Stop by the LARC for free tutoring at the General Tutoring Center, Writing Center, and Math Lab, Library materials and services, and the Computer Commons open computer lab. There are also free workshops on study skills (Mondays at 1:30 pm), writing skills (Wednesdays at 1:30 pm and Saturdays at 10 am), and Math 110 (on Fridays at 9 am) in LARC 212. Satellite learning assistance and specialized tutoring is also available at other campus locations!

Don't miss your chance to see the LAVC Theater Arts production of Paula Vogel's The Baltimore Waltz on November 15-17 at 7 p.m. and November 18 at 2 p.m. in the Horseshoe Theater. Tickets on sale now online at brownpapertickets.com. Only four performances, and seating is limited!

Do you have the GradGuru and LACCD Mobile apps? Stay on track by keeping connected with Valley College with the GradGuru App, and have the student information system at your fingertips with the myCollege.laccd.edu Mobile App. Download both apps for free on the Google Play Store or iTunes Store today!

Congrats to Men's Water Polo's Haik Gukasyan on being named the Conference and So. Cal. Player of the Year, and Jim McMillan on being named the Conference and So. Cal Coach of the Year. Also, Women's Soccer is going to the So. Cal. Soccer Playoffs, and Men's Water Polo is advancing to the CCCAA State Tournment.

The LAVC Family Resource Center and Strengthening Working Families were showcased as national models of holistic family support at the "Women in Leadership Higher Education Conference" on October 2-3 at the Harvard Faculty Club. Los Angeles Community College District Trustee Andra Hoffman, LAVC President Dr. Erika Endrijonas, LAVC Dean of Workforce Training Dr. Doug Marriott, and the LAVC Family Resource Center's Marni Roosevelt and Amber Angel spoke about how both programs have helped change the paradigm for student and workforce training participants in higher education.

LAVC Cooperative Education/Job Resource Center has partnered with College Central Network to offer the free online job board for students, alumni, as well as community residents. The LAVC Online Job Board includes vital online job search resources such as an exclusive LAVC Job Board, Career Portfolio & Resume Builders, Job Central™ & Intern Central, Job Central™ Podcasts, and more. Employers are also able to post their job and internship opportunities for free.

The LAVC English Department is offering a new Student Success seminar series to provide faculty with strategies related to student success according to AB 705. Faculty can attend one of two workshop sessions offered in the following topics: "Reading Apprenticeship 1", "Reading Apprenticeship 2 / Threshold", "Culturally-Responsive Teaching & Equity", "Student Support Services and How to Use Them", "Technology in the Classroom", and "Faculty Support and Other Informative Skills". Students are also welcomed to attend. 

Thank you to all the classified staff members who attended the Classified Staff Development Committee's Meet and Greet on October 9 with our new Professional Development Coordinator. LAVC also hosted the second meeting of the Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative's (IEPI) Partnership Resource Team (PRT) on October 29, and our IEPI Steering Committee will begin work on writing our professional development plan. Coming up, LAVC Professional Development will offer a new B.U.I.L.D. (Belong, Uplift, Imagine, Learn, and Diversify) series featuring a book club, TED-style talks and campus speakers; LAVC Professional Development will send a campus email with more details.

LAVC has launched a new podcast called the Valley College Connection, which is produced in partnership with the LAVC Academic Resource Center and KVCM Monarch Radio. Hosted by professors John Kawai and Scott Weigand, it aims to inspire people with success stories of Valley College educator and students, as well as highlight resources and services that are making a difference on campus. Subscribe to the Valley College Connection podcast today on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcast, and Spotify.

The LAVC Hunger-Free Campus Initiative is helping our students who are experiencing homelessness and/or are food insecure. The new Helping Hands Food Pantry opened to distribute food to hungry students on Tuesdays and Wednesday from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in Campus Center's Monarch Patio, and to assists students in applying for CalFresh. There is also going to be a Rummage Sale benefiting the LAVC Helping Hands Project on October 25 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.