HomeStreet Bank is the presenting sponsor for Sabor y Sonido at ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ
July 31, 2025
HomeStreet Bank has become the presenting sponsor for ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ’s Sabor y Sonido event on Saturday, September 27. Sabor y Sonido, presented by ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ’s Latinx Association, is a celebration of Latin food, drink, and music, with the event headlined by Nacho Bustillos and his band. “At HomeStreet Bank, we believe in investing in the communities we… Read more »
Celebrating 25 Years of ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ Mountain College: A Legacy of Community and Growth
July 31, 2025
¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ Mountain College is marking a major milestone this year, its 25th anniversary as an independent community college in California. This yearlong celebration honors not only the institution’s growth and achievements but also the deep connection it has built with the hi- desert community that helped establish it. The festivities officially begin on Saturday, June… Read more »
The Little College That Could – ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ Celebrates 25th Anniversary
July 31, 2025
¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ Mountain College began as a remote extension of College of the Desert in 1966, with classes held wherever space could be found. The campus opened in its present location, 120 acres, north of State Route 62 in the unincorporated area of Joshua Tree, after years of fundraising by the Friends of ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ Mountain College,… Read more »
¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ President’s Board of Trustees recap and news for July 2025
July 31, 2025
Hi, folks. Daren Otten here, Superintendent/President at ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ Mountain College. This is a belated report from the July 10th general and study session meetings. Myself and our chief marketing guru, podcast guru Steve Brown, both were on some competing vacation times and so it took us a little bit of time to get through this…. Read more »
¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ President’s Board of Trustees recap and news for June 2025
June 17, 2025
Hi folks. It’s Daren Otten, Superintendent/President here at ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ Mountain College, with your follow up report from the last Thursday, June 12th, regular board meeting. We kicked that board meeting off with a closed session that there was no action taken by the Board of Trustees. And moving right into the regular meeting, we got… Read more »
¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ President’s Board of Trustees recap and news for May 2025
May 20, 2025
Hi folks, Daren Otten, Superintendent and President here at ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ Mountain College for your board meeting summary from Thursday, May 8th, 2025. The board did kick off the meeting with several recognitions as we kind of wrap up the end of the year. First of all, presenting a certificate to Student Trustee Mariam Hussain, who… Read more »
¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ President’s Board of Trustees recap and news for April 2025
April 17, 2025
Hi folks, Daren Otten, Superintendent-President here at ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ Mountain College with your update from last week’s board meeting. The board meeting did start with a closed session where the trustees went through several items around labor negotiations, some pending litigation against the district and ultimately some public employee discipline dismissal release. And coming out of… Read more »
¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ Vice President’s Board of Trustee’s recap and news for March 2025
March 21, 2025
Hello, this is Jane Kwon, Vice President of Student Services, giving a report on the regular board meeting from March 13th. We had two public comments. One on a proposal to change the college name to Joshua Tree Community College and another on concerns about the current effects of the federal government orders on education… Read more »
¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ President’s Board of Trustee’s recap and news for February 2025
February 21, 2025
Hi folks, this is Daren Otten, Superintendent/President at ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ Mountain College, and your report from the February 13, 2025, regular board meeting. Coming out of closed session last week, the Board of Trustees did act to non-renew a singular management contract and then ultimately moved into our regular session with several new employee introductions, including… Read more »
¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ President’s Board of Trustees recap and news for December 2024
December 17, 2024
Hi folks, Daren Otten, Superintendent/President at ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ Mountain College. And this is the report that stems from last Thursday, December 12th’s Board meeting. The Board meeting did start with a closed session, as they normally do with a couple of items. The only thing that did come as an action item that was out of… Read more »