This article appeared in the Ventura County Star on September 26, 2025.
The mural, designed by Oxnard College alumna and artist Elisa Torres, spans multiple walls of the college's Condor Hall and features images of students and a farmworker. Chumash elder Julie Tumamait-Stenslie and Filipino American labor leader Larry Itliong are also depicted.
Oxnard College was founded in 1975 after a campaign from local families, community leaders and activists, joining sister institutions in Moorpark and Ventura.
The college has grown since a post-pandemic enrollment dip. Earlier this year, it reached the highest springtime enrollment since 2010 with 7,600 students. The bump comes along with a new dental hygiene bachelor's program that launched in the fall and what the college said are expanding workforce development, dual enrollment and English as a second language programs.
Article by Isaiah Murtaugh, Ventura County Star
Isaiah Murtaugh covers Oxnard, Port Hueneme and Camarillo for the Ventura County Star. Reach him at isaiah.murtaugh@vcstar.com or on Signal at 951-966-0914.