Author: Marcie Kagawa

November 19, 2020
#CYProud: Nader Barsoum
"Nader Barsoum grew up in Cairo, Egypt, and moved with his family to the United States when he was fairly young. He had an opportunity to attend Cal State Long Beach straight out of high school, but decided to “see where I could go if I pushed myself and strove to"

November 12, 2020
VRC Presents Virtual Wall of Heroes on 101st Annual Veterans Day Observance
"November 11, 2020 marked the 101st annual observance of Veterans Day, which originated as Armistice Day on November 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and November 11 became a national holiday in 1938. In celebration"

September 16, 2020
New On-Campus Charger Study Space Now Open
"Cypress College is providing a new, safe study space on campus for students to use throughout the fall semester. The study space will be available Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–10 p.m. and Friday 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Make a mandatory appointment in two-hour blocks using the college’s Cypress Connect app. If you haven’t downloaded"

March 5, 2020
Commit2Cypress and Take Advantage of Free Tuition Through Pledge and Promise
"Join us at Commit2Cypress on Thursday, April 30 at 4:30-8 p.m. to learn more about and sign your contract for the fall 2020 North Orange Promise or AUHSD Pledge granting free tuition to all qualifying first-time college students for their first two years! Meet representatives from support programs and services on"

October 27, 2019
Cypress College Foundation Raises $80,000 at its Annual Golf Classic
"The Cypress College Foundation held its Annual Golf Classic at Los Coyotes Country Club in Buena Park October 21, raising $80,000 to fund student scholarships and book grants/loans, faculty grants, and more. There were 168 participants, including a member of the LPA team who shot a hole-in-one and won a new"

October 7, 2019
Cypress College Career Technical Education Counselor Named Counselor of the Year
"The Orange County Career Education Community College Network recently named Cypress College Career Technical Education Counselor Dr. Jane Jepson as a 2019 Counselor of the Year. The award, given each year to counselors who excel in a number of areas pertaining to student and career success, will be presented at the"

August 19, 2019
#CYProud: David Su, Psychology
"Student success comes in many different forms, and Cypress College is proud to recognize and celebrate the variety of paths our students take to achieve their dreams. Whether it’s transferring to a four-year institution, or receiving an associate degree or certificate and heading into the workforce, we want all of our"

August 5, 2019
#CYProud: Tasmia Alam, Business Administration
"Student success comes in many different forms, and Cypress College is proud to recognize and celebrate the variety of paths our students take to achieve their dreams. Whether it’s transferring to a four-year institution, or receiving an associate degree or certificate and heading into the workforce, we want all of our"

July 26, 2019
#CYProud: Musab Awad, Registered Nursing
"Student success comes in many different forms, and Cypress College is proud to recognize and celebrate the variety of paths our students take to achieve their dreams. Whether it’s transferring to a four-year institution, or receiving an associate degree or certificate and heading into the workforce, we want all of our"

July 22, 2019
#CYProud: Leah Nakahara, Elementary Education
"Student success comes in many different forms, and Cypress College is proud to recognize and celebrate the variety of paths our students take to achieve their dreams. Whether it’s transferring to a four-year institution, or receiving an associate degree or certificate and heading into the workforce, we want all of our"