by Joe Chapot in News
The San Mateo Community College District is partnering with Google in order to create a multipurpose e-mail service for all students to handle the school's announcements, Internet classes and more. The service is intended to go public October 20th.
The e-mail "will be the official electronic communication" for the three schools in the district, CSM, Cañada and Skyline, said Eric Raznick, director of information technology services.
Technology program receives money for under-represented minorities, women enrolled in lower-division classes
by student editor in News
Cañada college received a $900,000 grant to help women and under-represented minority students succeed in math, science, technology and engineering programs.
Cañada received news of the grant three weeks ago, Janet Stringer, Cañada College dean of science and technology said, and will be able to use the money starting Oct.
by Emily Daly in News
After preliminary work last spring, the new CSM website made its debut on Aug. 8, 2008, and is doing well.
The design team consisted of two CSM students that assisted with programming and layout, the CSM and district webmasters, a graphic designer, and a consultant.
by Audrey Cabrera Amort in News
Two individuals breaking into a car parked in lot 15 on Tuesday, September 9 at 12:15 p.m. were spotted by Brian Tupper.
Sergeant Pat Davy said he passed by in his vehicle with Officer Linda Davy and "thought something looked suspicious." They drove over to assist Officer Tupper when he began to chase the suspects.
by Kasie Parsons in News
Fiesta de La Salud will be hosted Monday, Sept. 22, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m at the upper quad, near the kiosk, by CSM Health Services . This event, geared toward the Hispanic/Latino American student population, will be focusing on diabetes education and prevention.
by Karin Dickinson in News
The Welding Technology Center at CSM is closing. Instructors are pushing the remaining advanced students to finish projects and to ready themselves for certification testing before time runs out.
The cost of electricity, gas, and metal is too high to maintain the program any further.