Establishing an interactive online community and adding more value to the College Services Card were among some of the goals discussed by Student Trustee Reijo Rantamaula as he presented the updated ASB strategic plan at the Board of Trustees meeting at Dyer Hall on PCC, Tuesday, Feb.
PCC students and employees will practice an evacuation drill at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 12.
Signs around the PCC on Monday, alerted the campus of the planned exercise. Fire alarm bells will ring and people are advised to follow evacuation signs to designated meeting places.
The campus-name-change task force, with the support from the Office of Institutional Research, has developed a survey to generate ideas and suggestions for possible campus names. Students and employees may submit their responses at http://www.surveymonkey.com
At the Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 26, the president of the full-time teachers union voiced frustration and concern over current salary and benefits negotiations with the LBCC district.
Dewayne Sheaffer, the department head of counseling at LAC and Community College Association president, said, "It saddens me to stand before you and share with you the state of negotiations for full-time faculty at LBCC.
After 30 contestants were narrowed down to six, LBCC student Brian Lussier and Job Corps student Alejandro Rodriguez ultimately won the positions of Chief for a Day on Monday, March 3.
Both winners toured the Long Beach Police Department communications Center and had the chance to observe police officers and the K-9 unit in training at the police academy on Carson Street, March 10.
The campus name change task force has recommended the name 'Carson Street Campus' to the President's Leadership Council as the best possible replacement for the outdated and inaccurate title of 'Liberal Arts Campus'.
The task force also recommended that no change be made to the title 'Pacific Coast Campus.
Student Phillip Diaz said if it were not for his involvement with Puente, a statewide learning community, and other community learning programs, he would not have succeeded as a student.
Because of his involvement with Puente, Diaz has received various scholarships, visited Washington D.
Students interested in study abroad programs may still sign up for the several options that the school offers. Foreign language students studying French and Spanish have the option of traveling to France or Spain respectively where they may take classes from native speakers.
While some LBCC students are easily passing their classes, others are struggling. The Writing and Reading Center is continuing to offer workshops and other to students in need of help.
The free workshops offered at the Center are every Tuesday and Thursday, noon to 1 p.
By a 6-4 vote Monday, Feb. 25, the Associated Student Body board voted to cap reserve spending to emergencies only during the Spring Semester.
ASB Treasurer Michael Brown said the finance committee and financial supervisor Sean O'Donnell recommended a cap on spending citing a third of the reserve was gone.
In 2006 Long Beach had 41 homicides. Preliminary results show that Long Beach had 39 homicides in 2007. If overall crime rates continue to decrease, then 2007 will be the fifth consecutive year of reduced crime in Long Beach.
To contribute toward the lowering of violent and abusive crimes, the Women and Men's Resource Center will host its seventh annual free Youth Anti-Violence Conference on Saturday, March 8 from 8:30 a.
In the wake of recent shootings on college campuses, Long Beach police and LBCC officials are planning a mock shooting scenario over Spring Break and will need students and employees as role players.
Long Beach Police Lt. Julie Prior said Monday, Feb. 25, "The college is in a three-year plan on emergency disaster preparedness and training and part of that is to conduct tabletop exercises as well as scenarios.
LBCC student Jimmie Hernandez, a graphic design major, died on Saturday, Feb. 23 at Long Beach Memorial Hospital due to complications from pneumonia and a heart attack according to a family member.
News of Hernandez's death reached employees and students at the campus who knew him during the next two days.
Spring Sing is fast approaching and participants are prepping for their performances. This semester marks the 57th year Spring Sing has been at LBCC, and the theme is Viking Idol.
"Spring Sing is pretty much just a talent show for college students," said student and Director of Arts, Phillip Gonzalez.
In honor of Women's History Month, the LAC Cultural Affairs Council will host the program "Honoring Women of Strength," in which, California Rep. Maxine Waters will speak Thursday, March 20 from noon-1p.m.
Widely Lauded for her efforts as an advocate in the women's movement, Waters was an "easy choice" Cultural Affairs chair LaTonya Neal said.
Smooth's Sports Grille in downtown Long Beach was the scene for LBCC's victory party as Measure E, a $440 million bond, passed easily Tuesday, Feb. 5.
A final count of votes early Wednesday morning showed the college's second bond measure with 73 percent of the vote, or 65,504 people saying "yes".
"Honk for peace! Honk to stop the violence! Love don't hate! Real men don't rape!" were the cries of students marching on Pacific Coast Highway protesting violence in their communities and schools at the Youth Anti-Violence conference held at the PCC on March 8.
The ongoing dispute surrounding a potential fee increase for LBCC's Child Development Program is in the "discussion phase" in the words of employees and students involved in the issue.
Prompted by a decision made by the LBCC Board of Trustees to raise part-time campus childcare from $3.
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