Tesla Foundation CEO Talks Workforce of the Future Career Education

Tesla Foundation CEO Talks Workforce of the Future

"Tesla Foundation CEO Keith Kaplan stopped by the Cypress College campus Thursday, June 22 to talk to high school students enrolled in the college’s Summer Connect Program about the workforce of the future. Technological shifts and advanced automation have created many new jobs in exciting industries like space travel and unmanned"
Dr. Simpson Lauded on Final Day as Cypress College President News

Dr. Simpson Lauded on Final Day as Cypress College President

"Emotions were evident on Thursday as Dr. Bob Simpson completed a 30-year career serving students. A steady stream of visitors to the President’s Office offered their well wishes to Dr. Simpson, who spent a decade at Cypress College — and the past 5 years as president. Among the highlights was the"
Call for Nominations for 2018 Americana Citizens of the Year News

Call for Nominations for 2018 Americana Citizens of the Year

"On Saturday, February 10, 2018 Cypress College will hold its 43rd annual Americana Awards, sponsored by Union Bank. In addition to honoring a Man or Woman of the Year, the College will pay tribute to a deserving individual or couple as Citizen(s) of the Year from: La Palma, Los Alamitos/Rossmoor, Seal"
New Play Festival Starts 18th Opening June 29 News

New Play Festival Starts 18th Opening June 29

"The Cypress College New Play Festival provides student actors and directors with a place to help develop new plays with professional playwrights from Los Angeles. We are celebrating our eighteenth summer season. Our festival won the OC Weekly best of 2008: “Mark Majarian and the rest of this community college’s theater"
Yom HaShoah Teaches Lessons of Survival, Gratitude, Hope, Inclusiveness News

Yom HaShoah Teaches Lessons of Survival, Gratitude, Hope, Inclusiveness

"They were taken away from their homes, kept behind metal bars and wire fences like criminals—animals. Millions were murdered. Millions more were displaced, left without a home, without family, without much hope. But they survived. On Yom HaShoah, and every other day of the year, we: remember those who lost their"
Plans Available for Measure J-Funded Veterans Resource Center News

Plans Available for Measure J-Funded Veterans Resource Center

"Cypress College is committed to serving its student veterans. The Measure J bond approved by District voters in 2014 provides the College with the necessary resources to significantly upgrade technical job training facilities, aging classrooms, and veteran amenities. Plans and renderings for the new Veterans Resource Center, Veterans Memorial Plaza, and"
50th Commencement Speakers and Awardees News

50th Commencement Speakers and Awardees

"“Commencement is a joyous time for our graduates because it marks the completion of a significant endeavor and leads to the next phase of their lives. Likewise, it is a celebratory time for the institution as well because we are so proud of the Class of 2017.” — Cypress College President"
STEM Hosts ‘A Day with the NSA’ News

STEM Hosts ‘A Day with the NSA’

"As young adults we often think we have to have all the answers, know what career we want and what paths we need to take to get there. The truth is we don’t always know. And that’s OK. The Path that Led to the NSA Víctor H. Maysonet González was born"
College Dedicates Holocaust Survivor Photo Gallery News

College Dedicates Holocaust Survivor Photo Gallery

"Cypress College held a dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Holocaust Survivor Photo Gallery in the second floor hallway of the Student Center. The gallery features photos taken by Photography Professor Clifford Lester, whose parents were Holocaust survivors. “I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to photograph"
Cypress College Recognizes 2016-2017 Retirees at Annual Employee Luau News

Cypress College Recognizes 2016-2017 Retirees at Annual Employee Luau

"As the 2016-2017 academic year moves into its final weeks, Cypress College gathered to give thanks to employees for their service to the campus and, most importantly, to our students. Among the gratitude expressed at the annual End of the Year Luau was recognition of employees who have or are retiring"