SparkPoint Articles

Lookout Skyline Community – A new class of Promise Scholars has entered the building! The Fall 2026 Promise Scholars cohort is the largest cohort in recent years with over 450 new scholars joining for the first time. On August 11 and 12, 2026, the Promise Scholars Program hosted its annual Promise Scholars Summer Institute (PSSI) ...

SparkPoint at Skyline College is partnering with the County of San Mateo Human Services Agency (HSA) Outreach Unit to connect students with more on-campus support and resources for county public benefits programs, including CalFresh, Medi-Cal, and CalWORKs. CalFresh provides food assistance to eligible individuals and families, helping students access nutritious groceries while they focus on their ...

Skyline College welcomed 95 incoming students to campus on Monday, August 10, for Make Moves Monday, a full-day event designed to help students prepare for a successful start to the Fall semester. Hosted by the Outreach Office, Make Moves Monday provided students with an engaging introduction to campus life and the resources available to support their ...

On April 14, 2026, Skyline College welcomed a delegation from Red Rocks Community College (RRCC) in Colorado for a campus visit focused on student engagement strategies and campus life. The visit grew out of a connection made through Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) headquarters late last year, when the two chapters began a conversation about what ...

Before the Spring Semester began, the Skyline College Promise Scholars Program (PSP) hosted its annual Promise Scholars Spring Institute, where PSP staff and counselors welcomed incoming Promise Scholars to the one-day event. As part of the onboarding process, all new Promise scholars were expected to attend this institute before the start of the Spring Semester, ...

The Puente Learning Community hosted its annual Noche de Familia event for the families, friends, and supporters of the 2025-2026 Puente cohort on September 4, 2025. Noche de Familia recognizes the cultural wealth that exists within our cohort and serves as an opportunity to honor the important role families play in the lives of our students and ...

This summer, the Skyline College Promise Scholars Program (PSP) successfully hosted its annual Promise Scholars Summer Institute, where PSP staff and counselors welcomed incoming Promise and Pathway students. As part of the onboarding process, all new scholars for both Promise Scholars and Pathway Scholars were expected to attend this institute before the start of the ...

In celebration of Earth Week 2025, the Skyline College Earth Day Every Day team enjoyed sharing a series of events and activities from Monday, April 21, through Saturday, April 26! Our campus community had a great time interacting with engaging exhibits, fun projects & local resources to learn ways to go green in our daily ...

The Skyline College Social Science and Creative Arts Division hosted its eighth Biennial Empty Bowls Fundraiser on March 24, 2025, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Fireside Dining Room. Empty Bowls is a grassroots project that raises money and awareness of community hunger and food insecurity. Each group participating in the project works ...

Introduction to Psychobiology examines how our brain influences behavior and includes an overview of how what we eat affects our brain. Students in the class shared some of this knowledge with the community by connecting with folks attending Skyline College’s Health Fair and the Empty Bowls fundraising event. Students collaborated with our SparkPoint Food Pantry to ...