Category: News

October 1, 2018
2018 Annual Safety and Security Report Now Available
"Cypress College’s 2018 Annual Safety and Security Report is now available. The report meets the requirements of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure Act — which is intended to provide students and the public with access to information critical to their safety. The Campus Safety Department prepares this report annually to comply with"

September 25, 2018
President Schilling’s Board Report for September 25, 2018
"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 September 25, 2018 Campus News Hispanic Heritage Month: Cypress College continued celebrating our Latinx students and community by hosting a Fiesta on September 19."

September 24, 2018
New Pledge Center Unveiled During Dedication Ceremony
"Cypress College’s Pledge Center dedication took place September 19 to mark the opening of a new hub for counseling and academic support on the ground floor of the Student Center. The ceremony welcomed the community to hear more about the Anaheim Union Education Pledge, also called the Pledge Program, which assists"

Instructor Tommy Mellana Honored as Hero in Response at Las Vegas Shooting
"Adjunct instructor Tommy Mellana, whose primary employment is as a detective in the Cypress Police Department, received the California Peace Officer’s Association Award of Valor for his heroic response at last year’s Las Vegas shooting. Detective Mellana, who teaches in Cypress College’s Administration of Justice Program, was honored in Sacramento on"

September 13, 2018
Magazine Spotlights Former Theater Student on Cover
"Alex Alpharaoh has won the attention of theatergoers and critics with something he hid for years: his immigration status. The former Cypress College student’s effort to make sense of government policies around undocumented immigrants led to the creation of his autobiographical play, “WET: A DACAmented Journey,” and a spot on the"

September 11, 2018
President Schilling’s Board Report for September 11, 2018
"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 September 11, 2018 Enrollment: The College reached our census date with a 1% projected growth. Based on our current enrollment and the anticipated enrollment"

September 4, 2018
Bistro Begins Regional Cuisine Trip and You’re Invited
"This semester, students in Hotel, Restaurant & Culinary Arts again will take palates on a trip around the country by offering visitors a chance to sample a variety of regional dishes from the United States and beyond. The Cypress Bistro opens for fall Thursday, September 13, with traditional New England cuisine."

August 31, 2018
Newly FAA-Certified Flight Instructors Credit Cypress with Test Prep
"The Federal Aviation Administration’s Certified Flight Instructor – Airplane Single Engine test is, understandably, a difficult one. Two recently accredited instructors, however, say they felt prepared for the challenge, thanks to Cypress College. Anond Thai and Eric Felix passed the FAA test after studying aviation under Capt. Ed Valdez at Cypress."

August 28, 2018
President Schilling’s Board Report for August 28, 2018
"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 August 28, 2018 Enrollment: We are moving forward with our fall enrollment. Currently we are gaining momentum each day, picking up over 100 FTES"

August 27, 2018
Storytelling, Adapting to Change are Themes of Fall Opening Day
"Storytelling was the centerpiece of an Opening Day that highlighted the student experience and changes the college and its individual employees must make and adapt to in order to better serve students. “We have to be fiercely devoted to allowing our students to have a voice, to allow them to tell"