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Screengrab from the Rotary Club of Montecito's virtual awards ceremony, where the club granted scholarships to 11 SBCC students for their achievements during this year.

Rotary Club recognizes 11 students from City College with scholarships

May 7, 2021
The SBCC Permaculture Garden sits amid a mostly empty campus on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Santa Barbara City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. A $100,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency provided funding to sustain the garden and to launch the Ecological and Edible Garden Project with local nonprofit Explore Ecology.

SBCC’s campus gardens thriving another year after federal grant

May 3, 2021
Faculty bestowed with Excellence Award at latest Academic Senate

Faculty bestowed with Excellence Award at latest Academic Senate

May 3, 2021
File photo of Academic Senate President Raeanne Napoleon from 2016. Napoleon was recently reelected for a second term, receiving 100 percent of the 55 votes cast.

Raeanne Napoleon to serve in second term as senate president

April 30, 2021
Academic counselor Ana Garcia speaks about the topic of accountability at the Campus Climate Advisory Committee Town Hall on April 22, 2021, over Zoom. “We’re at a point where we need to move beyond books, beyond book clubs, and we need to start putting words to action,” Garcia said.

Accountability was at the center of SBCC’s campus climate town hall

April 26, 2021
The Ford Ranger used for hauling seawater and other marine life sits parked outside the Earth and Biological Sciences building on April, 26 at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. The biology department has been requesting a replacement truck for nearly two years, due to extensive rust and lack of power to haul equipment.

[Photo] Departments' requests of $150,000 for equipment nearly approved

April 26, 2021
Two microscopes sit at the front of a classroom in the Earth and Biological Sciences building on April, 26 at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. The camera on the top of the right microscope allows teachers to show students what they're seeing, but the quality of the cameras has diminished over the years.

[Photo] Departments’ requests of $150,000 for equipment nearly approved

April 26, 2021
Illustration by Alloy Zarate, 2020

Cross Currents: Should we get rid of standardized tests?

April 23, 2021

[Video] Voices: ‘What is your favorite quote from a movie or TV show?’

April 19, 2021
Webmaster Hong Lieu (top left) co-chairs the Campus Climate Advisory Committee Town Hall on Feb. 25, 2021, over Zoom. Lieu recently visited the Associated Student Government to give them ideas on how to start a student-led town hall and offer a space to focus on student-centered concerns at City College.

[Photo] ASG student-led town hall delayed over low participation concerns

April 19, 2021
Committee finds $100,000 for the budget, preventing further layoffs

Committee finds $100,000 for the budget, preventing further layoffs

April 16, 2021

[Video] Voices: “A year after the killing of George Floyd, have race relations in America improved?”

April 12, 2021

Learning multiple languages can help bridge cultural divides in US

April 5, 2021
Senate approves draft of policy on student-employee fraternization

Senate approves draft of policy on student-employee fraternization

April 2, 2021
Screen grab from the JACC Spring 2021 National Media Conference awards ceremony. The Channels won 13 individual awards at the conference on March 21, 2021 in range of categories including photography, opinion, critical review, editorial, general excellence and our first award in social media.

The Channels staff earns 13 awards at national journalism conference

March 30, 2021
File photo of City College's west campus on March 17, 2020.

School of Extended Learning VP on leave after controversial comments

March 27, 2021
The chair of the Board Policies and Administrative Procedures (BPAP) Committee Michael Shanahan walks the Board of Trustees through the revisions to BP 3052 at the Board of Trustees meeting on March 11, 2021, over Zoom. BP 3052 is a board policy that explicitly prohibits inappropriate student-employee relationships at City College.

Policy regarding student-employee fraternization delayed for revisions

March 15, 2021
Professor Mark Ferrer introduces King Richard II, the star of Shakespeare's play of the same name, to his Adult Education literature students on March 8, 2021, over Zoom. Ferrer lectures for about an hour before they start a new play, then the students take on the character roles and read it line by line.

The whole world’s a stage for the Adult Education literature program

March 15, 2021
Illustration by Alloy Zarate, 2020

Cross Currents: Is ‘hookup’ culture good or bad for the modern age?

March 12, 2021
Resolution passed to support students left out during COVID-19

Resolution passed to support students left out during COVID-19

March 12, 2021
Screengrab of the documentary “For Sama” by journalist Waad Al-Kateab. The Documentary was made for Al-Kateab’s daughter Sama as an explanation as to why they stayed in Syria during the protests in 2012.

‘For Sama’ reminds how fortunate my life is, inspires me to do better

March 5, 2021
The GRC International Founders' Building holds the CSU Channel Islands Nursing Program on March 5, 2021, in Goleta, Calif. The in-person class is currently closed and being offered online.

[Photo] CSUCI's Extended University helps SBCC graduates earn degrees

March 15, 2021
File Photo. Sep. 5, 2017 in Santa Barbara, Calif.

City College scrambles to restore systems after latest power outage

March 2, 2021
Bernard Farwell sits and smokes a cigarette while he explains what it's like to live in one of the Pallet tiny homes on Feb. 19, 2021, in Isla Vista, Calif. Although he is one of the few clients in the tiny homes, he likes to sit at his friend's tent across the park until he has to go back before curfew.

IV tiny homes help homeless but raise concern on communal safety

March 1, 2021
Town Hall co-chair Hong Lieu speaks to the 46 attendees of the second Campus Climate Town Hall meeting on Feb. 25, 2021, over Zoom. The meeting topped off at around 54 attendees, and the theme of the month was retaliation at City College by those in a position of power.

Campus climate town hall covers staff job security and ‘retaliation’

February 26, 2021
Academic Senate votes to expand emeritus policy for retiree benefits

Academic Senate votes to expand emeritus policy for retiree benefits

February 26, 2021
City College's West campus on Feb. 19, 2021 in Santa Barbara, Calif. City College has extended deadlines for FAFSA/Dream Act and scholarship applications to allow for more students to take advantage of these resources.

SBCC financial aid—FAFSA and scholarship deadlines approaching

February 22, 2021
Screengrab of the Cartwright Learning Resources Center website, where students can find information on how to contact the department, hours of availability, and how to interact with tutors in real time using the chat-box feature.

Remote challenges inspire updates for future of SBCC online tutoring

February 22, 2021
Senate votes to implement new waitlist system by summer 2021

Senate votes to implement new waitlist system by summer 2021

February 15, 2021
Illustration by Alloy Zarate, 2020

Cross Currents: Should Trump be banned from holding office?

February 12, 2021
Board policy 3052 was drafted after an inappropriate student-teacher relationship last year, an attempt to protect students from predatory behavior. File Photo of the Student Services Center from January 2021.

Senate debates new language for student-teacher relations policy

February 1, 2021
Members of the City College community shared their comments and concerns at the first Campus Climate Advisory Council town hall via Zoom on Thursday, Jan. 28. The monthly meetings will be an open forum to discuss issues regarding equity, diversity and inclusion on campus.

Town hall to meet monthly to talk race, diversity and discrimination

January 29, 2021
SBCC's new waitlist system could fix enrollment issues for students

SBCC’s new waitlist system could fix enrollment issues for students

January 29, 2021
With a majority of classes being taught in an online format Santa Barbara City College has seen a large drop in out of state students. This data was provided by City College’s Executive Director of Public Affairs and Communication Luz Reyes-Martin.

[Photo] Enrollment down 12%, while SBCC struggles to keep current students

January 29, 2021
The City College campus is mostly vacant, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Employees may receive vaccinations as early as February. File photo from August 2020.

SBCC employees to receive COVID vaccinations as early as February

January 25, 2021
Retirement plans will save almost $3M from resignations next year

Retirement plans will save almost $3M from resignations next year

December 4, 2020

One moment of embarrassment made me lose passion for dance

December 4, 2020
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