Del Mar College News

The Del Mar College Foundation will hold their 11th annual "Bernie's Famous Crawfish Boil" on March 28. Development Coordinator for Special Events Cynthia Arbuckle shared details with KIII Early Edition Morning Anchor Kristin Diaz and how important scholarship funds are for DMC students.

The Del Mar College Board of Regents finally has a new member to fill its vacant at-large seat. Libby Averyt — chief development officer for the United Way of the Coastal Bend and former publisher of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times — was selected Monday to fill the seat vacated when Trey McCampbell resigned in December.

Nearly 1,200 students from 30 Coastal Bend high schools visited the West Campus on March 1 to learn more about programs, see demonstrations and meet with DMC students and faculty during Discover Del Mar as they prepare for their next steps after graduation.

KIII weekend morning anchor/reporter Bill Churchwell and reporter Taylor Alanis examine what it takes to complete Del `Mar College's Emergency Medical Services program, specifically paramedic training, before joining the forces of the Corpus Christi Fire Department.

“The Story of the Horn,” hosted by Professor of Humanities Karl Kemm and produced by the College Relations Office at Del Mar, will be broadcast at 9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28.

The partnership helps provide a smooth transition for students who want to finish their education at TAMUCC.

February 9th thru the 16th recognizes the profession of court reporting and captioning. Del Mar College's Court Reporting students and staff visited First Edition on Friday to discuss what it takes to be in this profession.

A Del Mar College professor has turned his passion for horns into a documentary. It’s called “The Story of the Horn,” and it was made by Humanities professor Karl Kemm.

The importance of safety training was on display Wednesday morning at Del Mar College. Representatives with the Texas Mutual Insurance handed over a $100,000 grant to the college for its various safety programs.

Gulf Coast Growth Ventures continued to invest in the Coastal Bend community Thursday by presenting a $60,000 donation for scholarships to students at Del Mar College. The donation will go to students working to earn an Associate's Degrees in the industrial and petrochemical industries.

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Del Mar College and WGU Texas signed an agreement Wednesday to streamlining student transfers. The transfer agreement will streamline the process for Del Mar students to pursue a bachelor’s or master’s degree at WGU Texas.

Del Mar College signed an agreement Wednesday to make it easier to transfer college credits to an online university. The agreement was signed with the chancellor of Western Governors University in Austin so students can continue their education online.

The Texas college kicked off the NGLA this fall to nurture in-house talent and address an impending void of qualified college leaders. A partnership with Civitas Learning, the yearlong program puts 23 selected employees together in a room one day a month, where they learn about the issues facing colleges today and discuss how to drive change in the future.

At-Large Regent Carol Scott was also elected to board chair and will be replacing Trey McCampbell, who held that position for the last 10 years.

Longtime Del Mar College regent Trey McCampbell has announced his intent to resign from the board, effective Dec. 31. McCampbell has been a regent since 2004 and board chair the past 10 years.

Last Wednesday, students from Del Mar College’s Early Childhood Club and Child Development/Early Childhood program presented 41 duffel bags, called “sweet cases,” to representatives of the Foster Angels of South Texas Foundation. Each bag was filled with essential items the students collected for local foster children, including blankets, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, clothing and stuffed animals.

After Del Mar College in Texas embedded research into courses in 2011, graduation and completion rates in the biotechnology program increased more than 50 percent, says biology professor John Hatherill.

The winners of November's Del Mar College Board of Regents election were recently sworn into office. Hector "Coach" Salinas was elected as a new At-Large regent. Gabriel Rivas was reelected to represent District 1.

A.J. Barrera and Jeremiah Baldwin became the first students at Robstown and Flour Bluff school districts to earn a college degree before finishing high school. The early college high school students walked the stage at Del Mar College's fall 2018 commencement ceremony Thursday night at the American Bank Center.

The Nueces County sheriff had one of his first public speaking engagements on Thursday for the Del Mar College 2018 commencement at the American Bank Center.

When 17-year-old Jeremiah Baldwin started taking college classes his freshman year of high school, he says he was little afraid of the idea. However, Baldwin says after he adjusted to the coursework he began to enjoy the challenge.