lectures, and performances.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/constancecarrollutphoto.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Women's History Month</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Women's History Month</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>March 2, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Honoring a hero</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/uss-rafael-peralta.asp</link>
<description>The Navy's newest guided missile destroyer named posthumously for Marine hero and former San Diego City College student Rafael Peralta is set to be commissioned in Coronado in late July.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2017 13:49:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/ussperalta.jpg">
<media:title>Honoring a hero</media:title>
<media:description>The NavyÃ¢??s newest guided missile destroyer named posthumously for Marine hero and former San Diego City College student Rafael Peralta is set to be commissioned in Coronado in late July.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/ussperalta.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Rafael Peralta, Military, USS Rafael Peralta</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Rafael Peralta, Military, USS Rafael Peralta</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District adopts $791 million budget calling for more programs, workforce training</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/district-annual-budget-2016.asp</link>
<description>The new budget allows the district to add up to 2,000 students at City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges, and Continuing Education this year.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2016 08:16:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>District adopts $791 million budget calling for more programs, workforce training</media:title>
<media:description>The new budget allows the district to add up to 2,000 students at City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges, and Continuing Education this year.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/citycollegebiztech.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>annual budget, workforce training</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>annual budget, workforce training</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Trustee Senour to be honored at Cesar Chavez Luncheon</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/trustee-senour-cesar-chavez-lifetime-service-award.asp</link>
<description>This year's recipient of the Cesar Chavez Lifetime Service Award  will be Maria Nieto Senour.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2017 12:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Trustee Senour to be honored at Cesar Chavez Luncheon</media:title>
<media:description>This yearÃ¢??s recipient of the Cesar Chavez Lifetime Service Award  will be Maria Nieto Senour.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/marianietosenour3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Maria Nieto Senour, Board of Trustees, Cesar Chavez Lifetime Service Award</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Maria Nieto Senour, Board of Trustees, Cesar Chavez Lifetime Service Award </rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>March 27, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Summit helps keep professors learning</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/distance-learning-summit-2015.asp</link>
<description>Professors became the students Oct. 9 at the Distance Learning Summit at the San Diego Continuing Education's North City Campus. The summit is one of the several opportunities available to educators to help them sharpen their skills in technology and incorporate online learning into their teaching.</description>
<author>Char Cook</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2015 08:29:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Summit helps keep professors learning</media:title>
<media:description>Professors became the students Oct. 9 at the Distance Learning Summit at the San Diego Continuing Education's North City Campus. The summit is one of the several opportunities available to educators to help them sharpen their skills in technology and incorporate online learning into their teaching.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/onlinesummit.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Distance Learning Summit, online learning, social learning, Instructional Technology Workshops</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>
Distance Learning Summit, online learning, social learning, Instructional Technology Workshops
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Celebrity chefs announced for Taste of Mesa fundraiser</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/taste-of-mesa-culinary-2017-celebrity-chefs.asp</link>
<description>Taste of Mesa will showcase Culinary Outlook, and feature internationally-inspired cuisine and three cook-off competitions between alumni, students and an advanced baking team.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Celebrity chefs announced for Taste of Mesa fundraiser</media:title>
<media:description>Taste of Mesa will showcase Culinary Outlook, and feature internationally-inspired cuisine and three cook-off competitions between alumni, students and an advanced baking team.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/culinarydesserts.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Taste of Mesa, San Diego Mesa College, Culinary Outlook</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Taste of Mesa, San Diego Mesa College, Culinary Outlook
</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>March 10, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Community invited to disaster preparedness training at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/disaster-preparedness-training-2016.asp</link>
<description>This free event aims to educate citizens on how local resources work during emergencies and how residents can better prepare for a variety of disasters.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 12:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/disasterprepare1.jpg">
<media:title>Disaster Preparedness Training</media:title>
<media:description>A fire truck</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/disasterprepare1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>disaster preparedness</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>disaster preparedness, training, police, fire and rescue</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>May 19, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Betty Robles-Leal named Director of Employee Services for Human Resources</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/director-employee-services-announcement.asp</link>
<description>&quot;It's a great job,&quot; said Robles-Leal. &quot;I like helping people, I like making sure people are getting the services they need. We have a really good team here and I enjoy coming to work every day.&quot;</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2016 13:05:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/bettyroblesleal.jpg">
<media:title>Betty Robles-Leal named Director of Employee Services for Human Resources</media:title>
<media:description>&quot;It's a great job,&quot; said Robles-Leal. &quot;I like helping people, I like making sure people are getting the services they need. We have a really good team here and I enjoy coming to work every day.&quot;</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/bettyroblesleal.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Betty Robles-Leal, Director of Employee Services, Human Resources</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Betty Robles-Leal, Director of Employee Services, Human Resources</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,profile</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>December 14, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>College police offering self-defense class for women</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/self-defense-training-women-2017.asp</link>
<description>RAD is a self-defense program that  provides participants with safety information and options for self-defense for the average person.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:49:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/collegepolice.jpg">
<media:title>College police offering self defense class for women</media:title>
<media:description>RAD is a self-defense program that  provides participants with safety information and options for self-defense for the average person.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/collegepolice.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Self defense, safety, college police</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Self defense, safety, college police</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>04/08/2017 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Students Celebrate Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead at Continuing Education</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/dia-de-los-muertos-day-of-the-dead-2016.asp</link>
<description>Students from English as a Second Language classes participated in a friendly and symbolic competition to decorate alters in memory of famous musicians, actors, community leaders and loved ones.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2016 16:52:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/dod2.jpg">
<media:title>Students Celebrate Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead at Continuing Education</media:title>
<media:description>Students from English as a Second Language classes participated in a friendly and symbolic competition to decorate alters in memory of famous musicians, actors, community leaders and loved ones.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/dod2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Dia de Muertos, Day of the Dead</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Dia de Muertos, Day of the Dead </rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>November 2, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>College district, SD Unified joint session set for April 18</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/san-diego-unified-college-district-joint-meeting-2017.asp</link>
<description>Through such collaborative efforts, the two districts have seen a fourfold jump in the number of high school students concurrently enrolled in college courses over the past year.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2017 15:46:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>College district, SD Unified joint session set for April 18</media:title>
<media:description>Through such collaborative efforts, the two districts have seen a fourfold jump in the number of high school students concurrently enrolled in college courses over the past year.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/jointboard2016.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Joint Board Meeting, Leadership</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Joint Board Meeting, Leadership</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>04/18/2017 05:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Interim president named at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/denise-whisenhunt-interim-president-city-college.asp</link>
<description>Denise Whisenhunt brings more than 15 years experience in a variety of leadership positions in the district - most recently as City College's Vice President of Student Services.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2016 08:47:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Interim president named at City College</media:title>
<media:description>Denise Whisenhunt brings more than 15 years experience in a variety of leadership positions in the district - most recently as City College's Vice President of Student Services.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/whisenhunt.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Denise Whisenhunt, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Denise Whisenhunt, San Diego City College</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>July 19, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Adult classes begin at San Diego Rescue Mission</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/san-diego-rescue-mission-free-adult-classes.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education and the San Diego Rescue Mission are collaborating to expand educational opportunities.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2017 13:08:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/missionangelwoods.jpg">
<media:title>Adult classes begin at San Diego Rescue Mission</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing Education and the San Diego Rescue Mission are collaborating to expand educational opportunities.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/missionangelwoods.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Rescue Mission, San Diego Continuing Education, free adult education, Herb Johnson</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Rescue Mission, San Diego Continuing Education, free adult education, Herb Johnson</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>How to contribute to the Hurricane Harvey relief effort</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/hurricane-harvey-donations-disaster-relief.asp</link>
<description>The devastation from Hurricane Harvey has flooded 50 counties and sent 30,000 people to shelters.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 10:09:37 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/hurricaneharvey.jpg">
<media:title>You can help contribute to Hurricane Harvey relief effort</media:title>
<media:description>The devastation from Hurricane Harvey has flooded 50 counties and sent 30,000 people to shelters.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/hurricaneharvey.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Hurricane Harvey, Disaster Relief, Donations, Houston</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Hurricane Harvey, Disaster Relief, Donations, Houston</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Aerospace student David Mueller shooting for the stars</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/david-mueller-jet-propulsion-laboratory-aerospace.asp</link>
<description>David Mueller was one of 50 community college students invited to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 11:57:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/meuller.jpg">
<media:title>Aerospace student David Mueller shooting for the stars</media:title>
<media:description>David Mueller was one of 50 community college students invited to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/meuller.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>David Mueller, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, aerospace engineering</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>David Mueller, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, aerospace engineering</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Salary Surfer shows big wage gains for students with AAs or certificates</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/salary-surfer-data-associate-degrees-2017.asp</link>
<description>It pays to complete your degree: earning a degree or certificate from a community college continues to deliver a remarkable return on investment, according to Salary Surfer data.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2017 11:33:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/citycollegenursing.jpg">
<media:title>Salary Surfer shows big wage gains for students with AAs or certificates</media:title>
<media:description>It pays to complete your degree: earning a degree or certificate from a community college continues to deliver a remarkable return on investment, according to Salary Surfer data.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/citycollegenursing.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Salary Surfer, California Community Colleges, Associate Degree, Certificate, Workforce Training</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Salary Surfer, California Community Colleges, Associate Degree, Certificate, Workforce Training</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>City College's Daron Woods is serving students</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/daron-woods-representing-students.asp</link>
<description>Daron Woods, 26, hails from Trinidad, is majoring in Political Science and is hoping to transfer to either UCLA or UC San Diego en route to a career in academia</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2016 16:29:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:description>Daron Woods, 26, hails from Trinidad, is majoring in Political Science and is hoping to transfer to either UCLA or UC San Diego en route to a career in academia</media:description>
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<title>Daniel Rodriguez: Representing Mesa College Excellence</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/daniel-rodriguez-posse-veterans-program.asp</link>
<description>The Marine Corps saved Daniel Rodriguez's life. San Diego Mesa College helped him find his future.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:44:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Daniel Rodriguez: Representing Mesa College Excellence</media:title>
<media:description>The Marine Corps saved Daniel Rodriguez's life. San Diego Mesa College helped him find his future.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/danielrodriguezfamily2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Daniel Rodriguez, San Diego Mesa College, Wesleyan University, Posse Veterans Program, veterans</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Daniel Rodriguez, San Diego Mesa College, Wesleyan University, Posse Veterans Program, veterans</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Prescription Drug Take Back Day set for Saturday, April 29</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/prescription-drug-take-back-day.asp</link>
<description>Drop your prescription drugs off at the San Diego Community College District Police sub-station at Mesa College between 10am- 2pm on April 29th.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2017 14:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Prescription Drug Take Back Day set for Saturday, April 29</media:title>
<media:description>Drop your prescription drugs off at the San Diego Community College District Police sub-station at Mesa College between 10am- 2pm on April 29th.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Prescription Drug Take Back Day</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Prescription Drug Take Back Day</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>04/29/2017 10:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD pledges support of students regardless of immigration status, religion</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/daca-immigration-religious-beliefs-student-support.asp</link>
<description>The resolution, passed unanimously, urges President Donald Trump to continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2017 08:17:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>SDCCD pledges support of students regardless of immigration status, religious beliefs</media:title>
<media:description>The resolution, passed unanimously, urges President Donald Trump to continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/dacasupport.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, DACA, Student Support, Diversity</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, DACA, Student Support, Diversity</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>6 district students named to honor society's all-California Academic Team</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/phi-theta-kappa-academic-team2017.asp</link>
<description>Students from City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges are among 85 in all who will be recognized at the Community College League of California's awards luncheon in Sacramento on March 23.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2017 15:36:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>6 district students named to honor societyÃ¢??s all-California Academic Team</media:title>
<media:description>Students from City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges are among 85 in all who will be recognized at the Community College League of CaliforniaÃ¢??s awards luncheon in Sacramento on March 23.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/ptk2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Phi Theta Kappa, All-California Academic Team</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Phi Theta Kappa, All-California Academic Team</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>A culture focused on STEM</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/culture-of-stem-we-2017.asp</link>
<description>From new state-of-the-art facilities to groundbreaking educational programs, the district has placed STEM front and center, and students are reaping the rewards.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2017 08:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>A culture focused on STEM</media:title>
<media:description>From new state-of-the-art facilities to groundbreaking educational programs, the district has placed STEM front and center, and students are reaping the rewards.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/stem2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>STEM, science, technology, engineering, mathematics</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
STEM, science, technology, engineering, mathematics
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,we</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Courtney Wade - From the Marines to Miramar</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/courtney-wade-marine-veteran-miramar-student.asp</link>
<description>Wade, 26, is now on track to graduate in the spring, attend Cal State San Marcos next fall, earn a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, and launch a career in law enforcement.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2017 10:24:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Courtney Wade - From the Marines to Miramar</media:title>
<media:description>Wade, 26, is now on track to graduate in the spring, attend Cal State San Marcos next fall, earn a bachelorÃ¢??s degree in criminal justice, and launch a career in law enforcement.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Courtney Wade, Veterans, San Diego Miramar College, Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Workforce</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Courtney Wade, Veterans, San Diego Miramar College, Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Workforce
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<title>Miramar College awards $155,274.95 in scholarships at ceremony</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/miramar-college-scholarship-awards-2017.asp</link>
<description>Miramar College hosted its 23rd annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 12.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2017 11:44:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Scholarship Awards</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>April 17, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Cosmetology students giving free haircuts, face painting at county fair</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/cosmetology-san-diego-county-fair.asp</link>
<description>Haircuts and face paintings, part of the SDCCD's Start Something Amazing Day at the fair.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2016 12:27:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Cosmetology students giving free haircuts, face painting at county fair</media:title>
<media:description>Haircuts and face paintings, part of the SDCCD's Start Something Amazing Day at the fair.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Cosmetology, San Diego County Fair</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Cosmetology, San Diego County Fair</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,event</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate>06/17/2016 12:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Important Announcement for Corinthian Students</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/corinthian-options-student-services.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City, Mesa and Miramar College are ready to help
students who wish to continue their education following the
closure of Corinthian (Everest, Heald and WyoTech) Colleges.
Whether you're close to graduating, or just getting started, you
still have opportunities to finish your degree.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2015 09:57:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>corinthian, everest, heald, wyotech, colleges, closure</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>09/01/2015 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate>June 1, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>City College Knights win state championship</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/knights-win-state-championship-2017.asp</link>
<description>For the first time in the school's history, the San Diego City College Knights men's basketball team has been crowned the California Community College Athletic Association state champions.</description>
<author>San Diego City College</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:56:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>City College Knights win state championship</media:title>
<media:description>For the first time in the schoolÃ¢??s history, the San Diego City College Knights menÃ¢??s basketball team has been crowned the California Community College Athletic Association state champions.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/sdknightswin2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>City College Knights, California Community College Athletic Association, March Madness, basketball</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>City College Knights, California Community College Athletic Association, March Madness, basketball</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Ishak Mahamoud named 2017 Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship winner</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/jack-kent-cooke-scholarship-2017.asp</link>
<description>Mahamoud is one of only 55 community college students, from a nationwide pool of nearly 3,000 applicants, selected for this honor.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:34:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Ishak Mahamoud named 2017 Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship winner</media:title>
<media:description>Mahamoud is one of only 55 community college students, from a nationwide pool of nearly 3,000 applicants, selected for this honor.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/ishakmahamoud.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Jack Kent Cooke Foundation</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Jack Kent Cooke Foundation</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>April 19, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Convocation for faculty and staff</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/convocation-2015-fall-semester.asp</link>
<description>Convocation will be held at San Diego City, Mesa, Miramar colleges.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>City College, Mesa College, Miramar College, convocation, faculty, fall semester</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>08/20/2015 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Honorees named for 5th annual Contractor Recognition Program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/contractor-recognition-2016.asp</link>
<description>Recipients include veteran-owned, minority, disadvantaged and small business owners</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 12:29:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Honorees named for 5th annual Contractor Recognition Program</media:title>
<media:description>Recipients include veteran-owned, minority, disadvantaged and small business owners</media:description>
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<media:keywords>contractor recognition, propositions s and n</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>contractor recognition, propositions s and n</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>July 22, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>District takes stand supporting expansion of bachelor degree programs</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/district-supports-expanding-baccalaureate-community-college.asp</link>
<description>Board of Trustees has joined a growing chorus of backers supporting state legislation to expand California's community college baccalaureate pilot program.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2017 09:06:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>District takes stand supporting expansion of bachelor degree programs</media:title>
<media:description>Board of Trustees has joined a growing chorus of backers supporting state legislation to expand California's community college baccalaureate pilot program.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/gradmesa.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>baccalaureate, Senate Bill 769</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>baccalaureate, Senate Bill 769</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Honorees named for Contractor Recognition Program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/contractor-honorees-propositions-2015.asp</link>
<description>Awards recognize the accomplishments of subcontractors in construction and professional services for the period of January 1 through December 31, 2014.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:31:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Honorees named for Contractor Recognition Program</media:title>
<media:description>Awards recognize the accomplishments of subcontractors in construction and professional services for the period of January 1 through December 31, 2014.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/kzaward.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>awards, contractors, construction, Proposition S, Proposition N</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>awards, contractors, construction, Proposition S, Proposition N</rsskeywords><artoptions></artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>07/16/2015</eventdate><announcedate>July 16, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Education students are making the transition to college</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/continuing-education-transition-to-college.asp</link>
<description>Nearly 6,000 students have transitioned from Continuing Education since 2009.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2015 10:38:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Continuing Education students are making the transition to college</media:title>
<media:description>Nearly 6,000 students have transitioned from Continuing Education since 2009.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/studentalysaunknox.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Continuing Education, Alysaun Knox, Eric Matson, Gaby Medina</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Continuing Education, Alysaun Knox, Eric Matson, Gaby Medina
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,we</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Education's Mid-City Campus to host resource fair</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/continuing-education-resource-fair-2017.asp</link>
<description>Community organizations will have information and representatives available for questions about services and resources available to students.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2017 13:24:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Continuing Education's Mid-City Campus to host resource fair</media:title>
<media:description>Community organizations will have information and representatives available for questions about services and resources available to students.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/ceresourcefair.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Resource Fair, Student Support</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Resource Fair, Student Support</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate>03/21/2017 08:30:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Ed takes 1st Place for MLK float</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/continuing-education-first-place-mlk-float.asp</link>
<description>The Welding program at San Diego Continuing Education's Educational Cultural Complex received First Place in the float division for their entry &quot;Let Freedom Ring&quot; for this year's Martin Luther King Jr. Parade.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2017 16:56:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Continuing Ed takes 1st Place for MLK float</media:title>
<media:description>The Welding program at San Diego Continuing Education's Educational Cultural Complex received First Place in the float division for their entry &quot;Let Freedom Ring&quot; for this year's Martin Luther King Jr. Parade.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/mlkparade2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Martin Luther King Jr., Parade</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>January 17, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Board of Trustees adopts resolution to support civil rights landmark designation</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/ecc-civil-rights-landmark-trustees-support.asp</link>
<description>The Education Cultural Center has been a symbol of community and African-American activism since its beginnings in 1972.</description>
<author>Allura Garis - San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 16:21:42 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Board of Trustees adopts resolution to support civil rights landmark designation</media:title>
<media:description>The Education Cultural Center has been a symbol of community and African-American activism since its beginnings in 1972.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/ecclandmark.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Education Cultural Center, Civil Rights, Landmark, Activism</media:keywords>
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<title>Building a safe learning environment</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/immigrant-students-safe-learning-environment.asp</link>
<description>Born and raised in a Tanzanian refugee camp after his family fled a war-torn Congo, Mkongwa Cosma Ekyoci has found a home at San Diego Mesa College.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 08:13:37 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>Building a safe learning environment</media:title>
<media:description>Born and raised in a Tanzanian refugee camp after his family fled a war-torn Congo, Mkongwa Cosma Ekyoci has found a home at San Diego Mesa College.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/mkongwa_ekyoci.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Mkongwa Cosma Ekyoci, Immigrants, San Diego Mesa College, San Diego Promise</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Mkongwa Cosma Ekyoci, Immigrants, San Diego Mesa College, San Diego Promise</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Education prepares to serve adults in 1,000+ free classes</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/continuing-education-fall-semester-2016.asp</link>
<description>Six adult education campuses will welcome more than 20,000 students into more than 1,000 free classes Tuesday, Sept. 6, the first day of fall semester.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2016 14:57:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/midcityexterior.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Education prepares to serve adults in 1,000+ free classes</media:title>
<media:description>Six adult education campuses will welcome more than 20,000 students into more than 1,000 free classes Tuesday, Sept. 6, the first day of fall semester.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/midcityexterior.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Continuing Education, fall semester</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Continuing Education, fall semester</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Education's Educational Cultural Complex celebrating 40th anniversary</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/continuing-education-ecc-anniversary.asp</link>
<description>The Educational Cultural Complex is celebrating 40 years of serving students and community in San Diego's Mountain View community. ECC is the largest of San Diego Continuing Education's six adult education campuses in San Diego.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2016 17:13:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:description>The Educational Cultural Complex is celebrating 40 years of serving students and community in San Diego's Mountain View community. ECC is the largest of San Diego Continuing Education's six adult education campuses in San Diego.</media:description>
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<title>Adults graduate with high school diploma in 6 weeks</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/continuing-education-accelerated-high-school-diploma.asp</link>
<description>The fast track program takes place at two campuses: the Education Cultural Complex and César E. Chávez in the Mountain View and Barrio Logan communities in San Diego.</description>
<author>Allura Garis - San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2017 09:07:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Adults graduate with high school diploma in 6 weeks</media:title>
<media:description>The fast track program takes place at two campuses: the Education Cultural Complex and César E. Chávez in the Mountain View and Barrio Logan communities in San Diego.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>High School Diploma, Accelerated High School Program, San Diego Continuing Education</media:keywords>
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High School Diploma, Accelerated High School Program, San Diego Continuing Education
</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>February 14, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Constitution Day events</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/constitution-day-events-2016.asp</link>
<description>In recognition of Constitution Day, on Friday Sept. 16 San Diego Community College District will hold events at college campuses and at Continuing Education throughout the week of Sept. 12-16.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 14:35:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Constitution Day recognized throughout district</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/constitution-day-2015.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District recognizes Constitution Day at colleges and continuing education.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2015 12:07:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Constitution Day</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>09/17/2015 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District launches Committee for Community, Inclusion and Diversity</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/community-inclusion-diversity-kick-off-event.asp</link>
<description>A &quot;Kick-Off&quot; Event will be held Jan. 12 from from noon to 1:30 p.m. to share information about the committee and what it hopes to accomplish.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2016 10:06:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Community, Inclusion, Diversity</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>December 13, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Community Colleges' State of the System Report released</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/community-colleges-state-of-system-2016.asp</link>
<description>The report gives a comprehensive overview of the system's undertakings in the 2014-15 academic year, progress it has made in a variety of areas and provides statistical information regarding enrollments, funding, total awards conferred and more.</description>
<author>California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2016 13:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Community Colleges' State of the System Report released</media:title>
<media:description>The report gives a comprehensive overview of the system's undertakings in the 2014-15 academic year, progress it has made in a variety of areas and provides statistical information regarding enrollments, funding, total awards conferred and more.</media:description>
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<title>College Police Department salutes two of its finest</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/college-police-officers-honored-2016.asp</link>
<description>Officer Jane Obara has been recognized as the SDCCD Police Department's Officer of the Year, and she is among those from agencies throughout the region who have been nominated as Officer for the Year in San Diego County.  Officer James Everette is receiving an Award of Distinction at the annual conference of the California College &amp;amp; University Police Chiefs Association on April 14 in Lake Tahoe.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2016 14:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>College Police Department salutes two of its finest</media:title>
<media:description>Officer Jane Obara has been recognized as the SDCCD Police DepartmentÃ¢??s Officer of the Year, and she is among those from agencies throughout the region who have been nominated as Officer for the Year in San Diego County.  Officer James Everette is receiving an Award of Distinction at the annual conference of the California College &amp;amp; University Police Chiefs Association on April 14 in Lake Tahoe.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Jane Obara, James Everette, San Diego Community College District Police Department, Chief Raymund Aguirre</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Jane Obara, James Everette, San Diego Community College District Police Department, Chief Raymund Aguirre</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>April 7, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>San Diego Community College District earns top bond ratings</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/college-district-bond-rating-2016.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District has received the highest possible bond ratings from Moody's Investors Service, which has upgraded the District from Aa1 to Aaa.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2016 10:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>San Diego Community College District earns top bond ratings</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District has received the highest possible bond ratings from MoodyÃ¢??s Investors Service, which has upgraded the District from Aa1 to Aaa.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Bond rating</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Bond rating</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>From Miramar College to Fire Chief</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/colin-stowell-fire-chief.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Miramar College alumnus Colin Stowell is the new chief of Heartland Fire and Rescue.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2016 10:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>From Miramar College to Fire Chief</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Miramar College alumnus Colin Stowell is the new chief of Heartland Fire and Rescue.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>San Diego Miramar College, Colin Stowell</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Miramar College, Colin Stowell</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>New 2 You - Clothing Giveaway at Miramar</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/clothes-giveaway-miramar.asp</link>
<description>New 2 You Clothes Giveaway! From 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Miramar College</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 13:54:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>11/18/2015 11:30:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Workshops aim to build civil discourse</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/civil-discourse-training.asp</link>
<description>Under the two-year We Are Community program, student leaders at City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges, and Continuing Education - as well as managers and staff districtwide - will undergo a series of NCRC training workshops to teach skills and strategies for implementing civil behavior, acting with respect, and embracing diversity.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2016 16:48:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Workshops aim to build civil discourse</media:title>
<media:description>Under the two-year We Are Community program, student leaders at City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges, and Continuing Education - as well as managers and staff districtwide - will undergo a series of NCRC training workshops to teach skills and strategies for implementing civil behavior, acting with respect, and embracing diversity.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>We Are Community, civil discourse</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>We Are Community, civil discourse</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Feb. 5, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>We Are Community: Civil discourse training at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/civil-discourse-training-event-city-college.asp</link>
<description>Faculty, staff and students will undergo a series of NCRC training workshops to teach skills and strategies for implementing civil behavior, acting with respect, and embracing diversity.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:36:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>We Are Community</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>03/04/2016 01:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Conference to focus on Restoring Civility to Civic Dialogue</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/civic-dialogue-conference-2015.asp</link>
<description>Leaders in San Diego education will be among those addressing the 4th Annual Conference on Restoring Civility to Civic Dialogue on Friday, March 20, at the Joan Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2015 09:18:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Carl Luna at University of San Diego</media:title>
<media:description>Carl Luna at University of San Diego during a conference on Civic Diologue</media:description>
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<media:keywords>carl luna, conference, civic dialogue</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>conference, restoring civility, civic dialogue, carl luna, joan kroc institute, university of san diego, government</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>03/20/2015 09:08:21 AM</eventdate><announcedate>March 19, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>City College art gallery builds a following</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/city-gallery-builds-following.asp</link>
<description>City Gallery at San Diego City College taking on new life in its new home, a five-story, 128,378-square-foot Arts &amp;amp; Humanities building on C Street.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>City College art gallery builds a following</media:title>
<media:description>City Gallery at San Diego City College taking on new life in its new home, a five-story, 128,378-square-foot Arts &amp;amp; Humanities building on C Street.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>City Gallery, San Diego City College, art, Arts &amp;amp; Humanites, C Street, Terri Hughes-Oelrich</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>City Gallery, San Diego City College, art, Arts &amp; Humanites, C Street, Terri Hughes-Oelrich</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,we</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>City College awarded suicide prevention grant</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/city-college-suicide-prevention-grant.asp</link>
<description>The Mental Health Counseling Center at San Diego City College has been awarded a three-year, $272,000 Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grant.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2015 13:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>suicide prevention, mental health, counseling</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Sept. 29, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Education graduate starts fast-growing self-care line Leonie Lemon</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/leonie-lemon-self-care-line.asp</link>
<description>Making it as a top fashion designer can be a challenge, but for Leonie Molina Gonzales she used her skills she learned at San Diego Continuing Education to become an entrepreneur.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2018 10:05:03 -0700</pubDate>
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<media:title>Continuing Education graduate starts fast-growing self-care line Leonie Lemon</media:title>
<media:description>Making it as a top fashion designer can be a challenge, but for Leonie Molina Gonzales she used her skills she learned at San Diego Continuing Education to become an entrepreneur.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/leonie2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Leonie Lemon, Entrepreneur</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Leonie Lemon, Entrepreneur</rsskeywords><artoptions>profile</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>In Focus: A look a City College's photography program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/city-college-photography-program-2016.asp</link>
<description>Photography Professor David Eichinger said City College facilities have a reputation for excellence around the country.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2016 09:58:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>In Focus: A look a City College's photography program</media:title>
<media:description>Photography Professor David Eichinger said City College facilities have a reputation for excellence around the country.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Photography, San Diego City College, David Eichinger</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Photography, San Diego City College, David Eichinger</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>City College invites community to Open House Day</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/city-college-open-house-2016.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College will host its third annual Community Open House Day on Thursday, April 21 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. In addition to classroom visits, displays, exhibits, and performances around the campus, visitors can attend the 11th annual Student Project and Research Symposium.</description>
<author>San Diego City College</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2016 13:35:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>City College invites community to Open House Day</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College will host its third annual Community Open House Day on Thursday, April 21 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. In addition to classroom visits, displays, exhibits, and performances around the campus, visitors can attend the 11th annual Student Project and Research Symposium.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Community Open House Day, Student Project and Research Symposium</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Community Open House Day, Student Project and Research Symposium</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Doing what matters at San Diego City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/city-college-manpower-career-training-beebe.asp</link>
<description>$200,000 grant from the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, City College is working with the business community, reviewing curriculum, and sponsoring workshops and job fairs for its students.</description>
<author>Anthony E. Beebe, Ed.D.</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2015 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Doing what matters at San Diego City College</media:title>
<media:description>$200,000 grant from the California Community Colleges ChancellorÃ¢??s Office, City College is working with the business community, reviewing curriculum, and sponsoring workshops and job fairs for its students.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/manpower.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Manpower Inc., job fairs, career workshop, San Diego City College, resume writing, job interviews</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Manpower Inc., job fairs, career workshop, San Diego City College, resume writing, job interviews</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,we</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>2016 Spring Literary Series at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/city-college-literary-series-2016.asp</link>
<description>Welcome graphic novelist Keith McCleary, the next presenter in the 2016 Spring Literary Series.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 12:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>2016 Spring Literary Series at City College</media:title>
<media:description>Welcome graphic novelist Keith McCleary, the next presenter in the 2016 Spring Literary Series.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Keith McCleary, Literary Series, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Keith McCleary, Literary Series, San Diego City College</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>03/02/2016 12:45:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>City College Hosts Workshop for  ITT Tech Students</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/city-college-hosts-workshop-for-itt-tech-students.asp</link>
<description>City College Hosts Workshop for  ITT Tech Students</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2016 12:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>City College Hosts Workshop for  ITT Tech Students</media:title>
<media:description>City College Hosts Workshop for  ITT Tech Students</media:description>
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<media:keywords>San Diego City College, ITT Technical Institute</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego City College, ITT Technical Institute</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>'Tis the season for giving at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/city-college-holiday-giving.asp</link>
<description>&quot;The faculty and staff at City College are known for their compassion, dedication and commitment to their students throughout the year,&quot; said City College President Anthony Beebe. &quot;It's wonderful to be part of such a giving community.&quot;</description>
<author>San Diego City College</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2015 13:57:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>'Tis the season for giving at City College</media:title>
<media:description>Ã¢??The faculty and staff at City College are known for their compassion, dedication and commitment to their students throughout the year,Ã¢?ï¿½ said City College President Anthony Beebe. Ã¢??ItÃ¢??s wonderful to be part of such a giving community.Ã¢?ï¿½</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/cityfooddrive.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Athletic Department, Financial Aid Departments, Cal WORKs, EOPS, CARE, Classified Senate, Food Pantry, Anthony Beebe</media:keywords>
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Athletic Department, Financial Aid Departments, Cal WORKs, EOPS, CARE, Classified Senate, Food Pantry, Anthony Beebe
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<title>City College secures $200K to boost job training efforts</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/city-college-grant-job-training.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College has secured $200,000 for two successful programs working with private industry to prepare students with the skills they need for in-demand jobs.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>City College secures $200K to boost job training efforts</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College has secured $200,000 for two successful programs working with private industry to prepare students with the skills they need for in-demand jobs.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>San Diego City College, job skills, training, workforce training, Doing What Matters for Jobs and the Economy</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego City College, job skills, training, workforce training, Doing What Matters for Jobs and the Economy</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Cosmetology thriving at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/city-college-cosmetology-thriving.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College cosmetology program enrolling 50 new students every eight weeks.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:01:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Cosmetology thriving at City College</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College cosmetology program enrolling 50 new students every eight weeks.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/cosmo.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Cosmetology/Esthetician program, San Diego City College, cosmetology</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Cosmetology/Esthetician program, San Diego City College, cosmetology</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Meet our district's Title IX coordinator Christopher May</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/christopher-may-title-ix.asp</link>
<description>Christopher May was recently hired as the San Diego Community College District's Title IX Coordinator, a position responsible for managing compliance with Title IX, which protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2016 14:43:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>SDCCD names new Title IX coordinator</media:title>
<media:description>Christopher May was recently hired as the San Diego Community College DistrictÃ¢??s Title IX Coordinator, a position responsible for managing compliance with Title IX, which protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/christophermay.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Christopher May, Title IX</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Christopher May, Title IX</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,profile</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>April 12, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Spray paint artist Chor Boogie on exhibit at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/chor-boogie-spray-paint-art-mesa-gallery.asp</link>
<description>A collection of six large scale paintings and two sculptures by internationally renowned San Francisco spray paint artist Chor Boogie.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2016 14:39:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/chor.jpg">
<media:title>Spray paint artist Chor Boogie on exhibit at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>A collection of six large scale paintings and two sculptures by internationally renowned San Francisco spray paint artist Chor Boogie.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/chor.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Chor Boogie, spray paint artist, Mesa Gallery</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Chor Boogie, spray paint artist, Mesa Gallery</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>02/11/2016 04:30:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>New fire chief learned trade at Miramar College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/chief-brian-fennessy-miramar-fire-academy.asp</link>
<description>Chief Fennessy was a cadet in the October 1990 Miramar College fire academy.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2016 11:59:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/sdfirechief.jpg">
<media:title>New fire chief learned trade at Miramar College</media:title>
<media:description>Chief Fennessy was a cadet in the October 1990 Miramar College fire academy.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/sdfirechief.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Fire Chief, Brian Fennessy, San Diego Miramar College, fire academy</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Fire Chief, Brian Fennessy, San Diego Miramar College, fire academy</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>May 10, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Miramar College hosting annual Festival of Science</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/miramar-college-festival-of-science-event.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Miramar College science faculty, staff and students will present a morning filled with hands-on lab activities.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 13:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/sciencefest.png">
<media:title>Miramar College hosting annual Festival of Science</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Miramar College science faculty, staff and students will present a morning filled with hands-on lab activities. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/sciencefest.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Science, Engineering, Festival of Science</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Science, Engineering, Festival of Science</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate>03/03/2018 09:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>San Diego City College hosts chemistry consortium</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/chemistry-consortium-city-college-2016.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College hosted the 213th Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium (2YC3) conference on March 11 and 12, 2016. The theme of the event, &quot;Teaching Chemistry Through its Social Impacts,&quot; complements City College's focus on social justice.</description>
<author>San Diego City College</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2016 11:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/chemconsortium.jpg">
<media:title>San Diego City College hosts chemistry consortium</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College hosted the 213th Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium (2YC3) conference on March 11 and 12, 2016. The theme of the event, Ã¢??Teaching Chemistry Through its Social Impacts,Ã¢?ï¿½ complements City CollegeÃ¢??s focus on social justice.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/chemconsortium.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Chemistry Consortium</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Chemistry Consortium</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>March 14, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>California Community Colleges Board of Governors approves plan to change accreditation</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/change-accreditation-board-governors-vote.asp</link>
<description>The California Community Colleges today approved plans to better align the system's 113 colleges with other segments of higher education through changes to the current accreditation structure.</description>
<author>California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 14:33:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>California Community Colleges, accreditation</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>March 21, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office provides guidance related to undocumented students</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/chancellors-office-undocumented-students-support.asp</link>
<description>The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office provided a guiding statement of principles to the system's 113 colleges as they adjust to uncertainty over possible immigration policy changes that have the potential to affect undocumented students.</description>
<author>California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2016 08:16:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>California Community Colleges, Chancellor, undocumented students</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>December 6, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Chancellor's Cabinet Update - September 2016</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/chancellors-cabinet-update-september-2016.asp</link>
<description>The Chancellor's Cabinet anticipates another outstanding academic year and welcomes the many new colleagues who have been hired in the past year across the district</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2016 15:04:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Chancellor's Cabinet Update - September 2016</media:title>
<media:description>The Chancellor's Cabinet anticipates another outstanding academic year and welcomes the many new colleagues who have been hired in the past year across the district</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Chancellor's Cabinet, District News</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Chancellor's Cabinet, District News</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>September 30, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Chancellor honored by Chamber for Moving San Diego Forward</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/chancellor-honored-chamber-of-commerce.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District Chancellor Constance M. Carroll was honored by the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce with its Moving San Diego Forward Award at the chamber's 145th anniversary celebration Jan. 28, 2016.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2016 12:46:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/chancelloraward.jpg">
<media:title>Chancellor honored by Chamber for Moving San Diego Forward</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Community College District Chancellor Constance M. Carroll was honored by the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce with its Moving San Diego Forward Award at the chamber's 145th anniversary celebration Jan. 28, 2016.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/chancelloraward.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, Chancellor Constance M. Carroll</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, Chancellor Constance M. Carroll</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Jan. 29, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Chancellor's forums scheduled through September</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/chancellor-forums-2016-event.asp</link>
<description>Chancellor Constance M. Carroll will host forums throughout the district to discuss the outlook for the new academic year.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2016 08:26:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/carroll2015.jpg">
<media:title>Chancellor's forums scheduled through September</media:title>
<media:description>Chancellor Constance M. Carroll will host forums throughout the district to discuss the outlook for the new academic year.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/carroll2015.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Chancellor's forums</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Chancellor's forums</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>09/20/2016 02:30:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Chancellor on KUSI News - 7:10 a.m.</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/chancellor-constance-carroll-kusi-fall-interview.asp</link>
<description>SDCCD Chancellor Constance M. Carroll will be on KUSI News to discuss the upcoming fall semester.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>chancellor, Constance Carroll, KUSI, news, fall semester</rsskeywords><artoptions></artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Sergio Sandoval: From City College to NASA</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/sergio-sandoval-nasa-alum-video.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College Alum, Sergio Sandoval talks about his journey from community college student to NASA Engineer.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 11:08:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/seHjGnNY_Kg">
<media:title>Sergio Sandoval: From City College to NASA</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College Alum, Sergio Sandoval talks about his journey from community college student to NASA Engineer.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/sandovalnasa.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego City College, alumnus, Sergio Sandoval, NASA, STEM, Science</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego City College, alumnus, Sergio Sandoval, NASA, STEM, Science</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>25 City College students named UCSD Chancellor's Associates Scholars</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/chancellor-associates-scholarship-ucsd-2016.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College (SDCC) announced today that 25 members of the Class of 2016 -- graduating on Friday, May 20 --are recipients of UC San Diego Chancellor's Associates Scholarship.</description>
<author>San Diego City College</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 14:54:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>25 City College students named UCSD Chancellor's Associates Scholars</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College (SDCC) announced today that 25 members of the Class of 2016 Ã¢?? graduating on Friday, May 20 Ã¢??are recipients of UC San Diego ChancellorÃ¢??s Associates Scholarship.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>ChancellorÃ¢??s Associates Scholarship, UC San Diego</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Chancellor's Associates Scholarship, UC San Diego</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>May 19, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>City, Mesa, Miramar colleges honored for programs that put people to work</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/career-education-programs-honored-2018.asp</link>
<description>In the electricity program 100 percent of students are now employed in a job similar to their field of study, and where 87 percent of students are earning the regional living wage.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 09:54:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/tastemesa.jpg">
<media:title>City, Mesa, Miramar colleges honored for programs that put people to work</media:title>
<media:description>100 percent of students are now employed in a job similar to their field of study, and where 87 percent of students are earning the regional living wage.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/tastemesa.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Career Education, Workforce, Employment</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Career Education, Workforce, Employment</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>From the Chancellor: America's College Promise</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/chancellor-americas-college-promise-we.asp</link>
<description>From the time that Joliet Junior College became the first public community college to open its doors more than a century ago, community colleges have played a vital role in training the nation's workforce and building the nation's economy.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District Chancellor Constance M. Carroll</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2016 13:01:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/obamaheadsup.jpg">
<media:title>From the Chancellor: America's College Promise</media:title>
<media:description>From the time that Joliet Junior College became the first public community college to open its doors more than a century ago, community colleges have played a vital role in training the nationÃ¢??s workforce and building the nationÃ¢??s economy.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/obamaheadsup.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>America's College Promise, workforce training</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>America's College Promise, workforce training</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement,we</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>February 11, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Cesar Chavez Car Park Dedication</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/cesar-chavez-parking-dedication-event.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education will hold its dedication of the Cesar Chavez Campus car park at noon, Wednesday 23.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/chavezparkingwe.jpg">
<media:title>Cesar Chavez Car Park Dedication</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing Education will hold its dedication of the Cesar Chavez Campus car park at noon, Wednesday 23.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/chavezparkingwe.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Continuing Education, Cesar Chavez Campus, parking garage</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Continuing Education, Cesar Chavez Campus, parking garage</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate>03/23/2016 12:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Students benefit from new Continuing Education campus</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/cesar-chavez-campus-supports-students.asp</link>
<description>Cesar Chavez campus is expected to serve 6,000-7,000 students in the fall semester and is prepared to serve as many as 10,000 students by spring due to planned program expansions.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2015 10:41:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/cchavez.jpg">
<media:title>Students benefit from new Continuing Education campus</media:title>
<media:description>Cesar Chavez campus is expected to serve 6,000-7,000 students in the fall semester and is prepared to serve as many as 10,000 students by spring due to planned program expansions.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/cchavez.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Cesar E. Chavez campus, San Diego Continuing, GED, certificate programs, fall semester</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Cesar E. Chavez campus, San Diego Continuing, GED, certificate programs, fall semester</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Students in the Promise Program outpacing their peers, study says</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/promise-students-outpacing-peers.asp</link>
<description>19 percent of San Diego Promise students - nearly 1 in 5 - had a 4.0 GPA this past year</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2018 12:32:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/capandgown.jpg">
<media:title>Students in the Promise Program outpacing their peers, study says</media:title>
<media:description>19 percent of San Diego Promise students - nearly 1 in 5 - had a 4.0 GPA this past year</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/capandgown.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise, Student Success</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise, Student Success</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Cesar Chavez campus getting ready to open at Continuing Ed</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/cesar-chavez-campus-construction.asp</link>
<description>Construction of the Cesar E. Chavez campus in the heart of the historic neighborhood is nearly complete.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:17:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/chavezcampuswe.jpg">
<media:title>Celebrating Cesar Chavez at new Continuing Ed campus</media:title>
<media:description>Construction of the Cesar E. Chavez  campus in the heart of the historic neighborhood is nearly complete.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/chavezcampuswe.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Cesar Chavez, continuing education, barrio logan, campus</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Cesar Chavez, continuing education, barrio logan, campus</rsskeywords><artoptions>we</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>June 05, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD names Ljubisa Kostic as its new Director of Legal Services</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/ljubisa-kostic-director-legal-services.asp</link>
<description>&quot;It will be my privilege to support the district's educational mission and to uphold its organizational values in legal and regulatory matters, while assuring equal employment opportunities.&quot;</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:52:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/kostic.jpg">
<media:title>SDCCD names Ljubisa Kostic as its new Director of Legal Services</media:title>
<media:description>Ã¢??It will be my privilege to support the districtÃ¢??s educational mission and to uphold its organizational values in legal and regulatory matters, while assuring equal employment opportunities.Ã¢?ï¿½</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/kostic.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Ljubisa Kostic, Director of Legal Services, Employment</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Ljubisa Kostic, Director of Legal Services, Employment </rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Ceramics Fundraiser at Continuing Education, Nov. 18-19</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/ceramics-fundraiser-continuing-education.asp</link>
<description>The fundraiser features original handmade pieces, flower arrangements and cactus gardens, a silent auction and an opportunity drawing.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 16:47:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/ceramicsce.jpg">
<media:title>Ceramics Fundraiser at Continuing Education, Nov. 18-19</media:title>
<media:description>The fundraiser features original handmade pieces, flower arrangements and cactus gardens, a silent auction and an opportunity drawing.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/ceramicsce.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>ceramics, Continuing Education, fundraiser</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>ceramics, Continuing Education, fundraiser</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Nov. 10, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>District leaders making a mark on social media</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/ceo-twitter-kent-brooks-2016.asp</link>
<description>Blogger Kent Brooks names Chancellor Constance M. Carroll, San Diego Mesa College President Pam Luster and San Diego City College President Anthony Beebe as some of the community college CEOs to watch on Twitter.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2016 11:02:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Twitter</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>April 18, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Onstage at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/rocky-horror-picture-show-production-video.asp</link>
<description>Students and faculty in the drama department at City College talk about their passion for the theater from set design to stage performance during rehearsals for The Rocky Horror Picture Show.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:06:27 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/Yfk43fhZ7Fk">
<media:title>Page Title</media:title>
<media:description>Students and faculty in the drama department at City College talk about their passion for the theater from set design to stage performance during rehearsals for The Rocky Horror Picture Show. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/rockyhorror.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Theater, Rocky Horror Picture Show</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Theater, Rocky Horror Picture Show</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>The New Student Application--CCCApply</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/cccapply-student-identification-2016.asp</link>
<description>New state identifier called CCC ID that will enable students to connect with future state initiatives such as Common Assessment, Online Education Initiative, and the new Statewide Student Portal.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2016 10:01:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>CCC Apply, student ID</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>August 17, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Miramar's Dr. Jay is an inspiration</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/carmen-carrasquillo-jay-miramar-college.asp</link>
<description>Dr. Carmen Carrasquillo Jay's passion is in seeing that every student has access to the resources and support to ensure success.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:31:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/carmenjay2.jpg">
<media:title>Dr. Carmen Carrasquillo Jay</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Miramar College Professor Dr. Carmen Carrasquillo Jay</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/carmenjay2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Dr. Carmen Carrasquillo Jay</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Dr. Carmen Carrasquillo Jay, San Diego Miramar College</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Education President Cortez joins Workforce Development Board</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/carlos-turner-cortez-workforce-partnership.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Workforce Partnership has updated its governance structure. In response to the passage of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, which calls for smaller, more strategic local Workforce Development Boards.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:51:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/cortez.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Education President Cortez joins Workforce Development Board</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Workforce Partnership has updated its governance structure. In response to the passage of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, which calls for smaller, more strategic local Workforce Development Boards.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/cortez.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Workforce Partnership, Workforce Development Boards, Carlos Turner Cortez</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Workforce Partnership, Workforce Development Boards, Carlos Turner Cortez</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Dec. 1, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College was next step for Marine vet Calvin Dixon</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/calvin-dixon-marine-veteran-profile.asp</link>
<description>Calvin Dixon left the U.S. Marine Corps in July 2014. One month later, he was a full-time student at San Diego Mesa College. For good reason.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2016 11:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/calvindixon.jpg">
<media:title>Mesa College was next step for Marine vet Calvin Dixon</media:title>
<media:description>Calvin Dixon left the U.S. Marine Corps in July 2014. One month later, he was a full-time student at San Diego Mesa College. For good reason.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/calvindixon.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Calvin Dixon, San Diego Mesa College, Military Friendly, veteran</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Calvin Dixon, San Diego Mesa College, Military Friendly, veteran</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>California Shakeout</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/california-shakeout-2015.asp</link>
<description>The California ShakeOut is coming up on 10/15 at 10:15 a.m.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2015 11:37:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>ShakeOut, earthquake, preparedness</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>10/15/2015 10:15:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Report shows nearly $500 million in wage gains by students who are 'Skills Builders'</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/california-community-colleges-skills-builders.asp</link>
<description>Students who take career technical education courses to maintain or add to their job skills experience median wage increases of 13.6 percent, or $4,300, according to a new student performance measurement developed by the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office.</description>
<author>California Community Colleges Chancellor Brice W. Harris</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2016 13:08:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Report shows nearly $500 million in wage gains by students who are 'Skills Builders'</media:title>
<media:description>Students who take career technical education courses to maintain or add to their job skills experience median wage increases of 13.6 percent, or $4,300, according to a new student performance measurement developed by the California Community Colleges ChancellorÃ¢??s Office.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/studentinclass.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Skills Builders, wage gains, California Community Colleges</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Skills Builders, wage gains, California Community Colleges</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>March 3, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>CA Community Colleges' programs lead to higher incomes, especially among women</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/california-community-colleges-programs.asp</link>
<description>California Community Colleges programs in career and technical education drive higher incomes, especially for women, according to a new policy brief by UC Davis.</description>
<author>California Community College Chancellor's Office</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2015 08:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/cccco2.png">
<media:title>California Community College Chancellor's Office Logo</media:title>
<media:description>California Community College Chancellor's Office Logo</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/cccco2.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>California Community College Chancellor's Office</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>California Community Colleges</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa Moves at the San Diego Fringe Festival</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/mesa-moves-fringe-festival.asp</link>
<description>More than 30 talented dancers from the Mesa College Dance Program take to the stage with energy, passion, and technique.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 09:25:09 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/dance_mesa.jpg">
<media:title>Mesa Moves at the San Diego Fringe Festival</media:title>
<media:description>More than 30 talented dancers from the Mesa College Dance Program take to the stage with energy, passion, and technique. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/dance_mesa.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Mesa Moves, Dance</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Mesa Moves, Dance</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>California Community Colleges Board of Governors to name new chancellor on July 18</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/california-community-colleges-chancellor-named-2016.asp</link>
<description>Board of Governors President Geoffrey L. Baum will introduce the chancellor of the nation's largest system of higher education at the beginning of the board meeting.</description>
<author>California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2016 11:44:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Board of Governors, Geoffrey L. Baum, chancellor</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>July 15, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Leaders mobilize to expand tuition-free community college</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/california-college-promise-tuition-free-conference.asp</link>
<description>Representatives from around the state are working to expand the California College Promise, a bold effort to offer two years of tuition-free community college to hard-working students.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2016 16:14:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/promiseconference4.jpg">
<media:title>Leaders mobilize to expand tuition-free community college</media:title>
<media:description>Representatives from around the state are working to expand the California College Promise, a bold effort to offer two years of tuition-free community college to hard-working students.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/promiseconference4.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>California College Promise, tuition-free college</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>California College Promise, tuition-free college</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Chancellor's response to Gov. Brown's 2017-18 budget proposal</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/california-budget-proposal-2017-2018.asp</link>
<description>For community colleges, the expectation is also for stable funding along with some earmarked increases.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District Chancellor Constance M. Carroll</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:47:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/govbrownv3.jpg">
<media:title>Chancellor's response to Gov. Brown's 2017-18 budget proposal</media:title>
<media:description>For community colleges, the expectation is also for stable funding along with some earmarked increases.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/govbrownv3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Governor Jerry Brown, California Budget</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Governor Jerry Brown, California Budget</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>January 10, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>New business degree at Mesa College picks up the pace for working adults</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/business-program-mesa-college.asp</link>
<description>Program offers convenient classes, puts enrolled students on path to complete their degree in 3 years, and gives them priority admission to the California State University system.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2016 10:07:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/mesamathbuilding.jpg">
<media:title>New business degree at Mesa College picks up the pace for working adults</media:title>
<media:description>Program offers convenient classes, puts enrolled students on path to complete their degree in 3 years, and gives them priority admission to the California State University system.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/mesamathbuilding.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Mesa College, business</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Mesa College, business</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>August 5, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>District's budget adds 1,200 students in 2016-17</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/budget-approved-trustees-2016-2017.asp</link>
<description>A tentative 2016-17 budget of $742 million calling for more workforce preparation programs, additional course sections, and increased initiatives aimed at ensuring student success was adopted June 9.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 10:04:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/miramartimelapse2.jpg">
<media:title>District's budget adds 1,200 students in 2016-17</media:title>
<media:description>A tentative 2016-17 budget of $742 million calling for more workforce preparation programs, additional course sections, and increased initiatives aimed at ensuring student success was adopted June 9.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/miramartimelapse2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Board of trustees, budget, workforce preparation, student success</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Board of trustees, budget, workforce preparation, student success
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>June 9, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College coach takes Silver in 2016 Olympics</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/brittney-reese-olympics-long-jump.asp</link>
<description>Brittney Reese is the 2012 Olympic Games gold medalist for long jump.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2016 14:54:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/brittneyreese3.jpg">
<media:title>Mesa College coach going for the gold at 2016 Olympics</media:title>
<media:description>Brittney Reese is the 2012 Olympic Games gold medalist for long jump.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/brittneyreese3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Brittney Reese, Summer Olympics, San Diego Mesa College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Brittney Reese, Summer Olympics, San Diego Mesa College
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>08/02/2016 11:25:50 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Brent King to speak to Miramar's Administration of Justice students</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/brent-king-chelseas-law.asp</link>
<description>King helped author legislation that would strengthen sentencing laws for sex offenses and provide more oversight for offenders on parole.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2016 14:07:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>
Brent King, Chelsea King, Chelsea's Law, Administration of Justice, San Diego Miramar College
</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate>09/23/2016 12:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Two district trustees launch new, 4-year terms</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/board-trustees-sworn-in-2016.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District Governing Board members Mary Graham and Bernie Rhinerson were sworn in to new four-year terms during the board's Dec. 8 meeting.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2016 08:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/oath2016.jpg">
<media:title>Two district trustees launch new, 4-year terms</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Community College District Governing Board members Mary Graham and Bernie Rhinerson were sworn in to new four-year terms during the boardÃ¢??s Dec. 8 meeting.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/oath2016.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Board of Trustees, Mary Graham, Bernie Rhinerson, Maria Nieto Senour</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Board of Trustees, Mary Graham, Bernie Rhinerson, Maria Nieto Senour</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Sept. 10, 2015 Board Report</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/board-trustees-report.asp</link>
<description>Report from latest Board of Trustees meeting</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2015 08:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>board of trustees, board report</rsskeywords><artoptions></artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Sept. 11, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Board Report from Feb. 18 meeting</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/board-trustees-report-february-18-2016.asp</link>
<description>Actions taken at the San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 18, 2016.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 08:26:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Board of Trustees</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Board Report from Dec. 10 meeting</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/board-trustees-report-december-10-2015.asp</link>
<description>Report from Dec. 10, 2015 Board of Trustees meeting</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2015 14:56:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Board of Trustees</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Dec. 14, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Board Report from Sept. 24 meeting</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/board-report-september24.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees met at San Diego City College.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:24:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/trusteesmeeting3.jpg">
<media:title>Board Report from Sept. 24 meeting</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees met at San Diego City College.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/trusteesmeeting3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Board of Trustees, board report</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Board of Trustees, board report</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Sept. 25, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Board Report from Nov. 12 meeting</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/board-report-november-12-2016.asp</link>
<description>Report from Nov. 12 Board of Trustees meeting</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2015 10:36:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Board of Trustees, board report</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Nov. 17, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>New Board of Governors Waiver application requirements</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/board-of-governors-waiver-application.asp</link>
<description>Students seeking financial aid must submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or a California Dream Act application.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2015 15:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Board of Governors, financial aid, federal student aid, FAFSA, California Dream Act</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Aug. 25, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Film screening: 'The Black List, Volume 1'</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/black-list-film-screening-mesa-college.asp</link>
<description>The Black List, Volume 1 premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008 and won the NAACP Spirit Award in 2009 for Best Documentary.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2016 08:19:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>The Black List, Film, Sundance Film Festival </rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate>02/18/2016 11:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District events celebrate Black History Month</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/black-history-month-events-2016.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District will celebrate Black History Month with an array of events ranging from a conversation with a former Negro league pitcher to a powerful art exhibit illustrating the tension being experience in an ideologically fractured America.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2016 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/blackhistorymonthgraphic.jpg">
<media:title>District events celebrate Black History Month</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District will celebrate Black History Month with an array of events ranging from a conversation with a former Negro league pitcher to a powerful art exhibit illustrating the tension being experience in an ideologically fractured America.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Black History Month</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Black History Month</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Jan. 29, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>District ensures financial aid in case of federal government shutdown</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/ensuring-financial-aid-government-shutdown-2018.asp</link>
<description>The SDCCD is informing students at City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges that in the event of a federal government shutdown, the district will step in and provide them with their financial aid.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 13:03:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>District ensures financial aid in case of federal government shutdown</media:title>
<media:description>The SDCCD is informing students at City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges that in the event of a federal government shutdown, the district will step in and provide them with their financial aid. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/lesson.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Financial Aid, Government Shutdown</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Financial Aid, Government Shutdown</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>February 8, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Ed hosts Black History Month event</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/black-history-month-continuing-education-event.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education will celebrate Black History Month with music, poetry, ethnic cuisine, and urban dancers at the Educational Cultural Complex Campus Theatre.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:23:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Black History Month </rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>02/24/2016 10:30:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>High school students train for biotech internships</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/biotechnology-bootcamp-internship-2015.asp</link>
<description>Three dozen high school students from throughout San Diego County began a one-week, pre-internship laboratory training program at San Diego Miramar College and Grossmont College in El Cajon.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2015 12:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>High school students train for biotech internships</media:title>
<media:description>Three dozen high school students from throughout San Diego County began a one-week, pre-internship laboratory training program at San Diego Miramar College and Grossmont College in El Cajon.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/biotechbootcamp062315a.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>internship, Miramar College, Grossmont College, Bootcamp, Salk Institute, Scripps Research Institute, biotechnology</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>internship, Miramar College, Grossmont College, Bootcamp, Salk Institute, Scripps Research Institute, biotechnology</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa Alum Billy Eppler is living the dream</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/billy-eppler-mesa-college-alum.asp</link>
<description>&quot;Mesa had such a big impact on my life and on my career. The growth I experienced there was pretty remarkable.&quot;</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2017 15:51:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Mesa Alum Billy Eppler is living the dream</media:title>
<media:description>Ã¢??Mesa had such a big impact on my life and on my career. The growth I experienced there was pretty remarkable.Ã¢?ï¿½</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/billyeppler1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Billy Eppler, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, MLB, Mesa College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Billy Eppler, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, MLB, Mesa College
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,profile</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>City College alumnus to be honored at convention</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/barry-cordero-city-college-alumni-honored.asp</link>
<description>Prestigious awards honor alumni whose attendance at a California Community College helped them achieve their educational and professional goals, and serve their communities.</description>
<author>Community College League of California</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2016 14:22:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/barrycordero.jpg">
<media:title>City College alumnus to be honored at convention</media:title>
<media:description>Prestigious awards honor alumni whose attendance at a California Community College helped them achieve their educational and professional goals, and serve their communities.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/barrycordero.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>California Community College, San Diego City College, Alumni, Barry Cordero, Community College League of California</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
California Community College, San Diego City College, Alumni, Barry Cordero, Community College League of California
</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>August 19, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>City College's Barry Cordero named Distinguished Alumnus for 2016</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/barry-cordero-city-college-alumni-award-2016.asp</link>
<description>Mr. Cordero received this prestigious award at the Community College League's annual convention in Riverside.</description>
<author>San Diego City College</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2016 16:13:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>City College's Barry Cordero named Distinguished Alumnus for 2016</media:title>
<media:description>Mr. Cordero received this prestigious award at the Community College League's annual convention in Riverside.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/barrycordero1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Community College League of California, Barry Cordero, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Community College League of California, Barry Cordero, San Diego City College</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,profile</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Barrio Logan group honors SDCCD leaders for expanding opportunities</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/barrio-logan-award-beebe-nieto-senour.asp</link>
<description>A leading Barrio Logan community group has recognized San Diego City College President Anthony E. Beebe and San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees President Maria Nieto Senour for their contributions in expanding educational opportunities in underserved communities - contributions which include bringing the Cesar E. Chavez Campus to Barrio Logan.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 14:51:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/beebeaward.jpg">
<media:title>Barrio Logan group honors SDCCD leaders for expanding educational opportunities</media:title>
<media:description>A leading Barrio Logan community group has recognized San Diego City College President Anthony E. Beebe and San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees President Maria Nieto Senour for their contributions in expanding educational opportunities in underserved communities - contributions which include bringing the Cesar E. Chavez Campus to Barrio Logan.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/beebeaward.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Barrio Logan, San Diego City College, President Anthony E. Beebe, Board of Trustees, President Maria Nieto Senour</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Barrio Logan, San Diego City College, President Anthony E. Beebe, Board of Trustees, President Maria Nieto Senour</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>March 4, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Baja Bugs to perform at the Saville Theatre</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/baja-bugs-beatles-anniversary-concert.asp</link>
<description>Baja Bugs will perform at an event marking the 50th anniversary of the The Beatles' 1965 Balboa Stadium Concert.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2015 12:04:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Baja Bugs, The Beatles, Balboa Stadium Concert, anniversary, Saville Theatre</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate>09/01/2015 01:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Leaders discuss expansion of 4-year degree pilot program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/baccalaureate-pilot-program-community-colleges-hearing.asp</link>
<description>California will need 1.1 million more graduates with bachelor's degrees by 2030 in order to meet workforce demand.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2016 16:29:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/baccalaureatehearing.jpg">
<media:title>Leaders discuss expansion of 4-year degree pilot program</media:title>
<media:description>California will need 1.1 million more graduates with bachelorÃ¢??s degrees by 2030 in order to meet workforce demand.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/baccalaureatehearing.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Baccalaureate Pilot Program, Community College, 4-year degrees</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Baccalaureate Pilot Program, Community College, 4-year degrees</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>New bill would expand CA's Community College baccalaureate program</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/baccalaureate-pilot-program-bill-expansion-proposal.asp</link>
<description>Senate Bill 769 would expand California's community college baccalaureate pilot program from 15 to 30 programs and remove the current sunset, scheduled for 2023.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2017 08:28:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/himmesa.jpg">
<media:title>New bill would expand CA's Community College baccalaureate program</media:title>
<media:description>Senate Bill 769 would expand CaliforniaÃ¢??s community college baccalaureate pilot program from 15 to 30 programs and remove the current sunset, scheduled for 2023.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/himmesa.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>baccalaureate program, Senate Bill 769</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>baccalaureate program, Senate Bill 769</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Expanding the San Diego Promise</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/expanding-san-diego-promise-2018-video.asp</link>
<description>The program offer two years of free college to recent California graduates who attend college full time.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2018 08:49:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/ZfctPfA62Jo">
<media:title>Expanding the San Diego Promise</media:title>
<media:description>The program offer two years of free college to recent California graduates who attend college full time.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/promiseannounce4.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise, Free Tuition, Free College</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise, Free Tuition, Free College</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Aviation student secures Delta Airlines internship</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/aviation-student-intern-delta-airlines.asp</link>
<description>Tevin Nixon began taking courses at Miramar College in Fall of 2011 and will graduate this month.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2015 11:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/nixonintern.jpg">
<media:title>Aviation student secures Delta Airlines internship</media:title>
<media:description>Tevin Nixon began taking courses at Miramar College in Fall of 2011 and will graduate this month.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/nixonintern.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Tevin Nixon, aviation, Delta Airlines, internship</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Tevin Nixon, aviation, Delta Airlines, internship</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Miramar College automotive technology program to partner with Audi</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/auto-program-miramar-audi-partnership.asp</link>
<description>Partnership will allow for students to be trained on the maintenance procedures of the luxury automobile brand with the goal of employment for those who complete program.</description>
<author>San Diego Miramar College</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2016 10:42:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/autotechmiramar.jpg">
<media:title>Auto Technology</media:title>
<media:description>A student works on a car at an auto technology class at Miramar College.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/autotechmiramar.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>auto technology</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>
General Automotive Technology Program, San Diego Miramar College, Audi of America
</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>August 12, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Dr. Ashanti Hands is new VP at Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/ashanti-hands-student-services-mesa-college.asp</link>
<description>Dr. Ashanti Hands has been named the new Vice President of Student Services for San Diego Mesa College. She officially began her position Jan. 4, 2016, at the start of spring semester at Mesa College.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2016 15:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/ashantihands.jpg">
<media:title>Dr. Ashanti Hands is new VP at Mesa College</media:title>
<media:description>Dr. Ashanti Hands has been named the new Vice President of Student Services for San Diego Mesa College. She officially began her position Jan. 4, 2016, at the start of spring semester at Mesa College.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/ashantihands.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Dr. Ashanti Hands, Student Services, San Diego Mesa College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Dr. Ashanti Hands, Student Services, San Diego Mesa College
</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District's bond rating raised to AAA</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/district-bond-rating-2018.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District's careful fiscal management and solid financial position have led Standard and Poor's to raise the district's bond rating from AA+ to AAA.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 10:39:08 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/districtoffice.jpg">
<media:title>District's bond rating raised to AAA</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College DistrictÃ¢??s careful fiscal management and solid financial position have led Standard and PoorÃ¢??s to raise the districtÃ¢??s bond rating from AA+ to AAA.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/districtoffice.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Standard and Poor, Bond Rating, Fiscal Management</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Standard and Poor, Bond Rating, Fiscal Management</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Nurse Pinning Ceremony Set for Saturday at San Diego City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/article_nurse_pinning_city.asp</link>
<description>Sixty-five San Diego City College nursing students will earn their nursing pins at a May 24 celebration that will send the graduates into one of the fastest growing fields in the country while playing a vital role in regional heath care.</description>
<author>Jack Beresford</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2014 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/nurses.jpg">
<media:title>Nurse Pinning Ceremony Set for Saturday at San Diego City College</media:title>
<media:description>Sixty-five San Diego City College nursing students will earn their nursing pins at a May 24 celebration that will send the graduates into one of the fastest growing fields in the country while playing a vital role in regional heath care.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/nurses.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Nurse Pinning, city media, contacts, events, news releases, radio, television, newspaper, statistics, reporters</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Health and Medicine, San Diego City College, Nursing Program
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>05/24/2014 11:30:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa College Student Sarah Farmer One of Top in Nation</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/article_mesa_student_sarah_farmer.asp</link>
<description>Mesa College Student Sarah Farmer One of Top in Nation</description>
<author>Jack Beresford</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2014 15:48:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/sarahfarmer.jpg">
<media:title>Mesa College Student Sarah Farmer One of Top in Nation</media:title>
<media:description>Mesa College Student Sarah Farmer One of Top in Nation</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/sarahfarmer.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Mesa College, Student, Sarah Farmer</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Mesa College, Student, Awards</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Inspiring Community College Students Honored</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/article_inspiring_students_honored.asp</link>
<description>Inspiring Community College Students Honored</description>
<author>Jack Beresford</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2015 15:33:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/miramar.jpg">
<media:title>Inspiring Community College Students Honored</media:title>
<media:description>Inspiring Community College Students Honored</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/miramar.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Inspiring Community College Students Honored, City, Mesa, Miramar, Thaimae Le, Elvin Lantigua, Sarah Taha</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Inspiring Community College Students Honored, City, Mesa, Miramar, Thaimae Le, Elvin Lantigua, Sarah Taha</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions></campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Education president awarded for innovative leadership in California</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/president-carlos-turner-cortez-innovative-leadership-award-2018.asp</link>
<description>The Association of Community and Continuing Education honors SDCE President Carlos O. Turner Cortez with a highly coveted Excellence in Continuing Education award.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 09:26:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/pres.turner.cortez.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Education president awarded for innovative leadership in California</media:title>
<media:description>The Association of Community and Continuing Education honors SDCE President Carlos O. Turner Cortez with a highly coveted Excellence in Continuing Education award. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/pres.turner.cortez.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Association of Community and Continuing Education, Carlos O. Turner Cortez, San Diego Continuing Education, Innovative leadership</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Association of Community and Continuing Education, Carlos O. Turner Cortez, San Diego Continuing Education, Innovative leadership  </rsskeywords><artoptions>profile,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>February 8, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Colleges See Huge Increases in Graduates</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/article_college_grad_increase.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) is seeing a huge jump in the number of students earning associate degrees this spring, and a few thousand of them will take part in commencement ceremonies that begin May 15 at San Diego Miramar College.</description>
<author>Jack Beresford</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2015 16:22:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/grad.jpg">
<media:title>Colleges See Huge Increases in Graduates</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) is seeing a huge jump in the number of students earning associate degrees this spring, and a few thousand of them will take part in commencement ceremonies that begin May 15 at San Diego Miramar College.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/grad.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Increase College Grads, SDCCD, City, Mesa, Miramar</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Increase College Grads, SDCCD, City, Mesa, Miramar</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions></campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>City College nursing partnership</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/article_bs_nursing_city.asp</link>
<description>Bachelor's Degrees in Nursing Now Available at San Diego City College through Agreement with Point Loma Nazarene University.</description>
<author>Jack Beresford</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2015 08:46:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/citycollegenursing.jpg">
<media:title>Bachelor's Degrees in Nursing Now Available at San Diego City College through Agreement with Point Loma Nazarene University</media:title>
<media:description>Bachelor's Degrees in Nursing Now Available at San Diego City College through Agreement with Point Loma Nazarene University</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/citycollegenursing.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Bachelor's Degrees, Nursing, San Diego City College, Point Loma Nazarene University</media:keywords>
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<title>CA Community Colleges Chancellor's Office recognizes apprenticeship week</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/apprenticeship-week-2016.asp</link>
<description>National Apprenticeship Week runs November 14 -20 and is designed to provide the apprenticeship community the opportunity to recognize success stories of apprentices, businesses, labor, education and other entities that contribute to longstanding, successful and sustainable apprenticeship programs.</description>
<author>California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2016 11:58:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>California Community Colleges ChancellorÃ¢??s Office recognizes national apprenticeship week</media:title>
<media:description>National Apprenticeship Week runs November 14 -20 and is designed to provide the apprenticeship community the opportunity to recognize success stories of apprentices, businesses, labor, education and other entities that contribute to longstanding, successful and sustainable apprenticeship programs.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>National Apprenticeship Week, California Community Colleges</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>National Apprenticeship Week, California Community Colleges </rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>November 15, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>District secures $1.1 million to strengthen apprenticeships in region</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/apprenticeship-grant-workforce-development-2016.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District has secured $1.1 million in state grants to expand apprenticeships aimed at training workers in professions ranging from carpenters and electricians to microbiology quality control technicians.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:59:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>District secures $1.1 million to strengthen apprenticeships in region</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District has secured $1.1 million in state grants to expand apprenticeships aimed at training workers in professions ranging from carpenters and electricians to microbiology quality control technicians.</media:description>
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<media:keywords>apprenticeships, workforce development, grant, employment</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>apprenticeships, workforce development, grant, employment</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Deadline for a registration priority coming up</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/application-admission-deadline-fall2015.asp</link>
<description>The deadline to submit an application for admission to Fall 2015 and receive a registration date and time is July 1, 2015.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2015 08:41:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>deadline, fall 2015, admission, registration</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>07/01/2015 08:31:05 AM</eventdate><announcedate>July 1, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Anthropology symposium on student equity</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/anthropology-symposium-student-equity.asp</link>
<description>Focusing on the success of African-American males in community College anthropology courses.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:28:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Student equity, Anthropology</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate>10/07/2016 01:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>City College President Beebe joins Environmental Health board</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/anthony-beebe-environmental-health-coalition-board.asp</link>
<description>Environmental Health Coalition announces the addition of Dr. Anthony Beebe and Brent Beltrán to its board of directors.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:06:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>City College President Beebe joins Environmental Health board</media:title>
<media:description>Environmental Health Coalition announces the addition of Dr. Anthony Beebe and Brent Beltrán to its board of directors.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/beebe.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Dr. Anthony Beebe, Environmental Health Coalition, Brent Beltrán, Board of Directors</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Dr. Anthony Beebe, Environmental Health Coalition, Brent Beltrán, Board of Directors
</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Dec. 1, 2015</announcedate>
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<title>Annual Security Report available</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/annual-security-report-2016.asp</link>
<description>The Annual Security Report: Safe and Sound, A Guide to Safety and Security in the San Diego Community College District for the reporting years 2013-2015, is now available.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2016 15:19:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Annual Security Report, College Police</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>September 30, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>$801 million budget puts district in growth mode</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/annual-budget-2015-approved.asp</link>
<description>Record revenue increase means more hiring, more courses, and more services at the San Diego Community College District.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2015 09:24:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Class</media:title>
<media:description>Faculty and students at San Diego Mesa College.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/class.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>classroom, buget</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>
Annual Budget, baccalaureate program, student success, classroom improvements
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Education dean retires after 37 years</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/anne-heller-dean-retiring-ce.asp</link>
<description>Anne Heller, Dean of Disability Support Programs and Services and Student Affairs at San Diego Continuing Education retiring Aug. 31.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2015 11:29:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Continuing Education dean retires after 37 years</media:title>
<media:description>Anne Heller, Dean of Disability Support Programs and Services and Student Affairs at San Diego Continuing Education retiring Aug. 31.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/anneheller.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Anne Heller, dean, Disability Support Programs and Services and Student Affairs, DSPS, San Diego Continuing Education</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Anne Heller, dean, Disability Support Programs and Services and Student Affairs, DSPS, San Diego Continuing Education</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mesa's Anabel Pulido named SDCCD Classified Employee of the Year</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/anabel-pulido-classified-employee-of-the-year-2017.asp</link>
<description>Anabel began her tenure at Mesa College as a graphic artist and photographer in the Office of Communications.</description>
<author>San Diego Mesa College</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2017 10:33:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Mesa's Anabel Pulido named SDCCD classified employee of the year</media:title>
<media:description>Anabel began her tenure at Mesa College as a graphic artist and photographer in the Office of Communications.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/anabelpulido2.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Employee of the Year, Anabel Pulido, San Diego Mesa College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Employee of the Year, Anabel Pulido, San Diego Mesa College
</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Free tuition program expanded to all recent high school graduates</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/free-tuition-promise-program-expanded.asp</link>
<description>Major expansion of the San Diego Promise makes all recent high school graduates who are first-time, full-time students eligible to receive two free years of college.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 11:22:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Free tuition program expanded to all recent high school graduates</media:title>
<media:description>Major expansion of the San Diego Promise makes all recent high school graduates who are first-time, full-time students eligible to receive two free years of college. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/promiseannounce3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise, Free College</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise, Free College</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Join us and the San Diego Gulls for the 2nd annual AlumniFest</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/alumnifest-2017-san-diego-gulls.asp</link>
<description>Alumni from San Diego and Imperial counties are invited to the second annual AlumniFest set for Saturday, March 25, featuring San Diego Gulls Hockey and a pregame bash.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2017 09:16:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Join us and the San Diego Gulls for the 2nd annual AlumniFest</media:title>
<media:description>Alumni from San Diego and Imperial counties are invited to the second annual AlumniFest set for Saturday, March 25, featuring San Diego Gulls Hockey and a pregame bash.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/sandiegogulls.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>AlumniFest, San Diego Gulls, Alumni</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>AlumniFest, San Diego Gulls, Alumni</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>03/25/2017 05:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Radio/TV/Film department shines during Alumni Association event</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/alumni-association-radio-television-film-reunion.asp</link>
<description>The Radio/TV/Film (RTVF) Department hosted nearly 200 former students, faculty members, and friends on February 6 at an Alumni Reunion/Open House at the new Media Center and Performing Arts Building (the C Building).</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 14:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Radio/TV/Film department shines during Alumni Association event</media:title>
<media:description>The Radio/TV/Film (RTVF) Department hosted nearly 200 former students, faculty members, and friends on February 6 at an Alumni Reunion/Open House at the new Media Center and Performing Arts Building (the C Building).</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/alumni9.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Media Center and Performing Arts Building, San Diego City College, Alumni, C Building</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Media Center and Performing Arts Building, San Diego City College, Alumni, C Building</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Community College AlumniFest: A ticket to celebrate</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/alumn-fest-community-college-2016.asp</link>
<description>Connect with community college alum in San Diego and Imperial counties at the the first-ever Community College AlumniFest on Friday, March 11.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2016 12:41:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/gradscaps.jpg">
<media:title>Community College AlumniFest: A ticket to celebrate</media:title>
<media:description>Connect with community college alum in San Diego and Imperial counties at the the first-ever Community College AlumniFest on Friday, March 11.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/gradscaps.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>AlumniFest, alumni, Community College</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>AlumniFest, alumni, Community College</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,event</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate>03/11/2016 05:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Training shows what to do when faced with an active shooter</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/alice-training-campus-safety.asp</link>
<description>the San Diego Community College District's Police Department is holding specialized training sessions at San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar College and San Diego Continuing Education to prepare students, faculty and staff for active shooter situations on campus.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2015 10:59:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Training shows what to do when faced with an active shooter</media:title>
<media:description>the San Diego Community College DistrictÃ¢??s Police Department is holding specialized training sessions at San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar College and San Diego Continuing Education to prepare students, faculty and staff for active shooter situations on campus.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/alice.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Community College District Police Department, training, safety, alert</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
San Diego Community College District Police Department, training, safety, alert
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>ALICE emergency training at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/alice-emergency-training.asp</link>
<description>ALICE is based on premise that information, authorization, and proactive training are the key to surviving the Active Shooter.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2016 14:31:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>
ALICE training, emergency training, San Diego Community College District Police Department
</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate>10/06/2016 01:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Cosmetology students giving free haircuts, manicures at the fair</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/cosmetology-san-diego-county-fair-event.asp</link>
<description>&quot;This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to get the experience they need while providing members of the public a free haircut or manicure.&quot;</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2018 12:58:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Cosmetology students giving free haircuts, manicures at the fair</media:title>
<media:description>&quot;This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to get the experience they need while providing members of the public a free haircut or manicure.&quot;</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/cosmofair.2015.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego County Fair</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>San Diego County Fair</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>06/22/2018 11:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>ALICE training at district office</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/alice-emergency-training-district-2016.asp</link>
<description>ALICE is based on premise that information, authorization, and proactive training are the key to surviving the Active Shooter.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2016 10:38:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>ALICE training, proactive training, safety</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>03/25/2016 01:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Police, civilians to train together in active shooter scenario</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/alice-emergency-training-city-college-2016.asp</link>
<description>A comprehensive emergency training exercise that incorporates police response to an active-shooter situation with faculty and staff members learning the latest in evading and even overtaking a gunman comes to San Diego City College on January 15.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:49:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Police, civilians to train together in active shooter scenario</media:title>
<media:description>A comprehensive emergency training exercise that incorporates police response to an active-shooter situation with faculty and staff members learning the latest in evading and even overtaking a gunman comes to San Diego City College on January 15.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/alice.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>emergency training, campus safety, emergency preparation</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
emergency training, campus safety, emergency preparation
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>City College grad helps others overcome life's challenges</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/alberto-vasquez-city-college-outreach.asp</link>
<description>Alberto &quot;Beto&quot; Vasquez may never leave San Diego City College. Although he graduated from the school in 2011, he's too busy ensuring that other students from underserved communities have access to the same sort of opportunities he had.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2015 15:29:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>City College grad helps others overcome life's challenges</media:title>
<media:description>Alberto &quot;Beto&quot; Vasquez may never leave San Diego City College. Although he graduated from the school in 2011, he's too busy ensuring that other students from underserved communities have access to the same sort of opportunities he had.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/albertovazquez.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Alberto Vasquez, San Diego City College, City College Outreach Department, STEM education</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Alberto Vasquez, San Diego City College, City College Outreach Department, STEM education
</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,profile</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Africa Trade and Business Conference - Mesa College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/africa-trade-business-conference.asp</link>
<description>This free event is designed to bring global awareness and understanding that Water is Life and all people are entitled to it through clean water.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>11/14/2015 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Education authors first statewide report on adult education</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/adult-education-report-california.asp</link>
<description>SDCE, in partnership with California Community College Chancellor's Office Educational Services, recently completed a statewide survey of adult education programs - the first survey of its kind.</description>
<author>Eddie McCoven - San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2016 09:44:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/cegrad2016.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Education authors first statewide report on adult education</media:title>
<media:description>SDCE, in partnership with California Community College ChancellorÃ¢??s Office Educational Services, recently completed a statewide survey of adult education programs Ã¢?? the first survey of its kind.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/cegrad2016.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Adult Education</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Adult Education</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>December 16, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD to host national trustees conference</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/acct-trustees-conference-2015.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District is hosting the 46th annual Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Leadership Congress at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Oct. 14-17, a conference bringing an expected 2,000 trustees from around the country to discuss community colleges' challenges and accomplishments.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2015 12:18:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/acct.jpg">
<media:title>ACCT Conference</media:title>
<media:description>SDCCD Chancellor Constance M. Carroll and SDCCD Board President Maria Nieto Senour are recognized by ACCT Board Chair Robin M. Smith at an Oct. 13 dinner event at San Diego City College.  The SDCCD is hosting the ACCT 2015 Leadership Congress Oct. 14-17.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/acct.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>ACCT</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>ACCT, trustees conference, community college</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Miramar lab tech program awarded accreditation</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/accreditation-laboratory-technical-training-miramar.asp</link>
<description>The Medical Laboratory Technician Training program at San Diego Miramar College has been awarded initial accreditation for a two year period by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2015 13:14:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/slivka.jpg">
<media:title>Sandra Slivka</media:title>
<media:description>Sandra Slivka, professor of Biology and director of the Southern California Biotechnology Center teaches a class at a Miramar College lab.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2015-16/slivka.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Sandra Slivka</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>
Medical Laboratory Technician Training program, accreditation, National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Miramar College
</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Images, 2000-2015 by Abe Ordover at City Gallery</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/abe-ordover-exhibit-city-college.asp</link>
<description>Photo exhibition by Abe Ordover in the City College Fine Arts Gallery</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2016 12:56:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Images, 2000-2015 by Abe Ordover at City Gallery</media:title>
<media:description>Photo exhibition by Abe Ordover in the City College Fine Arts Gallery</media:description>
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<rsskeywords>Abe Ordover, Art</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,announcement</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>Jan. 5, 2016</announcedate>
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<title>Kuumba Fest 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/kuumba-fest-2018-event.asp</link>
<description>Kuumba Fest 2018 will be held over the weekend to celebrate Black Arts and Entertainment. Events will be held at the Lyceum Theatre at Horton Plaza.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 10:22:24 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Kuumba Fest 2018</media:title>
<media:description>Kuumba Fest 2018 will be held over the weekend to celebrate Black Arts and Entertainment. Events will be held at the Lyceum Theatre at Horton Plaza. </media:description>
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<rsskeywords>Kuumba Fest, Black History Month, Lyceum Theatre, Horton Plaza</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>02/22/2018 03:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Women in Photography exhibit at Luxe Gallery</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/luxe-gallery-exhibit-women-photography-2018.asp</link>
<description>Former San Diego City College photography student Ashley DuChene will be curating two exhibits for the college's Luxe Gallery in conjunction with Women's History Month. </description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 14:13:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Luxe Gallery</media:title>
<media:description>Photos are being put on the wall at the Luxe Gallery</media:description>
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<media:keywords>Luxe Gallery, San Diego City College, Women in Photgraphy</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords></rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>February 6, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Building a new tradition - It's about more than football</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/mesa-football-feature-2018.asp</link>
<description>That's the message from players, coaches, and administrators after the San Diego Mesa College Olympians capped their most successful season in the college's history.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 11:10:43 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesafootball1.jpg">
<media:title>Building a new tradition - It's about more than football</media:title>
<media:description>ThatÃ¢??s the message from players, coaches, and administrators after the San Diego Mesa College Olympians capped their most successful season in the collegeÃ¢??s history.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesafootball1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Mesa College, Olympians, Football</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Mesa College, Olympians, Football</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,we,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Rosa Parks Memorial Walk</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/rosa-parks-memorial-walk-video-2018.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College students walked from the Humanities building to the Rosa Parks Memorial in remembrance of the Civil Rights icon.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 10:02:04 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/lYQ0jFdUZtg">
<media:title>Rosa Parks Memorial Walk</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College students walked from the Humanities building to the Rosa Parks Memorial in remembrance of the Civil Rights icon. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/parks.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Rosa Parks, Black History Month</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Rosa Parks, Black History Month</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District adopts tentative $713-million budget</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/tentative-annual-budget-2018-2019.asp</link>
<description>Tentative budgets must be adopted by June 15 and a final adopted budget must be approved by the Board of Trustees in September.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2018 08:46:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesabachelors1.jpg">
<media:title>District adopts tentative $713-million budget </media:title>
<media:description>Tentative budgets must be adopted by June 15 and a final adopted budget must be approved by the Board of Trustees in September.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesabachelors1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Annual Budget</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Annual Budget</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>City College graphic design program inspires creativity</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/city-college-graphic-design-program-2018.asp</link>
<description>Welcome to San Diego City College's nationally - recognized Graphic Design Program, whose impact is being felt across the globe.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 16:30:08 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/citytrolley1.jpg">
<media:title>City College graphic design program inspires creativity</media:title>
<media:description>Welcome to San Diego City CollegeÃ¢??s nationally Ã¢?? recognized Graphic Design Program, whose impact is being felt across the globe.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/citytrolley1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Graphic Design, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Graphic Design, San Diego City College</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Chancellor's Message: Commencements 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/chancellor-announcement-commencement-2018.asp</link>
<description>For us, the year culminates in the celebration of our students' success at the four major commencement ceremonies.</description>
<author>Constance M. Carroll - Chancellor of the San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 14:25:56 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesagrad7.jpg">
<media:title>ChancellorÃ¢??s Message: Commencements 2018</media:title>
<media:description>For us, the year culminates in the celebration of our studentsÃ¢?? success at the four major commencement ceremonies.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesagrad7.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Commencement, Graduation</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Commencement, Graduation</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>June 5, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>District names new police chief</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/new-police-chief-joseph-ramos.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District has selected Captain Joseph Ramos to be the new Chief of the district Police Department.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2018 12:22:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/joseph.ramos.jpg">
<media:title>District names new police chief</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District has selected Captain Joseph Ramos to be the new Chief of the district Police Department.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/joseph.ramos.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Police Chief, Police Department</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Police Chief, Police Department</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,profile,homeexclude,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>June 4, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Supporting men of color</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/supporting-men-of-color-success-in-education.asp</link>
<description>&quot;We feel privileged to partner with a district that is so committed to making a difference in addressing issues of equity.&quot; - J. Luke Wood.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 14:53:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesamath2.jpg">
<media:title>Supporting men of color</media:title>
<media:description>Ã¢??We feel privileged to partner with a district that is so committed to making a difference in addressing issues of equity.Ã¢?ï¿½ - J. Luke Wood.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesamath2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Men of Color, Education, Student Support, Equity, Center for Urban Education, Community College Equity Assessment Lab, Black Minds Matter, Men in Education, historically black colleges and universities, HBCU, Hermanos Unidos/Brothers United, HUBU</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Men of Color, Education, Student Support, Center for Urban Education, Community College Equity Assessment Lab, Black Minds Matter, Men in Education, historically black colleges and universities, HBCU, Hermanos Unidos/Brothers United, HUBU</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Students learn about healthcare careers for free at Continuing Education</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/healthcare-careers-continuing-education-video.asp</link>
<description>Students at San Diego Continuing Education discover how rewarding a career in healthcare can be.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 13:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/18gjmKqsybE">
<media:title>Students learn about healthcare careers for free at Continuing Education</media:title>
<media:description>Students at San Diego Continuing Education discover how rewarding a career in healthcare can be.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/healthcare.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Healthcare careers, San Diego Continuing Education</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Healthcare careers, San Diego Continuing Education</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Continuing Education Commencement 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/continuing-education-commencement-photos-2018.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Continuing Education held its commencement Friday, June 1, 2018 at the Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2018 09:01:04 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/cegrad3.jpg">
<media:title>Continuing Education Commencement 2018</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Continuing Education held its commencement Friday, June 1, 2018 at the Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/cegrad3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Commencement, Graduation</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Commencement, Graduation</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Joint Board meeting report</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/joint-board-meeting-report-2018.asp</link>
<description>On Tuesday, April 17, 2018, the governing boards of the San Diego Community College District and the San Diego Unified School District held their 7th annual joint meeting.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 11:57:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/jointboard1.jpg">
<media:title>Joint Board meeting report</media:title>
<media:description>On Tuesday, April 17, 2018, the governing boards of the San Diego Community College District and the San Diego Unified School District held their 7th annual joint meeting.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/jointboard1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Joint Board Meeting</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Joint Board Meeting</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>June 1, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Theatrical Makeup @ City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/theatrical-makeup-city-college-video.asp</link>
<description>Theatrical Makeup Instructor Andrea Singer shares her enthusiasm for her students as they learn how to transform themselves into a variety of creatures through makeup.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 16:24:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/5exFsniODa8">
<media:title>Theatrical Makeup @ City College</media:title>
<media:description>Theatrical Makeup Instructor Andrea Singer shares her enthusiasm for her students as they learn how to transform themselves into a variety of creatures through makeup.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/makeup.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Theatrical Makeup, Andrea Singer, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Theatrical Makeup, Andrea Singer, San Diego City College</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Jazz 88.3 celebrating Black History Month through February</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/jazz-883-black-history-month-2018.asp</link>
<description>KSDS-FM, San Diego City College's member-supported public Jazz radio station, will honor Black History month by highlighting how African-Americans created and advanced the art form of Jazz.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 14:10:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/jazz883logo.png">
<media:title>Jazz 88.3 celebrating Black History Month through February</media:title>
<media:description>KSDS-FM, San Diego City CollegeÃ¢??s member-supported public Jazz radio station, will honor Black History month by highlighting how African-Americans created and advanced the art form of Jazz. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/jazz883logo.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Jazz 88.3, Black History Month, KSDS-FM, San Diego City College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Jazz 88.3, Black History Month, KSDS-FM, San Diego City College</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>January 31, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>District launches new website</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/website-redesign-2017.asp</link>
<description>Launched August 27, 2017, this website has been developed to ensure that faculty, staff, and students have access to information and updates about our district.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2017 14:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/homepage2.jpg">
<media:title>District launches new webiste</media:title>
<media:description>Launched August 27, 2017, this website has been developed to ensure that faculty, staff, and students have access to information and updates about our district. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/homepage2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Website</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Website, redesign</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Planned gifts leave a legacy of learning</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/planned-giving-legacy-2017.asp</link>
<description>Philanthropic contributions to the San Diego Community College District strengthen important academic programs and provide much-needed resources for students.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2017 09:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/plannedgiving.jpg">
<media:title>Planned gifts leave a legacy of learning</media:title>
<media:description>Philanthropic contributions to the San Diego Community College District strengthen important academic programs and provide much-needed resources for students.  </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/plannedgiving.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Planned giving, Contributions, Philanthropy</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Planned giving, Contributions, Philanthropy</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>August 25, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>District events celebrate Black History Month</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/black-history-month-events-2018.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District is celebrating Black History Month with a series of performances, exhibits, discussions, informational fairs, and more.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 13:32:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/bhm1.jpg">
<media:title>District events celebrate Black History Month</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District is celebrating Black History Month with a series of performances, exhibits, discussions, informational fairs, and more.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/bhm1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Black History Month, Community, Diversity</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Black History Month, Community, Diversity</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Spring 2018, First Day of Class</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/first-day-spring-semester-2018-video.asp</link>
<description>Students at San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar college discuss why they're looking forward to a new semester and what they hope to achieve during their time at their college.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 11:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/oIRFYmbmrIE">
<media:title>Spring 2018, First Day of Class</media:title>
<media:description>Students at San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar college discuss why they're looking forward to a new semester and what they hope to achieve during their time at their college. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/munirah.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Spring Semester</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Spring Semester</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Rosa Parks Birthday Recognition and Libation</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2019/rosa-parks-birthday-event.asp</link>
<description>All are invited to walk from G-103 to the Bus Stop in Recognition &amp; Honor of Ms. Rosa Parks and the many months of walking during the bus boycott.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2019 11:09:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/bhm8.jpg">
<media:title>Rosa Parks Birthday Recognition and Libation</media:title>
<media:description>All are invited to walk from G-103 to the Bus Stop in Recognition &amp;amp;amp; Honor of Ms. Rosa Parks and the many months of walking during the bus boycott.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/bhm8.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Rosa Parks, Black History Month</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Rosa Parks, Black History Month</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate>02/04/2019 12:30:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Making the most of the San Diego Promise</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/promise-students-fall-semester-2017.asp</link>
<description>Introduced as a pilot program with nearly 200 students in 2016, the San Diego Promise pays for enrollment fees and books for participating students.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2017 11:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/aliciaosuna.jpg">
<media:title>Making the most of the San Diego Promise</media:title>
<media:description>Introduced as a pilot program with nearly 200 students in 2016, the San Diego Promise pays for enrollment fees and books for participating students. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/aliciaosuna.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise, Makiely Barbour, Alicia Osuna, John Warner</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise, Makiely Barbour, Alicia Osuna, John Warner </rsskeywords><artoptions>profile</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD to walk in annual Pride Parade</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2019/pride-parade-event.asp</link>
<description>Students, faculty, and staff from the San Diego Community College District will march at the annual Pride Parade on July 14.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 13:17:31 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/pride2017.jpg">
<media:title>SDCCD to walk in annual Pride Parade</media:title>
<media:description>Students, faculty, and staff from the San Diego Community College District will march at the annual Pride Parade on July 14.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/pride2017.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Pride Parade</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Pride Parade</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>07/14/2018 11:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Spring semester has sprung</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/spring-semester-2018-photo-gallery.asp</link>
<description>Faculty, staff and students return to classes for the Spring 2018 semester.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:05:23 -0800</pubDate>
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<media:title>Spring semester has sprung</media:title>
<media:description>Faculty, staff and students return to classes for the Spring 2018 semester.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/spring3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Spring Semester, Spring 2018, Classes, Back to School</media:keywords>
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<title>Mesa College celebrates Class of 2018, the San Diego Promise, and bachelor's degrees</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/mesa-college-commencement-video-2018.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Mesa College graduates talk about their determination to earn their degrees.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 11:58:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/wwqytrbhuCg">
<media:title>Mesa College celebrates Class of 2018, the San Diego Promise, and bachelor's degrees</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Mesa College graduates talk about their determination to earn their degrees.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesagrad9.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego Promise, Bachelor's degrees, Health Information Management, Commencement, Graduation</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego Promise, Bachelor's degrees, Health Information Management, Commencement, Graduation</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid</artoptions><campoptions>mesa</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Solar eclipse viewing party at City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2017/solar-eclipse-viewing-party-video.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego City College Astronomy Department hosted a partial eclipse viewing party outside the Science building on Monday, August 21, the first day of fall classes.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/w_TfrvNLY1Q">
<media:title>Solar eclipse viewing party at City College </media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego City College Astronomy Department hosted a partial eclipse viewing party outside the Science building on Monday, August 21, the first day of fall classes.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/eclipse.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Solar Eclipse, Fall Semester</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Solar Eclipse, Fall Semester</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>City College celebrates the Class of 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/city-college-commencement-video-2018.asp</link>
<description>Students graduating from San Diego City College talk about overcoming challenges to reach their educational goals.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 10:41:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/c9YalMh73Rk">
<media:title>City College celebrates the Class of 2018</media:title>
<media:description>Students graduating from San Diego City College talk about overcoming challenges to reach their educational goals.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/citygrad2.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego City College, Commencement, Graduation</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego City College, Commencement, Graduation</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Expanded online opportunities available for students this summer</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/summer-session-2018.asp</link>
<description>Some 3,440 classes are available in all, and City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges are offering more sections online and more sections at night to make it more convenient for students to study.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 08:41:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/miramar_courtyard.jpg">
<media:title>Expanded online opportunities available for students this summer</media:title>
<media:description>Some 3,440 classes are available in all, and City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges are offering more sections online and more sections at night to make it more convenient for students to study. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/miramar_courtyard.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Summer Session</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Summer Session</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Summer Vacation? Not so much at the San Diego Community College District</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/summer-programs-2018.asp</link>
<description>From study abroad to research programs, there is plenty to keep you busy.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 08:26:04 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/studyabroad5.jpg">
<media:title>Summer Vacation? Not so much at the San Diego Community College District</media:title>
<media:description>From study abroad to research programs, there is plenty to keep you busy.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/studyabroad5.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Summer Session, Study Abroad, Internships, Summer Academy</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Summer Session, Study Abroad, Internships, Summer Academy</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>City College Alumnus heading for the stars with NASA job</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/sergio-sandoval-nasa-alum.asp</link>
<description>Sergio Sandoval barely spoke English and knew nothing about the American education system when he enrolled at San Diego City College in the fall of 2011.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 09:57:19 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/sergionasa1.jpg">
<media:title>Sergio Sandoval</media:title>
<media:description>Sergio Sandoval at his desk at NASA</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/sergionasa1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Sergio Sandoval, NASA</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Sergio Sandoval, Alum, NASA, Career, STEM, Science</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,profile</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>City College Commencement 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/city-college-commencement-2018-photos.asp</link>
<description>San Diego City College held its commencement Friday, May 25, 2018 at the Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 10:19:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/citygrad1.jpg">
<media:title>City College Commencement 2018</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego City College held its commencement Friday, May 25, 2018 at the Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/citygrad1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Commencement, Graduation</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Commencement, Graduation</rsskeywords><artoptions>featpho,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>SDCCD employees offered free admission to San Diego County Fair</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/employee-discount-county-fair.asp</link>
<description>Mission Federal Credit Union is offering free admission for the San Diego County Fair to all San Diego Community College District employees.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 09:11:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/countyfairlogo.png">
<media:title>SDCCD employees offered discount admission to San Diego County Fair</media:title>
<media:description>Mission Federal Credit Union is offering a discounted admission for the San Diego County Fair to all San Diego Community College District employees. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/countyfairlogo.png"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>San Diego County Fair</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>San Diego County Fair</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement,homeexclude</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>May 29, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>District Office, campuses closed in observance of Veterans Day</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/veterans-day-observed-event.asp</link>
<description>The district office and all campuses will re-open at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 14, 2016.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2016 12:48:00 -0800</pubDate>
<rsskeywords>Veterans Day, military</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>11/11/2016 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>District office, campuses closed in observance of Veterans Day</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/veterans-day-observed-event.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District Office and all campuses will be closed in observance of Veterans Day.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 15:12:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/_images/students/vetsweb.jpg">
<media:title>District office, campuses closed in observance of Veterans Day</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District Office and all campuses will be closed in observance of Veterans Day.  </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/_images/students/vetsweb.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Veterans Day, military</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Veterans Day, military</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>11/10/2017 08:00:00 AM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Erwin Trejo earns GED through determination, help from Rescue Mission</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/erwin-trejo-ged.asp</link>
<description>San Diego Rescue Mission launched a partnership with Continuing Education to provide free classes and services leading to a GED or a high school diploma.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 14:38:58 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/erwintrejo3.jpg">
<media:title>Erwin Trejo earns GED through determination, help from Rescue Mission</media:title>
<media:description>San Diego Rescue Mission launched a partnership with Continuing Education to provide free classes and services leading to a GED or a high school diploma.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/erwintrejo3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Erwin Trejo, San Diego Rescue Mission, San Diego Continuing Education, GED, High School Diploma</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Erwin Trejo, San Diego Rescue Mission, San Diego Continuing Education, GED, High School Diploma</rsskeywords><artoptions>campus_news,profile</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Drop/Add deadline at colleges</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/drop-add-deadline-event.asp</link>
<description>The deadline to Receive, Process, &amp;amp;amp; Pay for Add Codes &amp;amp;amp; to Drop Classes with No &quot;W&quot;</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2018 08:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/admissions.jpg">
<media:title>Drop/Add deadline at colleges</media:title>
<media:description>The deadline to Receive, Process, &amp;amp;amp; Pay for Add Codes &amp;amp;amp; to Drop Classes with No &quot;W&quot; </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/admissions.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Deadline</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Deadline</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>08/31/2018 05:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Statement regarding events in Charlottesville, Virginia</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/statement-events-charlottesville-virginia.asp</link>
<description>While we remain deeply committed to freedom of speech and peaceful assembly, it is important for us to reaffirm the District's position against hate speech and violence.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 14:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/districtoffice.jpg">
<media:title>Statement regarding events in Charlottesville, Virginia</media:title>
<media:description>While we remain deeply committed to freedom of speech and peaceful assembly, it is important for us to reaffirm the DistrictÃ¢??s position against hate speech and violence.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/districtoffice.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Charlottesville</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Charlottesville</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>August 16, 2017</announcedate>
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<title>Career Technical Education programs are driving the workforce</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/driving-workforce-career-technical-education-2017.asp</link>
<description>Career Technical Education (CTE) programs fulfill employer needs in high-skill, high-demand fields.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 13:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/ctecity17.jpg">
<media:title>Career Technical Education programs are driving the workforce</media:title>
<media:description>Career Technical Education (CTE) programs fulfill employer needs in high-skill, high-demand fields.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/ctecity17.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Career Technical Education, Employment, Workforce Training</media:keywords>
</media:content>
<rsskeywords>Career Technical Education, Employment, Workforce Training</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>More online and evening classes available this spring</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/spring-2018-evening-online-classes.asp</link>
<description>With more than 7 in 10 students in the SDCCD working at least part time we are offering an abundance of online and evening courses when the new spring semester begins January 29.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 11:26:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesacommons3.jpg">
<media:title>More online and evening classes available this spring</media:title>
<media:description>With more than 7 in 10 students in the SDCCD working at least part time we are offering an abundance of online and evening courses when the new spring semester begins January 29.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mesacommons3.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Spring Semester, Online Classes, Evening Classes, Career Education</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Spring Semester, Online Classes, Evening Classes, Career Education</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>New cybersecurity programs approved for City College</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/cybersecurity-programs-city-college-2018.asp</link>
<description>The cybersecurity program at San Diego City College is going into overdrive.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 09:38:32 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/citycollege.jpg">
<media:title>New cybersecurity programs approved for City College</media:title>
<media:description>The cybersecurity program at San Diego City College is going into overdrive.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/citycollege.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Cybersecurity, Programs, San Diego City College, School of Business Information Technology</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Cybersecurity, Programs, San Diego City College, School of Business Information Technology</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>city</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>What's New for Fall 2017</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2016-17/new-for-fall-semester-2017.asp</link>
<description>What's New for Fall 2017
August 14, 2017|San Diego Community College District
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Students, faculty, and staff in the San Diego Community College District will find new programs, more online courses, and even a new president this semester.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 13:15:05 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/makeupprogram.jpg">
<media:title>WhatÃ¢??s New for Fall 2017</media:title>
<media:description>WhatÃ¢??s New for Fall 2017
August 14, 2017|San Diego Community College District
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Students, faculty, and staff in the San Diego Community College District will find new programs, more online courses, and even a new president this semester.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2017/makeupprogram.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Fall semester, Dr. Ricky Shabazz, Enrollment</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Fall semester, Dr. Ricky Shabazz, Enrollment</rsskeywords><artoptions>featured</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>CA community colleges to expand support program for foster youth</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/foster-youth-support-program-expands-2018.asp</link>
<description>Forty-one California community colleges will now offer NextUp program</description>
<author>California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 10:20:00 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/market22.jpg">
<media:title>CA community colleges to expand support program for foster youth</media:title>
<media:description>Forty-one California community colleges will now offer NextUp program</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/market22.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Foster Youth Support Program, NextUp</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Foster Youth Support Program, NextUp</rsskeywords><artoptions>announcement</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate>May 23, 2018</announcedate>
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<title>Memorial Day Observed</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/memorial-day-event.asp</link>
<description>The San Diego Community College District and all campuses will be closed in observance of Memorial Day.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 09:22:56 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/districtoffice.jpg">
<media:title>Memorial Day Observed</media:title>
<media:description>The San Diego Community College District and all campuses will be closed in observance of Memorial Day. </media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/districtoffice.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Memorial Day</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Memorial Day</rsskeywords><artoptions>event</artoptions><campoptions>district</campoptions><eventdate>05/28/2018 05:00:00 PM</eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Miramar College Graduation 2018</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/miramar-graduation-video-2018.asp</link>
<description>Hanna Hunter talks about her journey to the School of Art Institute of Chicago and Promise Student Dana Manistela talks about her pride as she transfers to Cal Poly Pomona.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://youtu.be/45QFzycw3-g">
<media:title>Miramar College Graduation 2018</media:title>
<media:description>Hanna Hunter talks about her journey to the School of Art Institute of Chicago and Promise Student Dana Manistela talks about her pride as she transfers to Cal Poly Pomona.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mira_commencement1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Commencement, San Diego Miramar College</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Commencement, San Diego Miramar College</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>miramar</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Mobile Application and Web Development at Continuing Education</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/multimedia/2018/mobile-app-web-development.asp</link>
<description>Free classes in mobile apps and front end development offers students the skills they need to enter the workforce.</description>
<author>San Diego Continuing Education</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 14:36:09 -0700</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/career1.jpg">
<media:title>Mobile Application and Web Development at Continuing Education</media:title>
<media:description>Free classes in mobile apps and front end development offers students the skills they need to enter the workforce.</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/career1.jpg"></media:thumbnail>
<media:keywords>Mobile Application, Web Development</media:keywords>
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<rsskeywords>Career Education</rsskeywords><artoptions>featvid,campus_news</artoptions><campoptions>ce</campoptions><eventdate></eventdate><announcedate></announcedate>
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<title>Chancellor's Message on the MLK weekend - Celebrating the 'Beloved Community'</title>
<link>https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/articles/2018/mlk-weekend-chancellors-message-2018.asp</link>
<description>Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Weekend 2018, was filled with important events that resonated with the SDCCD's values and goals for celebrating social justice and cultural diversity.</description>
<author>San Diego Community College District Chancellor Constance M. Carroll</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 13:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
<media:content url="https://www.sdccd.edu/departments/communications/newscenter/_thumbnails/2018/mlkprofile.jpg">
<media:title>ChancellorÃ¢??s Message on the MLK weekend Ã¢?? Celebrating the 'Beloved Community'</media:title>
<media:description>Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Weekend 2018, was filled with important events that resonated with the SDCCD's values and goals for celebrating social justice and cultural diversity.  </media:description>
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<media:keywords>Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Community, MLK</media:keywords>
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