The San Jacinto College Central Campus Children’s Center held its annual Fall Bash, Wednesday, Nov. 8. The celebration welcomed staff, faculty and families within the College community and focused on STEM and hands-on learning activities for children of all ages.
In an effort to continue to increase participation in community programs such as summer camps, we are collecting information about summer camps now so that advertising and promotion of these activities can begin March 1, 2018. In order for us to compile the most complete list of all Summer camps happening throughout the College, we need to receive this information now so we can begin planning for the website, camp registration and promotion. (More …)
There were more than 100 universities vying for the attention of high school students at the recent NACAC STEM Fair at the University of Houston. But there was only one community college, and that was San Jacinto College. Sharon Sledge, Martin Crichlow and Marco Lozano spent a Sunday afternoon sharing information about the College’s STEM programs and how students can start strong here to go into any career field.
Did you know that November is Diabetes Awareness Month? Did you know that in 2015, 30.3 million Americans (9.4 percent of the population) had diabetes and that 84.1 million Americans age 18 and older had pre-diabetes? Every year there are 1.5 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes. This means that you know someone who is diabetic or pre-diabetic.
We will all be impacted by diabetes in some way- either with a personal medical diagnosis or through those we know and care about. So, rather than do nothing, the San Jacinto College South Campus employees have made it a priority to educate our employees, students and community about all of the different aspects of diabetes. (More …)
Great job!!! Tomorrow, 11-14-17, is the day that people are asked to wear blue to bring awareness to Diabetes. I will be wearing my blue!!! I am a diabetic and I take care of my mother who has dementia and diabetes. In recent studies there has been a link discovered between Alzheimer and Diabetes. It is very important to catch and care for Diabetes as early as you can!
The South Campus communications department celebrated “El Día de los Muertos” between Oct. 30 and Nov. 2nd 2017. The Day of the Dead is celebrated on Nov. 2 and has been part of the Meso American culture for thousands of years. It is celebrated by people in Mexico, parts of Central and South America and increasingly throughout the United States. It also coincides with All Souls Day in the Roman Catholic Faith. Loved ones construct altars called ofrendas in Spanish that display portraits, favorite foods and special possessions of their loved ones. (More …)
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