San Jacinto College offers a variety of leisure learning courses to help you expand your horizons and have fun! You can enjoy our short courses year-round, along with flexible schedules and easy registration. SUMMER 2023 • Cake decorating • Latin dancing • Yoga • Fitness for seniors • Reiki For more information and a complete list of courses, visit sanjac.edu/cpd or call...

An established musician and computer science engineer, San Jacinto College alumnus Juan Traslaviña splits his time between his passion for music and evolving technology. “I came to San Jac because there was a scholarship opportunity in music,” Traslaviña said. “I wouldn’t have been able to go if it wasn’t for that scholarship. My mom was a single parent, and we didn’t have money...

Grow your business with Center for Entrepreneurship Wanting to start your own business or grow the one you already have? The Center for Entrepreneurship at San Jacinto College’s Generation Park Campus in northeast Houston provides non-credit workshops and events to support community entrepreneurs and future small business owners. Topics range from developing, planning, financing, and...

Alongside Empty Bowls Houston, the San Jacinto College Central Campus invited students, staff, and the public to get creative to tackle hunger with a pottery bowl-a-thon Feb. 18. Art students and families put their creativity to the test with a mound of clay. The College provided the needed supplies, and no experience was necessary. “In total we made 85 bowls to contribute to the event,”...

Depressed. Homeless. Aimless. That was Tony Gamage’s story 10 years ago. Today, the 70-year-old tells a different story. Not only did Gamage graduate from San Jacinto College in 2022, but he’s continuing his education in social work to help others rebuild their lives. Joining the Navy The oldest of seven, Gamage grew up in Maine during the Vietnam War. When Gamage graduated high school in...

As the population ages, the need for long-term care becomes more prominent. Caring for a loved one who is elderly or physically or mentally ill is a big responsibility. A long-term care facility might be a solution, providing a safe living space and round-the-clock care. Learning the process can help ease planning. Steve Kelley, adjunct faculty in long-term care administration at the San...

As we age, our eyes go through changes that can impact our vision and overall eye health. However, you can take steps to maintain healthy vision and protect your eyes. May is Healthy Vision Month, and San Jacinto College’s Debra Clarke, eye care technology program director, offers helpful tips to maintaining healthy eyesight.  The most common eye conditions that increase with aging are...

May 1 Joint Central and North Campus Choir Concert 7 p.m. North Campus Recital Hall (N1) May 3 Central Campus Steel Band World Premiere 7 p.m. Central Campus, Slocomb Auditorium (C12) May 4 Wind Ensemble Concert 7 p.m. Central Campus, Monte Blue Music Building, Corbin Hall (C5) May 5-6 Kaleidoscope Spring Dance Concert 7 p.m. South Campus, Building 15 (S15.101) May...