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Las Positas College Press Releases - 2009
12/22/09
Las Positas College to Expand Veterans Program
Readjustment Counseling Now Provided to Student Veterans
Las Positas College in Livermore recently expanded its “Veterans First” program to include readjustment counseling services provided by the Concord Vet Center. The innovative program will provide individual and group counseling, as well as marital and family counseling, medical referrals, employment counseling, transition counseling, and many other support services. Nathan Johnson of the Concord Vet Center will assist student Veterans at the Las Positas College Health Center.
Veterans and their families in the Tri-Valley no longer have to drive to Concord or San Jose to meet with a readjustment counselor.
This latest expansion of the Veterans First program reflects the College’s commitment to expand the support services offered to its 300 student Veterans. With the support of the community and the Las Positas College Foundation, the program has provided student Veterans a book loan program, scholarships and an orientation program.
Las Positas College is located at 3000 Campus Hill Drive in Livermore. For more information, please contact the Las Positas College “Veterans First” office at (925) 424-1571.
12/8/09
Las Positas College Welding Coordinator Wins in National Competition
Las Positas College Welding Technology Department Coordinator and Instructor Scott Miner placed in the top 12 at the American Welding Society’s 2009 Professional Welders Competition. Winners competed with more than 138 other professional welders at the November 15-18 event in Chicago, Illinois.
“We congratulate Scott on this professional achievement and, as always, we are grateful to him for his exceptional dedication to teaching and for sharing his time and talent as our welding department coordinator,” says Las Positas College President DeRionne Pollard.
A Las Positas College graduate who has served as Welding Technology Department Coordinator for five years, Miner says that he continually improves his skills and knowledge of new technology to bring best practices into the classroom for his students. In addition to his latest honor, Miner was the recipient of the 2008 American Welding Society's San Francisco Section Award for Outstanding Welding Instructor.
Miner began teaching welding at Las Positas College 15 years ago when he was vice president of operations for a small manufacturing business because, he says, “I wanted to find good employees for my company, as well as give back to the program that had given me so much.”
11/30/09
Las Positas College Talk Hawks Continue Their Winning Ways
The Las Positas College Talk Hawks took the Second Place Community College Sweepstakes award at a recent tournament held at Sacramento City College.
The highlight of the tournament for Las Positas College, was Birney Young of Dublin winning three First Place awards and a Third Place award in the Open Division, and capturing the Top Speaker award for the tournament.
The competition summary is listed below.
Livermore
Jordan Adelman
Second Place Novice Prose Interpretation
Third Place Open Drama InterpretationCharlie Passero
Third Place Open Informative Speaking
Third Place Open Communication Analysis
Third Place Open Duo InterpretationMark Svetik
Top Novice Programmed Oral Interpretation
Finalist Novice Prose InterpretationPleasanton
Kailas Menon
Finalist Novice Informative Speaking
Finalist Novice Impromptu SpeakingLanea Warren
Third Place Novice Informative SpeakingDublin
Birney Young
First Place Open Extemporaneous Speaking
First Place Open Informative Speaking
First Place Open Communication Analysis
Third Place Duo Interpretation
The Las Positas College Talk Hawks are coached by Janet Brehe Johnson and Jim Dobson.
11/30/09
Las Positas College Math Instructor Receives National Recognition
Las Positas College Math instructor Randy Taylor, has been named a recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award by the American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges.
One of just six mathematics instructors selected from community colleges across the country, the award recognizes Mr. Taylor’s years of dedicated service to mathematics education, to the mathematics community, and to his students.
The award was presented by Riki Blair, president of the American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges.
11/23/09
Las Positas College Hosts Third Annual Week of the Cuban Culture
College Celebrates “La Semana Cubana”
The public is invited to join the faculty, staff and students at Las Positas College as they celebrate a week of Cuban Culture. Hosted by the College’s Spanish Department, “La Semana Cubana” will take place November 30 through December 4. The week-long celebration will focus on the Cuban people, their history, art, dance, music, and religions. In keeping with the tradition of the yearly event, the celebration is dedicated to Oggún, the Orisha who in Yoruba mythology is the protector of soldiers, mechanics, engineers and chemists. Brother to Eleguá and Changó, he is in charge of fire, iron, hunting, politics, war and technology.
Catherine Suárez, Spanish instructor and director of La Semana Cubana, and Artistic Director Rafael Aruzaga have created the event which includes original art by artist Andrés Besse Montoya, an interview with celebrated Cuban author Daína Chaviano, Batá music performed by the legendary Jesús Díaz and a captivating modern dance performance presented by Alain A. Soto and his group Art Projections.
On Monday, November 30, Tuesday, December 1, and Thursday, December 3 at 12:30 p.m., a different feature event will take place. Among these events are music from Pasión Habanera, ReelCuba, a collection of short films produced by new Cuban directors, and a talk by Rick Moñiz and Andrés Pazos entitled Faces of Cuba. The daytime programming on Friday, December 4, begins at 9 a.m. with a Cuban Music Lecture presented by Lara Greene, Professor of Ethnomusicology at Miami International University.
Evening presentations are slated to begin at 7:30 p.m. each evening from Monday to Friday. On Monday, November 30, visitors can view Cuban art and meet the artists. On Tuesday, December 1, Cuban author Daína Chaviano will be streaming live from Miami via webcam followed by a viewing of celebrated Cuban short films. On Wednesday, December 2, Alain A. Soto and Art Proyections will present a modern dance performance. Thursday, December 3, will feature Jesús Díaz in a Batá presentation called Somos 3, which will be narrated by Lara Greene. On Friday, December 4, Dr. Delvis Fernández Levy will present a talk entitled Cuba Mía/MY Cuba followed by a musical presentation by Son Cubana.
All events are free to the public and will be held at Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive in Livermore. Donations will be collected for the Cuban Association for the Disabled, a public program that helps children with special needs in Cuba.
La Semana Cubana is sponsored by the Las Positas College Spanish Department, with the generous support of the Las Positas College Foundation, The Milanese Family Gift Fund, Las Positas College Bookstore Funds and assistance from BasicNecessities.org
For additional information please contact Catherine Suárez at (925)424-1212 or visit the project web site at lasemanacubana.org
11/23/09
Las Positas College Offers Surgical Technology Program Information Workshop
Prospective students are invited to attend a workshop about Las Positas College’s Surgical Technology program. The free workshop will take place on Monday, December 7, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive in Livermore, in Building 1600 in the Staff Lounge. The workshop will provide prospective students with information about career opportunities in surgical technology, the educational commitment involved, and the application process.
Surgical Technologists are members of surgical operating room teams who assist surgeons, registered nurses, or other medical personnel during medical procedures. According to the Employment Development Department Labor Market Information, the Surgical Technician is among the top 20 fastest growing occupations in Alameda County.
Students admitted to the Surgical Technology program may work toward a Certificate of Achievement or Associate in Science Degree in Surgical Technology. For additional information and an application for enrollment, visit the Las Positas College Health Sciences website at www.laspositascollege.edu/SURG/index.php
11/10/09
High School Seniors and Parents Invited to “Shift Gears” at Las Positas College
High school seniors and their parents are invited to attend Las Positas College’s annual “Seniors Shifting Gears” event.
The event brings high school seniors and parents to the college campus at 3000 Campus Hill Drive in Livermore, where they learn about the college’s academic, transfer, career technical programs, and services offered to students.
“Seniors Shifting Gears” will be held Thursday, December 3 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the college’s Physical Education Complex.
For additional information, please contact Jenna Heath at (925) 424-1487.
11/10/09
Las Positas College to Host Grant Seeking Workshop
The Las Positas College Cooperative Collection will host a free workshop for students, artists, researchers, and other individual grant seekers seeking funds from foundations, corporations, and grant making public charities. The workshop will be led by Scott Ullman of the San Francisco Foundation Center. Offering tips and suggestions on how best to identify funding sources for individuals, this workshop highlights the electronic and print resources available for your use at Las Positas College’s Cooperative Collection Center.
The workshop will include an overview of resources for individual grant seekers at the Foundation Center’s web site and a demonstration of Foundation Grants to Individuals Online, the Center’s searchable database providing information on more than 6,600 grant makers that support individual grant projects.
The workshop will be held at Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive in Livermore, on Friday, December 4 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Building 2400, Room 2416. Registration is required and available online at http://foundationcenter.org/sanfrancisco/training/ffslivermore.html.
For more information, please contact Vicki Shipman at (925) 424-1355.
11/9/09
Las Positas College Features Musician Edgardo Cambon
Uruguayan Percussionist to Perform, Lecture
The public is invited to join the Las Positas College Spanish Department for a night of history, music and culture on Tuesday, November 10th at 7 p.m. at Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive, Building 2400, Room 2401.
“Candombe,” a three part rhythm from Uruguay, played on barrel shaped drums called “Tamboriles” will be celebrated and performed by Bay Area musician Edgardo Cambon. Accompanied by Walter Gonzalez and Jorge Dominguez, Cambon will lead a performance and lecture on this type of music that is enjoying a renaissance among Uruguay’s youth.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Catherine Suarez at (925) 424-1212.
11/4/09
Las Positas Talk Hawks Captures Sweepstakes Awards in Recent Tourney
The Las Positas College (LPC) Talk Hawks once again spoke their way to victory at the Kevin Twohy Invitational Tournament recently held at Diablo Valley College. The tournament included colleges from Southern California, and one from El Paso, Texas. The LPC Speech Team took two Sweepstakes awards - Second Place Community College Sweepstakes and Third Place Individual Events Sweepstakes, the top community college to win the award.
Novice Talk Hawk Kricel Gutierrez won three First Place Awards. The following students racked up twenty-seven individual awards at the tournament:
Jordan Adelman, Livermore -
Top Novice Drama Interpretation
Third Place Novice Prose InterpretationKricel Gutierrez, Tracy -
First Place Novice Prose Interpretation
First Place Novice Informative Speaking
First Place Novice Persuasive Speaking
Kailas Menon, Pleasanton -
Finalist Novice Informative Speaking
Finalist Novice Persuasive SpeakingSara Slechta, Castro Valley -
Third Place Novice Speech-to-Entertain
Semi-finalist Novice Informative Speaking
Finalist Novice Prose InterpretationMark Svetik, Livermore -
First Place Novice Prose Interpretation
Third Place Novice ImpromptuBirney Young, Dublin -
First Place Open Communication Analysis
Second Place Open Impromptu
Third Place Open Communication Analysis
Third Place Open Informative SpeakingJustine Whitfield, Livermore -
First Place Novice Speech-to-Entertain
Second Place Novice Speech-to-Entertain
Third Place Novice Informative SpeakingCharlie Passero, Livermore -
Finalist Open Communication Analysis
Finalist Open Informative Speaking
Finalist Open Poetry InterpretationLanea Warren, Pleasanton -
Finalist Novice Informative Speaking
Las Positas College Instructors Janet Brehe Johnson and Jim Dobson coach the Talk Hawks.
10/26/09
Las Positas College Honor Society Holds Coat Drive
The Las Positas College Chapter of Alpha Gamma Sigma (AGS) Honor Society is holding its annual “Keep Them Warm” Coat drive. The students are collecting used coats, sweaters, and sweat shirts/pants to donate to the Tri-Valley Haven.
Drop off barrels in Building 100, the Library, and the PE building. The coat drive ends Friday, October 30th, 2009.
For more information, please contact Randy Taylor, AGS advisor at (925) 424-1311.
10/15/09
Las Positas College Talk Hawks Earn Top Honors at Tournament
In a continuation of last month's First Place Sweepstakes win, the Las Positas College Talk Hawks swept the Santa Rosa Invitational Tournament recently held at Santa Rosa Junior College. The Talk Hawks won the First Place Sweepstakes Trophy for community colleges for the second year in a row.
The Talk Hawks also won first place in four of the tournament's events, and swept the Informative Speaking category taking first, second and third places. The winners were:
Jordan Adelman, Livermore -
First Place Prose Interpretation
Second Place Drama InterpretationKricel Guiterrez, Tracy -
First Place Persuasive Speaking
Third Place Prose Interpretation
Third Place Informative SpeakingCharlie Passero, Livermore -
First Place Informative Speaking
Third Place Communication Analysis
Third Place Duo Interpretation
Finalist Poetry InterpretationSara Slechta, Castro Valley -
First Place Speech to EntertainMark Svetik, Livermore -
Finalist Prose InterpretationBirney Young, Dublin -
Second Place Informative Speaking
Third Place Open Extemporaneous Speaking
Third Place Duo Interpretation
Finalist Communication Analysis
Justine Whitfield and Alfonso Montes also represented Las Positas College well at the tournament. The LPC Talk Hawks are coached by Janet Brehe.
10/15/09
Las Positas College Joins Foundation Center’s National Network
Network to Provide Resources for Local Grantseekers
Non-profit organizations and other grantseekers in the Tri-Valley area looking for funding sources now have access to a valuable new collection of resources at Las Positas College, which has recently been designated a Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center of New York.
Cooperating Collections provide under-resourced and underserved populations in need of vital information and training with tools they can use to become successful grantseekers. At locations throughout the country, Cooperating Collections offer access free of charge to the Center’s detailed information on grantmakers and how to apply for grants. The Foundation Center’s core collection includes The Foundation Directory Online, profiling more than 91,000 U.S. grantmakers, Foundation Grants to Individuals Online, print directories, and proposal writing guides. Cooperating Collections also hold training sessions on how to effectively use these resources and identify potential funders.
Established in 1956, the Foundation Center is the nation’s leading authority on organized philanthropy, serving grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public. Thousands of people visit the Center’s website each day and are served in its five regional learning centers and its national network of Cooperating Collections.
For over 30 years, Las Positas College has provided an exceptional two-year curriculum for students seeking career preparation, transfer to a four-year college or university, or personal enrichment. The mission of Las Positas College is to foster growth and success - both in its students and in the communities it serves. The College strives to fulfill this mission by offering comprehensive educational programs and services, and through community partnerships that enhance the vitality of the region.
Through the Foundation Center of New York’s Cooperating Collection designation, Las Positas College will further expand its services to the community.
Located in the Learning Resource Center at Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive in Livermore, the opening date for the Cooperating Collection Center will be Monday November 2, 2009.
For more information, please contact Vicki Shipman at (925) 424-1355.
9/28/09
Las Positas College to Host 11th Annual “Major” Faire
College students, high school students and parents are invited to the 11th Annual Major Exploration Faire at Las Positas College on Wednesday, October 14th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event will take place outside buildings 500, 600, 700, 800 and along the walkway towards the Library.
From majors that prepare students for immediate employment, to university transfer majors, attendees will have the opportunity to explore several career options and different college majors.
University instructors from Cal State East Bay, the University of San Francisco, Mills College, Samuel Merritt College, and several others will join Las Positas College instructors and work together to help students understand their future opportunities.
“This Faire will help students develop an understanding of what selecting a major really means,” said Nancy Wright, Las Positas College counselor and event co-coordinator.
“Students can take the time to explore careers that appeal to them and learn the many different directions a major can take them,” said Andrea Alvarado, Las Positas College counselor and event co-coordinator.
Admission is free. Parking is $2.00 and parking passes may be purchased at the parking machines in the parking lots on the Las Positas College campus at 3000 Campus Hill Drive in Livermore.
For more information about the Major Faire, please contact Andrea Alvarado or Nancy Wright at (925) 424-1400.
9/22/09
Las Positas College Theater Arts Presents Fall Theater Productions:
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES - By Karen Boettcher-Tate, Directed by Ken Ross
Friday, October 23 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, October 24 at 2 p.m.
Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive, Livermore, Room 801
Free Admission (Touring to Tri-Valley elementary schools from October 13 through November 3)
THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL - A Comedy of Very Bad Manners - By Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Directed by Wendy Wisely
November 13, 14, 20, 21 at 8 p.m. and November 22 at 2 p.m.
Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive, Livermore, Room 801
Tickets: $12 General Admission and $8 Students and Seniors. Tickets for regular performances are available in the LPC Bookstore. For advance reservations call (925) 424-1812. For more information, please call the Show Information line at (925) 424-1166
7/27/09
Las Positas College Theater Department Presents “Metamorphoses”
The community is invited to attend the Las Positas College Theater Department’s summer production of “Metamorphoses.” With water as the central metaphor, the play will be held outdoors at the fountain in front of the college library on Saturday and Sunday evenings at 7 p.m. through August 9th. Beginning at 6:30 p.m. on show nights, some limited grassy areas will be available for picnics.
“Metamorphoses” is written by Mary Zimmerman and directed by Wendy Wisely. The show includes such familiar stories as Midas and the golden touch, Narcissus and his reflection, and Orpheus and Eurydice. The play will feature original music created especially for this production by local award winning composer and pianist, Tom Darter.
Tickets are $10 for general admission and $7 for students and seniors. They are available for purchase at the Las Positas College Bookstore and at Fine Fretted Friends in Downtown Livermore. Tickets will also be available at the door. For more information, please contact Wendy Wisely at wwisely@laspositascollege.edu or (925) 424-1000, extension 2480.
7/23/09
Las Positas College: Open for Business
Starting a business or new career? Starting to retool, reinvent, or even reboot? You can start it all with Las Positas College Business Department’s new website, new classes, and new options to fit any schedule.
“In the current economy, we are seeing an unprecedented demand for resources from the community,” says faculty member Lisa Weaver, Las Positas College Business Department Coordinator and Economic Development Contact. She notes that Business has the highest enrollment of all Las Positas College degree and transfer programs.
Business classes are available on campus, online, and on weekends. New courses, resources, and options include:
- Small Business Management, online. Providing Tri-Valley businesses tools for achieving optimum benefits from limited resources is the goal of this course. Management, financing, e-commerce, and marketing, along with the regulatory issues encountered by start-up businesses are examined.
- Introduction to QuickBooks, online, with faculty member Robert D’Elena.
- Evening and day Accounting classes with faculty members Rajeev Chopra and Robert D’Elena.
- Fast-track hybrid classes such as Business Correspondence and Business Communications.
- One-day Saturday classes in the Supervisory Program: Dealing with Difficult People, Team Building, and Successful Performance Appraisals.
- A new website, which is a one-stop guide helping entrepreneurs successfully start, run, and grow their businesses: Entrepreneurial Resource Center, www.entrepreneurialhelp.com
Find registration information at: www.laspositascollege.edu
7/23/09
Las Positas College Trains At-Risk Youth
When can changing a light bulb help change lives? When communities join hands to save energy and empower at-risk students.
Students are replacing old light bulbs, conducting household energy audits, and rebuilding computers through Las Positas College’s 2009 Summer Work Program. In collaboration with the Tri-Valley Community Foundation, Las Positas College has been chosen to receive federal Recovery Act stimulus funding for innovative programs combining training and education in paid internships for 90 at-risk students.
“We are very excited about the Summer Work Program,” says Leslie Gravino, Las Positas College Work-Based Learning Coordinator. “Not only are interns increasing their skills and gaining valuable work experience, but they also are contributing to the community. Their work is making a difference.”
Gravino explains that Las Positas College received stimulus funding because of its successful track record managing similar programs that prepare disadvantaged students to enter the workforce. Work-Based Learning Program mentors are serving as academic and training coaches.
Other Las Positas College departments, such welding, are providing learning and working opportunities. Community program partners include: California Youth Energy Services (a branch of the Rising Sun Energy Center), PG&E, the City of Livermore, Digital Connectors/One Economy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, AT&T, the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, the Alameda County Fair, and Kidango.
7/23/09
Las Positas College Welcomes New and Returning Students to EXPO LPC
One-Half Unit College Orientation for New and Re-Entry Students
Las Positas College (LPC) in Livermore will host Expo LPC 2009 on Wednesday, August 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. Expo LPC is a one-half unit college orientation that includes a tour of the 147-acre campus, a preview to college life, college success strategies, important academic information, an opportunity to meet faculty, staff and fellow students, food, and fun activities.
All new and re-entry students enrolled in 6 or more units are encouraged to register for the August 12 Expo orientation (PSCN 24 section - course code CRN# (20789). For more information, please call Linda Pflaster at (925) 424-1421 or the Counseling office at (925) 424-1400.
6/23/09
Las Positas College to Host Veterans’ Benefits Event
Tri-Valley area veterans, and those who assist them, are invited to Las Positas College to participate in a veterans benefits program featuring Ted Punillo, deputy secretary of the state Veterans Services Division and California DVBE Advocate.
The event will take place on Saturday, July 18 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Building 800, Room 801 at Las Positas College in Livermore. Topics to be discussed include information on post 9/11 GI benefits, California veterans benefits and other VA benefits available.
Please RSVP to the Las Positas College Veterans First program by July 3rd. Participants may reserve a space by calling the college at (925) 424-1571 or by email at lpcveterans@laspositascollege.edu
6/17/09
Las Positas College Foundation Announces New Board Members
Four local community leaders have been named to the Las Positas College Foundation Board of Directors.
Neil Sol, vice president of outpatient services and program development at Valley Care Health System;
Janet Lockhart, former mayor of Dublin and the executive director of Dublin Partners in Education;
Michelle Eldridge, area sales manager, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage;
Kathleen Minser, government affairs manager, Waste Management.
“The 19 members of the Las Positas College Foundation Board of Directors work to raise awareness of, and financial support for, the college,” said Board Chair, Charlene A. McKenney. “We are especially proud of the caliber of community leaders whom we are attracting as board members. All of us know that Las Positas College is a community asset that is worth our commitment of time and resources.”
For additional information about the Las Positas College Foundation, please contact Dr. Ted Kaye, chief executive officer, at (925) 424-1010.
5/28/09
Not Your Ordinary Camp for Middle Schoolers Summer Camp for Kids - at Las Positas College
Come experience a unique Summer Camp at Las Positas College (LPC). Middle Schoolers are invited to Las Positas College to take part in the “No Ordinary Summer Camp” experience June 15-26 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. each day.
Campers will have fun learning Fencing, practicing yoga, boosting confidence, self-esteem and learning about wellness. This is an exclusive, small, college-like experience at Las Positas College with many LPC faculty and staff serving as instructors.
To register, call (925) 424-1467. The fee for the two week, half-day camp is $249, plus $20 equipment rental fee and approximately $15 for the purchase of fencing gloves. Participant waiver forms are required to be signed on the first day of class. Enrollment is limited to 40 students, ages 11 to 13, or entering grades 6 through 8.
Community Education is offering many other classes this summer for kids and adults. Learn Japanese, Russian, or even Turkish. Join writing workshops for teens and adults, learn Basic Dog Grooming and Pet First Aid, and don't forget a CPR and First Aid class to protect your family. Visit www.laspositascollege.edu/communityed to view classes and register online.
5/20/09
Las Positas College Commencement Scheduled for Friday, May 29th
WHO: Las Positas College
WHAT: Commencement
WHERE: Physical Education Complex, Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive, Livermore
WHEN: Friday, May 29, 2009 at 6 p.m.
DETAILS: Associates degrees will be awarded to about 800 students, while many others will receive certificates for completing specific programs of studies. More than 200 are expected to participate in the ceremony.
5/14/09
Las Positas College Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
WHO: Dr. Joel L. Kinnamon, Chancellor - Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
Dr. DeRionne Pollard, President - Las Positas College
Members of the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District Board
Civic and Business leaders, College Staff and Students
WHAT: Las Positas College will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Aquatics Center. The $13,500,000 project was designed by WLC Architects of Emeryville and was constructed by Robert A. Bothman, Inc. of San Jose. The Center includes a competition pool and a recreational pool as well as a pool house to accommodate the College’s competitive instructional and recreational programs. The Aquatics Center is Measure B funded and LEED Silver.
DETAILS: There will be complimentary parking in Lot H and refreshments will be served after the groundbreaking event.
WHEN: Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive, Livermore
5/1/09
Las Positas College Spanish Department to Feature Noted Author
The Spanish Department at Las Positas College will host a presentation by Dr. Francisco Jiménez, professor at Santa Clara University and author of Cajas de Cartón/The Circuit, Breaking Through/Senderos Fronterizos, The Christmas Gift/El Regalo de Navidad and La Mariposa.
Dr. Jiménez writes for both adults and children. Two of the books featured are for adults and two are for children. The presentation will take place on Thursday, May 7th at 7 p.m. in room 2401(Building 2400) at Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive in Livermore.
“This is a wonderful opportunity for students of history, English, Spanish and ESL, and anyone who is interested in the life of California migrant workers of the past and present,” says Catherine Suarez, foreign language department coordinator.
Dr. Jiménez will speak and answer questions and then be available to sign books. Some of his books will be for sale at the presentation. In addition to the presentation, the college will serve a traditional Mexican mini-meal. The event is free and the public is invited to attend. Parking is $2 and tickets may be purchased from ticket machines in the parking lots.
For further information please contact Catherine Suarez at (925) 424-1212.
4/29/09
Las Positas College Breaks Ground on New Child Development Center and Holds Topping Off Ceremony for the College Center for the Arts
WHO: Dr. Joel L. Kinnamon, Chancellor - Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, Dr. DeRionne Pollard, President - Las Positas College, Members of the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District Board, Civic and Business leaders, College staff and Students
WHAT: Las Positas College will break ground on the Child Development Center (CDC). The $10,000,000 construction contract was awarded to Lathrop Construction of Benicia, California. The Center is 18,000 square feet and will accommodate 122 toddlers and pre-school children. It will also include two outdoor learning environments. Completion is expected by summer of 2010.
The College will also hold a Topping Off Ceremony for the College Center for the Arts (CCA). The 54,000 square foot theater will seat 500 with a 1,500 seat outdoor amphitheater. The $35,000,000 construction contract was awarded to Overaa Construction of Richmond, California. Construction is expected to be completed by late spring of 2010, with the first classes to be held in fall 2010.
Both buildings are Measure B funded and will be LEED Silver Certified.
DETAILS: There will be complimentary parking in Lot H and refreshments will be served after the groundbreaking event.
WHEN: Monday, May 4, 2009 at Building Sites
CDC Groundbreaking ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m.
CCA Topping Off ceremony begins at 12:00 p.m.
WHERE: Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive, Livermore
4/13/09
Author Regina Louise to Speak at Las Positas College
Ms. Regina Louise, author of “Somebody’s Someone” will speak at Las Positas College on Wednesday, April 15th at 11 a.m. in the Student Center, Building 1700 at Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive in Livermore.
Ms. Louise will discuss her book, which is a memoir of her life in multiple foster care placements.
In her book, Ms. Louise describes, how at one point in her childhood, a staff member at a treatment facility wanted to adopt her, but was prevented from doing so because the staff member was White and Regina was Black. Twenty-seven years later, after her book was published, this staff member found Regina, and they went through the adoption process to finally become mother and daughter. Now, Regina is not only a successful author and successful businesswoman, but she is also “somebody's someone.”
The public is invited to hear her speak about her life experience and the craft of writing. Admission is free.
Ms. Louise’s appearance at Las Positas College has been made possible by a generous donation from the Milanese Family Grant Fund.
Parking is $2 and tickets may be purchased from ticket machines in the parking lots.
4/13/09
Las Positas College Presents “Mosaico” Early Music Concert
Music of Italy, France and Spain rounds out successful LPC Concert season
Las Positas College will host the final concert of the 2009 Early Music Concert Series on Saturday, April 18th at 7:30 p.m. “Mosaico” will perform an exploration of music and songs of Italy, southern France and Spain in a rich mosaic of spring time songs, Florentine Carnival, and rousing instrumental delights.
“Mosaico” performers include:
Shira Kammen - voice, vielle, medieval harp
Susan Rode Morris - soprano
Tish Berlin - recorder
David Morris - gamba, voice, gittern
Peter Maund - percussion
The concert will be held in the Learning Resource Center, Building 2000 at Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive in Livermore. Tickets may be purchased at the door for $15 per person general admission, and $5 per student. Free parking is available in Parking Lot D and the venue is wheelchair accessible.
The College will host a Music Appreciation class on Thursday, April 16. The fee for the class is $5.
For information about these classes or the Early Music Concert series, please call the Community Education office at (925) 424-1467, Marilyn Marquis at (925) 424-1209 or Cindy Rosefield at (925) 424-1119.
4/9/09
Las Positas College Invites the Public to Explore “Brain Fitness” with Scientist
The Las Positas College Psychology Department invites the public to learn about “Brain Fitness” during a special evening with renowned scientist and best-selling author Dr. John Ratey on Wednesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. in Building 2500. Admission is $5 per person and parking is $2. Tickets are available at the Las Positas College Bookstore, 3000 Campus Hill Drive in Livermore.
Dr. Ratey will share exciting insights from his new book Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, and will describe how and why exercise:
Sparks Optimal Mental and Physical Health
Prepares Your Brain for Learning
Improves Memory
Enhances Mood and Attention
Lowers Stress and Anxiety
Serves as our Best Defense against Depression and other Mood Disorders
Guards Against and even Reverses some of the Effects of Aging on the Brain
Dr. Ratey is an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and bestselling author of such books as Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood (with Edward Hallowell); Shadow Syndromes: A User’s Guide to the Brain; and his highly acclaimed new book, SPARK: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain.
Dr. Ratey’s books: Driven to Distraction, and his new book SPARK: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain are on sale at the campus bookstore.
3/31/09
Las Positas College to Host Italian Film Festival in April and May
Ciao Italia, Ciao America - Immigration and Italians in the USA
Short films, feature films, documentaries, a photography exhibit and receptions are all part of Las Positas College’s first Italian Film Festival to be held April 30th through May 2nd at the Livermore campus, 3000 Campus Hill Drive in Livermore.
Two Italian feature films will be screened: Lamerica (Gianni Amelio, 1994) and Nuovomondo (Emanuele Crialese, 2006). Both are acclaimed films dealing with people on the move. In Lamerica, the hopeful emigrants are Albanians, who attempt to arrive in Italy, their “promised land.” Nuovomondo (The Golden Door in English) follows impoverished Sicilians making their way to the United States in the early 1900s.
The Festival also features several short films by Italian-American directors as well as two documentaries, I Build the Tower, about the Watts Tower in Los Angeles; and Prisoners in Paradise, about Italians in American POW camps in WWII who end up marrying American women.
The Italian Film Festival schedule is as follows:
A photography exhibit titled, Con le nostre mani (Italian Americans at Work in the East Bay 1890-1960) will be on display in Building 2400 during the week of April 27-May 2.
April 30 - 6 p.m. Building 2400, Room 2420
6 p.m. Opening Reception
7 p.m. Films begin. Bust a Move (short, dir. Philip Botti), followed by I Build the Towers (documentary, dirs. Edward Landler and Brad Byer)May 1 - 7:30 p.m. Building 2400, Room 2420
Fifty Cents (short, dir. Philip Botti) and True Love Waits (short, dir. Dina Fiasconaro), followed by Lamerica (dir. Gianni Amelio)May 2 - 3 p.m. Building 2400, Room 2420
3 p.m. Prisoners in Paradise (documentary, dir. Camilla Calamandrei)
5 p.m. Closing Reception
6:30 p.m. A pena do pane (short, dir. Lucia Grillo), followed by Nuovomondo (dir. Emanuele Crialese) Presented by Dr. Laura E. Ruberto, Berkeley City College
The film festival is sponsored by the Las Positas College Foreign Language Department, the Campus Change Network, the Las Positas College Foundation, and the Western Regional Chapter of the American Italian Historical Association.
For more information, please call Dr. Teri Ann Bengiveno at (925) 424-1287.
Members of the Las Positas College Italian Film Festival Committee include Teri Ann Bengiveno of Las Positas College, Richard Dunbar of Las Positas College, Laura E. Ruberto of Berkeley City College, and Catherine Suárez of Las Positas College.
3/31/09
The Las Positas College Foundation to Host Sixth Annual “Best of the Best” Gala
Black Tie Event to Feature Best of Las Positas College Performing and Fine Arts Programs
Community members are invited to attend “The Best of the Best” gala on Saturday, April 25 at Las Positas College in Livermore. The annual black tie event includes an evening of the “Best of the Best” in Las Positas College Performing Arts, gourmet food and fine local wine.
At this year’s event three local community leaders, who are among the “Best of the Best” in their communities will be honored: Mr. Joe Callahan of Pleasanton, Mr. Jim Concannon of Livermore, and former Dublin Mayor Janet Lockhart.
“On behalf of the Las Positas College Foundation and Las Positas College, we are proud to recognize community members who set an example of philanthropy and leadership for all to follow,” said Charlene McKenney, Chair of the Foundation’s Board of Directors.
At the Gala Event guests will be treated to a sampling of Livermore Valley wines and delicious hors d’oeuvres presented by exceptional Tri-Valley restaurants in the elegant Atrium Room on the Las Positas College campus at 3000 Campus Hill Drive in Livermore.
Mid-way through the evening, guests will adjourn to the campus theater for a Performing Arts Showcase featuring student presentations of dance, vocal, music and interpretive speaking. Presentations will be made to the Best of the Best Community Honorees. The evening will be capped off with a dessert and champagne celebration of Las Positas College and the Honorees.
During the evening, guests will have the opportunity to bid on unique items including wine country meals and adventures, special sessions - such as fencing or wine tastings - with Las Positas College faculty, and high-end life style packages for professional, cultural and sporting events.
Tickets are priced at $125 each. Proceeds from the Gala benefit the students, staff, faculty and greater community that Las Positas College serves. Historically, more than 90% of the funds raised at the “Best of the Best” are used to directly benefit the campus community; less than 10% is used for event overhead.
Established in 2003, the Las Positas College Foundation was created to ensure that the students, faculty, staff and communities that LPC serves have a premier community college.
For additional information or to purchase tickets, please contact Dr. Ted Kaye at the Las Positas College Foundation at (925) 424-1010.
3/30/09
Las Positas College Presents World Renowned Expert on Sleep on April 2
Dr. William Dement to Speak on Sleep and Dreams
The Las Positas College Psychology Department is pleased to welcome back acclaimed sleep researcher Dr. William Dement. Dement, who opened the first sleep center more than 30 years ago at Stanford University, will speak on the topic of Sleep and Dreams at Las Positas on Thursday, April 2 from 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. in Building 2400, Room 2420.
Dement is considered the “father” of modern sleep medicine and was the first researcher in his field to recognize Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep as a distinct biological state with unique properties including vivid dreams and muscle paralysis. He is also the author of the definitive textbook on the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders, founding co-editor of the scientific journal Sleep, and has written or co-authored more than 500 scientific publications including the best seller The Promise of Sleep. He is the Director of the Stanford University Sleep Research and Clinical Programs department.
Admission to the event is $5 and tickets may be purchased in the Las Positas College bookstore. For more information please contact Ernie Jones, Department of Psychology, at (925) 424-1217.
3/25/09
Las Positas College Talk Hawks Win International Honors
Castro Valley’s Stacy Shaw named International Champion
The Las Positas College Talk Hawks brought home the 2nd Place Sweepstakes Award from the International Forensics Association’s 2009 Speech and Debate Tournament held this last week in Montreal, Canada.
“Coach Jim Dobson and I are so proud of our students and how they handled themselves at this prestigious competition,” said Tim Heisler, instructor and forensics coach. “Three years ago our team was invited to Prague, Czechoslovakia and two years ago we competed in Buenos Aires, Argentina… but this is the highest finish EVER for Las Positas College at this international tournament.”
Natalie Kellner, Jacquie De Fremery, Anthony Passero, Stacy Shaw, Tiffany Lee, Katie Philpott, Masi Quorayshi and Christoph Steinhagen competed for LPC at the competition. Not only did the Talk Hawks finish 2nd Place overall, they were also the #1 ranked two-year college/institution at the tournament, and student Stacy Shaw was named the International Champion in Informative Speaking!
Las Positas finished behind George Mason University, with a team three sizes larger than the LPC team, and LPC won the second most awards for a college/university/institution at the tournament.
“On behalf of the Talk Hawks, I’d like to thank the LPC Foundation, the Inter Club Council and the LPC Bookstore whose financial support enabled the Talk Hawks to participate at this international event,” said Heisler.
The LPC Talk Hawks results are listed below:
Natalie Kellner of Brentwood
Duo Interpretation - 5th PlaceStacy Shaw of Castro Valley
Informative Speaking - 1st Place and International ChampionAnthony Passero of Dublin
Prose Interpretation - SemifinalistJacquie De Fremery of Livermore
Prose Interpretation - 5th Place
Duo Interpretation - 5th PlaceTiffany Lee of Livermore
Informative Speaking - 5th Place
Rhetorical Criticism - 5th PlaceKatie Philpott of Livermore
Impromptu Speaking - 4th Place
Rhetorical Criticism - 4th Place
Persuasive Speaking - 6th Place
The LPC Talk Hawks Forensics Team is coached by Jim Dobson and Tim Heisler.
3/24/09
Las Positas College Presents “Learning to Triumph III” Open House
For the third time, Las Positas College will reach out to the Spanish-speaking community with Learning to Triumph III/Aprendieno a Triunfar III on Saturday, April 4 on the college campus in Livermore.
The event is designed to showcase higher education opportunities to the Spanish-speaking community. This is a family event and all ages are welcome. This popular event has drawn more than 250 attendees each year.
Jeff Baker, LPC Dean of Student Services, will welcome those attending. The day will include both presentations and workshops on immigration, and English-as-a-Second Language. There will also be interactive workshops in science and photography for school age youth. The college will also offer supervised activities and childcare for children 7 years of age and younger.
The day will begin with registration and refreshments outside of Building 2400. The program will begin at 10 a.m. in Building 2400, Room 2420. The event will conclude with lunch in Building 1700. There is no charge to attend. Families are encouraged to attend and all ages are welcome. Please note, if you are driving to the campus please park in Lot E.
For further information, please contact Gilberto Victoria, Counselor/International Student Advisor at (925) 424-1477 or email him at gvictoria@laspositascollege.edu
3/19/09
Las Positas College Announces “Operation Gateway” for Returning Veterans
Las Positas College in Livermore, is proud to announce its new summer transition program, Operation Gateway - A Veteran’s Transition to Success. The four-day program will run July 16-19 and is designed as an orientation and workshop for returning veterans who wish to further their education at Las Positas College.
Operation Gateway - A Veteran’s Transition to Success will serve a minimum of 25 veterans each session. The four-day seminar will be dedicated to in-depth education/career planning, classroom expectations, finance and benefits information, campus life, community resources and veteran support services. Operation Gateway also offers opportunities for veterans to experience the community and camaraderie they will foster and develop throughout their experience at the college.
Veterans who participate in Operation Gateway and are enrolled for at least ¾-time at Las Positas College will receive a book stipend for the fall semester.
Operation Gateway is Las Positas College’s latest effort to expand its veterans services program. Among higher education institutions in California, Las Positas College has been at the forefront of providing a comfortable, welcoming and ever-adapting educational environment to ease the transition to civilian life for our nation’s servicemen and women. This includes a number of partnerships with organizations such as Tri-Valley OneStop Career Center, the Concord Veterans Center and the Livermore and Castro Valley Rotary Clubs.
For more information, please contact Todd Steffan at (925) 424-1582.
3/12/09
Las Positas College Speakers’ Series Explores Female Shamanism and Women’s Roles in the Healing Arts
Vicki Noble, well-known Bay Area writer, teacher, healer and archeomythologist, will lead a lecture and workshop on Female Shamanism and women’s roles in the healing arts at Las Positas College on Tuesday, March 24th in the Staff Lounge, Building 1600, Room 1601. The lecture will take place from 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. with the workshop immediately following from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Vicki Noble is a feminist healer and contemporary shaman and co-creator of the renowned Motherpeace tarot deck and the author of eight books, including Shakti Woman: Feeling Our Fire, Healing Our World and The Double Goddess: Women Sharing Power.
For three decades she has taught healing arts, women’s history and goddess spirituality in the United States and internationally. She currently serves as an adjunct professor in the Women’s Spirituality Masters program at the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology in Palo Alto. She adapts Tibetan Buddhist Dakini practices in special tutorials and classes for women who are generally not Buddhist.
Ms. Noble’s appearance is part of the Las Positas College Campus Change Network’s Speaker Series. The lecture and workshop are free and the public is invited to attend.
For additional information, please contact Kimberly Tomlinson at (925) 424-1432.
Parking is $2 and tickets may be purchased from ticket machines in the parking lots. Las Positas College is located at 3000 Campus Hill Drive in Livermore. For more information, please call (925) 424-1287.
3/10/09
Las Positas College Announces English Renaissance Concert
Las Positas College invites the community to discover the unique performance practice, musical interpretations, and amazing instruments of the English Renaissance on Saturday, March 14 with Sex Chordæ, a consort of viols with voice.
In the second concert of the 2009 season, Sex Chordæ will perform a concert of English Renaissance music for voice and viols, featuring the music of William Byrd, John Dowland, Orlando Gibbons, Tobias Hume, and Matthew Locke among others. The repertory for viol consort embraces a wide variety of styles ranging from the chansons, madrigals, and dances of the Renaissance. Three different sizes of viols and Robin Fisher’s exquisite soprano voice create a blended sound that is warmly resonant yet surprisingly transparent.
“We are thrilled to offer this concert series and are very pleased that the series has been warmly embraced by the community,” said Marilyn Marquis, instructor and concert series coordinator. “More than 140 people enjoyed our concert last month, and we look forward to seeing them again for this month’s concert.”
The pre-concert talk begins at 7:30 p.m. and the concert begins at 8:00 p.m. in the College Library, Building 2000 at Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive in Livermore. Free parking is available in Lot D. General admission tickets are $15.00 for individual concerts; student tickets are $5.00; both are available at the door. The venue is wheelchair accessible.
Prior to the musical performance, guests will be treated to a short pre-concert talk. The event will conclude with a reception where the audience can meet the performers and ask questions about the concert. For additional information, please visit the website at www.lpcearlymusic.org
Las Positas also offers an opportunity to enhance your concert going experience with Music Appreciation class on Thursday, March 12. The class is $5.00. For information about these classes please call the Community Education office at (925) 424-1467, Marilyn Marquis at (925) 424-1209, or Cindy Rosefield at (925) 424-1119.
These concerts are sponsored in part by the Las Positas College Foundation and the Alameda County Arts Council.
For more information or to request a concert series brochure, please call Marilyn Marquis at (925) 424-1209.
2/27/09
LPC Talk Hawks Add to Their Achievements
Place First In Individual Events Out of 28 Colleges and Universities
The Las Positas College Talk Hawks recently participated in the Northern California Forensics Association’s Spring Championship Tournament at CSU Chico.
More than 28 colleges and universities participated, and the Talk Hawks earned the 1st Place Sweepstakes Award as the top performer out of all Community Colleges. They also finished 1st Place among all competing schools in Individual Event competition and 2nd Place among all schools in all event categories. Every participating LPC student won an award and the College had the top two speakers of the entire tournament.
Some of the schools participating at the NCFA Championship included UCLA, Pepperdine University, UC Davis, Cal Poly, Cal State Chico, Chabot College, Contra Costa College, De Anza College, DVC, Los Rios Colleges, Modesto JC, Ohlone College, UOP, San Francisco State, San Joaquin Delta, San Jose State, Santa Rosa JC, and Yuba College.
“This competition was the result of hundreds of hours of hard work and dedication by the Forensics Team and coaching staff,” said Jim Dobson, instructor and team coach. “This was our 8th weekend of activity and our 10th tournament of the year, with more to come!”
The LPC Talk Hawks results are listed below:
Natalie Kellner of Brentwood
4th Place - Open Prose Interpretation
4th Place - Open Duo Interpretation
5th Place - Open Dramatic InterpretationStacy Shaw of Castro Valley
1st Place - Open Speech to Entertain
2nd Place - Open Informative SpeakingBirney Young of Dublin
3rd Place - Novice Informative Speaking
4th Place - Top Junior Parliamentary SpeakerJacquie De Fremery of Livermore
Top Speaker of NCFA Tournament
1st Place - Open Informative Speaking
1st Place - Open Prose Interpretation
2nd Place - Open Communication Analysis
2nd Place - Open Persuasive Speaking
4th Place - Open Duo InterpretationChristoph of Livermore
5th Place - Novice Informative SpeakingTiffany Lee of Pleasanton
1st Place - Open Communication Analysis
3rd Place - Open Poetry Interpretation
4th Place - Open Informative Speaking
5th Place - Open Persuasive Speaking
2nd Place Speaker of the NCFA TournamentMasi Quorarshi of Tracy
1st Place - Novice Informative Speaking
Group awards:
Junior Level Parliamentary Debate Semi-Finalist Team
Anthony Passero of Livermore, Birney Young, Masi QuorarshiTeam Award
1st Place Sweepstake Award - Community College Division
The LPC Talk Hawks Forensics Team is coached by Jim Dobson and Tim Heisler.
2/26/09
Las Positas College Design Student Wins State Contest
Las Positas College Visual Communications student, Ana Maria Vailati of San Ramon, has won a statewide design contest, earning a $500 award, and the city of Kingsburg’s recognition for her effort.
All LPC Visual Communications students, along with other two and four-year California college students were challenged to revitalize the logo for the annual Kingsburg Crab and Jazz Festival. “We are proud that Ana’s design was chosen to represent this signature event,” said Fredda Cassidy, LPC Visual Communications instructor.
The new logo will be unveiled on March 12 when the Kingsburg City Council and Chamber Board will award Ana her cash prize. This public presentation is the lead up to this year’s festival, which takes place September 19, 2009.
2/17/09
Las Positas College Announces Fourth Season of Early Music Concerts
First Concert on February 28 featuring Ciaramella
After three successful, exciting seasons, Las Positas College has announced the line-up for season four of their Early Music Concert series featuring Music of the Renaissance.
Community members are invited to experience the excitement of this unique season with internationally renowned artists performing music from the most significant musical and artistic period in history. Throughout the series, attendees will discover the unique performance practice, musical interpretations, and amazing instruments of the period, while enjoying the performances of some of the Bay Area’s most acclaimed musicians, including Tish Berlin, John Dornenberg, Robin Fisher, Julie Jeffrey, Shira Kammen, Peter Maund, David Morris, Susan Rode Morris, and Farley Pearce, as well as Ciaramella.
Each concert begins with a short pre-concert talk and concludes with a reception where the audience can meet the performers and ask questions about the concert.
Tickets are $15 for individual concerts or $40 for the season. The venue is wheelchair accessible. For additional information, please visit the website at www.lpcearlymusic.org
Las Positas also offers an opportunity to enhance your concert going experience with Music Appreciation classes on Thursday nights before each concert. The classes are $5 each. For information about these classes please call (925) 424-1467.
The Early Music Concert series is sponsored in part by the Las Positas College Foundation and the Alameda County Arts Council.
Ciaramella - Saturday, February 28 at 7:30 p.m.
In the first concert of the 2009 season, Ciaramella will perform the intricate rhythms and unusual harmonies of the early renaissance in a concert featuring shawms, sackbuts, recorders, slide trumpet, and bagpipe.
The German Orpheus and His Student: Heinrich Isaac and Ludwig Senfl
In 1490, the young Ludwig Senfl joined Imperial Choir of Maximilian I and began a lifelong relationship with his teacher, Heinrich Isaac, one of the great composers of his day. Following in the footsteps of his master, Senfl helped to bring a great legacy of polyphonic music to Renaissance Germany. Ciaramella performs works on shared themes by the two composers, with recorders, shawms, sackbut and bagpipes.
Adam Gilbert, recorder, shawm, and bagpipe
Rotem Gilbert, recorder, shawm, and bagpipe
Doug Millimen, recorder, shawm, and bagpipe
Greg Ingles and Erik Schmalz, slide trumpet, and sackbut
For more information or to request a brochure, please call Marilyn Marquis at (925) 424-1209.
Tickets are available at the door. General admission is $15 and students are $5. The event will be held at the College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive in Livermore in the College Library, building 2000. Parking is free in Lot D. The event is wheelchair accessible.
2/12/09
Bay Area Employers Invited to Participate in Employment Fair
Students at Las Positas College are looking for employers who are looking for help.
The college will hold its annual employment fair on Thursday, April 23, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Employers interested in recruiting for full or part-time career openings or summer jobs are invited to participate in the fair. Employers will have the opportunity to interview on-site at the fair, and a special employer’s area will be available throughout the day for employers to enjoy refreshments. There is a $125 employer participation fee.
Employers who would like to participate should contact Scheanelle Green, coordinator of the Career/Transfer and Employment Center at Las Positas, (925) 424-1423 or email sgreen@laspositascollege.edu The deadline for employer registration is March 31, 2009.
2/3/09
Las Positas College Campus Change Network Welcomes Ishmael Reed in February
Speaker to help celebrate African American History Month
The Las Positas College Campus Change Network is pleased to welcome Ishmael Reed as part of its Campus Speakers Series on Friday, February 27th.
A Pulitzer prize nominated author, novelist, poet and playwright, Reed’s poem “Beware Do Not Read This Poem” has been recognized by Gale Research Company as one of about 20 poems that teachers and librarians have identified as most frequently studied in literature courses.
Reed is the founder of the Before Columbus Foundation, which annually presents the American Book Awards.
“We are thrilled to have Mr. Reed join us at Las Positas College,” said Dr. TeriAnn Bengiveno, history instructor. “Mr. Reed’s experience as a writer, television producer and lecturer gives him the ability to deliver a message that provokes thought and reflection. With more than 25 books and six plays published, he is an inspiration to many and we are excited to have this opportunity to bring him to Las Positas College.”
The evening with Ishmael Reed will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday, February 27th in Building 2400, Room 2420.
The event is free to the public. Parking is $2 and tickets may be purchased from ticket machines in the parking lots. Las Positas College is located at 3000 Campus Hill Drive in Livermore. For more information, please call (925) 424-1287.
1/22/09
Las Positas College Offers “Cash For College” Financial Aid Workshops
Las Positas College’s Financial Aid Office has scheduled four free “Cash for College” information workshops in the Tri-Valley region. These workshops will help college-bound high school seniors and their parents learn about the many types of financial aid available and how to apply for them.
Financial aid can help students pay for college and may be available for either full or part-time students. In addition to grants and scholarships, aid may include fee waivers, work-study positions, and student loans. These funds can help with student expenses such as transportation and personal expenses, as well as tuition and fees, room and board, and books and supplies.
All high school seniors attending the workshops will qualify for several $1,000 Cash for College scholarships being offered if they file a FAFSA and a Cal Grant GPA Verification before March 2.
Workshop topics will include the types of financial aid available; common misconceptions; important deadlines; qualifications for types of aid; the application process; “independent” versus “dependent” students; resources for scholarships; important hints for completing the FAFSA; and a question and answer session.
The Cash for College workshop schedule is as follows:
- Thursday, January 29, 7 p.m., Granada High School, 400 Wall St., Livermore
- Thursday, February 5, 7 p.m., Livermore High School, 600 Maple St., Livermore
- Wednesday, February 11, 6:30 p.m., Dublin High School, 8151 Village Parkway, Dublin
- Sunday, February 22, Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive, Livermore
Two simultaneous events will be held in Building 2400:
- 12 p.m. - Information Workshop
- 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. - A concurrent “drop-in FAFSA lab” will be held in the Computer Lab, to assist applicants with the FAFSA application. Personal assistance will be provided in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Urdu and Hindi. Participants are asked to bring a pen, 2008 W-2 forms (or tax returns) for parents and student, and all other pertinent income and investment information.
An important goal of these sessions is to insure that applicants don’t miss the critical March 2 Cal Grant Entitlement deadline.
Las Positas College is located at 3000 Campus Hill Drive in Livermore. For additional information, please email the Las Positas College Financial Aid Office at lpcfinaid@laspositascollege.edu