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Desert Sun 11/10 – College of the Desert Board approves pay raise, extension for Garcia in split 3-2 vote
One month before a highly potential new Board of Trustee member was voted in that could swing the majority against Dr. Garcia’s raise and extension, The College of the Desert Board of Trustees voted 3-2 Thursday to extend the contract of, and give a pay raise to, Superintendent/President Martha Garcia. Garcia’s annual base salary will increase…
The Desert Sun 5/19 – Former Palm Springs Mayor Ron Oden appointed to COD Board of Trustees (subscribers only)
Former Palm Springs Mayor Ron Oden is the newest member of the College of the Desert Board of Trustees. Oden was sworn in after he was unanimously appointed by the board Friday, 4-0, to become the Area 3 representative for Palm Springs and a sliver of Cathedral City. It was a rare and important moment…
Desert Sun 8 /19 -College of the Desert makes changes but moves forward with ‘Citizens Advisory Group’
College of the Desert will move forward with a modified version of its proposed “Citizens Advisory Group” to inform design elements of its planned Palm Springs campus. The school’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously in favor of a motion to create the advisory group Friday, with changes to its composition and stated purpose. Read full…
UKEN REPORT 4/7 – MARTHA GARCIA HAS BEEN SELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE
Martha Garcia, president/superintendent of College of the Desert since August 2021, has been selected as the new president of Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, according to a release from the College. Director of Public Affairs Jill Dolan told Uken Report Garcia’s salary will not be made public until Wednesday after the contract is finalized. She will…
THE DESERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL CONSIDER CONDUCTING COMPREHENSIVE FORENSIC AUDITS
Concerns continue to exist and grow regarding expenditures of Desert Community College District money. To that end, the Desert Community College District Board of Trustees will consider on Friday, Dec. 16 whether to conduct comprehensive forensic audits. Concerns center on the cost of developing campuses and facilities in Cathedral City, Coachella, Mecca/Thermal, Palm Desert and…
Palm Springs Post 9/7 – Hospitality industry touts study, pushes back on scaled-down Palm Springs College of the Desert campusPalm Springs
Against the backdrop of the bustling Il Corso kitchen in Downtown Palm Springs, leaders from both Visit Greater Palm Springs (VGPS) and the city on Tuesday made their case for more robust hospitality and culinary programs than those currently being planned by officials from College of the Desert (COD). Read full article here