Process technology students volunteer to build playground The process technology student council from San Jacinto College’s Central Campus recently volunteered their time helping to build a Kaboom playground at Atkinson Elementary School. “I found out about the event via the school’s Facebook page and brought it to our p-tech student council,” said Jeff Pearce, coordinator for...

By Sophia Primera The San Jacinto College Maritime program hosted the 2019 Maritime Throwdown Competition Houston Regional Qualifier. The annual industrial maritime line-handling and line-throwing skills competition was created to increase skill and safety while showcasing the maritime industry to the public.       The qualifier featured San Jac maritime students and industry...

Staff Spotlight: Dr. Connie Gomez By Andrea Vasquez Going above and beyond is second nature to engineering professor Dr. Connie Gomez. Whether it’s staying late to offer tutoring, making time to mentor students, collaborating with other faculty to secure national grant funding for continued student research projects, or driving a College bus full of students to NASA Johnson Space Center,...

By Andrea Vasquez San Jacinto College Central Campus students will soon be able to access all student services under one roof—the new Central Campus Welcome Center. Funded by the College’s 2015 bond referendum of $425 million, the 43,000- square-foot Welcome Center will serve as a central hub for student services, including educational planning, financial aid, enrollment services,...

By Andrea Vasquez In fall 2020, San Jacinto College will open its new Generation Park Campus. At the helm will be Executive Director Dr. Destry Dokes. As the days near to its opening semester, Dr. Dokes discusses his leadership vision for the new campus. “I’m looking forward to developing our fifth campus, along with an engaging culture that promotes the College’s values, and...

By Melissa Trevizo Gallery curator and art professor Bradly Brown hopes to see the San Jacinto College South Campus Gallery become a cultural hub between the Museum District and Galveston. “I think we fill a cultural void in this area,” Brown said. “Our students don’t always have the means or resources to visit museums in Houston’s museum district, and I’d like to think we can...

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