Here is a video of the drafting student who won Best In Show for the project he entered in the California State Fair. This is a competition with colleges state wide. The student’s name is Justin Duhow.
Watch the Video Here!
Please view the first streaming publication of our SCC Graduation Commencement Ceremony 2014.
Watch on YouTube Here: http://youtu.be/D1uHOHbSqH4
View the Press Release Here.
FAIRFIELD, CA, MAY 13, 2014: Solano Community College (SCC) Women’s Soccer Program warmly welcomes Sisleide Lima do Amor, better known as “Sissi,” a Sissi Soccer Coachs the new Assistant Coach. Sissi-World Cup and Olympic Athlete- comes to SCC with a wealth of experience and knowledge. She has over 30 years of coaching and playing experience in Club, Collegiate, Professional, and International Soccer & Futsal competition at the highest level.
Sissi was born in Esplanada, Brazil, and began playing soccer at the age of 7. At the age of 14 she left home to play professional Soccer in Salvador, Brazil, and at the ripe age of 16, she played for the first time with the Brazilian National Team. “We have the female Pele (Sissi do Amor) coming to help Solano’s women’s soccer program,” commented Jeff Cardinal, SCC Women’s Soccer Coach.
Some of Ms. Lima do Amor’s professional career highlights include:
- 1989 – 2000: Member of the Brazilian Women’s National Soccer Team
- 1991: Women’s World Cup – China; 1995: Women’s World Cup – Sweden
- 1996: 100th Olympic Games – Georgia; 2000: 101st Olympic Games – Australia
- 1997: Best Female Futsal Player
- 1999: Women’s World Cup – USA
- 1999: FIFA Golden Boot Award; FIFA Voted 2nd Best Player in the World
- 1999: Voted best female player in South America
- 2001- 2004: San Jose Cyber Rays – USA
- 2001 – 2003: All WUSA First Team
- 2005: WPSL League MVP
- 2006-Present: FIFA Women’s Ambassador
- 2008- 2009: FC Gold Pride
- 2012: Chosen for the Women’s Demonstrating Leadership Award by Contra Costa Commission for Women.
- Ranked in top 5 female soccer players of the century, IFFHS
Ms. Lima do Amor shared, “I am thrilled to join Solano’s Women’s Soccer Program! They have a great team and coaching staff; I look forward to sharing my knowledge and helping advance the players skills.”
For more information about SCC’s Women’s Soccer Program, please contact Jeff Cardinal at jeff.cardinal@solano.edu or 707.863.7832; visit www.solano.edu/physical_education/wsoccer/
Fairfield, CA, December 4, 2013: Solano Community College (SCC) Governing Board approved with full support the College’s request to submit a letter of interest to the State Bar of California to be considered one of 20 community colleges to participate in an innovative diversity outreach initiative: Community College Pathway to Law School. Participation in this initiative will provide eligible SCC students interested in law with an opportunity to be granted guaranteed admission or given priority enrollment to a minimum of four top accredited law schools in California.
The Community College Pathway to Law School program would provide a clear pathway from community college to law school. Support for the students, including mentoring and pre-law counseling, will be included in order to provide students with the best possible chance for success. The initiative requires the completion of courses that are based on a defined set of success factors that help make effective lawyers.
“Participation in this initiative is a phenomenal opportunity for the College. Our students interested in law will be afforded a chance to receive high priority into top law schools in California — we are essentially embarking on a Transfer Agreement Guarantee (TAG) with law schools,” commented Dr. Jowel Laguerre, SCC Superintendent-President.
Presently, the State of California is a majority-minority state with approximately 60 percent of its population made up of persons from racial-ethnic minority groups, however, the California State Bar is made up of approximately 20 percent racial-ethnic minority lawyers. Diversity in the legal and judicial system is a priority for public trust and confidence.
For additional information, please contact Professor Joel Powell at joel.powell@solano.edu or 707.864.7000, ext. 4303.
FAIRFIELD, CA, OCTOBER 15, 2013:
Solano Community College (SCC) will proudly host this year’s Solano County Math Steeplechase, a county-wide math competition for high school students presented by the Math Educators of Solano County (MESC.) This is the second year SCC will host the Steeplechase. The advantages of the College hosting the event include: increased awareness to high school students of the local College opportunities and collaboration between the high school and College math instructors. The competition will take place on Thursday, October 17, 2013, from 9:30am to 12:30pm.
The purpose of the Steeplechase is to promote problem solving and an enjoyment of math. Teams of four students compete in a problem solving course of twelve stations, solving challenging problems in a collaborative effort. Currently, Dixon, Vacaville, Fairfield, Armijo, Will C. Wood, and Buckingham Charter High Schools are confirmed to participate in this year’s competition. All Steeplechase participants will receive a patch and trophies will be awarded to the top three teams in both junior varsity and varsity divisions.
For additional information about the Math Steeplechase competition, please contact Genele Rhoads, at genele.rhoads@solano.edu or 707.864.7000, ext. 4365.
FAIRFIELD, CA, OCTOBER 15, 2013:
Solano Community College’s (SCC) Foreign Language students are pleased to be teaching elementary aged children this Fall semester in the Fairfield Suisun Unified School District (FSUSD). The College is offering a special course called Cross Age Teaching, which affords students the opportunity to gain real-world teaching experience in basic French, German, and Spanish. The SCC students work in groups of two and teach 30 minute lessons for 17 weeks. This semester, the SCC students are teaching at K. I. Jones in the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Program, Suisun Valley K-8, and B. Gale Wilson K-8 schools. SCC Foreign Languages Department has been collaborating with FSUSD schools since 2001; College’s students are now teaching in 13 classrooms and exposing over 300 young students to the joys of learning a foreign language.
“The lessons focus on simple, but important, vocabulary like the numbers, days of the week, months, and objects in the classroom. We are required to implement singing and games in every lesson,” shared Lorna Marlow-Munoz, SCC Foreign Language faculty. “The Cross Age Teaching Program gives our students a chance to give back to the community and strengthen their own language skills. This semester, we have a recipient of the program from 10 years ago now teaching in her former elementary school classroom!”
For more information about SCC’s Cross Age Teaching Program, please contact Lorna Marlow-Munoz at 707.864.7291 or lorna.marlow-munoz@solano.edu.
Thanks to Professor Chris McBride and his colleagues in the English department and Basic Skills Committee, an online writing lab is now available for student use. This is an informational site that gives students access to lab schedules, videos on writing, and downloadable guides on various English-related subjects. This online lab will continue to be developed with additional materials throughout the semester. For now, please take some time to check out this site and direct students to visit the site as well. It is just another way that we are meeting the needs of students and satisfying our accreditation requirements. Here is the link: http://blogs.solano.edu/basicskills/
FAIRFIELD CAMPUS