Dr. Eddie Weller fell in love with teaching after taking his former professor Ben Proctor’s advice to give it a try. Thirty-five years later, Weller is still going strong as the San Jacinto College Honors Program director and National Collegiate Honors Council president. “Nothing gets me more excited than seeing the kind of change taking a history class can inspire in someone,”...

Janice Ball will graduate from San Jacinto College in May 2025 with a Bachelor of Applied Science in education with an emphasis in early childhood education. The former police officer turned paraprofessional found her true passion in the classroom, particularly helping students who have special needs. Ball gave up her badge after eight years to support her husband’s career with the Bureau of...

When Alyssa Ferrell was accepted into the Disney College Program, she got more than she bargained for as a business major. Ferrell first enrolled at San Jacinto College in fall 2022 and graduated in spring 2024 with an associate degree in business. She discovered the Disney program during her last semester, and she knew right away it was something she could not pass up “The application...

From childhood, Ashley Arratia pictured one job in her future, and it involved a uniform. Scrubs, to be exact. Shadowing her mom at her hospital job, the 5-year-old would imagine herself as one of the nurses. At home, her Barbie dolls would check each other’s temperatures and give shots. “That’s all I’ve wanted to do is just help people,” Arratia said. Today she does indeed wear...