This Week @ City - February 21, 2023
Good Tuesday morning,
I hope everyone had a restful four-day holiday weekend. This week is short but still very busy.
This afternoon we will be holding our Lunar New Year Celebration from 11:30am to 1pm in the Main Quad. The event includes Asian cuisine, gifts and traditional Asian performances.
This week we continue our celebration of Black History Month:
- Tonight (Tuesday 2/21) “Wakanda Forever” movie night tonight at 6pm in Holmes Hall Room 6.
- Tomorrow (Wednesday 2/22) from 12noon to 1:30pm in the Student Services Building Room 270 - a special career panel featuring Black professionals in engineering, entertainment, education, and policy-making, who will talk about their experiences. It will also be available in Zoom.
- Thursday (2/23) we will have a Candid Convos 12:30pm to 2:30pm in the Student Union Multipurpose Room – a supportive conversation around the realties that affect the Black community and ways allies can support.
- The LACCD BFSA is having Black History Celebration on Thursday, February 23 at the Lavender Blue Restaurant Lounge in Inglewood at 6pm, $25 donation, register at https://laccdbfsaspring2023mixer.eventbrite.com.
- We will round out the month with a luncheon on Tuesday, February 28 from 11:30 to 3:00 in the Student Union Multipurpose Room with artist local South LA renowned artist Michael Massenburg.
Yesterday, our new Cubby’s Closet was featured on LAist. You can read the article at: https://laist.com/news/education/los-angeles-city-college-students-open-their-own-free-clothing-store Cubby’s Closet offers students free gently used and new clothing and accessories. Located in the Student Union, 2nd floor, students can check in and pick up a free outfit once a month. Hours are Monday to Thursday, noon to 2pm. You can donate items in the ASG Office from Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
We spent a lot of time preparing for and completing items for our ACCJC (Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges) accreditation. The accreditation process assists colleges in improving institutional effectiveness to ensure colleges offer high quality educational programs and services. Our Accreditation Liaison Officer Dr. Jim Lancaster and Accreditation Faculty Co-chair Dr. Nate Lorentz worked diligently since October responding to questions the visiting team had of LACC. A small team will visit us all day on March 1 and the morning of March 2. We will share the outcome of this visit on Wednesday afternoon. We will have a Town Hall on the accreditation visit outcome the afternoon of March 2 at 3:15 in the Student Union Multipurpose Room. We will have cookies, hot chocolate, and coffee. Please mark your calendars and join us.
What’s Happening at LACC This Week
Tuesday, February 21
CTE Career Workshop: Time Management
10am to 10:45am
Life Science Building, Room 201
Join us for this CTE Career Workshop in Time Management. Led by CTE Counselor Claudia Montalvan. For more information, contact Juliana Medina at 323.953.4000 ext. 1522, @email.
Tuesday, February 21
Transfer Workshop: Transferring to a Private or Out of State University
11:30am to 12:30pm
Student Services Building, 2nd floor
There are many things to consider when transferring. But transferring to a private or out-of-state institution adds a different dimension. There are no articulation agreements, there may be non-resident tuition, there are different application deadlines, different applications, etc. If you are considering any of these institutions, attend this session. For more information, contact Charnnel Ellis at 323.953.4000 ext. 2215, @email.
Tuesday, February 21
Lunar New Year Celebration
11:30pm to 1pm
Main Quad
Celebrate Lunar New Year with us! This free event will offer a day of Asian arts and music, traditional performances, games and food. Event goers will learn about the meaning behind Lunar New Year. The event will include special performances from Nori: A Traditional Korean Percussion Group and Isaku Kageyma and other Taiko drum performers. Students, faculty, staff and the community are invited to attend.
Tuesday, February 21
Transfer Workshop: Transferring to a Private or Out of State University
3pm to 4pm
Via Zoom, https://laccd.zoom.us/j/84760215371#success
There are many things to consider when transferring. But transferring to a private or out-of-state institution adds a different dimension. There are no articulation agreements, there may be non-resident tuition, there are different application deadlines, different applications, etc. If you are considering any of these institutions, attend this session. For more information, contact Charnnel Ellis at 323.953.4000 ext. 2215, @email.
Tuesday, February 21
Movie Night: Wakanda Forever
6pm
Holmes Hall, Room 6
Join us for a Marvel Movie Night in Holmes Hall and grab free food by Comfort Wingz food truck.
Wednesday, February 22
Black History Month Career Panel
Noon to 1:30pm
In person, Student Services Building Room 270
Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/laccbhmcareer2023
Join us for a Black History Month Career Panel featuring guest panelists civil engineer Justin Jones, producer Julian Gooden, director of enrollment at York College Shontae Graham and policy associate for Children’s Defense Fund Michael Ball, there will also be pizza and giveaways.
Wednesday, February 22
LACC Theatre Academy Talk with Adilah Barnes
12:45 to 1:50pm
Camino Theatre
Join us for a discussion with actress Adilah Barnes, Co-Founder of the Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival and featured in “Shameless” and “Rosanne.” Students, staff and faculty are invited to this event, please check in at the lobby.
Wednesday, February 22
CTE Career Workshop: Study Skills
4pm to 4:45am
Life Science Building, Room 201
Join us for this CTE Career Workshop in Study Skills. Led by CTE Counselor Kenny Simkins. For more information, contact Juliana Medina at 323.953.4000 ext. 1522, @email.
Thursday, February 23
CTE Career Workshop: Resumes and Cover Letters
1pm to 1:45am
Life Science Building, Room 201
Join us for this CTE Career Workshop in Resumes and Cover Letters. Led by CTE Career Coordinator Juliana Medina. For more information, contact Juliana Medina at 323.953.4000 ext. 1522, @email.
Thursday, February 23
Transfer Workshop: Why UC?
4pm to 5pm
Via Zoom, https://laccd.zoom.us/j/84760215371#success
The University of California (UC) is a world-class public university system known for its premier academics, selectivity, and research. This session will cover various aspects of transferring to one of the nine UC campuses offering undergraduate education. For more information, contact Charnnel Ellis at 323.953.4000 ext. 2215, @email.
Friday, February 24
Transfer Workshop: Why UC?
9:30am to 10:30am
Student Services Building, 2nd floor
The University of California (UC) is a world-class public university system known for its premier academics, selectivity, and research. This session will cover various aspects of transferring to one of the nine UC campuses offering undergraduate education. For more information, contact Charnnel Ellis at 323.953.4000 ext. 2215, @email.
As we get deeper into the spring term, know that we are here to support and help you to help our students succeed.
BELIEVE. ACHIEVE. SUCCEED. Nothing happens without all of you working together to make our students dreams come true!
Mary