Earn college credit for your current job or internship this Summer through LAVC Cooperative Education! You may qualify for college credit for hours completed at your summer job or internship through LAVC Cooperative Education Office. The deadline to enroll is June 17.

You're invited to meet its four candidates for college president at the LAVC Presidential Candidate Open Forum on Thursday, June 20 from 4-8 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall. Students, faculty, staff and the community are invited to attend.

LAVC is offering classes with "zero textbook cost" or "low textbook cost" for students! Zero Textbook Cost classes uses free, online course materials, and Low Textbook Cost classes have textbooks that are $50 or less. To find these classes, search the online Schedule of Classes by "Class search type" and select "zero cost textbook classes (OER)" or "low cost textbook classes".

Attention job seekers and employers! The LAVC Online Job Board has a FREE listing of job openings for students, alumni and friends of Valley College. It's also free for employers to post their job or internship openings. Sign up for a free account today!

Congratulations to LAVC students Diana Castro and Alexander Richardson for being awarded the 2019 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. This prestigious, highly competitive national scholarship was awarded to only 61 students nationwide. The scholarship will provide them with up to $40,000 annually for a maximum of three years to complete their bachelor’s degree. Diana Castro is preparing to transfer to UCLA and plans to study World Arts & Culture. Alexander Richardson will be majoring in Astrophysics.

Los Angeles Valley College recognized years of service and outstanding employee contributions at the annual Employee Appreciation Extravaganza on May 1. The 2019 Above & Beyond Awards were presented to Dr. Elliott Coney, Jamie Holladay-Collins, Julie Mendoza-Vasquez, Rick Murray, Kimberly Robeson, and Dr. Luz Shin. In addition, Tau Alpha Epsilon presented its 2019 TAE Apple Awards to Tracey Baca, John Kawai, Chris Petrini, Laura Scott, and Shawn Smith. Congratulations!

Congratulations to the LAVC Child Development Department for being recognized with a "Certificate of Excellence" by the LACCD District Academic Senate. In addition, LAVC Child Development Professor Gloria Daims received a special recognition and award for her work as the co-chair of the Child Development District Discipline Committee.

Kimberly Robeson, LAVC assistant professor of English, has recently published a novel titled The Greek Persuasion. The LAVC Library and the LAVC Foundation Office are hosting a book launch event on Thursday, May 16 from 1:30-3 p.m. in the LAVC Library's Reading Room. All proceeds from book sales at event will be donated to the LAVC Foundation.

May is a busy month for everyone on campus, and this includes professional development! LAVC Professional Development (LAVC Prof Dev) is preparing to launch our new online professional development system called Cornerstone. An important component of the system is the Vision Resource Center, which includes Lynda.com and Skillsoft trainings and more; employees are encouraged to take advantage of this resource by creating an account with their college email address. In addition, Prof Dev is hosting Classified Appreciation Week starting the week of May 20; check your email for the latest info. Lastly, faculty are reminded that Flex Forms are due by June 5.

Attention LAVC Class of 2019 graduates! Let us share what college/university you will be transferring to for Fall 2019 on the college's two electronic marquee. If you are transferring from Valley College to a 4-year college/university for Fall 2019, please send an email request with your name, student ID number, and the name of the university/college you will be attending this Fall. The last day to submit your request is Friday, May 24.