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LACC Math Club: AMATYC contest
The American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) contest was held last Friday, 11/03/17 at LACC in Franklin Hall 112. The AMATYC is an annual competition consisting of two tests, one in November and one in March. Get to know LACC’s Math Scholars:
LACC’s First Freedom Festival
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Shaena Engle Manager, Public Relations engles@lacitycollege.edu 323.953.4000 ext. 2244 Cell: 213.200.4728 FIRST ANNUAL FREEDOM FESTIVAL AT LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE On Thursday, September 28, and Friday, September 29, Los Angeles City College will be hosting their first Freedom Festival. The event will highlight the role of the arts and education in helping to reintegrate formerly incarcerated people back into society. Additionally, the festival will bring awareness to the need for basic human rights, social...
LACC Foundation Scholarships & Awards Ceremony
LACC Foundation held its 2017 Scholarships & Awards Ceremony yesterday at the El Camino Theater. We are proud to say that 312 scholarships were awarded with a value over $200,000. Combined with funds provided in the Fall, the Foundation has given over 1100 awards and scholarships with a value of over $560,000, to dedicated students during the 2016-2017 academic year!! Thank you to our scholarship donors for the generosity in supporting the dedicated and deserving LACC students. Without your...
First Lady of Los Angeles at LACC
On May 17 2017, the John Burton Advocates For Youth (JBAY) Graduation Celebration was held at LACC to acknowledge and celebrate current and former youth who have earned an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree, or have completed a certificate program during the 2016-17 school year. In light of her personal experiences with foster care, the First Lady of Los Angeles Amy Wakefield was invited to be a guest speaker.
LACC to Hollywood: Director Tamra Davis
LACC alumna Tamra Davis visited the campus and reunited with her previous professors, Dr. Thomas Stemple and Vaughn Obern. Together, they offered great advice to our current Cinema/TV students about film making and how LACC’s film school helped her succeed as a female director.
Artist Talk: Kerry James Marshall
Kerry James Marshall is back at his alma mater! On March 29th. the remarkable painter held an “Artist Talk” inside the Herb & Lani Alpert Recital Hall– a memorable moment at Los Angeles City College. “I came to LACC to do my two years of study partly because it was a legendary place….Some of the best teachers in the world taught me at LACC…really consolidated what it meant to make things, be productive and to be knowledgeable of...
Alumni Spotlight: Justice Vaino Hassan Spencer
Justice Vaino Hassan Spencer earned her AA degree from LACC in 1949 and graduated from Southwestern University School of Law in 1952. In 1980, she was the first African American woman appointed to a judgeship in California and became a fierce champion of more opportunities for women and people of color in the workforce. Spencer was a trailblazer at a time when women and people of color made few inroads at the highest levels of the legal profession...
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Rosalyn S. Heyman
Former Assistant Superintendent for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), Dr. Rosalyn S. Heyman began her inspiring life-long journey at Los Angeles City College (LACC) and became the innovative, educational administrator and philanthropist she is today. At LACC, it was sheer luck that brought her to Professor Bellford Cruz’s Economics class. Cruz quickly noticed her potential from grading her essay exams and this encouraged her to apply to UCLA. Continuing her college education after LACC was not part...
Celebrating the 2016 LACC Gala!
On October 5th, the LACC Foundation held its 2016 Gala at the Beverly Hilton. We were privileged to celebrate a truly remarkable organization, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, for their donation of $2M to the College’s Cinema/Tv Department. We were also thrilled to have the opportunity to recognize Councilman Mitch O’Farrell for his extraordinary support of LACC and the Hollywood community. The evening was hosted by NBC’s Natalie Morales and chaired by Mayor Eric Garcetti and NBC Chairman Bob Greenblatt. We thank them, our...
