Philanthropy in Action
Nursing Grads Share Their Gratitude
Every nurse has a story of why they chose their calling. What they gain at COD extends far beyond the classroom creating an individual emotional sensibility and tremendous skillset to care for those of all ages, cultures, races, backgrounds and conditions of health and wellness. They leave the program [...]
Serving Up Excellence
COD’s Hospitality instruction expands to offer virtual hotel simulation training, industry certifications with the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute, and exciting plans for internships and study abroad programs. These game-changing initiatives give students the chance to operate a hotel, engage in scenarios and explore the effects of food [...]
Meet Jane Saltonstall, Ed.D.
Co-chair, Stepping Out for COD 2022 and COD Foundation Board of Director Member believes, “Education is essential for one’s personal, social and professional growth. Yet, for so many in today’s world, acquiring an education is a mere dream. When I took my first tour of COD over 12 years [...]
Legacy Giving: Your Contribution, Our Future
Legacy gifts provide future support for COD and significantly alter students’ lives. Contributions by will, trust, life-income arrangements, and endowment gifts all represent generous forms of legacy giving. These gifts represent powerful and meaningful ways for individuals to create a philanthropic legacy for their community and the organizations they [...]
Your plEDGE Gives Students an EDGE
Nearly 10 years after its initial inception, the EDGE/plEDGE program prepares dedicated full-time students for every aspect of college life, from math and English skills to counseling and free tuition. While it may sound fun and catchy, EDGE/plEDGE is a life-changing program for students who attend College of the [...]
Crucial to Our Economy
Board of Directors President Christine Anderson sees funding COD as a success for students and the thriving Coachella Valley. Christine Anderson has an impressive background. She was an elementary school principal, served for 15 years in the Santa Ana school district and was the Superintendent of Palm Springs Unified School [...]
COD’s Academic Angels
COD Foundation’s Academic Angels Partners with Leadership Coachella Valley to Foster the Next Generation of Leaders For the first time in history, the College of the Desert Foundation’s Academic Angels are partnering with Leadership Coachella Valley to mentor a select group of COD students and develop their personal and [...]
Let’s Learn & Play
While Students Gain Hands-on Experience, Parents Enrolled at COD Find On-site Subsidized Childcare offering community gardens, farm-to-table meals, an outdoor musical garden and a highly awarded enrichment program making COD's Child Development learners the luckiest toddlers in the Valley. How COD’s Early Childhood Education Program Serves Families While Students Gain [...]
