News @ De Anza

Three members of the De Anza College community will be honored this month with Excellence Awards from the national League for Innovation in the Community College. The recipients were selected for their outstanding service to the college.

De Anza is pleased to welcome two important authors who will be speaking with campus audiences next week: Attorney and activist Steve Phillips will speak about anti-racist organizing and Pulitzer finalist Tommy Orange will discuss his novel with a Puente Learning Community class.

A new video celebrates the creation of "Stronger Together" - a mural honoring De Anza's student veterans that was painted last fall outside the Veteran Services office in the Seminar Building on the west side of campus.

Everyone is welcome to drop by their new Village Space for a Valentine's Day open house on Tuesday, Feb. 14. Village Spaces are physical locations on campus where students can hang out or meet with other students, faculty and staff in their Village.

The Black Faculty, Staff and Administrators Network (BFSA) invites the De Anza College community to a special event this Thursday honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. ... Plus: Funding to train future community leaders, this year's Excellence Award winners and a new mural honoring student veterans.

De Anza College will host the Jan. 26 kickoff for the 2023 Silicon Valley Reads campaign, with an on-campus author event and Euphrat exhiibition tied to the theme of "Journey to New Beginnings."

Backed by a three-year, $354,000 grant from the state, De Anza has begun making a concerted effort to provide support for students who have been incarerated or had other experience with the criminal justice system.

Highlights from this year's Welcome Day are featured in a new video that shows scenes from the Sept. 23 campus event, while emphasizing to students: You are welcome at De Anza every day!

De Anza has been named a "Champion of Higher Education" for its success in expanding transfer opportunities for a growing number of students earning associate degrees for transfer, which guarantee admission to the CSU system.

De Anza College has won formal approval to offer its first-ever baccalaureate degree - a bachelor of science in Automotive Technology Management that will provide students with new opportunities for jobs and career growth.