Desert Sun 10/21 – College of the Desert trustees hear employee complaints
…several employees who spoke at Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting or submitted written comments, morale is flagging. “You are currently dysfunctional and you’re hurting our college,” adjunct accounting professor Julie Rescigno told the board. “You do not respect or trust each other and you let the community see it. You do not accept any responsibility for […]
Uken Report 10/19 – PUBLIC ENCOURAGED TO SIGN BUILDING BEAM AT INDIO CAMPUS EXPANSION SITE
PALM DESERT – Community members and students are encouraged to add their signatures to one of the beams which will be displayed on the Indio Campus in the new expansion as part of College of the Desert’s Indio campus. A unique and personal touch commemorating the project and ways for the community to leave a […]
Desert Sun 10/12 – Coachella City Council calls for College of the Desert campus in their city
The Coachella City Council passed a resolution Wednesday urging College of the Desert to build a campus in their city. Councilmember Megan Beaman Jacinto, an attorney who represents the former college president in ongoing concerns between him and the college’s board of trustees, was absent. Read full article here
Friday, October 7th at 9a – A Special Zoom Meeting to discuss two studies for the West Valley Campus and more
On Friday, Oct. 7, the College of the Desert Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting to compare two studies related to the West Valley Campus, one from their independent consultant — and one study from Visit Greater Palm Springs. The Board will also vote on a construction contract for the Cathedral City automotive […]
Desert Sun 9/16 – COD Board receives in-depth update on Palm Springs campus; opening slated for 2026
College of the Desert administrators, consultants, architects and planners provided a robust report on the planned Palm Springs campus to the college’s Board of Trustees on Thursday in a marathon session stretching six hours and including dozens of public comments. The college estimates that schematic designs for the new plans will be completed in January 2023 and […]
Palm Springs Post 9/16 – Leading off: Marathon meeting more informative than combative
The news: Roughly 30 taxpayers, civic leaders, and representatives of the tourism and hospitality industries spoke in person or via Zoom during a regular meeting of the COD Board of Trustees, sticking tight to recent demands that college officials approve building a version of the college that was touted as far back as 2004. Read full […]
KESQ 9/13 – Northern Palm Springs residents, local leaders discuss COD’s West Valley campus
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Desert Sun 9/13 – Report to College of the Desert bond oversight committee misstated size, scope of projects
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. Read […]
Palm Springs Post 9/12 – City files suit against College of the Desert claiming it’s slow-playing document delivery
Both sides in the battle over the future of a planned College of the Desert campus in Palm Springs traded jabs Monday, with only one thing becoming clearer: taxpayers will continue to be caught in the middle. Read full article here
Desert Sun 9/12 – Palm Springs sues College of the Desert, alleging failure to provide public records
The City of Palm Springs is suing College of the Desert for what it alleges to be a lack of compliance with the California Public Records Act. The law requires public agencies to make public documents available upon request in a timely manner. The city says COD has not done that. Source: The Desert Sun. […]