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.

Congratulations to LAVC Adjunct Assistant Professor Nancy Shiffrin for having her poetry published in the upcoming Altadena Poetry Review: Anthology 2017. She will read her newly published poetry at the book's "Poetry and Cookies Celebration" publication party on April 29 from 1-4 p.m. at the Altadena Public Library.

Congratulations to the LAVC Kinesiology's Dance Program on receiving a Flourish Foundation grant to help support LAVC's Spring 2017 Dance production.

Dr. Douglas Marriott has been named as the new Dean of Adult/Community Education & Workforce Development at LAVC. In this new role, he will advance the Adult Education initiatives on campus, oversee Workforce Training and the Cooperative Education Center, and work directly with the CalWORKs/GAIN and Technology departments.

Congratulations to LAVC President Dr. Erika Endrijonas on being recognized as the "2017 Pioneer Woman of the Year" by LA City Councilmember Paul Krekorian. She was honored as a leader who champions gender equity in the city.

Congrats to the LAVC Speech and Debate Team on winning the state championship award (called the Jim Miller Perpetual Sweepstakes Award) at the California Community College Forensic Association's 2017 State Tournament. In addition, the team won a total of 6 gold individual medals, 1 silver individual medals and 9 bronze individual medals at the tournament.

Congrats to LAVC's Student Union (Monarch Center construction project) on receiving the American Institute of Steel Construction's 2017 IDEAS² National Award for innovative use of structural steel. It was one of 11 steel frame structures to receive this national recognition. 

Congrats to Men's Swimming on its team win and to Women's Swimming on its fourth place finish at the WSC Meet #2 at Valley. This week, Softball plays San Bernardino in a home double header on March 21 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., and Baseball plays LA Mission on home turf on March 25 at 1 p.m. Go Monarchs! 

Congratulations to the LAVC Community Services Center on receiving a LEED Gold certification, and to the LAVC Monarch Athletic Center on receiving a LEED Silver certification! Both buildings were certified by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Congrats to Men's Swimming on its win and to Women's Swimming for its third place overall finish at the WSC Meet #1. The Lady Monarchs of Women's Basketball finished the season with a loss to Ventura in the third round of the WSC Tournament.