Women Who Inspire

Abbie Wallace, Web Editor

April 12, 2019

Women’s History Month is over, but the notion to empower and support women continues. Before Grossmont Colleges’ spring recess, a panel consisting of four successful women was hosted by Grossmont’s American Association of University Women. The purpose of the panel was to have women from the community...

Chancellor Miles announces budget austerity measures

Chancellor Cindy L. Miles

February 16, 2012

GROSSMONT COLLEGE -- For the past few years, Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District has been able to lessen the brunt of the state’s funding crisis by budgeting frugally and being incredibly conservative – even pessimistic – in predicting the amount of money we would get from Sacrame...

Anne Krueger named to District information post

February 12, 2012

EL CAJON (Press Release) -- Anne Krueger has been appointed Communications and Public Information Director for the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, effective March 1, Chancellor Cindy L. Miles has announced. "Anne has been working as an hourly employee in District Services where her duties inc...

College district has successful financial audit

January 26, 2012

GROSSMONT COLLEGE (Press Release)--After a perfect record for nine years, clean financial audits for the $207 million bond that financed construction and renovations at the two colleges in the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District are becoming almost routine. The record continued Jan....

Despite budget cuts, two colleges find reasons for optimism

January 24, 2012

GROSSMONT COLLEGE (Press Release)  –  Perhaps it is because of spring – that time of year of fresh starts and renewed resolve – that despite the challenges of the day, an air of optimism prevailed Monday, Jan. 23,  at Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges. The estimated 19,000 students who re...

Bill Garrett wins fifth term as GCCCD board president

December 18, 2011

EL CAJON (Press Release)– The Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District Governing Board has unanimously selected Bill Garrett to serve a fifth term as president, while Mary Kay Rosinski and Edwin Hiel were elected to serve as fellow board officers for 2012. Garrett has served since 2008 as...

GCCCD student fees to increase to $46 per unit

December 16, 2011

GROSSMONT COLLEGE (Press Release)--Chancellor Cindy L. Miles of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District sent the following message to all district employees Dec. 14 following news of the state budget cuts. "Dear Colleagues: "Yesterday, Gov. Jerry Brown announced that state budget...

Student and Administrative Services building opens Dec. 15

December 13, 2011

GROSSMONT COLLEGE (Press Release)– The translucent roof and skylights of the reconstructed Student and Administrative Services building have transformed one of Grossmont College’s oldest buildings into a bright and welcoming facility with an expanded one-stop center for student services, inclu...

Theatre Arts Department memorializes its founder

Kellen Brauer

December 5, 2011

GROSSMONT COLLEGE- The world premiere of Grossmont College Theatre Arts Department’s play Tata Twins: The Remix on December 1 began with a remembrance of Grossmont’s first Theatre Arts teacher Martin Gerrish. Several deans and donors were in attendance to not only see the world premiere o...

GCCCD names vice chancellor for business services

November 17, 2011

EL CAJON (Press Release)-- Sahar Abushaban, a community college alumna with a long career of public-education budgeting, is the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District’s new associate vice chancellor of district business services charged with overseeing the district’s fiscal operations and...

Parading an employee’s award

October 14, 2011

This parade, organized by Chancellor Cindy Miles, wended around the Cuyamaca campus until it stopped before the until-then-unannounced winner of the Classified Employee of the Quarter Award, John Thomas, a technician at Cuyamaca’s Ornamental Horticulture department. (Photo: Phu Nguyen)...

GCCCD loves a parade!

October 11, 2011

EL CAJON (Press Release)—Parades, little and big, have their fans in the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District . A “conga line” on the Cuyamaca College campus is planned Oct. 13 to present the “employee of the quarter” award to a staff member, whose name has yet to be announced....