Governing Board News

The Southwestern College Governing Board this week selected the final maps that will separate the college’s election areas into five distinct districts. The Board also selected the sequence in which the new district seats will be elected. In a unanimous vote, the board selected Map...

The Southwestern College Governing Board will hold its first public meeting on changing governing board positions into specific districts at a virtual meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 24. Southwestern College trustees are currently elected at-large, meaning they are elected by voters across the entire college’s service...

The Southwestern Community College District Governing Board is launching a national search for the next superintendent/president, with a timeline of conducting final candidate interviews in December. The Governing Board has contracted with Community College Search Services for the search to replace retiring Superintendent/President Dr. Kindred...

As Southwestern College students head back to class for the fall semester, the Governing Board has updated its priorities for the 2017-18 year. At the August Governing Board meeting, my colleagues and I unanimously adopted nine priorities to support student access and success. The priorities...

Southwestern College capped Spring 2017 by celebrating the achievements of our students, including the Student of Distinction awards, a variety of program graduation ceremonies (including nursing, dental hygiene and the police academy among others) and our annual commencement ceremony at DeVore Stadium, in which...

A community member who attended our March Board meeting recently greeted me with, “You’re rock stars!” That might have been a slight exaggeration, but I appreciated the recognition of everything this Board is doing during an unusually challenging time to serve our students. Unusual times...

With a new year and a new semester, we also have new leadership this year at Southwestern. I was honored in December to be elected by my colleagues as Board President for the coming year, and Trustee Griselda Delgado was elected as Vice President.  Together...

Before our November Governing Board meeting, the campus community gathered at Southwestern College to say goodbye to outgoing Trustee Humberto Peraza, Jr. Mr. Peraza has been a tireless advocate for Southwestern College. I am proud of our work together and to be able to...

In less than one week, thousands of students will walk onto Southwestern College for the fall semester. Some will be returning students but for others, it’ll be their first semester of college. There’s a lot of excitement surrounding those momentous occasions, and it’s a...

The summer class schedule is in full swing, and we have welcomed our College for Kids onto campus. Our new officers of the Associated Students Organization took on their leadership roles this month and wasted no time in bringing the college together for a moving...