Dr. Francisco Solis, San Antonio College President, and Hot Mustard talk with Christal Rodriguez, Distinguished Graduate in Math. She is the mother of three kids and takes classes online as she currently lives in Corpus Christi. She has been inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, the international honors society for community college students, and the National Society of Leadership and Success.

Christal talks about choosing SAC and the Alamo Colleges because they offered free books, an important consideration for someone who has bills to pay. She took 18 hours in the Spring, 18 hours during the summer, and 12 hours this fall to get her degree.

Listen to her amazing journey and plans for the future!

Dr. Francisco Solis, San Antonio College President, talks with Hot Mustard about Veterans Day. San Antonio College’s Veterans Affairs Office will hold a ceremony for SAC’s student veterans. Student veterans make up about 14 percent of our student population. During the ceremony, SAC will officially receive the 2025 Veteran Education Excellence Gold Award from the Texas Veteran’s Commission. This annual award has been given since 2021, and SAC has been honored every year with the Gold Award. We will be joined by Chancelor Dr. Mike Flores and Texas State Senator José Menéndez for the event to recognize our veterans.

As part of the SAC 100th anniversary, we invite the community to take part in our SAC Centennial History Harvest. Faculty members in our history program are collecting the oral histories of our former students, faculty and staff. Please share your personal stories of SAC. We would also like to get photos or copies of any SAC items that you may have. By hearing from our SAC community, we hope to gain a better understanding of just what SAC has meant to those who studied here.

Dr. Francisco Solis, San Antonio College President, talks with Hot Mustard about First Generation Students. This week SAC is celebrating its First-Generation Students with First-Gen week. Students have several opportunities to attend workshops centered around their success in the classroom and beyond. SAC will also host the First-Gen Fest, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6, on the SAC Mall. The event will feature music, games, and food. There will also be campus resources on hand to offer help to SAC’s first-gen community.

This week’s guest is Tracy Floyd, Dean for Student Success, one of the newest members of our College Executive Team. She is a first-generation student and has worked in higher education for 15 years and was recently the Director of Student Success at Northeast Lakeview College She is also a veteran of the US Army where she served as a mental health technician.