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Students enjoy annual welcome students back for the Chancellor delivers new semester. Welcome Week events The activities gave students a chance annual State of the to visit the campus student centers not The Fall 2019 semester began with only to join in on the festivities but College address a variety of Welcome Week events for to see what additional resources the students at the San Jacinto College Student Engagement and Activities San Jacinto College Chancellor Central, North, and South Campuses. offices have available to them. Dr. Brenda Hellyer delivered the Beginning on Aug. 26, students annual State of the College address enjoyed Donuts with the Deans, hotdog on Wednesday, Sept. 18. cookouts, GloCade arcade games, The presentation took place as part airbrush T-shirt art, and E-sports of the grand opening ceremony at the tournaments. San Jacinto College College’s new LyondellBasell Center for Chancellor Dr. Brenda Hellyer also Petrochemical, Energy, & Technology stopped by some of the events to on the Central Campus. Audience members included elected officials, industry partners, and the Photo courtesy of San Jacinto College San Jacinto College Board of Trustees, faculty, and staff. “It’s wonderful to have everyone here,” Hellyer said. “We’re fortunate to have a chance to share some of the amazing things we’ve been doing at San Jac with Photo courtesy of Melissa Trevizo, San Jacinto College our community members, from whom celebrating the growth and success we receive so much support.” achieved during the last 10 years, while The State of the College address also looking ahead to the many exciting reflected on the past decade of projects, facilities, and initiatives the Photo courtesy of San Jacinto College Photo courtesy of San Jacinto College transformation at the College, College has on the horizon.

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Date event time Site Oct. 7 Priority Registration for Spring 2020 (Enrolled students only) All campuses and sanjac.edu Oct. 8 Active Living After Cancer (ALAC) 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Central Campus, CPD Community Center C1.108 Oct. 8 Baseball vs. Texas Southern University 5 p.m. North Campus, John Ray Harrison Field at Andy Pettitte Park Oct. 10 Information Session: How to Apply for FREE Job Training 1 – 3 p.m. Central Campus, CPD Community Center C1.108 Oct. 14 Fall Installment Payment Plan Due 7 p.m. All campuses and sanjac.edu Oct. 15 Active Living After Cancer (ALAC) 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Central Campus, CPD Community Center C1.108 Oct. 15 Baseball vs. Alvin Community College 3 p.m. North Campus, John Ray Harrison Field at Andy Pettitte Park Oct. 16 Daniel Franzese Stand-Up Comedy Show Noon Central Campus, C14 First floor Oct. 17 Texas A&M Master Gardener Program: Texas Superstar Plants Noon – 1 p.m. Central Campus, CPD Community Center C1.108 Oct. 17 Daniel Franzese Stand-Up Comedy Show 7 p.m. South Campus, S11 Banquet Room Oct. 18 Bayou Swing Debate Tournament 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. North Campus, N1 Oct. 21 Registration for Spring 2020 (All students and applicants) All campuses and sanjac.edu Oct. 25 San Jacinto College South Campus Fall Fest 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. South Campus, parking lots P11a and P11b Oct. 26 San Jacinto College North Campus Fall Spooktacular 1 – 4 p.m. North Campus, parking lots 1a-1c Oct. 29 Wellness in Retirement Series Noon – 1 p.m. Central Campus, CPD Community Center C1.108 All times and event schedules listed are subject to change. For more information, visit sanjac.edu. sanjac.edu Sunday | October 6, 2019 | Opportunity News | Houston Chronicle Custom Advertising Section >>> 3 San Jacinto college openS lyondellBaSell center for petrochemical, energy, & technology

By Torrie Hardcastle new technologically advanced Center training experiences as they work SAN JACINTO COLLEGE will enhance the College’s ability to toward associate degrees and industry provide unrivaled, hands-on training in certifications in electrical technology, San Jacinto College marked the grand real-world labs, designed with current environmental health and safety opening of the new LyondellBasell industry needs in mind. technology, instrumentation technology, Center for Petrochemical, Energy, & “This building has been many years nondestructive testing, and Technology (CPET) Wednesday, Sept. in the making,” said San Jacinto College process technology. 18, with more than 350 elected officials, Chancellor Dr. Brenda Hellyer. “It is As part of the Center’s offerings, the industry partners, community members, a true collaborative effort between College will expand its contract training. faculty, and staff. industry and higher education. Many Through these efforts, the College The ceremony revealed LyondellBasell of our industry partners served on our will work with companies to create as the facility’s naming rights advisory council, steering committees, customized and confidential employee partner, honoring the company’s and sub teams to provide insight and training for incumbent workers, generous $5 million donation and expertise on everything from building maximizing the region’s ability to Photo courtesy of Melissa Trevizo, San Jacinto College its support in helping to develop the design, curriculum programming, and capitalize on the College’s new facility, facility’s curriculum, aligning with creating a safety culture to equipment faculty, and resources. LyondellBasell’s strong commitment to and software recommendations. This “The need for a facility like this has workforce development. facility has truly been designed by never been greater,” said Jim Griffin, The cutting-edge training facility is industry, for industry.” San Jacinto College’s Associate Vice located on the College’s Central Campus, The College’s new $60 million facility Chancellor/Senior Vice President of the placing it square in the heart of the spans a 151,000-square-foot complex LyondellBasell Center for Petrochemical, largest petrochemical manufacturing with a separate 8,000-square-foot, Energy, & Technology. “We’re seeing a complex in the United States, where two-story glycol training unit and boasts growing industry that’s investing more 90 companies operate 132 plants within 35 custom interior labs, including a than $60 billion in new capital locally, a 13-mile radius of the College’s multifunctional glass pilot lab, at the same time our baby boomers are Photo courtesy of San Jacinto College new facility. 20 interactive classrooms, four custom exiting the workforce, so the workforce As a top 10 community college in workstations, advanced control rooms, needs are growing along with the the nation and the country’s and conference, training, and assembly job opportunities. This new facility second-largest producer of process spaces to accommodate academic, expands the College’s capabilities to operations graduates, San Jacinto community, and industrial functions. bridge that gap by developing and College plays a vital role in helping The Center opened its doors to training the industry’s current and the region maintain its status as the more than 2,800 students this fall, future workforce in a technologically “Energy Capital of the World.” The giving them access to hands-on advanced environment, designed with industry input.” LyondellBasell Senior Vice President of Americas Manufacturing Mike VanDerSnick agreed, saying, “We are a future-focused company dedicated to finding the right people for the right positions, and that includes addressing one of our industry’s pressing needs — training the next generation of workers. The LyondellBasell Center for Petrochemical, Energy, & Technology is an example of industry, educators, and the community working collaboratively to host events and annual conferences in support of workforce development.” For more information about the San Jacinto College Center for Petrochemical, Energy, & Technology, Photo courtesy of Melissa Trevizo, San Jacinto College visit sanjac.edu/CPET. Photo courtesy of Eaton 4 <<< Houston Chronicle Custom Advertising Section | Opportunity News | Sunday | October 6, 2019 sanjac.edu South Gallery’S Golf Coast the lateSt unique interactive art inStallation

By Melissa Trevizo Although Golf Coast has run its course, SAN JACINTO COLLEGE the South Campus Gallery continues to offer unique artistic experiences for the In September, the San Jacinto College community. The gallery will feature John South Campus Gallery transformed their Bavaro: Brain Tree, an exhibit featuring space into an interactive art installation digitally created artworks utilizing the inspired by Houston’s bayous. artist’s MRI brain scans starting Oct. 7 to Golf Coast brought Houston’s bayou Nov. 8. system indoors and transformed the To learn more, visit www.facebook.com/ Photo by Melissa Trevizo, San Jacinto College Photo by Melissa Trevizo, San Jacinto College entire gallery into a seven-hole mini-golf SJCSouthCampusGallery. San Jacinto College student Asia Khan stopped Community members Lori Marler and course. Each hole of the course followed by the Golf Coast exhibit to relieve some stress Kim Bauman saw the Golf Coast event the shape of one of the local bayous, between classes by playing a round of golf and advertised on Facebook and decided to give including White Oak, Brays, Buffalo, creating a piece to add to the installation. their creativity a boost by visiting the exhibit. and more. “The obstacles were constructed using mostly recycled and reusable materials and found objects,” said Bradly Brown, MAKE A DIFFERENCE. art professor and gallery curator. San Jacinto College students built JOIN THE TEAM THAT IS the show over the summer, along with noted contributing artists Gao Hang, Iva LEADING HIGHER EDUCATION. Kinnaird, and Gregory Ruppe. “We are encouraging students, staff, and the community to fill the show with as much life as the bayous it was inspired by,” said Brown. “You can paint, draw, or build something to add to the exhibit. Whether you want to create something from scratch or use one of our templates, we just hope you leave your mark and Photo courtesy of Melissa Trevizo, San Jacinto College have some fun in the process.” And they are. The gallery saw close to 700 people visit the space, the most PART-TIME FACULTY JOB FAIR well-attended exhibit to date. Including (ALL CAMPUSES) Houston Public Media’s Ernie Manouse and community members like WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16, 2019 Kim Bauman. 3:30–6:30 P.M. “I saw the event on Facebook and thought it would be fun,” said Bauman. San Jacinto College North Campus Student Center “I love to be creative, and this was the Monument Room (Building 12, Room 200) Photo courtesy of San Jacinto College perfect opportunity. I think we’ll be back 5800 Uvalde Rd., Houston, TX 77049 before the exhibit ends.” Pre-register at careers.sanjac.edu (ReqID=2159). Job seekers are encouraged to apply online and bring copies of their résumés and transcript(s).

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resources help students overcome “Our classrooms look different. Reflections of a decade some obstacles associated with Our campuses look different. And pursuing a degree, and allow them the manner in which we deliver to focus on classroom learning some courses looks different. By Torrie Hardcastle the abundant resources the College new simplified tuition model in and coursework. Change is inevitable, and San SAN JACINTO COLLEGE offers in its effort to enhance the 2019, eliminating registration “Come prepared to be Jacinto College has been at the student experience and improve fees and adopting a standard per- challenged, but come prepared to front of keeping up with the For decades, San Jacinto educational accessibility. credit-hour rate that allows for receive all the help you need to ever-changing trends in College has embraced its mission “Here at San Jac, it’s really much easier up-front budgeting succeed because we’re going to higher education.” to provide higher education clear that we’re making outcomes and cost transparency to help do both,” said Board Member opportunities to student a big priority,” said Erica Davis students plan their expenses. Dan Mims. Looking ahead populations, incumbent workers, Rouse, San Jacinto College Board The simplified model also Programs aren’t the only thing The past 10 years have been a and community members of Trustees Assistant Secretary. highlights the value students get expanding at San Jac. Sixteen new period of transformational growth seeking personal and professional “Years ago, our emphasis changed by starting their college courses facilities have been built since for the College, but there’s no development. While the programs from enrollment to really helping at San Jac, one of the top 10 2009, providing state-of-the-art slowing down when it comes to and approaches have evolved our students matriculate — and community colleges in the nation, classrooms, labs, and workspaces exciting projects on the horizon. over the years, the College’s not just get through, but how can here in their community. for students to receive top- commitment to excellence has A recent groundbreaking for never wavered. The EDGE Center at the The past decade, under the Houston Spaceport set the leadership of College Chancellor stage for San Jacinto College’s Dr. Brenda Hellyer, has delivered presence and involvement as a period of accelerated growth in the premiere training facility nearly every facet of the College, at the spaceport, with plans to from enrollment and degree develop and implement aerospace completions to facility expansions programs in mechatronics, and industry recognition. composites, electrical, and The College is poised to aerospace structures. capitalize on this momentum The College’s new as 2020 approaches and brings LyondellBasell Center for with it the opening of a new Petrochemical, Energy, & campus and several new facilities, Technology held its grand opening the expansion of industry Sept. 18, signaling the first of a partnerships, and exciting new wave of facilities coming enhancements to programs and online in the next six months, pathways offered. However, including the North Campus before we focus on what the future Cosmetology and Culinary Center, holds for San Jacinto College, we’ll South Campus Cosmetology reflect on the last 10 years and Photo courtesy of San Jacinto College Center, South Campus commemorate the past decade Engineering & Technology Center, we help them get through in a way “Students can get the education of successes that have helped quality instruction from San Jac and a new Welcome Center for the establish the College as a leading that maximizes their time here.” they need for their first two faculty using the latest tools and Central Campus, all opening in institution in higher education. To help combat the years much, much cheaper and technology available. spring 2020. skyrocketing costs of textbooks, better in a lot of ways because The College’s new Maritime Not only will the College A look back San Jac implemented Open the classes are so much smaller Technology & Training Center improve its existing campuses, From day one, the College’s Books, an open educational than a university,” said San opened in 2016 and has been but a new, fifth campus is mission has centered around resource program, allowing Jacinto College Board Chair Marie recognized with the prestigious also underway. student success, and that students to access free and low- Flickinger. “They can get that big Bellwether Award, honoring dedication has become clearer cost textbooks, course materials, transitional push from high school innovations in workforce The new Generation Park than ever in the past 10 years as and supplemental learning aides to college, and they’ll be much development. The Maritime Campus will open in fall 2020 in 53,908 degrees and certificates like flashcards online. Since its better off for it.” Campus and its programs help Houston’s northeast corner, inside have been awarded to students inception, the program has saved The College has implemented the College remain a leader in Beltway 8. This campus will host and incumbent workers San Jac students more than $3.1 many additional support programs workforce training and have an initial 3,500 students and focus achieving their goals and million in textbook costs, and and initiatives during the last 10 contributed to the more than on general education transfer receiving their credentials. more than 60 percent of currently years, like campus food pantries 13,000 trade certifications programs for those looking to A 19 percent growth in enrolled students are taking at with a free voucher system to awarded in the past decade. jumpstart their college career at enrollment during the decade has least one Open Books course. help alleviate students’ food “We continue to change San Jac before transferring to a led to a current annual student Another advancement in the insecurities, a winter coat closet, and innovate, and San Jacinto four-year university. population of around 45,000, student-first approach was the assistance with cost-prohibitive College has gone through a many of whom take advantage of College’s recent transition to a immunizations, and more. These transformation,” Dr. Hellyer said. Reflections continued on page 7 6 <<< Houston Chronicle Custom Advertising Section | Opportunity News | Sunday | October 6, 2019 sanjac.edu

THIS MONTH IN SOCIAL MEDIA

1 Medical coding student Roxanne Newton placed third in the medical terminology  competition at the SkillsUSA Championship.

2 The International Student Organization gathered together for a summer  BBQ before classes started.

All students in the most recent surgical technology cohort passed their National 3  Board Exams. Congratulations! 4

The vocational nursing grads posed together one last time as they  wrapped up their program. 5 Dr. Brenda Hellyer participated in a Facebook Live with the Lake Houston Area Chamber of Commerce.  Check out the chat on our page.

Over 300 first-time-in-college students attended Premiere Day and received 6  a sneak peek of campus life fun.

North Campus students were welcomed with donuts distributed by the deans  on the first day of the semester. 7 8

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By Courtney Morris “It was a big commitment in my summer, SAN JACINTO COLLEGE but I enjoyed it a lot,” Ha said. “I kind of wish it was longer.” While others had sunbathing on their Research opportunities included summer bucket lists, Jessica Ha and Nga synthetic biology; metabolic, ecological, “Ana” Vu’s version of fun involved petri or naturally occurring genetic networks; dishes and pipets at Rice University. and biomolecular structure, function, This summer, the San Jacinto College and evolution. students interned in Rice’s Interdisciplinary

Program in Multi-scale Biological Double take Photos courtesy of Dr. Ann Cartwright, San Jacinto College Networks. During this Research Experience Ha followed in her sister’s footsteps by Students Jessica Ha (left) and Nga “Ana” Vu present their internship research posters at a capstone for Undergraduates (REU), students from attending San Jacinto College. Vu, on the symposium at Rice University in August. across the U.S. don lab coats and unleash other hand, recently moved with her family the power of microscopes and centrifuges from Vietnam and is a first-generation the bionetworks acceptance rate rivals antibiotics Doxycycline and Ciprofloxacin at Rice. college student and English speaker. that of med school, with only 10-12 to identify mutations that lead to Think ditching summer vacation sounds Despite different backgrounds, students selected from up to 350 antibiotic resistance. crazy? Ha and Vu disagree. Not only did a they shared much in common before applicants nationwide. For both, the lab culture developed their $5,250 stipend sweeten the deal, but the becoming Rice interns. Originally “San Jac students are well prepared independence and confidence. duo engaged in cutting-edge research while honors chemistry lab partners, they both and poised to excel in research groups,” “I had a mentor who I shadowed, but she rubbing shoulders with Rice grad students. pursued undergraduate research thanks to Dr. Silberg said. also let me work on my own,” Vu said. “She encouragement from College faculty. This summer, San Jacinto College let me analyze my own results, and then Made for this Under the direction of Dr. Laria Redjimi, had five Rice interns, including three she would offer advice.” The bionetworks internship was tailor Vu presented a physics project at the participants in the nanotechnology Ha benefited from taking in different made for the budding researchers. National Conference on Undergraduate program: Alexandria Bui, Benjamin perspectives and becoming comfortable Ha is pursuing mechanical — and later Research. In addition, with Dr. Connie Monical, and Steven Presutti. with asking questions. biomedical — engineering. One day she Gomez and Dr. Phuong Doan, she and “Working with grad students, you’re hopes to create medical devices to help Ha are designing a synthetic arm that Lessons beyond the lab able to see biology at a different level. You the body. could replace three separate ones used for Each bionetworks intern assisted a Rice expand your lab skills and communication A science tutor and biochemistry major, practicing venipuncture, taking pulses, and grad student with their research hypothesis. skills and grow as a person, building Vu wants to attend medical school to checking blood pressure. For her project, Ha evaluated the confidence,” Ha said. become a pediatrician. And finally — call it coincidence — both transfer of electrons between two proteins, Both transferred to the University of Throughout the summer, they spent their learned about Rice internship programs and engineered ferredoxins and corn ferredoxin- Houston this fall. Although they will take days researching under the supervision of got accepted into bionetworks. NADP reductase. The binding of these with them the lessons learned at Rice, graduate students and their nights catching “We knew we had both applied for nano proteins can create a synthetic pathway even more they will remember San Jacinto Z’s in the dormitories. During breaks, [another internship], but we didn’t know to make bioelectronic devices, College instructors’ encouragement to they enjoyed faculty-led seminars on we’d both applied for bionetworks,” metalloprotein switches, and living explore new opportunities. topics like graduate school applications, Vu said. sensors to detect disease. “I want to thank every professor here responsible research, and science, Their joint acceptance is remarkable. Vu studied the experimental evolution at San Jac a lot,” Vu said. “I couldn’t be technology, engineering, and math (STEM) According to program director and Rice of Francisella tularensis LVS — a potential where I am now without them and that career paths. biochemistry professor Dr. Joff Silberg, bioweapon and pathogenic bacteria — to the environment of motivation.”

Reflections continued from page 5 nurses with an associate degree continue their education,” said health care and the aerospace everyone who steps foot onto one Eventually, the campus currently working in the field to Dr. Hellyer. “That’s what it’s industry to workforce training of our many campuses as we help will expand along with the complete coursework to achieve all about.” and development, the College them pursue their life goals. Not programming offered. their BSN. According to San Jac’s If the past decade is any will be at the front of educational only that, but to do so in a way Another program expansion on hospital partners, more than indication, San Jacinto College excellence with a steadfast focus that exposes them to new things the horizon is a new Bachelor of 1,200 nurses in the local area will evolve, innovate, and on student success. so maybe they’re increasing their Science in Nursing program, to need this program. enhance the student experience “We’ll continue to provide our life goals, maybe they’re changing be offered in fall 2020 pending “We’re excited about the like never before as the College students the best education in an their life dream, maybe their full approval. This program opportunity to provide a clear transitions into a new decade of equitable, diverse environment,” dream gets bigger because they is designed for registered path for these nursing students to transformative education. From said Rouse, “where we value were here at San Jac.” 8 <<< Houston Chronicle Custom Advertising Section | Opportunity News | Sunday | October 6, 2019 sanjac.edu YOUR GOALS. YOUR COLLEGE.

VISION & Vision — San Jacinto College will advance the social and economic mobility of all members MISSION of our community. We will be known for our excellence in teaching and learning, our intentional student-centered support, and our commitment to every student. We will be the preferred workforce and economic development partner in the region and a champion for lifelong learning. San Jacinto College will inspire students to explore opportunities, define their educational and career paths, and achieve their goals and dreams.

Mission — San Jacinto College is focused on student success, academic progress, university transfer, and employment. We are committed to opportunities that enrich the quality of life in the communities we serve.

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