College District appoints vice chancellor

November 2021

Grossmont College, District win marketing, PR awards
11/17/2021 - Grossmont College and the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District have won seven awards from a national marketing and public relations organization.

Grossmont College dance concert at PVAC
11/05/2021 - The Grossmont College Dance Department will stage its annual student-choreographed dance concert in the new Performing and Visual Arts Center (PVAC) on November 18, 19, and 20.

Grossmont College dance concert at PVAC
11/05/2021 - The Grossmont College Dance Department will stage its annual student-choreographed dance concert in the new Performing and Visual Arts Center (PVAC) on November 18, 19, and 20.

Grossmont College a Champion of Higher Education
11/03/2021 - Grossmont College has been named a 2021 Champion of Higher Education for its exemplary work in implementing the Associate Degree for Transfer program that provides a streamlined pathway between California’s community colleges and four-year colleges and universities.

Grossmont College named a leader in Associate Degrees awarded to Latinx students
11/01/2021 - Grossmont College was named No. 73 – out of more than 900 community colleges in the country – for the number of associate degrees awarded to Latinx students during the 2019-2020 academic year in Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine’s 2021 Top 100 issue.

October 2021

Campus visitor dies of apparent natural causes
10/29/2021 - A Grossmont College campus visitor died on Friday, October 29 due to what appears to have been natural causes.

College District appoints vice chancellor
10/26/2021 - Sahar Abushaban, a veteran administrator with the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, has received permanent appointment as Vice Chancellor-Business Services following a two-year interim term.

Colleges join for Undocumented Student Action Week
10/20/2021 - Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, acclaimed filmmaker and immigration advocate Jose Antonio Vargas will be a featured speaker as Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges mark Undocumented Student Action Week.

Career Expo's virtual platform promises interactivity
10/18/2021 - Grossmont College’s 43rd annual Career Expo will be virtual again this year to avoid the crush of attendees the popular event typically draws, but organizers are making the online environment as interactive as they can.

Grossmont Symphony Orchestra to debut at new home
10/06/2021 - The vagabond years of the Grossmont Symphony Orchestra and Master Chorale draw to a close with its first performance in its new home Thursday night at the new Grossmont College Performing and Visual Arts Center (PVAC).

Colleges ready for in-person arts performances
10/05/2021 - After more than a year and a half of performances and presentations over Zoom and YouTube, the arts are returning in person to Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges.

September 2021

Grossmont College Stagehouse Theatre opens 'Into the Woods'
09/27/2021 - Grossmont College’s Stagehouse Theatre, which has not permitted in-person performances for more than 18 months because of the COVID-19 pandemic, reopens to live audiences when it launches its 2021-22 season September 30 with a staging of Into the Woods.

Fall 2021 short-term classes starting soon
09/22/2021 - In a hurry to pick up some quick college credits? Or ready to dip your toe in the water and return to Grossmont or Cuyamaca colleges for in-person classes?

Cuyamaca College VP chosen for national Aspen Institute fellowship
09/15/2021 - Jessica Robinson, vice president of Student Services at Cuyamaca College, is one of 40 educators across the nation to be selected by the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program for a 10-month fellowship designed to prepare future community college presidents.

Cuyamaca College commemorates Sept. 11 attack
09/13/2021 - On a cloudless morning with the San Miguel Fire & Rescue’s massive 70-foot flag serving as a backdrop, the Cuyamaca College campus community and East County firefighters gathered Friday for an early commemoration of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

August 2021

District selects new Director of Public Information
08/18/2021 - A former community engagement manager with the County of San Diego is the new Director of Public Information, Government Relations and Community Relations at the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District.

Fall 2021: Help for all students
08/02/2021 - Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges are preparing for the fall 2021 semester with the start of a return to the campuses that includes more in-person classes and a continuing focus on helping students face the impacts of COVID-19.

July 2021

Topping out ceremony for Cuyamaca's Student Services Building
07/12/2021 - A ceremonial topping out is set for Tuesday, July 13, at 9:00 a.m. for a three-story Student Services Building under construction at Cuyamaca College, a milestone representing nearly a decade’s effort to centralize student support at the campus.

June 2021

Grossmont College holding virtual open house for Adult Reentry program
06/22/2021 - Returning to school years – even decades – after one’s last classroom experience can be a daunting experience.

Grossmont College offers free job training for office professionals
06/16/2021 - Office Professional Training, the free, one-semester program at Grossmont College that has produced more than 2,600 well-prepared office workers and placed some 85 percent into jobs over the past 35 years, is gearing up for its fall 2021 term.