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Thank you Celenese for supporting our Public Safety students with new MSA safety respirators 👏🏾

Get a sneak peek of Yury Martynov's upcoming performance today on KEDT TV&Radio 90.3FM at 12pm 👏🏾 He will be performing at Wolfe Recitial Hall on Fri., Oct. 19 at 7:30pmℹ️For more information, call 698-1605 or email wlipman@delmar.edu

By 2026, commercial drones both corporate and consumer applications – will have an annual impact of $31 billion to $46 billion on the country’s GDP 👏🏾 Register now for the 2018 GIS Day on Wed., Nov. 14 👇🏽Education Track ➡️ https://bit.ly/2N5kFiQ Business Track ➡️https://utsa.ecenterdirect.com/events/28845ℹ️McKinsey & Company Study 📅Wed., Nov. 14 🗺CED

Vikings, read more about our upcoming southside campus 👇🏽

Our upcoming southside campus is now one step closer to being built on a 96-acre tract at Rodd Field Road and Yorktown Boulevard 👏🏾Some notable features in the design are 👇🏽1️⃣A second-floor community room that will be ideal for large meetings and presentations and available to the public; the room also will overlook a pond-like water feature. 2️⃣The campus’s main entrance facing Yorktown Boulevard will feature a welcoming courtyard with pleasant views from the road, rather than a view of parking lots. 3️⃣Classrooms will feature SageGlass windows with electrochromic glass that tints automatically to optimize daylight, reduce glare and manage heat. 4️⃣Security facilities in the center of the campus. 5️⃣An open, fourth-floor terrace on the main building rooftop. 6️⃣A library enclosed by windows with inspiring views of Oso and Corpus Christi bays.ℹ️ Construction is set to start in Fall 2019 and you can see all the details of phase 1 and our future phases on our Southside Project webpage ➡️ https://bit.ly/2J3RDzq

Benjamin Tobon, 14, will rappel Oct. 20 during the DMC Foundation’s Over the Edge fundraiser with Colleen McIntyre, his principal at Seashore Middle Academy. McIntyre is coming back after rappelling last year. Come cheer them on as they descend from the rooftop of the Holiday Inn Corpus Christi Downtown Marina to raise scholarship funds for DMC students 👨🏾‍🎓👩🏼‍🎓The DMC Foundation’s goal this year is to raise $100,000. Donate to Principal Colleen and Benjamin here ➡️ https://t.co/6osS0sgUqs

Vikings, help make Del Mar College better and get a chance to win a $25 dollar gift card 🙌🏾 All you have to do is take 5-minutes to fill out this survey ➡️https://bit.ly/2REkpeb

#didyouknow that when East Campus construction is complete, there will be a bridge from the Harvin Center to the new General Academic and Music Building 🏗

These future scientists are getting ready to represent Del Mar College at the 2018 SACNAS diversity in STEM conference today and tomorrow 👏🏽 #vikingproud2018 SACNAS is the largest broadly multidisciplinary and multicultural STEM diversity conference in the country.Through our Keynote Speakers, multidisciplinary sessions, exhibit hall, 1,000+ student research presentations, and cultural events, the SACNAS conference consistently provides a unique intersection of cutting-edge science, community, and opportunity.

#didyouknow that the Federal Student Aid application can now be completed on your phone? Download the new myStudentAid app and get the 2019-2020 FASFA done all on your phone 👏🏾 It's on iOS and Android 📲

Come save an ocean of lives with the Coastal Bend Blood Center now until 9pm on the West Campus right by the Coleman Center 👌🏽

Last week we celebrated with the Texas Workforce Commission for the over $1.1 million in Skills Development Fund grants that are helping fuel economic growth in the Coastal Bend.A $1 million grant was awarded to DMC and the construction consortium of MMR Constructors, Inc. and Brand Energy Solutions, LLC. DMC is training 556 employees of the two companies in courses such as scaffolding systems, electrical circuits, and code, safety, instrumentation troubleshooting, fireproofing and rigging. Also included are industry-recognized NCCER courses sanctioned by the National Center for Construction Education and Research. Upon completion of training, the employees will earn an average wage of $18.96 per hour, according to the TWC.The second grant for $161,997 was awarded to DMC and TPCO America Corp., Inc. to train 90 employees in pipe fabrication and finishing, as well as training for roller assembly operators, pipe loaders and rotary hearth furnace operators. After training, the employees will earn an average wage of $22.41 per hour, according to the TWC. A subsidiary of the Tianjin Pipe Corp., TPCO America operates a $1 billion, 253-acre pipe-making plant near Gregory.

Continuing our celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month with Professor of Art Amorette Garza 👏🏾 Garza will share images of her artwork from past to present during “… something about a piñata: The visual process as the evolution of enlightenment of cultural heritage” 🖌🗺White Library Room 514 📅Wed., Oct. 10 ⏰1pm

Vikings, Del Mar College will operate on its normal schedule on Columbus Day. All classes will be held as scheduled.

Raising the Bar for the Coastal Bend Workforce with the Texas Workforce Commission, MMR Constructors, Brand Energy Solutions and TPCO America👏🏽 Over 1.1 million in workforce development funds 💰