Alum Omar Anderson Brings Lessons from PC to New Coaching Role:
Soccer, and life for that matter, are about being part of something bigger than yourself according to Peninsula College grad Omar Anderson. It was a lesson he picked up while playing...
My passion for teaching began early in my career, as I sought out opportunities for instructional moments in every job. I enjoyed sharing my knowledge and expertise with my clients, peers, colleagues, managers, and owners of small-medium sized businesses,...
If you think about beach trash, the plastic bag crises, and the quandary of the Pacific Trash Vortex, that’s a lot of man-made garbage! Have you ever heard of a nurdle?
A nurdle is actually a tiny plastic pellet that plastic industries use to mold...
Career change leads to new horizons:
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Wait. Nope, just Peninsula College alum Chris Enges out flying his drone above a field of soggy sheep on the Key Peninsula.
The Carlsborg resident was recently...
Nonprofit work never ceases to amaze me. To get your hands dirty working for a cause you wholeheartedly believe in is the ultimate prize. I’ve been a volunteer, a board member, an office administrator, and an executive director for several nonprofits...
More Mud, More Zombies, Bigger Obstacles!
Now in its third year, Peninsula College’s annual Pirate Zombie Mud Run promises to be the best race to date. A lot of people don’t like running, some people don’t like the mud and most breathing people...
We’re told that the world is becoming smaller, that we need to understand other cultures better, we need to travel, become more tolerant, respect differences, celebrate diversity, etc. So, shouldn’t we all feel closer and be nicer to each other?
You’d...
I decided to be a teacher when I was very young, a goal I am glad I kept because teaching has been a lifelong passion. After getting a BS degree in Elementary Education, my first job out of college was teaching Adult Basic Education (ABE). While getting...
Alicen Egnew joined Peninsula College’s Medical Assistant (MA) Program in the fall 2013 armed with a GED. On June 20, of this year she graduated with her high school diploma, medical assistant certificate, an AAS degree in medical assisting, and a spring...
New Year’s is my favorite holiday. You might assume that’s because of the revelry, fireworks, get-togethers, and counting down the new year. All that is fine. And fun. What appeals to me most about the turning of the calendar, however, is reflection....