Author: Marc S. Posner
Career Education
July 16, 2020
Retired Professor, Coach Tom Lubin Remembered
"Cypress College is remembering retired professor and coach Tom Lubin. One of the college’s pioneering faculty, Lubin was a chemistry professor who is fondly recalled for his memorable lessons — including jumping off a building — and for his devotion to students, including standouts Swen Nater and Mark Eaton. The Lubin Family has"
Career Education
September 3, 2019
Cypress College’s Automotive Technology Program Named Toyota’s Top T-TEN School in the U.S.
"Cypress College’s Automotive Technology Program swept the recent Toyota Technician Training & Education Network (T-TEN) awards — including being named the #1 T-TEN program in the nation. The announcements came at the recent Toyota Technician Training & Education Network (T-TEN) awards held at Lakes Community College in Laconia, New Hampshire. “I"
In Memoriam
August 29, 2019
Don Tyrrell Remembered for His Guidance of Cypress College Students
"Cypress College is remembering Don Tyrrell, a 35-year employee who continued to support the campus following his retirement in 2005. Mr. Tyrrell, a resident of Westminster, died on August 22. He was 81. Mr. Tyrrell was a counselor serving business majors during his entire tenure at Cypress College — and was"
Career Education
August 8, 2019
Cypress College Aviation Program Adds Full-Motion Simulator to Enhance Technical Skills
"Cypress College recently announced the addition of a full-motion, Twin-Engine Reciprocating & Turbine Motion Simulator to its new Aviation Lab. The Twin-Engine Reciprocating & Turbine Motion Simulator enables Cypress College instructors to train aspiring pilots for their initial private pilot certificates. This on-the-ground training saves students between 30 and 60 hours"
Career Education
March 5, 2019
$1.4 Million Cybersecurity Grant Awarded to Cypress College for K-12 Dual Enrollment Pathway
"A $1.43 million grant will facilitate a new K-12 dual enrollment pathway at Cypress College to educate high school students in the field of cybersecurity. Cypress College is one of six recipients — and the only one in Orange or Los Angeles counties — of the California College and Career Access"
Career Education
February 6, 2019
Don Johnson — Charter Faculty Member and State’s All-Time Wins Leader — Passes at 88
"By Wes McCurtis and Marc S. Posner Update: A celebration of life in honor of Don Johnson will be held Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 2 p.m. at Cypress College in GYM II Don Johnson Court. Refreshments will be available at 1 p.m. Parking will be free in Lots 4 and"
Career Education
January 30, 2019
A&E’s ‘Storage Wars’ to Feature Mortuary Science on New Episode Tonight
"UPDATE: Buyers Jarrod Schulz and Brandi Passante brought three items for McCament’s expert evaluation. He identified them as a ’20s/’30s-era dressing table, cosmetics airbrush system, and incomplete embalming machine set used to remove fluids from and inject preservative fluids into bodies. The scene was shot primarily in the Mortuary Science Department’s embalming room"
Career Education
November 26, 2018
Flying Team Earns Top Two-Year Honors at Competition
"Cypress College’s flying team earned top honors for two-year colleges at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s Region II Safecon competition held November 13-17, 2018 at Ernest A Love Field Airport, in Prescott, AZ. Cypress College placed first overall for two-year colleges for the first time since 1978. Several Cypress students surpassed competitors from host"
Career Education
October 31, 2018
$1 Million Donation to Aviation Program is Largest Individual Gift in Cypress College History
"Cypress College has received its largest individual gift in the campus’ history, a $1 million donation to its aviation program. The commitment, made this semester by an anonymous donor, is being used to transform the program’s state-of-the-art flight-simulator lab into the region’s best public facility. The simulator lab, which has already"
Career Education
September 24, 2018
Instructor Tommy Mellana Honored as Hero in Response at Las Vegas Shooting
"Adjunct instructor Tommy Mellana, whose primary employment is as a detective in the Cypress Police Department, received the California Peace Officer’s Association Award of Valor for his heroic response at last year’s Las Vegas shooting. Detective Mellana, who teaches in Cypress College’s Administration of Justice Program, was honored in Sacramento on"