The Collegian - Published April 9, 2021

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Issue 10 • Friday, April 9, 2021 •

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PHISHING SCAM HITS STUDENT EMAILS BY HANNAH WORKMAN News Editor

Information Technology (IT) officials at Delta College reported that several student accounts have been compromised as the result of a phishing scam, causing personal information such as usernames and passwords to be released. Delta College students are experiencing a high level of spam, according to IT officials. Phishing scams are attempts to obtain sensitive information or data, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details. Scammers will typically email victims and impersonate trustworthy entities, like school officials. Chelsy Pham, director of Information Technology and Data Center Services, said the phishing attempts came as a result of Microsoft Outlook’s global email address list feature. “Once one student was caught by a phishing email, the spammers were able to get the addresses of all the other students,” Pham said. “We’ve since fixed this issue, by removing the global address list for the students.” Student Ernestine Garcia said that within the past week, she has received three emails from scammers impersonating the

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Delta board tackles pandemic enrollment woes BY ARIANNA JUAREZ Staff Writer

The DeRicco Student Services Building at Delta College, pictured on April 7, will soon be home to the Delta Connect Center. PHOTO BY ROBYN JONES

Student Services looks for new ways to ‘Connect’ in virtual, physical spaces President of Student Services said. Cordova said the hope is The Student Services the Delta Connect Center Division at Delta College is will create a “one-stop shop” looking to improve student services with the launch of experience for students. “In the past, programs and the Delta Connect Center. services have been scattered “The idea behind the across campus,” Cordova Delta Connect Center is to create a ‘welcome center’ said. “We hope [the Delta or centralized place where Connect Center] will save students can connect with [students] time and make programs and services,” Dr. it easier for them to get the Lonita Cordova, Assistant assistance they need.” Prior to the pandemic, the Superintendent/Vice BY HANNAH WORKMAN News Editor

Delta Connect Center was scheduled to be launched in April 2021, according to Cordova. However, the launch has been delayed. A new target launch date has not been announced. “We are not quite there yet,” Cordova said. “In addition to COVID-related challenges, we are working to ensure there is adequate power in the areas where

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lost significantly more students than others. Physical Education, Dance, Radio/TV, and ESL have all seen their enrollment numbers drop. Physical Education has seen a decrease from 856 students enrolled in spring 2020 to 363 this spring. This is a decrease of nearly 58 percent. Similarly, student enrollment in Dance courses has decreased from 169 students in spring 2020 to 81 in spring 2021. Many introductory ESL or English as Second Language courses have seen drastic decreases in enrollment as well. ESL students are in a unique position than other Delta College students. For many of these students, effectively communicating in English is a challenge in and of itself. “Offering them a computer from the college and a hotspot isn’t enough,” Lawrenson said when addressing the 32 percent decrease in student enrollment the ESL program has seen in the last year. Lawrenson said the college is hoping to utilize Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to provide face-

In a wide-ranging meeting on March 23, the Delta College Board of Trustees was presented with new information about how the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected enrollment numbers. “I’m concerned about these numbers,” said Dr. Lisa Aguilera Lawrenson, Assistant Superintendent and Vice President of Instruction and Planning, as she presented the board with an update on student enrollment at Delta College. Aguilera Lawrenson highlighted the fact that overall enrollment in the college has decreased by -8.7 percent since this time last year. Both student headcount and course enrollment have decreased significantly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Enrollment in the spring 2021 semester is down -9.6 percent when compared to enrollment in the spring 2020 semester. Unit enrollment is also down significantly since last year, at -10.6 percent when compared year over year. Some disciplines have See ENROLLMENT, page 8

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