Cypress Celebrates 60th Opening Day
Cypress College launched its 60th anniversary celebration during the 2026-2027 Opening Day convocation. The event featured the diamond anniversary and centered around the theme of “60 Years. One Cypress.”
Dr. Scott W. Thayer spoke about both elements of that theme, noting that “60 Years” represents the rich history of investing in students’ and their success, while “One Cypress” places a strong focus on working in unison toward a common goal of investment in each student’s journey.
“This theme highlights the most-defining personality trait of the campus: the sense that we invest in sharing the journey with our students,” Dr. Thayer said during his time at the podium.”It both examines our history and provides a forward-looking focal point for guiding our work and campus culture.”
At the event, Dr. Thayer also introduced new employees — 14 tenure-track faculty, 17 new or newly promoted classified staff, and seven new or newly promoted managers. He honored Brittany Hamer for receiving the NOCCCD North Star Award, which was officially presented the award by the Board of Trustees and Chancellor Dr. Byron D. Clift Breland in May.
Each member of the campus executive leadership team presented updates from their areas of responsibility, ranging from enrollment to facilities to student services and from the Foundation to communications and Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness efforts.