Valley Weekly - March 21-27, 2022
LAVC Foundation Scholarship Application Closes Tonight at Midnight!
Be sure to complete your LAVC Scholarship Application by midnight on Monday, March 21. To apply, log in to your LACCD Student Portal. Click on the “Scholarship Tile”, and then click on “Login Here” next to the Student Log In. Email the LAVC Foundation or call 818-947-2619 with questions.
COVID-19 Testing Appointments for Students & Employees
Monday, March 21 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.,
Tuesday, March 22 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. &
Wednesday, March 23 from 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Engineering 100 (view map)
Biocept is offering weekly COVID-19 testing at LA Valley College for students and employees (by appointment only) on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Schedule your appointment using your private Cleared4 account link. For more information, visit the LACCD Vaccination & Testing Requirements.
Writing Through the Pain: Turning a Painful Memory into Powerful Story
Tuesday, March 22 from 2-3 p.m.
Online (Zoom)
Everyone has experienced pain: be it physical, emotional, discriminatory, etc. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to this One Book, One College (OBOC) creative writing workshop designed to examine painful events in several stories and encourage participants to begin to write about their own. Adjunct Professor Alicia Bien, MFA, will lead the workshop on Zoom. Also, Licensed Clinical Social Worker Allison Lopez will be on hand. For more information, visit LAVC One Book One College.
Spring 2022 Late-Start Monarch Registration Day
Wednesday, March 23 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Student Services Plaza (view map)
Want to register for a late start Spring class? Want to see a counselor? Need enrollment assistance? Come join us our In-Person Monarch Registration Days on March 23 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. in the Student Services Plaza. Get a FREE Subway lunch (while supplies last), get a campus tour, meet campus representatives, and meet Liam the Lion!
COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic
Wednesday, March 23 from 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. &
Friday, March 25 from 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Parking Lot A (view map)
Get your COVID-19 vaccine or booster dose and a $150 LAVC Bookstore gift cards at our Vaccine Clinic! The clinic offers the Pfizer (ages 12+), Moderna (ages 18+), Janssen (ages 18+), and Pfizer Pediatric (ages 5-11) vaccines. Only LAVC students and employees are eligible to receive a $150 Bookstore Gift Card with each on-campus vaccine or booster dose.Appointments are available and walks-up are welcomed. Check the LAVC Vaccination Clinics for details.
Art Faculty Lecture Series with Professors Jamison Carter and Eugenia Sumnik-Levins
Wednesday March 23 from 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Online (Zoom)
The LAVC Art Department invites all students to Art Faculty Lecture Series with Professors Jamison Carter and Eugenia Sumnik-Levins. Open to all LAVC students. Please join us at the Art Faculty Lecture on March 23 on Zoom with art faculty present their work and research. Student participants are invited to make an artwork in response to the lecture which will be included in the 2022 Annual Student Art exhibition hosted by the LAVC Art Gallery.
Valley Fit Friday: Mindful Yoga Meditation
Friday, March 25 at 2 p.m.
North Mall (view map)
Get moving to Manage Stress with Mindful Yoga Meditation! LAVC’s Student Health Education Invites you to join other students for an hour of Yoga. This Friday at 2:00PM at the North Mall Lawn, in front of the Student Union. Activities are in-person, FREE, and open to all. Visit the LAVC Student Health Center Wellness Calendar for more information on dates and activity of the day.
Want to Run for Student Government?
In-Person Deadline: Friday, March 25 at 1 p.m.
Online Deadline: Sunday, March 27 at 11:59 p.m.
Are you interested in Student Government? Run for Office for the 2022/2023 Academic Year. Represent the student body working with students, faculty, staff, and administrators. Perks are a transcript notation and monthly stipend. Submit application in person by Friday, March 25 ar 1 p.m. and online by Sunday, March 27 at 11:59 p.m. Visit the LAVC Associated Student Union (ASU) page for eligibility and to apply.
Announcement for Students
Board Policy 2800 regarding mandatory indoor masking remains in force until further notice at all nine colleges and District facilities for all employees, students and visitors. Free, disposable surgical-style (medical) masks continue to be available at the entrance of every campus building. To read more, check the LACCD Vaccination, Testing and Screening Information.
How does a ten-year-old boy running the streets of LA homeless find his way to become a professor at LAVC? Listen to Professor Jose Arrieta’s inspiring journey that brought him to Valley College. Listen to the Valley College Connection Podcast and be inspired!
The LACCD is partnering with a company called Edquity to ;allow LAVC students to apply for emergency funding through one convenient online platform. Emergency funds can help you with childcare, food, housing, learning materials, transportation and other health/safety needs. To be eligible for these funds, you must submit an application through Edquity, and be actively enrolled in credit or noncredit courses. For all the details on how to apply, check the Coronavirus Updates for Students: Edquity Basic Needs Grants.
Did you know that as an LAVC student, you're eligible for a FREE Metro GoPass? You can to ride all buses and trains operated by Metro from now until December 31, 2022...at no cost! To pick up your free pass, just stop by the LAVC Business Office with your picture ID. Learn more about the Metro GoPass.
Students and employees can now get two FREE Covid-19 at-home rapid antigen testing kits per person each week; Theatre & Music students can pick up 3 kits per student, per week. To pick up your rapid antigen test kits, visit the ticket booth at the Music Recital Hall (view map) on Monday-Thursday from 8:45 a.m.-7 p.m. and Friday from 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; please show your student ID or employee ID. For more information, check the LAVC Covid-19 Antigen Home Testing Kit Distribution.
Upcoming Events
Monday, March 28 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in Engineering 100,
Tuesday, March 29 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in Engineering 100 &
Wednesday, March 30 from 12-5 p.m. in Engineering 100
Biocept is offering COVID-19 testing at LA Valley College for students and employees (by appointment only) on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in Engineering 100. Schedule your appointment using your private Cleared4 account link. For other testing locations/dates, check the Districtwide COVID Testing schedule. For more info, visit the LACCD Vaccination & Testing Requirements.
Wednesday, March 30 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in Student Services Plaza
Want to register for a late start Spring class? Want to see a counselor? Need enrollment assistance? Come join us in the Student Services Plaza for our In-Person Monarch Registration Days on March 23 and 30!
Wednesday, March 30 from 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. in Parking Lot A,
Friday, April 1 from 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. in Parking Lot A,
Wednesday, April 6 from 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. in Parking Lot A &
Friday, April 8 from 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. in Parking Lot A,
Get your COVID-19 vaccine or booster dose and a $150 LAVC Bookstore gift cards at our Vaccine Clinic! The clinic offers the Pfizer (ages 12+), Moderna (ages 18+), Janssen (ages 18+), and Pfizer Pediatric (ages 5-11) vaccines. Only LAVC students and employees are eligible to receive a $150 Bookstore Gift Card with each on-campus vaccine or booster dose. Appointments are available and walks-up are welcomed. Check the LAVC Vaccination Clinics for details.
Thursday, March 31
The campus is closed for the Cesar Chavez Day holiday. Some campus offices and services will reopen on Friday, April 1; some offices may also be open during Spring Break (April 2-8). Saturday classes will resume on Saturday, April 9, and day and evening classes will resume and offices/services fully reopening on Monday, April 11.
Saturday, April 2 - Friday, April 8
Spring Break 2022 is held from April 2-8. In addition, there is Cesar Chavez holiday on Thursday, March 31 and a non-instruction day on Friday, April 1. Classes are not in session during Spring Break, but some campus offices and services are scheduled to be open. Please contact offices directly to learn their Spring Break hours of operation. Saturday classes resume on Saturday, April 9, and day and evening classes resumes on Monday, April 11. The college will resume its normal hours of operation on Monday, April 11.
LACCD encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation, or have questions about the physical access provided, please use the links above to contact the event organizer as soon as possible, but no later than ten (10) business days prior to the event.