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Dec. 3, 2025
The smell of bleach and water transports him to his childhood years. He recalls his mom grabbing him by the ear and demanding that he clean the walls after he had just defiled them with his drawings. Eternally being called necio, a Spanish term for someone who is being naughty or foolish, Cruz Ortiz remembers being that creative child who always knew he would one day become an artist.
Nov. 6, 2025
Patti Garcia is a positive person. In fact, she is a B-positive person. She knows this because since she was in her 20’s, she has been a regular blood donor to South Texas Blood and Tissue. Giving anywhere from four to eight donations every year, Patti reached a significant achievement – she reached her 100th lifetime donation at the same time San Antonio College was set to mark its 100th anniversary.
Oct. 6, 2025
Sybel Pici’s career has spanned multiple industries, leadership positions, and entrepreneurial ventures over the years. If you ask her, it all started with two formative years at San Antonio College. From SAC, Pici rose through the ranks at a local tech firm. She then earned national recognition as a franchise owner with her husband for 20 years.
Oct. 1, 2025
It was a party 100 years in the making. Nearly 1,000 people converged on San Antonio College’s campus on Saturday, Sept. 20, to celebrate Founders’ Day – a family-friendly outdoor party that officially kicked off SAC 100, the College’s yearlong centennial celebration.”
Sept. 22, 2025
As a rookie police officer, Javier Salazar was working full-time while pursuing an associate degree at San Antonio College. More than three decades later, he still recalls inspiring feedback from one of his professors. Speech professor Jim Mamarella wrote on a paper Salazar had turned in: “Way to go, ‘Chief Salazar.’ I see a future for you in administration.’”