In Loving Memory of Joanna Erdos Joanna Erdos was referred to affectionately as “curly” by some of her close friends and students, for her beautiful curly brown/dark auburn hair. We could have called her “smiley” too, because she had a smile and bright eyes for almost everyone she met. Her thick-lensed eyeglasses magnified both her warmth and the depth of her soul. Her students who love her still called her Ms. Erdos. No matter how we referred to her,...
Dear Alumni & Friends, This week’s e-newsletter will be different than the last 10 weeks’ newsletters. It has to be different. There can be nothing more important than facing the fact that our country and our people have taken to the streets in protest. While some have said, “this is just like 1992 and the Rodney King protests,” I personally feel that this time is different. For those of you who that have never met me or seen me,...
Dr. Luther Guynes began teaching at LACC in 1971 and has held several positions on both the academic and administrative levels. He helped launch the Faculty Mentoring program, in which students are paired with faculty members to provide academic support and assistance. Dr. Guynes has a long history with the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). He has Administrative Dean at LACC, LA Trade Tech, and LA Southwest College. He has been not only an instructor, but Department...
The Herb Alpert Foundation’s $10.1 Million Gift To Los Angeles City College Provides All Music Majors With a Free Education. The largest private gift to a community college in Southern California (LOS ANGELES) Los Angeles City College Foundation has received a $10.1 million gift from The Herb Alpert Foundation, creating an endowment that forever transforms the music department and the lives of the talented students who study music at Los Angeles City College (LACC). The gift is the...
Ale always had an interest for the arts; she just wasn’t quite sure what she wanted to do until she started taking classes at LACC. Ale grew up in Los Angeles, not far from LACC, with her parents and two brothers. Her dad, an architect, and her mom, a painter, sparked her artistic side and encouraged her to do well in school, which led her to skip a grade level and graduate from high school when she was 16....
This February, 26 Theatre Academy students went to Honolulu, Hawaii to participate in this year’s Kennedy Center / American College Theatre Festival. For many of these students, it was their first time being on airplane or their first time being outside of the state. An Invitational Scene from our Theatre Academy production of The Glory of Living, directed by faculty member Tony Maggio, was performed by students James Jenkins and Ashley Weiss 17 student Irene Ryan Acting nominees participated along with their 8...
Rose Rumyan was born a few blocks away from LACC at Kaiser Hospital in East Hollywood. Both of her parents went to college in Armenia for the sciences and her grandfather was a professor of engineering who starting teaching her calculus at the age of three. From a young age, Rose developed an interest in math and science. Being a competitive student in high school, Rose wanted to attend UC Riverside after graduating high school but decided to attend...
Melissa Breccia is a journalism student at LACC who has already left her mark in just two years. Attending a creative and performing arts high school, Melissa developed an interest in the arts at a young age. Melissa came to Los Angeles from Philadelphia at the age of 19, leaving behind all of her friends and family back home. Although difficult, Melissa knew that she had to make the move to Los Angeles in order to break into the entertainment industry. Luckily...
