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SAC Home / Public Affairs / SAC eNews 1/31/2022
Happy New Year! A new year often brings new beginnings, and Santa Ana College (SAC) is excited for what 2022 has in store. Already we have welcomed a new president, Dr. Annebelle Nery, and we await the grand opening of our new, state-of-the-art Science Center later this month. Currently, students are on campus for Intersession, which began January 3, and we look forward to welcoming everyone safely back to campus when the spring semester begins February 7. Read on to learn more about what’s new at SAC!
Dr. Annebelle Nery Announced as New President of Santa Ana College
Dr. Annebelle Nery
Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) announced the appointment of Dr. Annebelle Nery to serve as president of Santa Ana College, effective January 3, 2022. As president, Nery's responsibilities include planning, organizing, and implementing educational policy and procedures to develop curriculum and student support services. She will also be charged with managing the college's budget and enhancing partnerships with regional business, governmental, and community organizations, including K-12 and other higher education institutions in the area. Additionally, she will lead the institution's fund development efforts. Nery was previously vice president of instruction at College of the Desert in Palm Desert, where she also served in a prior role as vice president of student success.
Read the press release here!
SAVE-THE-DATE: Meet and Greet for Dr. Nery on February 17 at 4:30 p.m…more details soon!
Gratitude and a Fond Farewell to Interim President Dr. Marilyn Flores
Dr. Marilyn Flores
Dr. Marilyn Flores has concluded her service as interim president of Santa Ana College, and has resumed her previous role of vice president of Academic Affairs at Santiago Canyon College (SCC). All of us at SAC thank Dr. Flores for her leadership and dedication to our campus, and we wish her all the best at SCC!
Rancho Santiago Community College District Prepares to Offer Additional Baccalaureate Degrees under new Assembly Bill 927
In response to California Governor Gavin Newsom signing Assembly Bill 927 into law, which allows community colleges to permanently offer bachelor's degrees, Rancho Santiago Community College District announced that its two institutions, Santa Ana College and Santiago Canyon College, will intensify efforts toward developing additional baccalaureate degree programs. The new program developments would expand on the existing bachelor of science degree in Occupational Studies currently offered at Santa Ana College, which was among the original 15 pilot programs approved by the Board of Governors in 2015.
U2 (Umoja Ujima) Scholars Center Enhances the Black Student Experience
Left to back right Vice President Dr. Vaniethia Hubbard, Professor of Chemistry Crystal Jenkins, Sociology AC Campbell, Communication Kalonji Saterfield, Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr. Walter Jones, Founding member of Statewide Umoja Professor Ernie Bridges, Kinesiology Cammie Lewis. Left to right front: Jordan Clark, Research Janice Love, Dean of Communication and Fine Arts Dr. Kellori Dower, Research Department Paula Kincaid.
SAC's U2 (Umoja Ujima) Scholars Center opened in November to enhance the cultural and educational experiences of Black/African American students on campus. Members of this program have access to a team of SAC educators and community leaders who assist Black/African American students in obtaining their goals through educational resources and services that foster personal, professional, and academic success.
Fall Celebrations Honor Hispanic/Latinx and Native American Heritage
A performer demonstrates Native American dance and dress during celebration event on campus.
Santa Ana College commemorated
Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month in October and
Native American Heritage Month in November with a series of events dedicated to honoring significant leaders and accomplishments of both communities, as well as providing support and guidance surrounding topical issues. Opportunities included in-person and virtual events featuring performers and keynote speakers, including SAC students.
Claire Coyne Named Distinguished Faculty Member 2021
Clair Coyne
Professor Claire Coyne, Earth Science/Geology, received the 2021 Distinguished Faculty Award, the highest honor bestowed by colleagues upon a faculty member of Santa Ana College. Her committed service to SAC includes participation on the scholarship committee, curriculum and instruction council, student discipline due process group, accreditation, and the admissions & guidance committee. However, she is most proud of her work with the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Advisory Group and the annual STEM Week event. Ms. Coyne exhibits an outstanding teaching ability and unselfish, dedicated commitment and service to Santa Ana College. Students regularly comment on her contagious enthusiasm in the classroom.
Learn more about Ms. Coyne and other faculty awards for excellence!
Digital Media Graduate Shares Emmy Award During Class Visit
Rudy Garcia visits with SAC student
Broadcast Journalism Certificate graduate Rudy Garcia (2017) visited
Agency Film Production students recently toting some very special hardware—his Emmy award! Today, he is a photojournalist for FOX 11 in Los Angeles, working in the second largest news market in the country—earning a coveted position that only the best videographers achieve. His breaking, on-the-scene coverage of a clash between Black Lives Matter (BLM) protestors and the police on the Las Vegas Strip earned him a local Emmy. Rudy returns to SAC on a regular basis to share his on-the-job experiences with our students.
SAC's el Don Only Two-year School Awarded Online Pacemaker
Fall 2020 editorial board as they accepted an award of recognition from the city of Santa Ana on Oct. 15, 2020 (L to R): Laura Diaz, Dorian Zavala, Oliver Rivero, Lesly Guzman, Carrie Graham, Asst. Professor Sarah Bennett, Julian Reynoso.
The Santa Ana College el Don 2020-2021 staff were awarded the coveted Online Pacemaker Award and multiple individual awards for their work keeping our campus community informed during an unprecedented year of online learning. The website eldonnews.org was the only two-year college news website recognized with an Online Pacemaker this year. It marks the 28th Pacemaker award won by Santa Ana College students. The awards, considered the Pulitzer Prize of collegiate journalism, were given virtually at the annual Fall National Media Convention and presented jointly by the Associated Collegiate Press and the College Media Association. At the same convention, staff photographer Danny De La Cruz earned a First Place Pinnacle Award and Photo of the Year for his self-portrait.
“Raising the Game" Video Shorts (Series) Wins Gold
Sheila Adair Mondragon, 2021 SAC Scholarship Recipient and Business Administration major, shares her moving story in award-winning video.
The National Council for Marketing & Public Relations (NCMPR) recognized SAC's Office of College of Advancement and SAC Foundation with the Gold Award for its submission of “Raising the Game" campaign scholarship videos in the Video Shorts (Series) category for district six. Submissions included two 2021 Scholarship Videos: Honoree of the Year and Awards: Student Recognition directed and produced by the SAC Office of College Advancement, Rancho Santiago Community College District Graphics Communications, and Substance Media. The NCMPR Medallion Awards recognize outstanding achievement in design and communication at community and technical colleges in each of NCMPR's seven districts across the United States.
Read the press release here!
Faculty Member Awarded in National Embroidery Exhibit
Marilu Morency's award-winning “On the Horizon."
Marilu Morency, who teaches embroidery classes in the School of Continuing Education's Older Adult Program, was bestowed the National Bob Pilling Memorial Award by the
Embroiders' Guild of America (EGA) for her embroidery piece entitled “On the Horizon." This annual award is presented to an EGA member who has “gone outside the box" with an original piece of needlework that shows personal growth and artistic merit.
First C-TAG for Future Educators Cohort Excels at Chapman University
Angalina Maldonado (back far right) with six of the 13 Chapman University students in the inaugural C-TAG for Future Educators cohort.
The first cohort of C-TAG for Future Educators students to join Chapman's Integrated Educational Studies bachelor's degree program thrived in its first semester last fall. Developed within Chapman's Attallah College of Educational Studies, the C-TAG, or Chapman Transfer Admission Guarantee, program was specially designed for future elementary and special education teachers from Santa Ana College or Santiago Canyon College. Angalina Maldonado, a former student at SAC and mother of three, said Chapman University wasn't even on her list of potential schools until she learned about the C-TAG for Future Educators program from the counseling staff at Santa Ana College's Center for Teacher Education. Through C-TAG, she earned a scholarship and is on her way to achieving her dream of becoming a special education teacher.
Learn more of Angalina's story here!
Spirit of Giving Abounds During Holidays
SAC's Veterans Resource Center's toy drive sparked friendly competition among members of different branches of the military.
Santa Ana College was thrilled to host a number of events throughout the holidays to help provide meals and gifts for those in need.
Fainbarg Chase Thrive Center's Thanksgiving Holiday Drive-thru Food Distribution,
Northgate Market's Toy Distribution,
ABC7's Spark of Love “Fill a Bus" event, and the
Veterans Resource Center Toy Drive are just some of the ways SAC helped students and members of our community celebrate the season. We are grateful to our partners, contributors, and volunteers who brought cheer to others in so many meaningful ways.
California Redistricting Process a Success
Californians were invited to “Draw the Lines" through redistricting.
Every 10 years, after the federal government publishes updated census information, California must redraw the boundaries of its districts so they correctly reflect the state's population. RSCCD and SAC actively assisted the California Citizens Redistricting Commission in this effort, including hosting a community hearing to review and comment on revised boundaries of the trustee areas for the Rancho Santiago Community College District. The California Citizens Redistricting Commission has since announced
final approved maps by the 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission for the Board of Equalizations, Congress, State Senate, and Assembly. To learn more about redistricting,
visit our website.
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Students helped through Thanksgiving food distribution event
8000+
Items given away during Northgate Market's toy distribution
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SAC's national rank “Total Enrollment 4-year Schools"*
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SAC's national rank “Total Associate Degrees Granted"*
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Santa Ana's national ranking in safest large cities in America
*Source:
The Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine: Top 100 Colleges and Universities for Hispanics
STAY CONNECTED  For more information contact Public Affairs LEADERSHIP
President – Santa Ana College Dr. Annebelle Nery
Chancellor Marvin Martínez
Rancho Santiago Community College District Board of Trustees Dr. Tina Arias Miller, President; David
Crockett, Vice President; Sal Tinajero, Clerk; John R. Hanna, Member; Zeke
Hernández, Member; Lawrence "Larry" R. Labrado, Member; Phillip E.
Yarbrough, Member; Elisabeth Neely, Student Trustee.
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