Mt. SAC Student Life

Please join us in congratulating our 2026 Students of Distinction in the Personal Achievement Category!!! 🎉👏🥳

Edwin Delgado
Estrella Moreno-Rios
Fatima Juarez
Felipe A. Salazar
Kevin Yang
Natalie Guillen
Faith Dang

The Personal Achievement category are students who performed significant service to the College, the community, or an activity related to a College authorized club or organization.

Congratulations to all our 2026 Students & Educators of Distinction Recipients! 👏

Please join us in congratulating our 2026 Students of Distinction in the Competitive Achievement Category!!! 🎉👏🥳

Amanda Porterfield
Jonathan Rollheiser
Kasandra Claire Uy
Mayah Tiscareno
Spencer Damaske

The Competitive Achievement category are students who exhibited outstanding performance as an individual or as a member of a Mt. SAC group or team through competition on behalf of the College.

*We have multiple categories for our Students of Distinction recipients. We will post them throughout the day by category.

Please join us in congratulating our 2026 Students of Distinction in the Service Achievement Category!!! 🎉👏🥳

River Chang
Xenia Chen

The Service Achievement category are students who performed significant service to the College, the community, or an activity related to a College authorized club or organization.

*We have multiple categories for our Students of Distinction recipients. We will post them throughout the day by category.

Please join us in congratulating our 2026 Students of Distinction in the Academic Achievement Category!!! 🎉👏🥳

Anisha Choksey
Benjamin Trull
Dominick Yacoub
Genesis Renderos Escobar
Jocelynn De La Trinidad
Zhilin Chen

The Academic Achievement category includes students who exhibited outstanding academic performance in a balanced and broad course of study.

On Saturday, May 09, 2026, we had the honor of recognizing our amazing 2026 Students & Educators of Distinction recipients! 🎉

Please join us in congratulating our 2026 Educators of Distinction Recipients!!!👏🥳

Gabriel Gardner, Adjunct Professor, Physics & Engineering
Herbert L. Axelrod, Adjunct Professor, Chemistry
Kashima Samuels, Director, Honors Program
Perla E. Partida, Transfer Specialist, Transfer Center
Dr. Yashar Rahbar, Professor, Psychology

An Educator of Distinction is a Mt. SAC Professor, Staff Member, or Manager who is being recognized for outstanding contributions to the student experience.

*we have multiple categories for our Students of Distinction recipients. We will post them throughout the day by category.

Join us this week for our LAST Leadership Education and Development Workshops for the semester!

Appreciating & Respecting Diversity
May 11, 2026
3pm - 4:30pm
410-2020B
Presenter: Briseida Maciel

Effective Communications Skills
May 12, 2026
1:15pm - 2:45pm
410-2020B
Presenter: Lupe Acosta

Values Clarification
May 13, 2026
3pm - 4:30pm
410-2020B
Presenter: Lyssette Trejo

Managing Effective Meetings
May 14, 2026
1:15pm - 2:45pm
410-2020B
Presenter: Lupita Jimenez

To learn more, visit: www.mtsac.edu/lead

Join us this week for our Leadership Education and Development Workshops!

Assertiveness Training
May 4, 2026
3pm - 4:30pm
410-2020B
Presenter: Liz Long

Ethical Decision Making
May 5, 2026
1:15pm - 2:45pm
410-2020B
Presenter: Alejandra Gonzalez

Leading for Change: A Model for Leadership
May 3, 2026
3pm - 4:30pm
410-2020B
Presenter: Dr. Janetta Page

Principles of Personal Leadership
May 7, 2026
1:15pm - 2:45pm
410-2020B
Presenter: Xiaopan Xue

To learn more, visit: www.mtsac.edu/lead

Join us this week for our Leadership Education and Development Workshops!

Motivating Yourself & Others
April 27, 2026
3pm - 4:30pm
410-2020B
Presenter: Joe Louis Hernandez

Public Speaking
April 29, 2026
1:15pm - 2:45pm
410-2020B
Presenter: Thuy Pham

Understanding Yourself
April 30, 2026
3pm - 4:30pm
410-2020B
Presenter: Shane Poulter

Conflict Resolution
May 1, 2026
12:30pm - 2pm
410-2020B
Presenter: Sara Mestas

To learn more, visit: www.mtsac.edu/lead

📢 Apply for an Associate Justice position for the 2026-2027 school year!

To learn more about roles, responsibilities, and to apply, visit: https://www.mtsac.edu/studentlife/as/studentcourt/studentcourt.html

Application Deadline: May 6, 2026

Questions? Contact [email protected]

Join us this week for our Leadership Education and Development Workshops!

Teamwork & Collaboration
April 20, 2026
3pm - 4:30pm
410-2020B
Presenter: Giovanni Rodriguez

Vision & Goal Setting
April 21, 2026
1:15pm - 2:45pm
410-2020B
Presenter: Elmer Rodriguez

Power & Privilege
April 22, 2026
3pm - 4:30pm
410-2020B
Presenter: Kriistal Bilderbach

Leading & Managing a Diverse Group
April 23, 2026
1:15pm - 2:45pm
410-2020B
Presenter: Joel Monroy & Adrienne Kimm

To learn more, visit: www.mtsac.edu/lead