This Week @ City - March 6, 2023
March 6, 2023
Good Monday morning,
As we begin Week 5, we have managed to maintain our enrollment numbers, which is a very good sign. Winter is moving into spring. This weekend we will move our clocks forward on Sunday, March 12 for daylight savings. And, due to all of the rain that we have had lately, our campus is looking green and beautiful.
At our accreditation site visit last week, we came through the process with no recommendations. This means that I expect we will be fully reaffirmed with no sanctions at the ACCJC meeting in June. The preparation for this outcome took about two years and was led by our Accreditation Liaison Office, VP Jim Lancaster and our Faculty Accreditation Co-Chair Dr. Nate Lorentz. Below is a complete listing of all those who participated on the four accreditation standards. Special mention goes to Professor Jeffrey Nishimura for editing the report; Professor Anna Le and Professor Michael Miklos for the work on completing our program review for this year to demonstrate our ongoing process of improvement; Tania Yanez for her amazing ability to locate evidence; Kylie Thomas for all of the research work for the report; and Michelle Rodriguez for all of the organizing. There are so many more who helped with this tremendous effort that resulted in showing the accrediting commission the great work done at Los Angeles City College. LACC shines again!
This week we will be spotlighting Cubby’s Closet on local morning news channel CBS, where we will be having live interviews during breakout times at 7:30am, 8:30am, 9:30am and 10:30am. Broadcasts will be live so please share and watch!
March is Women’s History Month and we will have our districtwide Annual Women’s History Month Afternoon Tea on Wednesday, March 29, from 2pm to 4pm. The theme this year is “Women Who Tell Our Stories.” We have invited our four LACCD Trustees who are women to join us as our special keynote speakers this year. There are four women who now have the majority vote on our LACCD Board of Trustees. I am very proud to host and celebrate this historic time.
This month we will also be hosting Midterm Meals offering a free $15 Cub Store credit for the first 500 enrolled students for Friday March 24, Monday March 27, Tuesday March 28, and Wednesday March 29. LACC student ID will be required.
LACC Foundation is in need of volunteers to participate in the Spring 2023 LACC Foundation Scholarship Review Committee. The task of the committee will be to review and rate scholarship applications to identify scholarship recipients.
Participation in the scholarship committee requires minimal time commitment. We anticipate the scholarship application review period to take place from Monday, March 6th through Monday, March 27th. The review process is performed on-line at your own pace and convenience. The Foundation needs as many volunteers as possible to review scholarship applicants. The opportunity to participate in the scholarship review application process is a great way to engage on campus and get to learn about our students. If you are interested in volunteering, please email info@laccfoundation.org.
Congratulations to LACC’s winners of the Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) awards from the Black History Month Celebration Mixer last week. They include Tony Clark, Rey Garcia, Cheryl Smiley, and Naeemah Payne.
Thank you to everyone on our Accreditation Team:
Jeff Hicks, Kelly Ryan-Rubio, Armando Rivera, Anna Le, Anna Badalyan, Glen Baghdasarian, Imelda Perez, Arax Cohen, Dann Wanner, Katie Hamilton, Dorothy Fuhrman, Carol Kozeracki, Ed Bird Song, Alvaro Aguila, Alen Andriassian, Tania Yanez, Jim Lancaster, Christine Park, Naira Sargsian, Vi Ly, Sean Phommasaysy, Camille Goulet, Kahlil Harrington, Dylan Shields, Michael Haproff, Darren Grosch, Ashraf Almurdaah, Vivian Alonzo, Mike Kalustian, Mickey Hong, Natalie Embrey, Saadia Porche, Sarah Crahiolo-Garcia, John Freitas, Marcy Drummond, Nate Lorentz, Jeffrey Nishimura, Michelle Rodriguez, Kylie Thomas, Anna Lee, Michael Miklos, Angelica Ramirez, Wendy Witherspoon, Diego Coaguila, Joe Dominguez, Niki Harrison, Kee Lam, Donna Morley and George Martinez.
What’s Happening at LACC This Week
Monday, March 6
Mindfulness Mondays
12:30pm
Zoom ID: 92936805171
Join us for a guided breathing and relaxation break in the middle of the day to feel relaxed, calm, and centered. For more information, contact Joseph J. Exnowski, phone 323.953.4000; email @email.
Monday, March 6
CTE Career Workshop: Resume & Cover Letter
1pm to 1:45pm
Life Science Building, Room 201
Join us for this CTE Career Workshop on how to write resume and cover letters. Led by CTE Career Coordinator Juliana Medina. For more information, contact Juliana at 323.953.4000 ext. 1522, @email.
Tuesday, March 7
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.
Wednesday, March 8
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, March 9
CTE Career Workshop: Resumes and Cover Letters
1pm to 1:45pm
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, March 9
LACCD CARECEN Presentation
4:30pm to 5:30pm
Via Zoom, https://www.tinyurl.com/EDUCIMMIG
The LA Mayor’s office, CARCECEN, and the LACCD Dream Resource Centers invite you to a virtual presentation where the CARECEN immigration legal team will be discussing the difference between DACA and the CA Dream Act, public charge, advance parole and other updates pertaining to undocumented students. Open to all LACCD students, staff and faculty. LACCD eligible students in attendance may earn one of several $100 scholarships.
Enjoy the fruits of your labor this week.
BELIEVE. ACHIEVE. SUCCEED. The LACC family is amazing!
Mary