Things to Know

It was great to return home yesterday. Actually, made it to the college in time to have lunch with the administrative professional staff in the President’s Office. If you were unaware, yesterday was Administrative Professionals Day, day to recognize the professionals in our workplace....

Whoever said we are living in uncertain times has my attention. As I begin my third week at Southwestern College (SWC), I wanted to touch bases with you. There are too many newsworthy issues happening around SWC, and I hope we can stay focused...

I hope you had a good weekend. It was such great Southern California weather. Sorry, I am late getting this out today. Thank you in advance for helping out with the parking situation tomorrow for College Preview Day. I am going to do my part...

Tomorrow, the Southwestern College Follow Up Accreditation Report and Visit will be heard by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC). As we hopefully regain our accreditation, we will work as an institution to ensure that we integrate accreditation into our everyday...

Today @SWC Summer School starts. We were very busy with #SWC Commencement and many high school and middle school commencements last week. There were thousands of people on our campus, and while it is a bit troublesome finding parking spots, having middle school and...

Commencement at Southwestern College is an inspiring event. A huge thank you to the Commencement Committee, the facilities department, the volunteers who worked, and the police department for a beautiful event. Our @SWC students are amazing and deserve our support as a college community....

Today is Commencement Day – A Day to Celebrate our student’s achievement, and our role in supporting students. I always believe this is the best day of the year as we celebrate student’s “rite of passage” (a ceremony or event marking an important stage...

Yesterday, the Bakersfield College sponsored a summit – Leadership Matters: Re-Imagining Leadership to Sustain Transformative Change to Advance Student Success and Equity. We sent a team; Dr. Andrew Rempt, Dr. Angelica Suarez, and Marie Vicario. I participated via web for the morning and noon...

We are counting down to Commencement. This seems like an appropriate time for us to explore the history of academic regalia. As noted on the Colorado State University Commencement website, academic regalia has been around for a long time. I have always been a...

We made it to @SWC Commencement week. This is Classified School Employees Week. Please take a few minutes, stop, and say thank you to our classified professionals for their continued service and support for students and our community. If you want to have a really...