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PTK stretches paws for Honors in Action

March 1, 2023
Studies show therapy pets can boost energy levels, self-esteem, and mood and decrease depression, but is that true when the animals are mechanical?  The San Jacinto College South Campus Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society chapter explored…

Take Flight: STEM honors student pivots from ho-hum job to Rice pathway

February 28, 2023
In that moment between chucking your pillow at the alarm and sliding your feet from covers to carpet, you pause. “What am I doing with my life?” Jorge Medellin asked that question. Three years after high school, he was still working at the…

San Jacinto College and Nuro Announce First AV Technician Certificate Program in Texas

February 24, 2023
HOUSTON, Texas - San Jacinto College announced a partnership today with Nuro, a leading autonomous vehicle (AV) company, to create the first AV technician certificate program in Texas as part of Nuro’s national Autonomous Upskilling…

Trumpeter-turned-professor helps students tune up for life

February 15, 2023
A student drops his backpack and takes a seat in Ralph Penn’s office. Across the desk, the San Jacinto College computer information technology professor leans back in his chair, hands folded, smooth jazz playing softly in the background…

$1M nursing scholarship endowment started with 'I do'

February 14, 2023
It’s not every day someone calls to donate $1 million. At best, those voicemails raise eyebrows. At worst, they get deleted as spam. That’s the trouble Burl Clifton “B.C.” Black Jr. ran into when he called several Houston institutions to…

San Jacinto College selected as resource college for “Unlocking Opportunity” initiative

February 13, 2023
National network commits to ensuring that every student can earn a bachelor’s degree or high-quality workforce credential   PASADENA, Texas — The Aspen Institute, in partnership with the Community College Research Center at Teacher College…