
Invest yourself with lifelong learning
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.
SPRING 2023
• Dance
• Conversational Spanish
• Event Planning
• Music
• Wellness
For more information and a complete list of courses, visit sanjac.edu/cpd or call...
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News and notes from around the College
Senior Wellness Expo honors veterans
San Jacinto College hosted its annual Senior Wellness Expo with a twist Nov. 11 at the Central Campus.
For older adults and caregivers, the free expo featured a wall of honor with veterans’ photos and notecards for guests to sign. Veterans who attended also received framed patriotic quotes and flag pins.
San Jac’s Continuing and Professional...
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Mambo your way to better brain health
What if keeping your brain healthy were as simple as trying a new activity?
According to Harvard’s Institute for Aging Research*, you can train your brain to improve memory and focus. Start by finding a new physical or creative outlet — something that forces you to think, learn, and practice. Remember: Striving to improve is even more important than mastering the activity.
If you’re...
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San Jac galleries offer culture to community
San Jacinto College’s galleries stayed busy in fall 2022, with six exhibits at the Central, North, and South Campuses. The galleries, an extension of the art and design program, welcome guest artists to bring culture to the campus community and expose students to different media.
Central Campus
The Central Campus featured “Dear Black Boy” by philanthropist, photographer, and...
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Paving the way for women in industry
With 48 years in the petrochemical workforce, Linda Brown has witnessed an evolution of change in the industry — more women, technology, and safety in the workplace.
Brown, a San Jacinto College process technology adjunct professor for 17 years, uses her hard-earned knowledge to train process technicians how to work safely and efficiently.
Teaching at San Jac is her “love job.” She...
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Online student Rebecca Parker: Grandma, business owner, and self-proclaimed workaholic
As San Jacinto College refines its online certificate and degree programs, many students are already taking advantage of the current selection. One of these students, Beaumont resident Rebecca Parker, is returning to college to reskill with a second degree in entrepreneurship/business after a successful career in the nonprofit world.
Parker’s daughter Haley bought Guber of Southeast Texas, a...
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Q & A Promise @ San Jac Scholarship: What you need to know
The Promise @ San Jac Scholarship is a last-dollar scholarship that covers up to three years of tuition, books, and supplies at San Jacinto College for in-district high school graduates.
Have a grandchild or someone else you know who may qualify? Roberto Mendez, Promise coordinator, shares important information you can pass on.
Q: Who is eligible for the Promise @ San Jac Scholarship?
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San Jac happenings
Jan. 5
Small Business Workshop Series: Financing Your Business Part 2
7-8:30 p.m.
Free/Generation Park Campus (to register, email [email protected])
Jan. 16
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Closed
All campuses, online
Jan. 19
Small Business Workshop Series: Financial Plan Review
7-8:30 p.m.
Free/Generation Park Campus (to register, email...
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