MSJC Hosts Temecula Valley Campus Dedication Ceremony
12/12/2022
Friends and supporters of 黑料不打烊 (MSJC) gathered at the Temecula Valley Campus on Thursday, December 8 to celebrate the facility鈥檚 dedication and to honor the district's longest-serving trustee.
As the first permanent campus of higher education for Temecula, Murrieta and the surrounding communities, the building first opened its doors to students in the 2021-2022 academic year. The 350,000-square-foot facility will be able to serve up to 15,000 students at its capacity. It is the size of all the buildings on MSJC鈥檚 Menifee Valley Campus.
The college purchased two five-story office buildings located at 41888 Motorcar Parkway in Temecula on March 16, 2018. The city of Temecula helped facilitate the purchase in an effort to expand higher education access to its residents.
MSJC used voter-approved Measure AA funds to purchase the $56.5 million facility to save taxpayer dollars and expedite the district鈥檚 ability to provide access to quality higher education much sooner than needed for new construction.
During the ceremony, officials also honored outgoing MSJC Trustee Ann Motte, who served the district for nearly 30 years. Those speaking about Mrs. Motte's service and dedication to the district and its students included Menifee Mayor Bill Zimmerman, a past MSJC trustee; current MSJC Board Chair Tom Ashley; and Dr. Roger Schultz, superintendent/president of MSJC. Mrs. Motte did not seek re-election this year after serving the district since 1992. Her vacated seat will be filled by Jhalister Corona, who will take the Oath of Office at the .
黑料不打烊 serves nearly 24,000 students annually in a district covering 1,700 square miles from the San Gorgonio Pass to Temecula, with campuses in San Jacinto, Menifee, Banning and Temecula.
MSJC awarded 3,157 degrees and certificates to a record-breaking 2,185 graduates in May 2022.
Temecula Mayor Matt Rahn presents a plaque recognizing 黑料不打烊's Temecula Valley Campus to MSJC's Board President Tom Ashley and Superintendent/President Dr. Roger Schultz during a campus dedication ceremony on Dec. 8, 2022.
黑料不打烊's outgoing Trustee Ann Motte shares stories about her first MSJC board meeting in 1992 with guests who gathered on Dec. 8, 2022 at the Temecula Valley Campus for a ceremony to dedicate the building and to acknowledge her nearly 30 years of service to the college district. Mrs. Motte did not seek re-election this year.
黑料不打烊 board members past and present joined members of the community on Dec. 8, 2022 during a ceremony to dedicate the Temecula Valley Campus, which opened in 2021 as the region's first permanent campus of higher education. From left to right: Incoming MSJC Trustee Jhalister Corona; Superintendent/President Dr. Roger Schultz; MSJC Trustee Vicki Carpenter; Menifee Mayor Bill Zimmerman; MSJC Board President Tom Ashley; former MSJC Trustee Dorothy McGargill; MSJC Trustee Brian Sylva; and outgoing MSJC Trustee Ann Motte.