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APRIL 28, 2017
Palomar College receives $2 million award from state By Aaron Burgin
Conceptually, this is what the monument sign will look like in the roundabout at Jimmy Durante Boulevard and San Dieguito Drive. The landscaping will be completely different than what is depicted here. Courtesy image
Sign OK’d for Del Mar roundabout By Bianca Kaplanek
DEL MAR — The city’s first roundabout — on Jimmy Durante Boulevard at San Dieguito Drive — will include the official entry-point stone monument featuring the logo of a Torrey pine branch above the city name. The design, chosen about a decade ago after “an extensive community process” and approved by the Design Review Board, was created by David Arnold, the artist responsible for transforming a dead tree stump into a red-tailed hawk at the south end of Del Mar. The new monument will mimic the markers that welcome people as they en-
SAN MARCOS — Palomar College recently received a $2 million award from the state for innovation in higher education, the only college in the county to receive the award. The state’s Committee on Awards for Innovation in Higher Education, awarded 14 community colleges and districts statewide with the $25 million award, which was given to schools that had developed programs to increase community college completion and make attending community colleges more affordable. The award specifically highlighted the state’s interest in redesigning curriculum and instruction, such as the implementation of three-year bachelor’s degrees; allowing students to make progress toward completion of degrees and credentials based on
their demonstration of knowledge and competencies, including skills acquired through military training, prior learning, and prior experiences; and creating programs that make college more affordable by making financial aid and other supports and services more accessible, including by increasing the number of students who apply for these programs, or by reducing the costs of books and supplies. Palomar College in recent years has initiated several programs that help students either fully or partially pay for tuition, such as the Palomar Promise Program, which will provide free tuition and $1,000 in free textbooks over a student’s first two semesters for students who attend 21 local high schools. The college in 2016 also created a program that guarantees San Marcos
Unified School District students with a minimum 2.5 grade point average free tuition at the college for two years. “We are so proud and happy to receive this award,” Palomar College Superintendent/President Joi Lin Blake said. “It shows how Palomar has already stepped up to the needs of our students and our community with innovative programs and procedures. The extra funds will allow us to go even farther in helping students reach their goals in a timely and economic manner.” A committee consisting of the state’s director of finance, four members selected by Gov. Jerry Brown, an appointee of the state Senate Committee on Rules and an appointee of the Speaker of the state Assembly reviewed the applications and selected the winning campuses.
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ter the city in two other locations. The estimated cost is $9,500 to $12,000, which includes funds for the materials, fabrication, metal work, podium and installation. In 2007, when the design was approved, the Del Mar Village Association helped with funding. “(S)taff is not recommending that the City request funding from DMVA to contribute toward this project,” the staff report states, noting the organization offered to work with the selected contractor on fabrication and installation. “We were indicating that we could cover the
During the April 7 Oceanside First Friday Art Walk from 5 to 9 p.m., guests take part in a hands-on “collaborative painting” with local artists. The design will be reproduced on note cards and made available on the Art Walk web site at oceansideartwalk. org. The downtown Oceanside event will have streets full of art, live music and open-air pedicab rides. For more information, visit oceansideartwalk.org. Courtesy photo
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