May, 2017

LONG TIME ADMINISTRATOR, VPAA, DR. JOANNA SCHILLING BECOMES CYPRESS COLLEGE’S PRESIDENT

This semester Rio Hondo College not only bids farewell to Spring 2017 graduates but also to Interim Vice President Dr. Joanna Schilling. After meeting with Cypress College’s board of trustees, and addressing the college’s campus community at an open forum, with five other finalists, Schilling was chosen as the school’s 12th president. Schillings will succeed the current president, Dr. Bob Simpson, at the beginning of July.  
While Schilling’s transition will be not be easy, Cypress and Rio Hondo’s campus have much in common. Both schools face similar problems and have a similar number of students, Cypress’s campus numbering at 16,000 and Rio Hondo’s at 19,000.