Despite having scaled-back plans for a Palm Springs campus, a report on capital projects presented by COD leaders to the college’s bond oversight committee on Tuesday misstated the proposed square footage for the campus and incorrectly referred to old plans for a hotel, conference and event center and other “world-class” features. Proofreading errors were to blame.
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COD trustees approve contracts for a feasibility study that already exists and PR services to spin the deceit of COD leadership, with no answers on the three cancelled campuses.
Seriously. You can’t make this stuff up. Friday’s article in The Desert Sun, with one trustee bashing another publicly with innuendo and crazy claims about convention centers and presidential suites, was about the last straw for me.
Just when we thought replacing two members of the COD Board of Trustee’s with two qualified and professional members (Trustee Joel Kinnamon and Trustee Ron Oden) would help the majority of the Board eliminate the questionable and in some cases unethical behavior – we were again proven wrong. Trustee Bea Gonzalez, unable to accept the…
We’re definitely committed to continue to do what we can to enhance student success,” said Dr. Martha Garcia, Superintendent President of College of the Desert. College of the Desert is moving forward with its plans for growth and expansion in the Eastern and western parts of the Coachella Valley. “College of the Desert remains committed…
City of Indio and College of the Desert officials gathered Monday morning to break ground on the community college’s Indio campus expansion, a 67,000-square-foot building with classrooms, a café, offices, science labs and a student services center. The long-planned campus expansion on Oasis Street downtown will double the size of the Indio campus built in 2014. Flyers distributed at the event said…
The College of the Desert’s Board of Trustees meeting originally planned for Friday, March 17 has been canceled due to a lack of a quorum, COD officials have confirmed. They cited “unforeseen circumstances, but did not identify the circumstances. Trustees Rubén Pérez and Bea Gonzalez reportedly could not be at the meeting, though no reason…
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