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"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"

"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"

"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"

"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."

"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."

"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"

"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"

"In celebration of Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month, Cypress College’s Puente Program is hosting Civil Rights Activist and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Sylvia Mendez. In 1947, the Mendez vs. Westminster case became a historical decision in the desegregation of California schools, when the parents of Sylvia Mendez led the crusade and"

"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 14, 2018 Enrollment: We are moving forward with our fall enrollment. Currently we are trending down 3% from last fall semester, but our"

"Alumnus Trevor Hoffman is now Hall of Fame Alumnus Trevor Hoffman. One of Major League Baseball’s most-successful pitchers of all time, Hoffman was among six inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, and is one of 323 enshrined in Cooperstown. During his induction speech, Hoffman mentioned the importance"