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Dr. Rachel Garcia receives Outstanding Women in Texas Government Award

October 15, 2018 3:16 am Published by jeannie Comments Off

By Jeannie Peng Mansyur Since childhood, Dr. Rachel Garcia has been the problem solver. From fuel pumps to car brakes, she was the child by her father’s side repairing vehicles and spending time at the welding shop. She would later apply her problem-solving skills and hands-on approach of learning to the classroom and collaborate with… read more

Attracting talent to the Houston aerospace community

October 19, 2018 5:28 pm Published by jeannie Comments Off

By Jeannie Peng Mansyur San Jacinto College and its industry partners are attracting talent to the Houston aerospace community by offering paid internships to San Jacinto College students and to other university and college students from the local area and across the country. One of the college’s key partners in this effort is SGT, a KBRwyle… read more

Helping others gain back their independence: Occupational Therapy Assistant

October 18, 2018 5:15 pm Published by jeannie Comments Off

By Jeannie Peng Mansyur San Jacinto College offers a new program in occupational therapy assistant in the high demand field of occupational therapy to help patients get back on track to leading independent lives. The five-semester occupational therapy assistant program includes lectures, labs and clinical rotations that result in an associate (of applied science) degree…. read more

Man behind the mace, Jeffrey McGee

October 15, 2018 6:46 pm Published by jeannie Comments Off

By Jeannie Peng Mansyur If you’ve noticed a new mace at San Jacinto College commencement ceremonies, Jeffrey McGee is the man behind the design. The department chair of fine arts at San Jacinto College grew up in a small town east of Buffalo, New York, having started his art career working in an art gallery… read more