- Sack the stress … Give yourself a gift and register during Del Mar College’s Holiday Registration Event on Dec. 6Article by Melinda Eddleman The jolly man in the red suit isn’t the only one who can sack up gifts for the holiday season. You can give yourself a gift and “sack the stress” to alleviate those seasonal woes by not waiting until after the holiday rush to complete the admissions process, apply for financial aid or register for Spring 2024 credit courses. How? Get registered on Wednesday, Dec. 6, during Del Mar College’s Holiday Registration Event at all three campuses –– Heritage (Harvin Student Center, 101 Baldwin Blvd., 78404), Windward (Coleman Center, 4101 Old Brownsville Rd., 78405) and Oso Creek (Main Central Building, 7002 Yorktown Blvd., 78414). Get online directions and campus maps. While early online/on-campus registration is still ongoing, the College is extending its Student Services business hours to 7 p.m. on Dec. 6 to give current and potential students that extra in-person attention to get registered for Spring 2024. And, you’ll even receive some goodies as part of the holiday cheer! If you can’t make the Holiday Registration Event but need more information, you can fill out a quick request form to have your questions answered! DMC representatives from Admissions, Advising, Financial Aid, the Registrar’s Office, the Student Enrollment Center and Veterans Services, among other services, will be available to provide assistance to ease some of your stress during the holiday hustle, including removing those “HO HO HOlds” on your student record before registering. Potential students can get College information regarding processes, assistance with completing both Apply Texas and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online, meeting with advisors and registering for spring classes. The College offers 8-, 12-, 15- and 16-week as well as Maymester options. And, both current and prospective students can access WebDMC at www.delmar.edu to view course offerings, which are frequently updated throughout the registration process leading up to spring courses beginning. Current students can also use WebDMC to check their financial aid status, review their degree plan and find other information. Early advising and online/on-campus registration for Spring 2024 credit courses is currently underway. Get the classes you need at the times you want so you don’t have to worry when the New Year rolls around. Credit courses start Tuesday, Jan. 16. Have questions about the Holiday Registration Event or about registration in general? Contact the DMC Student Enrollment Center at 361-698-1290 or enroll@delmar.edu. For more Spring 2024 registration information, visit www.delmar.edu/registration.
- Music Genius in the Making … Local 13-year-old prodigy performing with Del Mar College’s Corpus Christi Chamber Orchestra This Sunday, Nov. 19, in Richardson Performance HallArticle by Melinda Eddleman She started her musical journey with a portable keyboard in mid-summer 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown, advancing quickly with the ability to play anything she wanted. In May 2021, she had her first piano lesson at age 10 and by summer 2022 composed her first Piano Sonata. Now 13-years-old and hoping to compose scores for film and television one day, Haleigh Arden O’Neill has been invited to perform during a music festival in Kaufbeuren, Germany, in January 2024. But, this Sunday, Nov. 19, the young composer and pianist will play with the Del Mar College (DMC) Music Department’s Corpus Christi Chamber Orchestra and premiere a new piece, Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor. The free performance begins at 4 p.m. in Richardson Performance Hall on the Heritage Campus located at 101 Baldwin Blvd. (78404). Get online directions and campus map. The DMC Corpus Christi Chamber Orchestra, which includes the talent of both music students and community members, will also perform a program featuring Mozart’s Symphony #41 (Jupiter) and The King’s Musicians by J.B. Lully in addition to O’Neill’s piece. For more information, contact DMC Music faculty member R. Todd Ehle at 361-698-1223 or tehle@delmar.edu. After a few lessons with Dr. Will Bailey at The Piano Gallery on South Padre Island Drive, O’Neill was recommended to Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) Professor of Piano Dr. Joachim Reinhuber, who agreed to see her once a month while she took lessons from one of his students. She was only 10-years-old at that time. And since fall 2022, O’Neill now studies piano exclusively with Dr. Reinhuber as well as composition with Dr. James Wilding, a Professor of Theory and Composition at The University of Akron in Ohio. O’Neill has performed several times, including nine recitals at TAMUK, a recital for the Corpus Christi Music Teachers Association and during the College Student Recital held as part of Piano Celebration Week 2023 at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s Performing Arts Center. She is a member of the Corpus Christi Area Youth Orchestra and has composed multiple symphonies, piano concertos, pieces for smaller ensembles and solo piano works. This Sunday, you can hear her latest composition at Del Mar College.
- Sack the stress … Give yourself a gift and register during Del Mar College’s Holiday Registration Event on Dec. 6Article by Melinda Eddleman The jolly man in the red suit isn’t the only one who can sack up gifts for the holiday season. You can give yourself a gift and “sack the stress” to alleviate those seasonal woes by not waiting until after the holiday rush to complete the admissions process, apply for financial aid or register for Spring 2024 credit courses. How? Get registered on Wednesday, Dec. 6, during Del Mar College’s Holiday Registration Event at all three campuses –– Heritage (Harvin Student Center, 101 Baldwin Blvd., 78404), Windward (Coleman Center, 4101 Old Brownsville Rd., 78405) and Oso Creek (Main Central Building, 7002 Yorktown Blvd., 78414). Get online directions and campus maps. While early online/on-campus registration is still ongoing, the College is extending its Student Services business hours to 7 p.m. on Dec. 6 to give current and potential students that extra in-person attention to get registered for Spring 2024. And, you’ll even receive some goodies as part of the holiday cheer! If you can’t make the Holiday Registration Event but need more information, you can fill out a quick request form to have your questions answered! DMC representatives from Admissions, Advising, Financial Aid, the Registrar’s Office, the Student Enrollment Center and Veterans Services, among other services, will be available to provide assistance to ease some of your stress during the holiday hustle, including removing those “HO HO HOlds” on your student record before registering. Potential students can get College information regarding processes, assistance with completing both Apply Texas and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online, meeting with advisors and registering for spring classes. The College offers 8-, 12-, 15- and 16-week as well as Maymester options. And, both current and prospective students can access WebDMC at www.delmar.edu to view course offerings, which are frequently updated throughout the registration process leading up to spring courses beginning. Current students can also use WebDMC to check their financial aid status, review their degree plan and find other information. Early advising and online/on-campus registration for Spring 2024 credit courses is currently underway. Get the classes you need at the times you want so you don’t have to worry when the New Year rolls around. Credit courses start Tuesday, Jan. 16. Have questions about the Holiday Registration Event or about registration in general? Contact the DMC Student Enrollment Center at 361-698-1290 or enroll@delmar.edu. For more Spring 2024 registration information, visit www.delmar.edu/registration.
- Music Genius in the Making … Local 13-year-old prodigy performing with Del Mar College’s Corpus Christi Chamber Orchestra This Sunday, Nov. 19, in Richardson Performance HallArticle by Melinda Eddleman She started her musical journey with a portable keyboard in mid-summer 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown, advancing quickly with the ability to play anything she wanted. In May 2021, she had her first piano lesson at age 10 and by summer 2022 composed her first Piano Sonata. Now 13-years-old and hoping to compose scores for film and television one day, Haleigh Arden O’Neill has been invited to perform during a music festival in Kaufbeuren, Germany, in January 2024. But, this Sunday, Nov. 19, the young composer and pianist will play with the Del Mar College (DMC) Music Department’s Corpus Christi Chamber Orchestra and premiere a new piece, Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor. The free performance begins at 4 p.m. in Richardson Performance Hall on the Heritage Campus located at 101 Baldwin Blvd. (78404). Get online directions and campus map. The DMC Corpus Christi Chamber Orchestra, which includes the talent of both music students and community members, will also perform a program featuring Mozart’s Symphony #41 (Jupiter) and The King’s Musicians by J.B. Lully in addition to O’Neill’s piece. For more information, contact DMC Music faculty member R. Todd Ehle at 361-698-1223 or tehle@delmar.edu. After a few lessons with Dr. Will Bailey at The Piano Gallery on South Padre Island Drive, O’Neill was recommended to Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) Professor of Piano Dr. Joachim Reinhuber, who agreed to see her once a month while she took lessons from one of his students. She was only 10-years-old at that time. And since fall 2022, O’Neill now studies piano exclusively with Dr. Reinhuber as well as composition with Dr. James Wilding, a Professor of Theory and Composition at The University of Akron in Ohio. O’Neill has performed several times, including nine recitals at TAMUK, a recital for the Corpus Christi Music Teachers Association and during the College Student Recital held as part of Piano Celebration Week 2023 at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s Performing Arts Center. She is a member of the Corpus Christi Area Youth Orchestra and has composed multiple symphonies, piano concertos, pieces for smaller ensembles and solo piano works. This Sunday, you can hear her latest composition at Del Mar College.
- It’s never too early … Del Mar College Early Advising and Online/On-Campus Registration is underway for Spring 2024Article by Melinda Eddleman If you think it’s too early to register for Del Mar College’s Spring 2024 credit courses, it’s not. Early Advising and Online/On-campus Registration is underway, so why wait until it’s too late to get the classes you need at the times you want? Now is the time to complete the admissions process, apply for financial aid or register before the holiday rush. But don’t wait! The first Early Registration period ends Monday, Dec. 4, at 6:30 p.m. with the tuition and fees payment due the same day and same time to keep your course schedule. Credit courses start Tuesday, Jan. 16. For On-campus Registration, students need to contact the department of their declared major for specific instructions (access the Academic Advisor Directory). Online Registration will reopen on Dec. 5 at 12:01 a.m., and On-campus Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. with a Jan. 3 payment deadline for tuition and fees. On-campus registration will end at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19, for the Winter Break closure, but Online Registration will continue throughout the break. The College offers 8-, 12-, 15- and 16-week as well as Maymester options. And, both current and prospective students can access WebDMC at www.delmar.edu to view course offerings, which are frequently updated throughout the registration process. Current students can also use WebDMC to check their financial aid status, review their degree plan and find other information. Questions? Visit www.delmar.edu/registration or contact the DMC Student Enrollment Center at 361-698-1290 or enroll@delmar.edu. Del Mar College will be closed Nov. 22-25 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Closure includes all campuses––Heritage, Windward and Oso Creek––as well as the Center for Economic Development and Northwest Center in Calallen. Classes resume and 0ffices reopen at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 27.
- DMC Board of Regents appoints DeeAnna Heavilin to serve on Board of Directors of Nueces County Tax Appraisal DistrictArticle by Melinda Eddleman During their November regular monthly meeting today, the Del Mar College (DMC) Board of Regents announced the appointment of DeeAnna Heavilin to serve on the Nueces County Tax Appraisal District Board of Directors. The term begins Jan. 1, 2024. Heavilin is Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of YellowFin Digital, a family-owned full-service digital marketing agency that assists small businesses across the country with competing online. She is also Founder and President of another entrepreneurial endeavor, Wisp Lashes, located in Knoxville, Tn., and formerly in Austin, Tx. Her past experience includes serving as an operations manager for CC Autoplex and as a project manager and client consultant for a specialized business software company called Autostar Solutions. Heavilin attended Del Mar College and graduated from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Among her credits, she is a Leadership Corpus Christi graduate with the LCC Class of XLVI (46). She was also recognized as a Corpus Christi Under 40 (CCU40) award recipient in 2022. Among her volunteer work, Heavilin served on Texas State Rep. Todd Hunter’s Windstorm Task Force in 2022 and is currently a TAMU-CC National Alumni Association board member. General duties of the appointee to the Tax Appraisal District Board include providing services to and representing the property owners and taxpayers of the Del Mar College District. The Board of Regents’ appointment requires Heavilin to 1) attend regularly scheduled meetings, workshops and budget planning sessions of the Tax Appraisal District Board, and 2) keep the College informed in a timely manner about major issues and decisions made by the board. The DMC Board’s appointee must be a resident of the Del Mar College District, which is comprised of five independent school districts: Calallen, Corpus Christi, Flour Bluff, Tuloso-Midway and West Oso. And, they must have resided in the College District at least two years prior to appointment. Heavilin will replace retired former City of Corpus Christi Secretary Armando Chapa, who has served three terms as the College’s representative on the Nueces County Tax Appraisal District Board since 2018.
- “In Focus: An Exhibition of Digital Photography” Opens at Del Mar College’s Center for Economic Development on Nov. 28 (Exhibit closes Dec. 14)Article by Melinda Eddleman They have a passion for photography, and the images they capture tell the story from their own unique visual perspectives. This fall, the Del Mar College (DMC) Continuing Education (CE) Department’s Digital Photography class includes 13 students whose work will go on display for a two-and-a-half-week show titled In Focus: An Exhibition of Digital Photography. The free exhibit begins Tuesday, Nov. 28, with an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. in the lobby of the DMC Center for Economic Development located at 3209 S. Staple St. (78411). Get online directions and map. The reception features light refreshments, along with the opportunity to view and purchase some of the best work produced by the Digital Photography class. In Focus features over 60 photographs and will run through Dec. 14. Center hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 9 a.m. until noon on Fridays. For more details about the exhibit or the reception, contact DMC Continuing Education at 361-698-2122 or ce@delmar.edu. In Focus: An Exhibition of Digital Photography, includes photos taken by Dora Alaniz, Adriana Bernardo, Patricia Bradshaw, Mary Hernandez, Leticia De la Garza, Rosa Lazaro, Donna Mesmer, Lisa Perales, Nicole Serrao, Candace Suarez, Jesse Suarez, John White and Robert White. These digital photographers’ subject matter ranges from landscapes and still life to nature. For more information about Del Mar College Continuing Education courses like Digital Photography and other personal enrichment or job training programs, visit www.delmar.edu/ce or contact the department at 361-698-2122 or ce@delmar.edu. (Shown in the release page baner and newsroom rotator is fall 2023 Digital Photography student Nicole Serrao's “Pink Rose.”) CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE, DOWNLOAD AND READ CUTLINES.
- DMC Employee and Student Volunteers Took Over, Taught Junior Achievement Principles at West Oso ISD Elementary Schools as Part of “JA in a Day”Article by Melinda Eddleman The mission is all about teaching “possible.” It’s the mantra of Junior Achievement USA, the organization dedicated to inspiriting and preparing America’s youth for success in what is now a global economy by engraining concepts focused on education and career pathways, financial confidence and even business ownership. For West Oso Independent School District (ISD) second through fifth graders, they learned about these concepts during Junior Achievement (JA) of the Coastal Bend’s “JA in a Day” on Nov. 10 as 57 Del Mar College (DMC) employee and student volunteers clad in “Team Del Mar” tee shirts headed into classrooms to provide age-appropriate lessons to ignite these youngsters’ dreams for the future. JA of the Coastal Bend Program Manager Ezra Moreno added, “Our ‘JA in a Day’ event and partnership with Del Mar College is an invaluable opportunity for local elementary school students to hear from many individuals with various backgrounds and skillsets. This event gives volunteers a unique opportunity to teach an evidence-based curriculum while also incorporating their personal and professional experiences that relate to the content.” During an early morning pep rally with the West Oso Elementary Dazzling Bears Drill Team to get DMC’s volunteers revved up to teach, Moreno shared that the day’s activities would reach over 500 students in 30 classrooms that day at both West Oso ISD elementary schools combined. As an extended program of San Antonio-based Junior Achievement of South Texas, JA of the Coastal Bend prepared and divided out the College’s 31 faculty and staff and 26 students to teach age-appropriate concepts to all third through fifth graders attending West Oso Elementary School and second graders at the John F. Kennedy Elementary School. DMC student volunteers represented majors from several programs, including education, allied health, biology, business management, education and English. All volunteers received training and materials to cover curriculum tailored to their assigned grade levels. Lessons included the following: • Second graders: JA Our Community introduces students to the daily life of their community, including how citizens benefit from and contribute to a community's success. •Third graders: JA Our City stresses the importance of money to a city and its citizens ; choices people have with money and how entrepreneurial businesses meet the needs and wants of citizens. • Fourth graders: JA Our Region provides students with a practical approach to starting a business while preparing them to be entrepreneurial in their thinking to meet the requirements of a demanding and ever-changing workforce. • Fifth graders: JA Our Nation provides students with practical information about the nation's free market system and how it serves as an economic engine for businesses and careers. Junior Achievement USA’s website states that their “proven lesson plans in financial literacy, work and career readiness and entrepreneurship are shown to positively impact the lives of young people. These lessons align with national and state educational standards and are delivered to millions of students across the country with the help of our education partners and volunteers from the local community. Research shows that JA Alumni are more likely to have a college degree, feel confident managing money, have career success and have started a business as an adult.” For the 2022-2023 school year, the impact of JA of South Texas experiences, including its two extended programs––JA of the Coastal Bend and JA of Laredo––reached 63,687 students and 2,122 teachers at 278 schools through the efforts of 2,167 volunteers as reported on their website. And, a national Junior Achievement poll found that 91% of JA alumni felt their experience motivated them to learn and 90% felt JA played an important role in their believing they can achieve their goals, among other statistics. Poll findings also showed that 56% of the respondents said they were currently in a career or job or had worked in a similar position as the one their JA volunteer had held. For that one day … Nov. 10 … DMC’s 57 volunteers began igniting that inspiration. (Shown in the page banner is a group photo of Del Mar College faculty, staff and student volunteers, along with Valdar the Viking, at the West Oso Elementary School on Nov. 10 prior to heading into their designated classrooms to teach as part of “JA in a Day,” an event organized by Junior Achievement of the Coastal Bend.)
- DMC Board of Regents holding workshop and regular monthly meetings on Nov. 14Article by DMC College Relations Office On Tuesday, Nov. 14, the Del Mar College (DMC) Board of Regents will hold a workshop at 10:30 a.m. and their regular monthly meeting at 1 p.m. in Room 106 of the College’s Center for Economic Development, 3209 S. Staples St. (78411). Get online directions and campus map. Both the workshop and regular meeting also will be livestreamed. Community members may access both by going to the online video link at www.delmar.edu/webcast/ by 10:25 a.m. and 12:55 p.m., respectively. Copies of the Nov. 14 Agenda Notices and Board Packets are available using the following links: • 10:30 a.m. workshop: www.delmar.edu/regents-and-community/board-of-regents/_resources/agendas/ws-packet-11-14-23.pdf • 1 p.m. regular meeting: www.delmar.edu/regents-and-community/board-of-regents/_resources/agendas/rm-packet-11-14-23.pdf Meeting agendas and other resources are also available on the DMC Board of Regents web page at www.delmar.edu/regents-and-community/board-of-regents/index.html. The health and safety of students, faculty, staff and visitors are a priority for Del Mar College. To view the College’s current guidelines, visit delmar.edu/rtc/index.html.
- Nov. 14 Literary Reading and Book Signing Spotlighting One of Del Mar College’s Own Faculty, Sarah LenzArticle by DMC College Relations From the discovery of a post-mortem photograph of her great-uncles who were killed by lightning to the daily pancake-making days with her preschooler son during the COVID-19 pandemic, Del Mar College (DMC) Assistant Professor of English Sarah Lenz confronts the complexities of being sandwiched between aging parents and a young child while also navigating her own thyroid cancer diagnosis in her debut essay collection, What Will Outlast Me? (Unsolicited Press, 2023). Lenz will read from that body of essays as part of the Communications, Languages and Reading Department’s literary reading and book signing event scheduled Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 1 p.m. to spotlight one of the College’s own faculty members and authors. “I think what makes this event special is that Sarah teaches Contemporary American Essays in her class, which allows her students to learn about this specific genre, to find their voice and to learn to express their opinions with informed thought and respect,” says Dr. Andrea Elizondo, Reading Instructor and Reading Lab Coordinator who organized the event. “[Her] students also get the opportunity to understand that Sarah is a human being who faces challenges and has ups and downs just like them, creating a real meaningful connection and relationship that transpires between Sarah and her students.” Dr. Elizondo notes that research shows how these connections are critical for adult development, and connection fosters transformation, inspiration, academic motivation and college and life success. “As a READ 0305 instructor, I am also incorporating a few of her essays into my curriculum to foster critical thinking and analysis,” she says. Lenz’s reading and book signing will take place in the College’s Reading Lab, Room 119, in the Coles Classroom Building on the Heritage Campus, 101 Baldwin Blvd. (78404), get online directions and campus map. The event includes refreshments, and the general public is invited to attend. For more information, contact Dr. Elizondo at aelizondo43@delmar.edu or 361-698-1952. Lenz’s writings have appeared in Crazyhorse, Colorado Review, New Letters, Triquarterly, The Fourth River, The Texas Review, Pen Dust Radio, Crab Orchard Review, South Dakota Review and elsewhere. Her work has been named Notable in Best American Essays three times. What Will Outlast Me? is described as a moving, heartfelt meditation on how to face mortality and how to grieve; but most importantly, the essay collection shows readers how to awaken to the ephemeral beauty of the world and is a powerful reminder of all that will outlast us and what’s found in those we love. While her subject matter is dark in What Will Outlast Me?, Lenz finds beauty, warmth and wisdom as she shares haunting moments in her life. The collection bares Lenz’s personal topics ranging from finding herself comforting her father, who’s fixated with where to spread his ashes, in “Driving the Section Line” to suffering postpartum depression and imagining all the ways her baby can die in “So Many Ways” to attempting a misguided effort to cook a whole hog’s head from her beloved, late grandmother’s recipe. The author grew up in central Nebraska and earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in fiction writing from the University of Nebraska, a Master of Arts degree in literature from Boise State University and a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative nonfiction writing from Georgia College & State University. After moving to Corpus Christi to join faculty with the College’s English and Philosophy Department, Lenz founded Writers’ Studio Corpus Christi, a community-based literary arts organization that offers free creative writing classes for writers at all skill levels. She also serves as the prose editor for the Switchgrass Review, which is a national journal of health, healing and transformation published annually by the Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation. Lenz lives with her husband, who also teaches at Del Mar College, her son, three cats and 12 typewriters.
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