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Dec. 10, 2003 DREHER NAMED “COACH OF THE YEAR” Santa Monica College women’s volleyball coach Wendy Dreher has been named 2003 Southern California Regional Coach of the Year and Western State Conference Southern Division Coach of the Year. Read More >

DATE: Dec. 9, 2003 SMC RECEIVES $1.02 MILLION FAMILY LITERACY GRANT For the first time in its history, Santa Monica College has received a $1.02 million federal family literacy grant that will be used to improve literacy and bolster the education of low-income parents and their young children. Read More >

DATE: Dec. 3, 2003 QUIÑONES, CURREY ELECTED OFFICERS OF SMC BOARD Margaret Quiñones has been elected chair and Carole Currey vice chair of the Santa Monica Community College District Board of Trustees for 2004. Their one-year terms began Dec. 1. Read More >

DATE: Nov. 24, 2003 SMC LAUNCHES NURSING TRAINING PROGRAM AT UCLA MEDICAL CENTER, CEDARS-SINAI & MORE In an ongoing effort to help ease California’s nursing shortage, Santa Monica College has joined forces with several Los Angeles area hospitals to train vocational nurses and entry-level health professionals to move into higher level nursing positions. Read More >

DATE: Nov. 20, 2003 TAYLOR NAMED “COACH OF THE YEAR” SMC’s Head Football Coach Also Leads Team to Bowl Game Santa Monica College head football coach Robert Taylor has been named “Coach of the Year” by the Western States Conference Southern Division. Read More >

DATE: Nov. 4, 2003 POPE APPOINTED TO SMC BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR ONE YEAR - Graham Pope – a certified public accountant and business leader with extensive ties to Santa Monica College – was appointed Monday (Nov. 3) to the college’s Board of Trustees for a one-year term. Read More >

DATE: Oct. 27, 2003 EMERITUS COLLEGE MOVES INTO NEW OFFICE BUILDING Santa Monica College's acclaimed Emeritus College is settling into its new headquarters in a recently completed, sleek four-story office building in downtown Santa Monica. Read More >

DATE: Oct. 22, 2003 SMC CONTINUES TO BE NO. 1 IN TRANSFERS TO UC - College Also Leader in Transferring Minority Students Santa Monica College continued to maintain its No. 1 position in transfer of students to the prestigious University of California system in 2002-03, far outpacing the community college with the second highest transfer numbers. Read More >

DATE: Oct. 13, 2003 SMC PRESIDENT TO ADVISE SCHWARZENEGGER ON EDUCATION - Gov.-Elect & SMC Alum Names Robertson to Transition Team - Santa Monica College President Dr. Piedad F. Robertson said today (Monday, Oct. 13) she is pleased that she will play a role in advising Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger – an SMC alumnus – as he begins to make important decisions facing California. Read More >

DATE: Oct. 10, 2003 FALL SANTA MONICA REVIEW AVAILABLE Latest Issue Features So Cal Creative Writing Students, Teachers Santa Monica College announces the release of the fall edition of the Santa Monica Review, its acclaimed biannual national literary arts journal that showcases the voices of both established authors and emerging writers. Read More >

DATE: Sept. 25, 2003 HUELL HOWSER TO SPEAK AT LIBRARY GRAND OPENING OCT. 14 $23.6 Million Expansion, Modernization Project Celebrated Television personality and reporter Huell Howser – best known for his “California Gold” series – will be the guest speaker at the Grand Opening ceremony for the $23.6 million Santa Monica College Library Expansion and Modernization project. Read More >

DATE: Sept. 12, 2003 SMC STUDENTS BIG WINNERS IN L.A. COUNTY FAIR PHOTO COMPETITION Santa Monica College students have captured more than one-third of all the awards in the college division of the 2003 Los Angeles County Fair Photography Exhibit – billed as the largest photo show in North America. Read More >

DATE: Sept. 3, 2003 NEW LIBERAL ARTS BUILDING APPROVED Earthquake Replacement Project Set to Begin Construction in Spring The Santa Monica College Board of Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a new Liberal Arts Building to replace the current structure that was heavily damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Read More >

 

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