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Week of February 05, 2007

 

Latest News

President Oakley Featured in Long Beach Business Journal
To read an article featuring President Oakley in the latest edition of Long Beach Business Journal refer to... http://www.lbbj.com/manage/uploads/lbbj_pdfs/EloyOakley.pdf

LBCC Delegates Visit Assemblymember Karnette in Sacramento
President Oakley and the trustees recently attended a legislative conference presented by the Community College League of California where they heard from state legislators and consultants about the state budget and legislation in regard to higher education...

Basic Skills Visiting Team Follow Up
Team Members visited the campus on November 30 and December 7-8 and met with faculty, staff, administrators and students to form this report. A Basic Skills Task Force is now being formed at LBCC...

PCC Adult Learning Center Workshops
The PCC Adult Learning Center announces its February workshops, which are open to all students. The workshops cover a variety of topics and no sign-ups are required...

Critical Thinking Test Bank: Enter Questions and Win Prizes
Critical thinking was selected as the first core competency to assess because it has been rated high on faculty surveys as important for student learning and because the curriculum of every course already includes it. To accomplish this assessment we are asking you to contribute questions that will potentially be used for a test bank to assess students on critical thinking...

Transfer Services and College Fair Spotlights African American History Month
The Transfer Centers at LAC and PCC are busy planning their annual Transfer Fairs as well as the 6th Annual Historically Black College University Panel Discussion and Fair on Wednesday, February 28, 2007...

Essay Contest Back to Women and Men's Resource Center
The Women and Men’s Resource Center proudly presents its 3rd Annual Women’s History Month Essay Contest. The theme for 2007 is “Generations of Women Moving History Forward”. All currently enrolled LBCC students are encouraged to participate...

Career and Job Center to Offer Workshops
Please see the attached details on February workshops from the Career and Job Center...

Information About Upcoming Remodeling and Renovation at LBCC
In order to assist you in planning for next year, attached is information on the anticipated renovation and modernization of the “L” Building facilities and the relocation plans for the Library, the Learning and Academic Resources Department and other residents, programs and services currently housed in the building...

Save the Date for the Buccaneer Ball
The Long Beach City College Foundation Child Development Associates (CDA) will present an Evening of Piracy and Plundering, also known as The Buccaneer Ball...

Operation Homecoming
LBCC and the LBCC Viking Bookstores invite the Long Beach Community to lunch on March 29 to learn more about the generations that are in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the home front, in the words of U.S. troops and their families...

Changes Requested for College Catalog
The college catalog will soon be updated. If you have any changes to your position or degree, please fill out the attached and send it to Lori Hubbard-Jackson in the Human Resources office by February 22, 2007...

Updated LAC Campus Map Now Available

Updated PCC Campus Map Now Available

Reminders

Looking for Faculty Leaders for Study Abroad
The LBCC Study Abroad Committee is seeking applications from faculty to lead study abroad programs during summer 2008...

Tax Forms for LBCC Staff and Faculty
W-2 forms were mailed January 19, 2007. Please see the link for attached documents...

New Classes to Benefit Office Support Staff
The Computer Applications and Office Technology Department is offering the following 1-unit courses which may benefit your office support staff:..

LBCC Planning Newsletter "IN4ME" is Now Available
Visit the Planning website to view previous issues of IN4ME and get more information on Planning...

Senior Studies Looking for Veterans to Share Stories
The Senior Studies Associates (SSA) is looking for LBCC Faculty and Staff who served in World War II to share their stories...

New Letterhead Now Available
New letterhead with our new Superintendent/President is now available in MS Word format...

New College Facts Sheet Available
A new and updated fact sheet on LBCC is available. Feel free to print one out and put it by your desk for reference...

Academic Calendar Finalized for 2007-2008
The Board approved school calendar is now available for 2007-2008...

Sports News

Long Beach Opens Season with 2-0 Win over Santa Ana
Freshman left fielder Jessica Amador’s seventh-inning one-out double drove in the only runs of the game in Long Beach City College’s 2-0 non-conference win over visiting Santa Ana College in both squads’ season opener...

Men's Volleyball Goes 3-0 in Pool Play

The Long Beach City College men's volleyball team compiled a 3-0 record in pool play but suffered a 30-28 quarterfinal loss to Santa Monica College at the 16-team LBCC Tournament...

Upcoming Events

University Transfer Fair to be Held at LAC
There will be University Transfer Fair on Tuesday, February 6 at the Liberal Arts Campus from 10a.m.-1p.m. The fair will be held in the quad/park area in front of the bookstore...

Instructional Technology Development Center Workshops for Faculty
Integrate instructional technology into your course to impact students’ learning and student success. The ITDC offers a wide variety of workshops to help you learn how to use technology in teaching and learning...

Critical Thinking Scholars Retreat at Lake Arrowhead
LBCC will offer a weekend retreat for faculty from different disciplines to relax, have fun and work together to develop Department/Program Outcomes and
Institutional Assessment for Critical Thinking. It will be held at the Lake Arrowhead UCLA Conference Center March 16-18...

Bookstore to Begin a Book Club
The Viking Bookstore is starting a Book Club for faculty, staff and students who enjoy reading and socializing over a cup of coffee.
Sign up at either bookstore. The first book will be “Watership Down” by Richard Adams. Sign up at either bookstore. Please contact Marty Wayland at (562) 938-4595 with any questions...

LBCC Astronomy Open House
Professor Courtney Seligman will host free planetarium presentations in the next few months. Reservations are recommended...

Job Opportunities

Check for available Academic and Administrative and Classified and Managerial positions.

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