February 2023

UPDATES

There's still time to take classes this Spring!

Register now for 8-week classes starting April 3! Choose from flexible course options in several different education areas. Search our joint Spring 2023 Course Catalog, or flip through the 2022-2023 PDF catalogs for Grossmont and Cuyamaca. For more information, visit www.gcccd.edu/now.

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Opinion: Martin Luther King Jr.'s story was largely informed by his wife, Coretta Scott King

by Grossmont President Denise Whisenhunt for The San Diego Union Tribune

Time and time again, Black women have endured and triumphed to make systemic change. Coretta Scott King and a host of other women have played pivotal roles in the civil rights movement, sometimes recognized, and often as women who have created the conditions upon which others can soar. And what is clear to me is that, in all such circumstances, these women are monumental leaders. Read More

Cuyamaca professor James Sepulvado named Yamaha "40 Under 40" for excellence in music education

“There is a renaissance of music education happening in east San Diego County,” he says. “After years and even decades of no music program existing in this area, more than 750 students in these two districts alone have started studying music. The model is catching on and spreading, and I think we are on the brink of seeing a generational cultural change that will improve our community for decades!” Read More

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Grossmont College student finds purpose in new career path in nursing

Leonardo Becerra vividly remembers the moment that he realized a nursing career may be the right fit for him. Then an Army combat medic serving in Afghanistan, Becerra was on duty on a base in Kabul one day in 2011. Suddenly four Afghani men, in desperate need of help, carried a young girl on a stretcher toward him and his fellow medics. For a fleeting moment, he and his colleagues froze. They were unsure of what to do with the gravely injured child, who had been hit by a vehicle and was dying of a massive head wound. Then one of the medics, a nurse in civilian life, took charge. She intubated the girl to keep her breathing, administered injections, and directed CPR. Read More

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