Starting Spring 2023
The three-acre campus—SMC’s first in Malibu—includes a two-story educational building with dedicated science and computer labs, a 100-seat lecture hall with sloped seating for music and film, an art studio, open floor spaces for dance and yoga, general classrooms, a conference room, a community room, outdoor study spaces, and an interpretive center to tie into the rich and varied coastal features nearby.
The SMC Malibu Campus is located at 23555 Civic Center Way, Malibu, CA. 90265
SMC will offer courses in Art, Biology, Creative Writing, Early Childhood Education, Psychology, and more!
Featured Faculty
Carol Davis
Emeritus Faculty - Creative Writing
Carol is an award-winning writer who was twice named a Fulbright scholar in Russia and whose poetry has been presented on National Public Radio, in the Library of Congress, and on Radio Russia. Her new book, Below Zero (Stephen F. Austin State University Press), will be released in 2023.
Lisa Adams
Emeritus Faculty - Art
Lisa — an award-winning artist whose work is in the collections of LACMA, the Eli Broad Corporate Collection, and the Laguna Museum of Art — has led public art projects at the Chatsworth/Orange Line Metro Station, Fire Station No. 64 in Watts, and the West Valley Branch Library in Reseda.
Catherine Tirr
Emeritus Faculty - Drawing and Painting
Catherine is an England-born artist whose work has been presented at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Armand Hammer Museum, and the SMC Emeritus Art Gallery. She has also had successful exhibitions in Detroit and New York, as well as in galleries in England, Iceland, and Japan.
Timothy Lee Conley
Emeritus Faculty - Film
Tim (AKA Professor T) is the Executive Producer and Owner of 67 Entertainment, a television, film, and new media entertainment company. He hosts the podcast “The Politics of Hip-Hop Culture” with Professor Marq DJ Cli-N-Tel Hawkins, and serves with the Santa Monica Bay Area Human Relations Council and the Urban Scholars Academy of Inglewood, California.
Barbara Gannen
Emeritus Faculty - Theatre Arts
Barbara is a former Vice President of Development for Miss M Productions and a longtime teacher in SMC's Emeritus program and at the renowned Margie Haber Studio. She has worked in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles as an actress and director, acting coach, and story analyst for studios, networks, and independent production companies.
Heather Lyle
Community Ed - Vocal Yoga
Heather — a professional voice trainer and singer for film, TV, and stage — developed the Heather Lyle Vocal Yoga Method® to free the voice through combining techniques from Yoga, the Bel Canto School of Singing, traditional speech training, and other sources. She is the author of Vocal Yoga: The Joy of Breathing, Singing and Sounding.
Eleanor Schrader
Community Ed - Architectural Styles, Women Architects, and 20th Century Design
Eleanor — an award-winning educator and author who lectures worldwide on the history of architecture, interiors, and decorative arts — is co-author (with architect Marc Appleton and author Bret Parsons) of Master Architects of Southern California, 1920-1940: Wallace Neff, and has served as Design Review Commissioner for the City of Beverly Hills.
Jackline Daneshrad
Community Ed - Barre Fusion, Salsa, and Stretch
Jackline — an authority in health and fitness research — is a certified personal trainer specializing in Strength and Functional Training, Core Strength, Balance, and Injury Rehabilitation. She has taught fitness classes in the SMC Community Education program since 2012, and at Bay Club Santa Monica for more than 20 years.
SMC will offer four types of classes at the Malibu Campus:
- Credit – Classes for credit that can be used toward an Associate degree or transfer to a four-year college or university.
- Noncredit – Short-term vocational and workforce preparation courses and certificates.
- Emeritus – Free noncredit and adult education courses specifically oriented to the interests of older adults.
- Community Education – Low-cost classes, seminars, and workshops.