The vision for the campus, which is a combination of the 2021 and 2023 schematic designs, includes: opportunities for “learning on display” like a culinary space that is visible from the street, an outdoor learning space, cultural center and even an entertainment center. Read full broadcast here

College of the Desert will host a series of four public meeting through June to welcome input on design plans for the planned Palm Springs campus. The first meeting is at 9:30 a.m. this Wednesday. The meetings are scheduled to take place in the multi-purpose room at the Donald and Peggy Cravens Student Services Center…

College of the Desert has canceled the board of trustees meeting that had been scheduled for Friday. Palm Springs Mayor Grace Garner criticized the move, saying it only happened because Trustee Fred Jandt, who is leaving the board for health reasons, was not allowed to participate remotely. “Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Board of Trustees…

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…

iting health reasons, Fred Jandt, College of the Desert Area 3 Trustee, on Monday evening submitted his resignation to Superintendent/President Martha Garcia and Chair Bonnie Stefan, Uken Report has learned. His resignation is effective March 31. “Recently I have experienced a change in health status,” Jandt stated in his letter to Garcia and Stefan. “It is my judgment…

The College of the Desert’s board of trustees underwent ethics training on Monday to ensure that they are aware of the laws and regulations that govern their work as public officials. The training covered a range of topics, including conflicts of interest, bribery, and government transparency laws. The board’s ethics training included a highly relevant…

James G. Williamson Special to The Desert Sun Hope is vital. Education is the key to translating hope into opportunity. With the vote by the board of trustees of the College of the Desert at their February  meeting to move forward with the West Valley campus, our students finally have hope. Hope that they will…

The tide is now shifting since the last couple of years that Superintendent/President, Dr. Martha Garcia took her position. Her lack of transparency and attempt to pause the Palm Springs Campus and Cathedral City Roadrunners program created an uproar in the community, along with a lawsuit filed against COD last September from the City of…

PALM DESERT — Former College of the Desert Superintendent/President Joel L. Kinnamon announced in December 2020 that he was stepping down to spend time with his mom who he had learned probably had a year to live. He retired on March 31, 2021. Almost immediately, it appears wheels were put in motion to derail the COD campus…

The community college is located in the City of Walnut, east of Los Angeles, and has a larger enrollment than COD College of the Desert Superintendent/President Martha Garcia has been named one of five finalists for the top job at Mt. San Antonio College. The community college, which is located in the City of Walnut about…