Two College of Alameda Automotive Technology (Atech) students, Yumeus (Missy) Taylor and Jorge Sandoval, were awarded Ozzie Day Scholarships this spring. As you can see from the photos below, both of them maintained social distancing protocols when they got their checks! All in-person Atech labs this semester have been running with full Covid protocols.

Recipients from Peralta Community College District will receive $1,000 each 

May is Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month and we have some wonderful programs lined up to celebrate this rich cultural heritage.  Peralta TV can be seen on: 

Exciting things are always happening at the Peralta Colleges.  For the past year, most of these exciting things have been "virtual" but that is starting to change.  On March 31, 2021, the women of the Laney College Water Polo team hosted a scrimmage against Las Positas College.  This scrimmage was the first Peralta Sports Event since the Alameda County sheltering in place order began to protect us from the spread of COVID-19. 

On April 16, 2021, Dr. Jannett Jackson started in her new role as Interim Chancellor of the Peralta Community College District.  Dr. Jackson is an experienced CEO having served as the esteemed Chancellor of the Chabot-Los Positas Community College District from 2013 to 2018 when she retired, and most recently coming out of retirement to serve as Interim President of Skyline Community College in San Bruno in 2019-2020.  The Board of Trustees unanimously approved the Interim Chancellor contract for Dr. Jackson at their April 13, 2021 meeting.  

Dear Peralta Community, 

Today, the jury trial for the murder of George Floyd concluded.  In this case, the jury has found Derek Chauvin to be guilty of the charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter.

While this particular case has reached a conclusion, we want to acknowledge that pain and anguish of racism and violence against people of color persist. Our work to fight systemic racism, to create and foster social justice, continues.