SparkPoint Articles

On January 28, 2025, Project Change kicked off the semester with Tap-In Tuesday, a Lunch and Learn session designed to build community and connect students with campus resources. Students gathered in the Project Change Hub to enjoy food, music, and meaningful conversations about engagement and support opportunities. A highlight of the event was a special appearance ...

The Access, Relevance, Community (ARC) Transfer Pathways Initiative, funded by a cooperative Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) grant with San Francisco State University and our sister campuses, College of San Mateo and Cañada College, helps Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) and low-income students gain access to higher education. ...

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. Students collaborated with our SparkPoint Food Pantry to create recipe cards containing ingredients commonly ...

Skyline College administrators, classified professionals, and faculty got creative with clay at our Oct. 9 hands-on Empty Bowls Flex Day Workshop! Empty Bowls is a grassroots project started in the 1990s by two Michigan teachers to raise money and awareness of hunger and food insecurity in communities, and it has inspired fundraising events like ours ...

On Tuesday, October 22, the Black and Brown Scholars (BBS) hosted its annual financial literacy workshop at the Undocumented Community Center, welcoming all men of color students at Skyline College. Approximately 25 students, staff, and faculty gathered to enhance their financial literacy and learn about investment strategies. BBS Financial Officer, Andy Casas and VP of Communications, ...

Nearly 300 incoming students filled Skyline College on August 6, 2024, for a transformative day focused on college success. The event was months in the making and required both the spring and summer semesters to plan an outstanding event for incoming students. Students who attended the Promise Scholars Summer Institute (PSSI) covered a variety of topics, ...

On Tuesday, November 14th, 2023, SparkPoint at Skyline College hosted its Annual Turkey Giveaway. Throughout the day, SparkPoint gave out 80 turkeys to students and student families, which, in conjunction with our additional free grocery support, helped reduce the cost of feeding families this holiday season. An appointment booking process was used so students could ...

In July 2023, the SparkPoint Food Pantry completed its first full year of grocery distribution since COVID-19 forced us to suspend services. We are proud to report that over 600 students received groceries in over 2,500 appointments. Unlike our Drive-Thru Grocery Distribution, the SparkPoint Food Pantry only serves students. This means that our students received ...

Since Fall 2022, the Skyline College Learning Center has hosted a series of All-Hands Trainings in partnership with the STEM Center to support its team of student workers in cultivating strong, professional development skills. Through attending a year-long sequence of helpful workshops, academic Peer Tutors, Student Assistants, Peer Mentors, and Supplemental Instructors (SIs) were provided ...

After almost three years of planning and hard work by the Institutional Effectiveness Committee, Skyline College and our community engaged with and experienced the newly revamped CPR Share-Outs on April 10, 2023 and April 24, 2023. The following programs participated in this year’s CPR Share-Outs: Accounting, Computer Science/Engineering, Counseling, SparkPoint Center, Career Readiness and Job ...