Pregame festivities will be hosted in the stadium courtyard starting at 4 p.m. An exciting half-time performance will feature the Vista Murrieta High School band. These events are coordinated and supported by the MSJC Foundation, Student Life & Development, Outreach, and MSJC Athletics.  

The more than $50 million, three-story Athletics & Kinesiology Complex offers opportunities for all students, a training facility for MSJC athletics, and a place for the community to convene. This 30,722-square-foot complex boasts the field, stadium, press box, team rooms, kinesiology facility, training room, classrooms, beach volleyball court, and softball field. 

“We’ve been looking forward to our first game day in the stadium,” said Dr. Roger Schultz, Superintendent/President. “We are excited to rally around our athletes as they compete in the stadium, celebrate our graduates, and host fundraisers and other events with our community partners. This complex is a game-changer for our college and the communities we serve.” 

This state-of-the art facility will transform Eagle Athletics and support educational programs in health and wellness. Programs and courses offered in the complex are aerobics, yoga, body conditioning, first aid and CPR, self-defense, strength training, and sport psychology classes. The field provides space for exercise-walking and jogging courses and training facilities for the college’s intercollegiate sports teams. 

The new Athletics & Kinesiology Complex was completed this past spring, and the Eagles began training in the new facility this summer.  

“Having a state-of-the-art facility has made this an exceptional place for our players to develop,” Head Football Coach Casey Mazzotta said. “We are excited to give the community something to rally around on Saturday nights.” 

The Eagles football team is coming off two of their most successful seasons in the Mazzotta era as they won back-to-back American Mountain League Championships and in 2021 won the American Division title. In all, MSJC has appeared in a bowl game for three straight seasons.  

This year, the Eagles embarked on a new challenge as they compete in the National Division and the Southern League.  

“Our plan is to compete for a conference championship and to reach a bowl game,” Mazzotta said. “We know we are moving into one of the best, if not the best, conferences in the state, but we just need to stay focused and take it one week at a time.” 

An addition to the 2023-24 season is that all games will utilize cashless digital ticketing. MSJC student with a Student Government Association (SGA) sticker are admitted for free. General admission tickets are $10 and students, seniors over 65, and children under 12 are $7. Tickets must be purchased online through Hometown Tickets at msjcathletics.com/general/Tickets  A link to tickets is on msjcathletics.com under the “Gameday” tab and on @msjcathletics social media platforms.  

Parking is available in lots A, B, and E off La Piedra Road. 

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The Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) Foundation was awarded $2.5 million after Riverside County Third District Supervisor Chuck Washington forwarded a proposal to support the college district’s career and technical education programs.

The $2.5 million allocation, approved by Riverside County Board of Supervisors on July 18, comes from Washington’s Third District American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. It is the largest grant received by the MSJC Foundation.

“This tremendous support has a significant impact on our students and the communities we serve,” said Roger Schultz, Ph.D., Superintendent/President. “We appreciate our County Supervisors for working with the MSJC Foundation and partners to create innovative economic and job development programs. Relevant courses help students build essential skills to earn well-paying jobs and satisfy the needs of the communities we serve.”

Washington said that as people return to the workforce, the region has experienced shortages in many sectors, including childcare and healthcare, which result in barriers to Riverside County’s economic recovery.

“The Third District welcomes projects that improve economic, health, and safety outcomes for our residents,” Washington said. “This funding will support those goals by ensuring MSJC students who enter healthcare, law enforcement and other career and technical programs are trained with the latest equipment and technologies. MSJC’s Temecula Valley Campus prepares our local students for jobs in high-demand and well-paid fields, which contributes to our economic growth.”

Washington’s Third District takes in a portion of MSJC’s 1,700-square-mile district, which includes the Temecula Valley Campus, MSJC’s newest campus that opened in 2021.

“We are honored to receive this support from Supervisor Washington and the entire Board of Supervisors,” said Adam Eventov, MSJC Foundation Board President. “This is a major milestone in the Foundation’s new initiatives to benefit the college district and its students. This is an investment in programs that advance affordable access to career and technical training that not only helps meet the immediate needs of employers but helps improve attainment of associate and bachelor’s degrees.”

The MSJC Foundation will use the funding to support an innovative K-16 program for training in fields that include general automotive maintenance, construction, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, and utilities (water, gas, electric and solar). Existing and proposed programs will offer rigorous and enriching educational opportunities in an equitable and inclusive environment that fosters growth through equal opportunities and access throughout MSJC’s district.

Partnerships with K-12 districts will allow for articulated curriculum that meets the state’s high school graduation requirements and qualifies for college credit that can be applied towards an associate or bachelor’s degree.

The funding will provide resources for needed upgrades and new equipment and technologies to support equal opportunity access across the college district.

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Tickets are required, but the community is welcome to enjoy these films – some nostalgic and some educational. Three of the films cost $25 per vehicle and three of the movies are free. Each showing will be limited to 80 vehicles.

The movie lineup is:

My Family/Mi Familia: Friday, Oct 2 (FREE)

Grease: Saturday, Oct. 3

Milk: Tuesday, Oct. 6 (FREE)

The Goonies: Friday, Oct. 16

The Sandlot: Saturday, Oct. 17

Nightmare Before Christmas: Friday, Oct. 30 (FREE)

All films will begin at dusk. The parking lot will open at 6 p.m. for all showings.

All attendees will be required to practice safe social distancing to avoid the spread of COVID-19. Attendees must wear masks when they’re outside of their vehicles.

All profits benefit the Pledge for Success, a basic-needs initiative that removes some of the barriers to student success inside and outside of the classroom by providing students funding, food, books and supplies, clothing and basic, essential hygienic items. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and recession, the needs are extremely high this year and all financial help is much appreciated for this important cause.

The MSJC Foundation provides financial assistance to support student success and MSJC initiatives. The nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)3 corporation provides scholarships and mini-grants to MSJC students and faculty and offers assistance through programs such as the Pledge for Success with funds raised from the private and public sectors. Since 1983, the Foundation has been comprised of community leaders who volunteer to work with college staff to support MSJC’s specific needs.

MSJC serves about 27,000 students over a 1,700-square-mile area.

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The Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) Foundation Board of Directors on Monday unanimously voiced its support for the MSJC Equity Pledge.

The Foundation Board issued a statement of support that acknowledges there are systemic barriers that have historically excluded and prevented equal outcomes for students on the basis of:

• Race/ethnicity

• Gender Identity and Expression

• Sexuality

• National Origin

• Socioeconomic status

• Disability

• Language

• Religion

• Age

• Physical Appearance

• Intersections of these identities

“We define equity as an investment and commitment to achieving parity in academic outcomes by removing institutional barriers and creating an inclusive and culturally affirming learning environment,” the statement reads. “Our purpose is to celebrate diversity, instill hope, and empower our students to transform their lives and those around them.

“We, the Mt. San Jacinto College Foundation, commit to and fully support the MSJC Equity Pledge,” the statement reads.

The Foundation Board’s support followed a May 31 statement from Dr. Roger Schultz, Superintendent/President of Mt. San Jacinto College.

“It is incumbent upon all of us to continuously reflect on our own biases and racial blind spots so we can work together to disrupt and dismantle racist systems and mindsets that permeate our community and our country,” he said. “The Mt. San Jacinto College Equity Pledge is a testament to our commitment to do exactly that.”

MSJC serves about 27,000 students over a 1,700-square-mile area.

The MSJC Foundation provides financial assistance to support student success and MSJC initiatives. The nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)3 corporation provides scholarships and mini-grants to MSJC students and faculty and offers assistance through programs such as the Pledge for Success with funds raised from the private and public sectors. Since 1983, the Foundation has been comprised of community leaders who volunteer to work with college staff to support MSJC’s specific needs.

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Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) has continued providing students instruction but had to cancel all of its face-to-face events.

However, the MSJC Foundation has good news for MSJC students, faculty and staff. We may not be able to attend a concert in a large or quaint venue right now, but thanks to very generous sponsors, we can still enjoy some stellar performances in our new virtual concert series featuring five great acts from various musical genres.

The free hourlong concerts would not be possible without MSJC Foundation sponsors Pepsi; CW Driver; Keenan; Image Source; Dominion Trust; So Cal Gas; and California Coast Credit Union.

The MSJC (Stay-At-Home) Concert Series launches today, May 29, with Jimmie Allen, a breakthrough country music artist slated to play the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio in October. 

Up-and-coming country music artist Matt Stell, a former college basketball player best known for “Prayed for You,” will perform Wednesday, June 10.

Platinum-selling Parmalee, a 2016 Academy of Country Music (ACM) “New Vocal Duo/Group of the Year” nominee, jams on Wednesday, June 24. The band was slated to play the Menifee Music & Arts Festival on the MSJC Menifee Valley Campus this year until its cancelation.

Eve 6, which scored several hits in the ‘90s such as “Inside Out,” takes the “stage” Wednesday, July 8.

Thompson Square, the Grammy-nominated country music duo who headlined the Menifee Music & Arts Festival in 2019, will entertain us again on Wednesday, July 22. The multi-platinum-selling husband and wife have earned “Vocal Duo of the Year” honors from both the ACM and Country Music Association (CMA) awards.

The MSJC (Stay-At-Home) Concert Series benefits the MSJC Foundation’s Pledge for Success, a basic-needs initiative that supports MSJC students with emergency funding and food, books and supplies, professional clothing, and essential hygienic kits throughout the year. The Pledge is needed now more than ever as we work to provide the resources our students need at this time. Learn more about it at www.msjc.edu/pledgeforsuccess

Each concert will be streamed live on YouTube for MSJC students, faculty and staff.

Mt. San Jacinto College serves about 27,000 students – about two-thirds of which are on financial aid – over a 1,700-square-mile area.

On May 21, Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) awarded a record-breaking 3,554 degrees and certificates to 1,958 graduates during its virtual graduation ceremony.

Have a wonderful day and please follow MSJC on social media — Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.

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