SparkPoint Articles

On August 27, 2018, SparkPoint at Skyline College launched a much-needed project to support student success: SparkPoint Snacks. This project addresses a most basic human need – food – by making free snacks available to Skyline College students with no barriers to access. Intended to dramatically impact student food insecurity and curb the stigma with which ...

SparkPoint at Skyline College is currently accepting scholarship applications for 25 Career and Technical Education (CTE) students the Fall 2018 cohort. Grove Scholarship applications are available online at www.skylinecollege.edu/sparkpoint and are due by September 12 at 3:00 p.m. Eligible students will be selected for the program based on three short personal statements that describe who they ...

SparkPoint would like to highlight an amazing Latina, mother, scholar and advocate. Marjourie Quintanilla balances the duties of being a single mother, full-time student, public benefits specialist and active San Bruno community member with grace and commitment. She is always smiling and helpful and she inspires us all. An alumna of Capuchino High School who ...

SparkPoint played an integral role in planning and presenting at The Basic Needs Summit held in Sacramento, California on April 26 and 27. Administrators, faculty, staff, an student leaders from community colleges across California came together to address the role we play and the collaboration needed to impact the alarming amount of our students who do ...

April was a busy month of outreach for the English language Institute (ELI). The ELI promoted Skyline College to over 90 adult school students at Jefferson, South San Francisco and San Mateo Adult Schools. The ELI also welcomed more than 100 ESL students from South San Francisco and Westmoor high schools as part of their campus tour organized by Lauren Ford ...

Skyline College hosted its first ever Student Success Conference on Saturday, April 7, 2018. The Student Success Conference is designed to motivate students in their education and engage them in their campus community. The event began with a welcoming speech by Student Success Counselor and Coordinator, Alberto Santellan who helped students recognize that the challenges they ...

Kapatiran students from South San Francisco High School and Westmoor High School were able to take a field trip to Skyline College to attend “Discover Kababayan” on Friday, March 16, 2018. Kapatiran is a high school to college pipeline program focused on Filipin@ /Filipin@-American curriculum that incorporates themes of identity, culture, history, and college success. This class ...

SparkPoint at Skyline College is currently accepting scholarship applications for 25 Career and Technical Education (CTE) students the Spring 2018 cohort.  Grove Scholarship applications are available online at the Sparkpoint website and are due by February 1st at 3:00 p.m. Eligible students will be selected for the program based on three short personal statements that describe ...

In December 2017, a reporter from the San Mateo Daily Journal visited the SparkPoint Center at Skyline College. The article was originally intended to cover the newly launched NOVA Job Center at Skyline College and the workforce services that are offered to assist unemployed individuals in San Mateo County. However, the reporter chose to expand ...

On November 2, 2017, the California Community College Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) hosted a Basic Needs Workgroup to address the issues of food insecurity and housing insecurity for Community College students across the state. This full-day meeting was held in Sacramento and included representatives from Skyline College, Mission College, Saddleback College, the Los Angeles Community College ...