Dr. Francisco Solis, San Antonio College President, talks with Hot Mustard about a San Antonio College recently being awarded the Seal of Excelencia. The honor is awarded by Excelencia in Education, a national leader in supporting and promoting student success. SAC is one of only five U.S. colleges to be recertified this year. Five other colleges received the honor for this first time.

Boeing made a $100,000 gift to SAC as part of the college’s Centennial anniversary celebration. The gift will benefit the John L. Santikos Micronaut Center at the Scobee Education Center.

SAC has two new Deans who have recently joined the College Executive Team. Tracy A. Floyd is our new Dean for Student Success and Dr. Gilbert Castillo has been named Dean for Performance Excellence.

Dr. Francisco Solis, San Antonio College President, talks with Hot Mustard about National Night Out and the SAC Sundial. Dr. Keith Jamison, Chief of Public Safety for the Alamo Colleges District, joins the two to talk about the National Night out event at SAC. The community is invited to meet members of the Alamo Colleges Police Department and learn about campus resources and ask questions about safety and security on campus.

Photographer, Samara Penny, talks about her experience with the SAC Sundial. The Sundial is SAC’s student online news source. Dr. Pedro Cabrera, Discipline Coordinator for the Journalism/Photography/Mass Media program, talks about journalism and what students can expect from the program.

Dr. Francisco Solis, San Antonio College President, and Hot Mustard welcome Dr. Gourjoine Wade, Vice President for Student Success. Dr. Wade is in charge of several offices that deal with students when they first arrive at SAC until they graduate. The departments include Admissions, Financial Aid, Advising, Wellness, Student Life, Student Accessibility, and Success Coaching.

Dr. Wade brings more than 20 years of experience advancing student access, success, and equity across diverse college communities. Dr. Wade earned his doctorate in higher education leadership and a master’s in higher education administration from Walden University, as well as a bachelor’s degree in public administration from Grambling State University.

Learn more about Dr. Wade at https://www.alamo.edu/sac/about-sac/leadership/college-executive-team/vice-president-for-student-success/