Have you heard? The California Board of Governors (BOG) Fee Waiver is now called the California College Promise Grant. It has the same application process and eligibility requirements as the BOG and still waives the per unit enrollment fee at California community colleges. Be sure to check the LAVC Financial Aid Web page for more info on the California College Promise Grant.

In September, the college hosted an Implicit Bias workshop with UCLA's Jerry Kang, and the Partnership Resource Team (PRT) met with 50 staff, faculty and students on campus to discuss professional development on campus. The PRT team will be back on October 29 to help us work on our integrated professional development plan, so stay tuned for more details. Classified staff are invited to a meet-and-greet with Jeanne Owens, our new professional development coordinator, on October 10.

Former U.S. Under Secretary of Education and College Promise Campaign Director and LAVC President Erika Endrijonas applauded the LAVC Family Resource Center as a national model for serving student parents and their families at a special reception on August 23 at the Family Resource Center.

LAVC student Henry Kobin was one of 280 community college students across the country selected be in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars project (NCAS). As a NCAS Scholar, he got an opportunity for to participate in an on-site visit to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory over the summer. 

LAVC welcomes Jeanne Owens as the college's new professional development coordinator, and Dr. Sally Raskoff is the new faculty professional development coordinator. The pair has been working together to focus on enhancing professional development opportunities for both faculty and classified staff on campus.

LAVC kicked off new academic year with Opening Day activities for faculty and one for staff before the start of the semester. Looking ahead, faculty and staff should RSVP online for the Implicit Bias Workshop on September 14, and there will be a visit from the PRT on September 28 to help us identify our professional development needs.

Is your contact information correct in the LAVC Directory for faculty, staff, departments and services? Let students, faculty, and staff find the best way to reach you at work by updating your contact information in our phone/email directory! If you find that your work contact information is inaccurate or missing, contact Theresa Ramirez in Staff Services.

LAVC was nominated for a 2018 Presidents for Entrepreneurship Pledge Entrepreneurial College of Excellence Award by the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship. It is one of 24 colleges in the nation, and one of two colleges in California to be nominated for this year's award.

Congratulations to the LAVC Speech & Debate Team and the Strengthening Working Families Project at LAVC for being awarded Steve Allen "Excellence in Education" Awards, and to LAVC staff member Alex Ojeda on receiving the "Business/Education Partnership" Award for his work at CSUN from the Valley Economic Alliance.

The LAVC Child Development Department and the LAVC Child Development Department represented LA Valley College at the CCRC’s annual Annabelle Godwin Play Day on May 18. Child Development Professors Tracey Dickson-Baca and Gloria San Jose Daims shared information about the Child Development Department, and Child Development Center Teachers Carmen, Mariko, Olga, and Ruby held a “live worm demonstration”.