Category: News

March 11, 2021
Former Cypress President to Lead University
"Former Cypress College president Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail has been named president of St. Augustine’s University in east Raleigh, NC. She takes the role held by her husband, Dr. Irving Pressley McPhail, who passed away in October 2020 after contracting COVID-19. The St. Augustine’s University Board of Trustees announced Johnson McPhail’s"

March 10, 2021
President Schilling’s Board Report for March 9, 2021
"The following is a report to members of the North Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees Presented by Cypress College President JoAnna Schilling, Ph.D. on March 9, 2021 Cypress Athletics: The Chargers took the first step in a return to practice and competition with the first day of rapid"

March 4, 2021
Supporting our Asian-American Community
"Events targeting Asian-Americans in Orange County and throughout our state and country have, regrettably, become more common and more deliberate. When we see this kind of bigotry directed at our students and those within our community, we cannot be silent. Our campus community is proud of our almost 30% Asian/Pacific Islander"

March 1, 2021
Remembering the Ladies, a Celebration of Women’s History Month
"Back on March 31, 1776, Abigail Adams pled to her husband, John Adams, in a letter to “remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands. Remember, all men would be tyrants if they"

February 24, 2021
President Schilling’s Board Report for February 23, 2021
"The following is a report to members of the North Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees Presented by Cypress College President JoAnna Schilling, Ph.D. on February 23, 2021 As part of Black History Month, HAIRTAGE: Tangled, Twisted, & Black Speaker Series continues featuring top speakers. The LA Weekly highlighted"

February 19, 2021
Cypress College Partners with NextFlex to Launch FlexFactor Program
"Cypress College has partnered with NextFlex this spring to launch the FlexFactor program with both our native college students and our dual enrollment students from both the Anaheim Union High School District and the Garden Grove Unified School District. Through the launch of this educational partnership, students will have the opportunity"

February 10, 2021
President Schilling’s Board Report for February 9, 2021
"The following is a report to members of the North Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees Presented by Cypress College President JoAnna Schilling, Ph.D. on February 9, 2021 February is Black History Month and this year our BHM Committee at Cypress College collaborated with our Fullerton College colleagues for"

January 26, 2021
President Schilling’s Board Report for January 26, 2021
"The following is a report to members of the North Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees Presented by Cypress College President JoAnna Schilling, Ph.D. on January 26, 2021 As we begin the spring 2021 semester, the college continues to have enrollment challenges. Currently the college is trending down about"

January 25, 2021
Spring 2021 Opening Day Provides Updates, Looks to Future
"Cypress College employees kicked off the spring 2021 semester with the traditional Opening Day meeting on Friday, January 22, 2021 — held virtually for the second consecutive semester rather than in the Theater. The event provided an update on what’s happened during the previous several months and a look forward at what’s"

January 20, 2021
Culinary Instructor Nominated for Teacher of the Year
"Hotel, Restaurant, and Culinary Arts instructor Chef Amanda Gargano has been nominated as a 2021 Orange County Teacher of the Year. The award is bestowed by the Orange County Department of Education and SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, and would have been granted to Gargano at a gala, however, the pandemic has"