Congrats to the LAVC Speech Team for being recognized with a Steve Allen "Excellence in Education" award by the Valley Economic Alliance. The team was honored for its team bronze, and the 3 individual gold, 1 individual silver and 12 individual bronze medals, and the Warren-Dahlin Student Fellowship Award to Maia Gaboian at the 2017 Phi Rho Pi National Speech Competition.

The latest issue of CSUN Today features an article on how "CSUN Gave LA Valley College President Erika Endrijonas a New Direction", and chronicles how CSUN's John Broesamle mentored her and helped inspire her to choose a different path in life.

Congratulations to Hasmik Arakelyan, Luke Davis, Tim Dundore, Barbara Goldberg, Francie Hurwit, Michelle Lewis on receiving a 2017 Above and Beyond Award, and to Hasmik Arakelyan, Jason Beaton, Duane Smith, Eugenia Sumnik-Levins, and Susan Vo on receiving a 2017 Apple Award!

Adjunct instructor Kenneth Feldmeier in the LAVC Anthropology Department shares his perspective on Middle Eastern cuisine in the KCETLink documentary, The Migrant Kitchen, which highlights the diverse ethnic cuisines and immigrants that shape the city of Los Angeles.

The LAVC Administration & Career Advancement building has been awarded a LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. This is the third LEED Gold-certified building at the college.

Adam Brackman, a LAVC Geology/Earth Science major, has been selected to participate in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars project (NCAS) and will visit NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Center in June. Congratulations!

Congratulations to the LAVC Speech Team for earning a team bronze medal, 3 individual gold medals, 1 individual silver medal, and 12 individual bronze medals at the 2017 Phi Rho Pi National Speech Competition near Washington D.C. In addition, team member Maia Gaboian was honored with the Warren-Dahlin Student Fellowship Award.

Congrats to Tim Hornyak of Men's Swimming for being named the men's co-swimmer at the WSC Conference Championship; the Men's Swimming team placed third and Women's Swimming moved up to ninth place.

Good luck to the Men's and Women's Swimming as they head to the WSC Conference Championship at Hancock College on April 21-23. Cheer on our Monarchs at home as Softball plays Victor Valley on April 18 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. at the Softball field, and Baseball plays West LA on April 18 at 2:30 p.m. and Bakersfield on April 20 at 2:30 p.m. in the Baseball field.

LAVC Family Resource Center Director Marni Roosevelt, LAVC Dean of Adult/Continuing Education Dr. Doug Marriott, and LAVC Family Resource Center Program Coordinator Amber Angel will speak at the "Staying the Course—Exploring Parent Retention and Completion" panel discussion at the Ascend at the Aspen Institute's 2Gen Practice Institute on April 27 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.