News at MSJC

Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) honored 225 remarkable students at this year's MSJC Foundation Scholarship Reception--an inspiring celebration of academic achievement, student resilience, and the transformative power of donor generosity. Hosted by the MSJC Foundation, the event brought together students, families, donors, and campus leaders to recognize opportunity in action.

Mt. San Jacinto College proudly celebrates Trustee Calvin Smith, who was recognized on December 2 with the Exchange Club's esteemed Book of Golden Deeds Award--the nation's longest-running honor for volunteerism, dating back to 1919.

Six students from Mt. San Jacinto College's (MSJC) Honors Enrichment Program joined Program Co-Directors Christina Yamanaka-Vu and Erik Ozolins, along with Honors Biology Faculty member Michael Plotkin, at the 59th Annual Conference of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) in San Diego, held November 7-9.

MSJC is proud to announce that Honors Enrichment Program student Roice De Castro has achieved significant national recognition for her original undergraduate research, presenting at a major academic conference and publishing in two prestigious scholarly journals.

The Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) is proud to announce its collaboration with the City of Beaumont and Riverside County in launching the new Pass Area Business Hub (Biz Hub) located at 514 N California Avenue in Beaumont. This innovative one-stop business resource center is designed to empower local entrepreneurs, small business owners, and startup founders across the Pass Area by providing consolidated access to essential resources for growth and success.

Despite a steady morning rain, the atmosphere inside Mt. San Jacinto College's (MSJC) Temecula Valley Campus on Friday, November 14, was filled with warmth, pride, and gratitude as community members, business leaders, and regional partners gathered for the college's annual State of the College - Report to the Community, themed Driving Transformation.

In response to the growing challenges facing students and community members experiencing food insecurity, MSJC is expanding its support through its Eagles Landing food pantry.

Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) proudly hosted a vibrant stop of the 2025 HBCU Transfer Caravan on Monday, October 27, at its Menifee Valley Campus, welcoming students eager to explore transfer opportunities to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) nationwide.

This summer, five outstanding Mt. San Jacinto College students—Emma Stavola, Lamari Oliver, Derrick Romano, Aly Sadek, and Zayd Mayar—were selected to participate in the prestigious MacREU internship program at UC Riverside.

Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) proudly announces that Erik Ozolins, Co-Director of the Honors Enrichment Program and Professor and Chair of the Anthropology Department, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Ron Brandolini Award for Excellence at a Two-Year Institution from the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC).