San Jacinto College Report to the Community 2022

San Jacinto College MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES

Our MISSION

San Jacinto College is focused on student success, academic progress, university transfer, and employment. We are committed to opportunities that enrich the quality of life in the communities we serve.

Our VISION

San Jacinto College will advance the social and economic mobility of all members of our community. We will be known for our excellence in teaching and learning, our intentional student-centered support, and our commitment to every student. We will be the preferred workforce and economic development partner in the region and a champion for lifelong learning. San Jacinto College will inspire students to explore opportunities, define their educational and career paths, and achieve their goals and dreams.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

San Jacinto College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate and bachelor’s degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of San Jacinto College.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

The San Jacinto College District is committed to equal opportunity for all students, employees, and applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, pregnancy, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, genetic information, marital status, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. The following College official has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the College’s non-discrimination policies: Vice Chancellor of Human Resources, 4624 Fairmont Pkwy., Pasadena, TX 77504; 281-991-2659; Sandra.Ramirez@sjcd.edu.

Our VALUES

INTEGRITY: We Act Honorably and Ethically

We conduct ourselves in ways that are professional, instill confidence, and promote trust.

INCLUSIVITY: We Grow through Understanding

We respect and learn from the diversity of our cultures, experiences, and perspectives.

COLLABORATION: We Are Stronger Together

We believe in the power of working together.

INNOVATION: We Embrace New Possibilities

We anticipate change, explore opportunities, and create continuously evolving solutions.

ACCOUNTABILITY: We Are Responsible Individually and Collectively

We take ownership for our commitments and outcomes.

SENSE OF COMMUNITY: We Care for Those We Serve

We demonstrate concern for the well-being and success of our students, our communities, and our people.

EXCELLENCE: We Strive for Outstanding Results

We take risks, we assess our work, and we aspire to improve the quality of everything we do.

BOARD of TRUSTEES

Mrs. Marie Flickinger

Chair

Mr. John Moon Jr. Vice Chair

Mr. Keith Sinor Secretary

Mrs. Erica Davis Rouse Assistant Secretary

Mr. Dan Mims Member

Dr. Ruede Wheeler Member

Mr. Larry Wilson Member

Mr. Ben Meador

Trustee Emeritus

A Brighter Future for Our Community

San Jacinto College has spent more than 60 years meeting the needs of the people of East Harris County. At San Jac, first-generation college students have navigated unfamiliar territory and begun new traditions in their families that will last for decades. Working moms and dads have dared to step into new career paths to better themselves and the quality of life for their families. And students of all ages and stages have found learning adapted to their needs through online programs that embrace the changing classroom landscape and their lifestyles.

At San Jacinto College, we nurture our relationships with industry, business, university and community partners. While students get relevant, handson work experience before graduation, our partners get a highly skilled workforce to match industry demands and our university partners get transfer students who are prepared for the next academic challenge. Today, we thank everyone who helps us improve – from the students who walk our halls, the faculty who educate them and the staff who keep the College running, to the donors who support our mission and industry leaders who employ our graduates. Together, we create a brighter future for our community.

What Does COMMUNITY Mean to You?

According to an old saying, charity begins at home, but no one ever said it should end there. I feel blessed to have a meaningful impact not only on my life but also on others around me… to contribute to the good of society. I continue to develop my legacy by teaching and helping my students feel a sense of ownership, accountability, and meaning.

Change Can Mean Uncertainty but Also Sweet Rewards

his story ends with chocolate chip cookies on a doorstep. Ten years earlier, pockets empty, Niti Vyas had picked up her son and walked away from an abusive marriage. Her life had revolved around supporting her husband’s business, running a household, and raising their child. Now what?

Vyas traces the beginning of her transformation to San Jacinto College. Still reeling from her divorce, she came to the College in 2012 to reclaim her identity and better provide for her son. Although she had earned a degree in India, her credits didn’t transfer to the U.S. Enter the College’s medical laboratory technology program, which mirrored her previous microbiology training.

Her family supported her decision to return to school in her mid-30s, but it wasn’t common in her culture. An even higher hurdle was self-doubt: She didn’t know how to use a laptop, navigate Houston, or even pay bills.

“With change comes a lot of uncertainties and struggles,” Vyas said.

As a single mom herself, Dr. Lindsey Douglas, now the College’s medical laboratory technology program director,

stepped in. She encouraged Vyas, tutored her, and worked around her family needs so she could remain in the program.

Vyas’ clinical site, a high-volume Houston Methodist Hospital lab, led to a technician position after she graduated from San Jacinto College. Although she enjoyed the work, Vyas felt a pull to continue learning.

While pursuing a bachelor’s program at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB), Vyas learned UTMB would be the first in Texas to offer the new Doctorate of Clinical Laboratory Science. This degree would allow her to consult with patients alongside medical doctors and teach at the university level.

Vyas jumped on the opportunity. By summer 2020, she numbered among the first 10 students nationwide to earn the degree. Today, the San Jacinto College alumna teaches as an assistant professor in the UTMB Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences.

Grateful to all her supporters, Vyas supports others however she can — from co-chairing a San Jacinto College advisory board and mentoring new UTMB faculty to volunteering at a Galveston clinic

that cares for underserved patients. An organization from India has even asked her to help empower disadvantaged, victimized women to pursue careers and independence.

Looking back on many sink-or-swim seasons, Vyas says nothing was impossible, just difficult. Achieving her doctorate as a single mom, she

What Does COMMUNITY Mean to You?

Community is a very unifying word, creating a visualization of togetherness, harmony, and directional will. Belonging to a larger group is important for advancement in society as well as overall happiness, health, and a renewed spirit. Hence, from the beginning of time, humans have always relied on communities to survive.

-Malcolm Sadler

alcolm Sadler has been educating San Jacinto College students about our planet for more than a decade. He currently teaches earth science, physical geology, and historical geology. With a mix of online and face-to-face classes, Sadler decided to get creative with

“I love teaching anything about the Earth and how it works,” he said.

Sadler started using podcasts in spring 2011 as a platform for audi-

and records the podcasts from home on a Mac computer using software called Garageband. After teaching certain chapters, he grants students access to the

“I urge them to listen to a podcast while reading through the notes that they have taken in class because they are basically me reading the notes,” Sadler said. “However, if a student has missed class and wants the notes, I tell them to listen to the podcast instead. It

gives them the same information, and I also include information during the podcast that I would not normally put into notes.”

Sadler said the reviews have been an equal mix. Some students “said the podcasts were great and really helped with learning” while others

Sadler is on a roll, planning to make new recordings for his historical geology class. He believes the podcasts are a good learning tool, especially for students who would rather listen to him going over the notes “instead of just trying to understand them by simply reading.”

Sadler recommends podcasts to other professors for a few reasons.

chose not to utilize the podcasts. Some hesitated but gave it a chance.

“During a recent semester, I played the first few minutes of one of the podcasts in class for students,” he said. “Weeks later, after an exam, one student said that they had not been listening to them but decided to start and realized that it made a huge difference.”

“First, you can say whatever you wish on whatever topic and include relevant information that you would say anyway in the classroom,” he said. “However, I try to insert funny jokes and interesting stories along the way since podcasting can be dry. Secondly, once you’ve recorded a set of them for your class, your work is done, and they can transfer with you from one semester to the next.”

Sadler believes the podcasts, coupled with notes, can provide a full learning experience for both audio and visual learners.

Earth has celebrated about 4.5 billion birthdays, but it never gets old for one San Jacinto College geology professor.

What Does COMMUNITY Mean

to You?

To me, community means having people I can connect with who understand me. I have found that in the steel drum band. I’ll carry this community with me even after I leave San Jac.

PROMISE @ SAN JAC SCHOLAR Pursues her Passion

an Jacinto College student Serina Guerra is in her second year at the College, pursuing a degree in psychology. Thanks to the Promise @ San Jac Scholarship, she can pursue both her career goals and her passion for music.

“I felt really lucky that Promise covered my tuition and freed up my time,” said Guerra. “I didn’t qualify for any other financial aid, so if I were taking my full load and steel band, it would be pretty expensive for me. Promise relieves a huge financial burden for my family and allows me to pursue what I love.”

Since Guerra is a first-generation college student, the scholarship has made a big impact on her future.

“I’ve never known what college I wanted to go to. It wasn’t something I thought about very much,” she said. “The Promise pledge encouraged me to enroll, and I’m so happy I did.”

Now a member of the College’s steel drum band, Guerra picked up a set of drumsticks for the first time seven years ago as a middle school student.

“I love playing steel drums because it can be very liberating,” Guerra said. “I was nervous to join the band at San Jac because I hadn’t played for about a year, but you can feel the energy of the group, and you just go for it.”

The steel drum band and its members have become a community for Guerra.

“Playing with the group is where I am most comfortable. I let my anxieties, fears, and frustrations go,” she said.

Guerra is studying to become a pediatric cognitive behavioral psychologist and looking to transfer to the University of Houston-Clear Lake after San Jacinto College.

A Closer Look:

History of Steel Drums

The steel drum (also known as steel pan) was created in Trinidad and Tobago in the 1930s. It was originally developed as a reaction to the ruling government’s ban on the playing of drums during annual Trinidad Carnival festivals.

Making Steel Pans

In the 1930s, musicians discovered the convex shape at the bottom of metal drums could be tuned in such a way as to produce recognizable melodies, thus marking the creation of the first steel pans.

What Does COMMUNITY Mean to You?

I equate community with family. I’m part of the San Jac family and computer information technology community. It’s the big picture — what we’re trying to achieve and how we’re achieving it. I want to make sure I’m assisting the community in reaching its goal.

student drops his backpack and takes a seat in Ralph Penn’s office. Across the desk, the San Jacinto College computer information technology professor leans back in his chair, hands folded, smooth jazz playing softly in the background.

Penn studies the student, then gets to the point.

“What’s the reason you’re in college?” he asks. “How can I help you achieve that goal?”

In some ways, mentoring is a far cry from Penn’s original plan to play the trumpet professionally. In other ways, it’s not. Like the military trumpet in ancient times, Penn has spent the last 25 years helping students find their way.

Penn traces his first mentors to early band directors who held him accountable academically.

“They always told me whatever they did for me I was to do for others,” he said.

In college, Penn chased music before ultimately switching to computer science. What he lacked in faculty mentors he found in fraternity graduates who were thriving in their careers and willing to advise him.

Fast-forward to 1997. Already an experienced programmer, Penn landed a San Jacinto College programmer analyst position, then computer science instructor position at the South Campus. Since then, he has not only introduced students to

TrumpeterTurnedProfessor Helps Students TUNE UP FOR LIFE

programming and networking but also given them the direction he once lacked.

Mentoring has ranged from advising student clubs and meeting one-onone with students to volunteering for organized programs like Men of Honor and Mosaic, which launched in fall 2021.

“From day one, that opportunity has always been there to mentor,” he said. “It’s just had different names.”

Penn avoids prying into personal issues, instead listening and asking the right questions. He understands challenges. Coming from a singleparent household with seven siblings, he was the first to pursue college. Often, he was the only Black student in his college classes. He learned to take advantage of opportunities rather than settling.

Today, he balances empathy with accountability.

“Students have to help themselves,” he said. “I’ve been there: I had to want it and seek it out.”

His mentee Sochima Ifedikwa is the prime example. Penn steered the lost student to his first class and helped him navigate community college. Determined to succeed, Ifedikwa welcomed counsel and even mentored his own peers. Now he is pursuing higher degrees to become a software engineer.

Does Penn turn to mentors himself? Yes, he points to leaders from former South Campus president Dr. Adena Loston, the first Black president in San Jacinto College’s history, to his current department head, Dr. Roger Watkins.

“Sometimes we don’t want to seek help ourselves,” he said. “We want to carry a load alone. But we have to be able to go to others.”

Although Life 101 is not in his official course load, Penn teaches it all the same. Mentoring might seem far removed from a musical career, yet it’s tuning for life.

“It helps me to know I’ve done my part,” he said. “This is the reason I chose to go into education.”

About the Mosaic Program at San Jacinto College:

The Mosaic mentoring program helps AfricanAmerican and Blackidentifying students from local school districts thrive at San Jacinto College, complete a certificate or associate degree, and successfully transfer to a university or the workforce. The program connects students with employees who have similar life and educational experiences to create belonging and confidence.

Program Benefits:

• Positive mentoring relationships

• Academic support from faculty trained in inclusive and equitable teaching strategies

• Books, calculators, binders, backpacks, and other school supplies to alleviate financial stress

• Emergency support through the College’s emergency funding program

A Sense of Community

Cynthia feels that a sense of community means being there for others in both good and bad times.

When one member is going through a hard time, the whole community is as well. In the nursing program, this definitely rings true. Every loss that each student faces impacts the entire cohort. We have stood together through countless toils and are continuing to do so, but together we stand tall and will walk out into the workforce hand in hand, making a positive impact in the world regardless of our perils.

- Cynthia Jennings

Nursing Student Makes Promise COUNT

an Jacinto College nursing student Cynthia Jennings envisions a future full of hope and success. The Promise @ San Jac Scholarship grants her a future not only as a nurse but also free of student debt.

Jennings will graduate in summer 2023. After taking her licensing exam to become a registered nurse, she will launch her career at a hospital, specializing in pediatrics.

“San Jac has been a great experience,” Jennings said. “Promise allowed me to have a sense of security in a world constantly changing – and not necessarily for the

better. By not worrying about how to pay for each semester, I can focus more on my studies and excel at San Jac both academically and socially.”

Promise has benefited her family as well. Jennings was born with spina bifida – a financial challenge all its own – and the pandemic added to her family’s impending financial insecurities.

“Promise helped me and my family feel safe, secure, and in control of at least one aspect of our lives,” she said.

Jennings serves as vice president of the Phi Theta Kappa chapter Mu Omicron at Central Campus. She was a guest

speaker at the College’s “Step Brightly Into the Future” Gala in May 2022, sharing how Promise changed the course of her life and allowed her to pursue her dream career as a nurse.

Promise has opened many doors for Jennings. As she embraces these opportunities and prospers from her experiences at the College, she shares this advice for others who have similar career goals.

“Make your credits count,” she said. “If the Promise @ San Jac Scholarship is available to you, take it and make every class count. Every class is a step closer to achieving your dream career ”

Living in San Jacinto College’s taxing district qualifies high school seniors for this scholarship. The College covers their associate degree or certificate (tuition, books, and supplies) 100% after financial aid. This means less stress for students and a debt-free start on their future.

Promise Benefits:

• Available to all in-district high school seniors, regardless of GPA

• A career with higher income potential

• Quality education

• No student loans

$ 1.5M

in savings for students to date

2,906 Promise Scholars enrolled for fall 2022

$ 2.6M

Raised to date for the Student Success Endowment in support of Promise @ San Jac scholarships with a goal of $10 million

for a

Glitz Good Cause

Glitzy gowns, tailored tuxedos, and generous pocketbooks added up to more than $430,000 to make debt-free college possible for hundreds of future San Jacinto College students.

The sold-out “Step Brightly into the Future”

Gala in May 2022 kicked off a $10 million fundraising campaign for the Student Success Fund Endowment supporting Promise @ San Jac Scholarships. These scholarships cover up to three years of tuition and books so in-district high school graduates can earn a degree or certificate debt-free.

One of the San Jacinto College Foundation’s largest fundraising events ever, the 60th anniversary gala happened thanks to generous individual and corporate sponsors, including presenting sponsors LyondellBasell and the Sinor Family.

In spring 2021, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $30 million to the College, paving the way for the endowment. During the gala, 40 guests committed to become Promise Partners who help remove financial barriers by giving monthly or annually to build the endowment for current and future Promise Scholars.

About the San Jacinto College Foundation:

Since its founding in 1996, the San Jacinto College Foundation has raised more than $70 million to support student success. Many students achieve their goals — earning certificates and degrees, transferring to four-year universities, and landing solid jobs — thanks to community donors who invest through the Foundation. By easing students’ financial worries, you can not only change lives but also strengthen the community. How can you help?

• Contribute to the Student Success Endowment

• Support emergency needs

• Give a scholarship

• Fund a program

• And more…

Your gift is tax-deductible. Learn more by calling 281-998-6104 or visiting sanjac.edu/foundation.

$ 1.8 million contributed by our generous donors for fiscal year 2021-2022

25,000+ scholarships awarded since inception

Pictured: The Anderson-Ball Classroom Building received project/design awards from Engineering News-Record Texas & Louisiana and the Texas Forestry Association. The 122,000-square-foot facility at Central Campus is currently the nation’s largest mass timber instructional building.

YEAR in REVIEW | 2022

JANUARY

n Partnering with Hope for Houston, the South Campus dance program raised nearly $2,000 for the local homeless community during its seventh annual Artists for Hope charity concert.

FEBRUARY

n San Jac, Deer Park, La Porte, Morgan’s Point, and Pasadena police departments conducted an honorary swearing-in of Devarjaye “D.J.” Daniel, a 10-year-old battling cancer.

MARCH

n San Jac’s eye care technology program and partners evaluated more than 1,300 Pasadena school district students to ensure healthy vision for classroom success.

APRIL

n Baseball Head Coach Tom Arrington nabbed his 1,000th career win with a 7-3 victory over Alvin Community College.

MAY

n San Jac launched 3,295 students into better careers and brighter futures at the 2022 spring commencement ceremony at NRG Stadium.

n Capping off San Jac’s 60th anniversary, the “Step Brightly Into the Future” Gala raised more than $430,000 for Promise @ San Jac Scholarships. Senator Larry College’s 2022 Legacy

San Jac joined the Association of Community College Trustees and Education Strategy Group’s Noncredit and Credit Alignment Lab to improve pathways between noncredit and credit programs to increase associate degree graduates.

n Mosaic Family Night guests celebrated Black History Month and African American culture with food, games, raffle prizes, crafts, and entertainment.

The South Campus Gallery mounted artist Bob Sober’s “Small Wonders: Insects in Focus” exhibit, which showcased human-scale, high-resolution images of beautiful bugs.

n San Jac students won second place at the 2022 North American Process Technology Alliance Troubleshooting Competition V.

n Both softball and baseball teams finished the 2022 season strong with appearances at their respective national tournaments. Nine softball players also walked away from the regional tournament with individual honors.

Congressman Brian Babin toured Central Campus’ LyondellBasell Center for Petrochemical, Energy, & Technology with college and industry representatives.

Larry Taylor received the Award.

JUNE

n San Jac numbered among 10 finalists for the 2023 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.

JULY

San Jac announced a partnership with the Association of College and University Educators to equip faculty with evidencebased teaching practices shown to improve student engagement, increase persistence, and close equity gaps. Faculty members participated in a 25-week course titled “Effective Teaching Practices,” developing core competencies across 25 modules.

SEPTEMBER

n More than 1,700 community members submitted ideas for a new, unified San Jac mascot. The top two contenders – Raven and Jaguar –went head-to-head for the honor of representing the College. In September, more than 6,200 community members, students, and employees cast their votes to appoint the Raven as the new mascot.

The Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine ranked San Jac among the Top 100 Colleges and Universities for Hispanics. The College also ranked third for science technologies/technicians degrees, eighth for 20202021 total enrollment fouryear schools, and 10th for 2020-2021 total associate degrees granted.

NOVEMBER

n Chancellor Dr. Brenda Hellyer’s State of the College address — “A focus on opportunities that are enriching for YOU, the community” — focused on supporting students, hiring and retaining employees, and meeting business and community partners’ needs.

DECEMBER

San Jac held fall commencement at Minute Maid Park. More than 2,700 students graduated in summer and fall, with nearly 1,000 walking at the ceremony.

South Campus provost Dr. Aaron Knight received the Clear Horizons 2022 Partner of the Year honor and the Phi Theta Kappa Paragon President Award.

OCTOBER

n U.S. Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal met with San Jac leaders to understand the College’s workforce business model, COVID-19 response, and use of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund dollars.

AUGUST

n Sabrina Naulings made San Jac history as the College’s first female chief of police.

n Board of Trustees member Dan Mims will serve again as the Association of Community College Trustees Board of Directors’ western regional chair.

Philosophy faculty from San Jacinto College and Houston Community College tackled the difficult question of spotting truth on social media with a joint panel discussion. “What Is the Real Red Pill? True and False in the Age of Social Media” gave students tips to apply critical thinking online.

San Jac partnered with Service Wire Company to offer a fundamentals of leadership course, with the first class graduating.

n San Jac numbered among only five institutions receiving the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Star Award for helping to Build a Talent Strong Texas.

n Dr. Jose Nuñez, San Jacinto College South Campus chemistry professor, was announced as the College’s 2022-23 Minnie Stevens Piper Professor Award nominee.

ike a salesperson, eyes twinkling, voice lowered, W.C. Cunningham closed the deal.

“We’ve just formed a new college district in the area named San Jacinto Junior College,” said the Galena Park ISD superintendent. “Your son could stay home and go to college.”

Cunningham had just convinced an Oklahoma country school principal to teach at North Shore Senior High School and his son, then-16year-old Charles Grant, to launch a lifelong connection with San Jacinto College.

Grant numbered among San Jac’s early Associate of Arts graduates in 1967. He went on to earn higher degrees, culminating in a Doctor of Philosophy degree, before returning to San Jacinto College in 1983. From instructor for management development to North Campus president, he served the College 25 years.

“I am passionate about San Jac and am positive I would not have been as successful had I not gone here,” he said.

The College delivered on its promise of a better future with more opportunities. That’s why today Grant is paying it forward as

a Promise Partner, giving current and future students the chance to attend debt-free.

Thanks to a generous donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the College created a Student Success Fund Endowment to expand Promise @ San Jac scholarships. Now available to every in-district high school graduate, these scholarships cover up to three years of tuition and books.

Now the San Jacinto College Foundation is raising the final $10 million to fully fund the $30

million endowment. The investment income will fund Promise Scholars’ tuition, while the principal will remain invested to continue funding students for years to come. That’s a Texas-sized goal, and we need your support to reach it.

If San Jacinto College gave you, your spouse, or your child a better future, why not give that gift to someone else? As a Promise Partner, you have the opportunity.

Become a Promise Partner with your monthly, annual, or one-time gift. Whether you donate $20 a month or a one-time gift of $200,000, your tax-deductible donation will make an impact.

Although Grant pledged to become a Promise Partner during the College’s 60th anniversary gala, he jokes he’s always been one — from writing his first check for a scholarship fund in 1983 to giving yearly to the Foundation. But it’s no joke San Jacinto College has made a difference in his life and those of nearly 100,000 other graduates.

Visit sanjac.edu/promise, call 281-998-6104, or email  foundation@sjcd.edu to learn more about how you can contribute to student success.

Kristen Schneider

“I decided to join Promise Partners because I believe access to higher education and training for everyone in my community will make this community stronger and benefit us all.”

Veteran Services Coordinator

Dr. Susan Eason

Accounting and General Business Professor

“Promise Partners is another wonderful opportunity for us to support the College mission and vision of providing opportunities for students in our community to achieve their goals and dreams.”

“Education is the key to a better quality of life, and San Jacinto College has given that key to so many students over the years.”

- Charles Grant

INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OVER $500

San Jacinto College Foundation

2022 Donors!

You are key to our success in helping students achieve their dreams!

CORPORATE GIFTS OVER

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Furniture Marketing Group, Inc.

George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation

Gilbreath Communications, Inc.

Haworth, Inc.

Hold’em & Hit’em Club

Home Bank

Houston Chemical Association

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo

Houston Pilots

Huitt-Zollars

IBI Group, Inc.

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA

John P McGovern Foundation

John S. Dunn Foundation

KCI World Kendra Scott

Kuraray

La Porte Rotary Club

League City Masonic Lodge No. 1053

Lubrizol Corporation- Deer Park

LyondellBasell

Mayes Middleton for Texas Senate

McCord Development, Inc.

McGriff Insurance Services

Meador Staffing Services

Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital

Michael K. Sinor Trust

Miller Theatre Advisory Board, Inc.

Mims Investment, Inc.

Mobil Steel International, Inc.

The National Board for Respiratory Care

National Junior College Athletic Association

North Channel Area Chamber of Commerce

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

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Phelps State Farm Insurance

Port Houston

The PVF Roundtable

Rose C. Strohmann Family Revocable Trust

Service Wire Co.

Shell Oil Company

Siemens Corporation

State Farm Insurance

Ted Automotive Group LLC

Tellepsen Corporation

Terracon Consultants, Inc.

Texas North Channel Area City Council/ Beta Sigma Phi

Thompson & Horton LLP

Trellis Foundation

The PVF Roundtable

Rose C. Strohmann Family Revocable Trust

Service Wire Co.

Shell Oil Company

Siemens Corporation

State Farm Insurance

Ted Automotive Group LLC

Tellepsen Corporation

Terracon Consultants, Inc.

Texas North Channel Area City Council/Beta Sigma Phi

Thompson & Horton LLP

Trellis Foundation

ROBERT CAGE Named Foundation Executive Director

Robert Cage comes to San Jacinto College with more than 15 years of fundraising and advancement experience. Most recently he served as director of development at the University of Colorado (CU) in Boulder, Colorado. He was at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, prior to that, where he helped start the regional development office.

“Robert is well versed in the many critical aspects of advancement, including annual giving, major gifts, and planned giving,” said Teri Crawford, San Jacinto College vice chancellor for external relations. “I look forward to working with him as we continue to support San Jacinto College students in every step of their educational journey.”

As the executive director, Cage oversees all aspects of the Foundation, including fundraising, securing new gifts, alumni relations, building relationships with the San Jacinto College community, and setting the strategic goals of the organization.

“In surveying the higher ed landscape across the Greater Houston area, you can only be impressed with the work San Jac has done in serving its community,” Cage said. “The growth San Jac has made over the last 20 years is inspiring. To join the Foundation in

working to align its efforts with that of the College feels like the perfect way to bring together my career experiences in a meaningful way.”

Previously, Cage also managed relationships with alumni and donors locally and regionally in the Mid-Atlantic area of the country. His focus was on individual philanthropic support from $25,000 to $2 million. While in Boulder, he secured the very first endowed gift in Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences department history, and CU’s renowned Department of Chemistry’s firstever endowed chair gift.

Before his time in Boulder, Cage served in various roles with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation where he established an annual giving affinity group aimed at developing and engaging younger aspiring board members.

Cage grew up in Southwest Houston. He holds a Master of Arts in higher education administration and a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from the University of Missouri, Kansas City, and an Associate of Science degree from Johnson County Community College.

As the executive director, Cage oversees all aspects of the Foundation...

“The devotion between the two of them was pretty special to watch

”

– Tim Black

$1M Nursing Scholarship Endowment Started with “I DO”

t’s not every day someone calls about donating $1 million to support nursing students. At best, those voicemails raise eyebrows. At worst, they get deleted as spam calls. That’s the trouble Burl Clifton “B.C.” Black Jr. ran into when he called several Houston institutions to make a sizeable gift for nurses-in-training.

But the Katha and Clifton Black Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Scholarship is about more than a scholarship donation. It’s about a love story.

B.C. met Katha Stroud at a Billy Graham revival in 1952. In just five minutes, he knew the brunette with the fetching smile was “the girl I want to marry.”

In 1954, the high school sweethearts married. B.C. started his own electric company, and Katha went on to graduate from Houston’s Lilly Jolly School of Nursing. Then followed three sons: Mike, Pat, and Tim.

Eventually, Katha became a full-time nurse for Pasadena school district, while master electrician B.C. added real estate/stock investor and rancher to his resume.

The pair balanced each other well. Katha cared for everyone around her – from communicating in a special language with the family pets to whipping up lasagna for her hungry clan and any friends sidling up to the table. The only time she didn’t put others first was during her do-notdisturb power nap.

While “hard-working and self-made” B.C. excelled in every enterprise, he enjoyed mentoring others. He knew how to save too, dealing bread slices like cards before dinner to ensure leftovers or emptying grocery shelves of 8-for-$1 cans of pork and beans.

“We think his taste buds were tied to getting a good deal,” Mike joked.

Although the pair enjoyed getting away to their lake house, they also showed up for anyone who needed help. Katha nursed aging family members, and she and B.C. cared for each other too.

“The devotion between the two of them was pretty special to watch,” Tim said.

In February 2017, while hospitalized with cancer, Katha nursed for the last time, examining B.C.’s sore wrist. Hours later, just weeks shy of their 63rd anniversary, she passed away. In 2018, B.C. found the best way to honor his beloved wife. At his granddaughter’s dance show, he wiped away tears as several high school seniors announced they planned to become nurses.

“That totally inspired my dad,” Mike said. “It takes a special kind of person to be a nurse and be a good one like our mother was.”

In the end, San Jacinto College was a fitting place for B.C.’s gift: Mike and Pat had attended the College, and San Jac had also produced strong nursing graduates since the 1960s. Before his

passing in 2020, B.C. started to create the scholarship endowment. In Fall 2020, the College saw its first cohort of Bachelor of Nursing students. The hybrid program builds on working RNs’ experience through eight-week courses that combine in-person and distance learning and concentrates on community health nursing, nursing research, public and global health policy, informatics, and leadership, and will culminate in a capstone project, addressing a community health need and designing a project to meet that need. B.C.’s gift will assist current nurses in continuing their program of study.

Today, his gift represents one of the largest private donations in San Jacinto College’s history. The endowment, which began awarding scholarships in fall 2022, will help BSN students for years to come.

Speaking of their parents, Mike, Pat, and Tim choke up a little. They hope this scholarship will touch those whose work touches everyone else.

“Watching both our parents as they got older, it’s so important to have good caregivers,” Pat said. “We want to make it easier for those who are inspired to

The endowment, which began awarding scholarships in fall 2022, will help Bachelor of Science in Nursing students for years to come...

PVF Roundtable Partners with San Jacinto College to INSPIRE the Next Generation

PVF Roundtable, a non-profit networking organization, serves the pipe, valve, and fitting industry. In the past year, PVF has made four donations to the San Jacinto College Foundation to provide scholarships and welding and San Jac Marketplace - where in-need students can get groceries and personal items for no cost -, and has donated almost $300,000 since 2015.

Partnering with institutions like San Jacinto College, PVF inspires the future industry workforce through financial donations and mentoring opportunities.

“At PVF, our goals are to educate the public about jobs in the trades and serve our community,” said Kim Shelton-Brown, PVF Roundtable director. “We partner with San Jac and other colleges to develop the next generation. Without skilled workers to take the place of the workforce retiring soon, we would not exist.”

Members of PVF Roundtable represent a huge part of the utilities, chemical, and petrochemical industries in the Houston area – ground zero for the energy industry worldwide. Beyond the roundtable, PVF also has a committee, Young Professionals, that raises funds annually for machinery and welding supplies for partner colleges in Texas and Louisiana.

“Just like the students at San Jac, these professionals are the future of our industry,” Shelton-Brown said. “We are building a community of seasoned and new professionals working together toward the same end. We provide support and mentorship to students in college, telling them their goals are attainable.”

San Jacinto College is the Gulf Coast Region’s LEADER in HIGHER EDUCATION

• Awarded more than 7,000 degrees and certificates in each of the last five years, including 8,114 in 2022 (fall 2022 certified data)

• The eighth largest community college in Texas and third largest in the Houston area

• The Promise @ San Jac Scholarship provides high school graduates who live in district with up to three years of guaranteed tuition and books. In May 2022, the College kicked off a campaign to raise $10 million to support these scholarships.

• Currently managing 42 grants totaling $79,828,405 for workforce training, STEM, scholarships, and more.

• In 2022, dual credit and early college high school programs helped more than 6,600 students work toward receiving their associate degrees before earning a high school diploma.

• The 122,000-square-foot AndersonBall Classroom Building currently stands as the nation’s largest mass timber instructional building.The building boasts electrochromic windows, tubular daylighting, solar photovoltaic generation, graywater recycling, and more. It has received these awards:

- Best Project, Higher Education/Research (Engineering News-Record Texas & Louisiana)

- Excellence in Wood Design (Texas Forestry Association)

37,993 CREDENTIALS AWARDED in the last five academic years

INCREASED THE NUMBER OF DEGREES AND CERTIFICAT ES AWARDED SINCE 2012 BY 71.3%

ON-CAMPUS VETERAN CENTERS PROVIDE ACADEMIC ADVISING AND BENEFIT CERTIFICATION TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED.

14,577

TRANSFERS TO FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS

• AY 2017-2018: 2,705

• AY 2018-2019: 2,989

• AY 2019-2020: 2,999

• AY 2020-2021: 2,920

• AY 2021-2022: 2,964

BRIGHTLY STEP FUTURE

$430,000

raised for the Promise @ San Jac Scholarship endowment at the 2022 Foundation Gala.

MORE T HAN

80 STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

MORE THAN

1,000 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN HONORS PROGRAM

Top 10 Degrees and Certificates*

5,912 General Studies Associate

3,521 Accounting and General Business

2,361 Life Science Associate

2,142 Process Technology

1,759 Welding Technology

1,583 Social and Behavioral Science Associate

1,569 Computer Science and Information Technology

1,405 Education

1,216 Cosmetology

A DIVERSE student body representing more than 50 COUNTRIES

• The EDGE Center at the Houston Spaceport serves as the education partner for the growing list of aerospace companies relocating to Houston.

• San Jacinto College is one of 13 higher education institutions and one of two community colleges in the U.S. to receive a NASA MUREP Aerospace Academy grant, which recruits and retains underserved students into STEM fields.

• More than 5,000 people annually receive short-term technical training through the continuing and professional development division.

• For the 15th consecutive year, the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to San Jacinto College.”

• San Jacinto College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

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RANKED AS THE

# 10

COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREES

AWARDED TO HISPANICS IN THE U.S. (Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine, Oct. 2022)

Located on the east side of HOUSTON, the fourth largest and the most diverse city in the nation

COURSES USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, OR DIGITAL CLASSROOM MATERIALS, HAVE SAVED STUDENTS MORE THAN $26

5 CAMPUSES CAMPUSES

MILLION IN TEXTBOOK COSTS FROM SPRING 2017SPRING 2022.

41% of students receive some form of financial aid

Gregory N. Fuller Neuropathologist

Successful Career has SAN JAC ROOTS

“My San Jac experience was transformational,” Dr. Gregory Fuller said. “It reignited my passion for the life sciences. Specifically, the mentorship I received from professors Harrell Odom and John Lock, which laid the foundation for all that followed in my professional career. They were both included in the group of seven teachers, from grade school to graduate school, to whom I dedicated my Ph.D. dissertation. To this day, I have nothing but fond memories and great respect for San Jac.”

Fuller graduated from the Central Campus with an associate degree in 1974 and transferred to Texas A&M University, where he received his Bachelor of Science in zoology in 1976. From there, he earned his Ph.D. in biomedical sciences from the University of Texas MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in 1983 and his Doctor of Medicine from Baylor College of Medicine in 1987. After completing residencies and earning board certification in anatomic pathology and a fellowship in neuropathology at Duke University, Fuller joined the faculty of University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in 1992 and rose to tenured professor

at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He improves patient care as an expert in brain tumor diagnosis.

He was recently inducted into Texas A&M’s Academy of Distinguished Former Students, one of 68 honorees who have made significant accomplishments in math, statistics, science, and medicine.

A Sense of Community

To Fuller, community is “everything.” “Each and every member of society has a contribution to make, and everyone’s contribution is important,” he said. “We only function at the highest level when we are members of a team, and our community is the ultimate team writ large.”

Fuller and his wife, Tina, are committed to family even with their busy lifestyle. “We adopted our daughter from Democratic Republic of Congo in 2016, and he loves the role of daddy,” she said.

Fuller is currently a pathology professor, chief of the Section of Neuropathology in the Department of Pathology, and director of the Automated Image Analysis and Archiving Core Laboratory

One neuropathologist has made quite a name for himself since his days as a student at San Jacinto College.

Dr.

This is an overview of the College’s financial operations for the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, 2022 (FY 2022). Most of the information contained within this Report to the Community is extracted from the financial information contained within the FY 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). The ACFR is a more detailed and complete financial presentation prepared in conformance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and was audited by the College’s independent auditors, which resulted in the College receiving an unmodified opinion. An unmodified opinion is given when an auditor can state that the financial statements are accurately and fairly presented in all material respects. The College’s ACFR is available on the College’s website at sanjac.edu/annualfinancial-reports.

Financial HIGHLIGHTS

ASSETS, LIABILITIES, OPERATING RESULTS, AND NET POSITION

The College’s financial position in FY 2022 continues to remain strong with total assets of $941.7 million, total liabilities of $854.7 million, and total net position of $79.1 million. Total net position increased by $5.2 million in FY 2022, a 7.0 percent increase. The following is prepared from the College’s Statement of Net Position and provides a summary of its assets, liabilities and net position for the year ended August 31, 2022 (amounts expressed in millions):

ASSETS & DEFERRED OUTFLOWS

REVENUES

& DEFERRED INFLOWS

NET POSITION

EXPENSES

BOND RATINGS

As of August 31, 2022, the College’s credit ratings are as follows:

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