On June 4, 2020, the Peralta Community College District hosted a virtual Town Hall webinar. The focus was addressing the institutional racism pervasive in our society that contributed to the recent murder of Mr. George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police. Peralta leaders posted our statement regarding the killing of Mr. Floyd here. The goal of this Town Hall was to help raise the racial literacy and critical consciousness of the community while providing a safe space to reflect and share resources. 

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Greetings Peralta Community!  Welcome to issue #16 of Peralta Gems. Congratulations everyone for making it through the Spring 2020 semester...a term like no other. Congratulations especially to all who graduated. Nothing, not even a pandemic, can stop you from achieving your dreams!  #PeraltaStrong. --Mark Johnson

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Greetings Peralta Community!  Welcome to issue #15 of Peralta Gems. Welcome to the "new normal" of week 8 sheltering-in-place. These times call on our best selves to be engaged, creative and to show up boldly for the community. I am so proud to be part of the Peralta Community College District because we ALL are all doing just that.  We

Got This - Together. #PeraltaStrong. --Mark Johnson

Monday, April 27, 2020

Greetings Peralta Community!  Welcome to issue #14 of Peralta Gems. We have been sheltering-in-place for 6 weeks now and it is working to "flatten the curve" and slow the spread of COVID-19. Here in the District, teaching and learning continues. Student services and counseling remain available online. What I am seeing across the Peralta Community is: You Got This. Students are adapting. Faculty are adapting. Staff and administrators are adapting. These times call on our best selves to be engaged, creative and to show up boldly for the community and we are all doing just that.  We Got This - Together. #PeraltaStrong. --Mark Johnson

Monday, March 30, 2020

Greetings Peralta Community!  Welcome to issue #13 of Peralta Gems. This issue contains important information about the District response to COVID-19 so please read closely. Thank you to everyone for your flexibility and positive attitude in these very stressful times. --Mark Johnson

Friday, March 20, 2020

Greetings Peralta Community!  Welcome to issue #12 of Peralta Gems. This issue contains important information about the District response to COVID-19 so please read closely. Last week was densely packed with events so this issue is being sent on Sunday March 22nd. Thank you to everyone for your flexibility, positive attitude, and continuing support in these very stressful times. --Mark Johnson

Greetings Peralta Community!  Welcome to issue #11 of Peralta Gems. This issue contains important information about the District response to COVID-19 so please read closely. But before we get to that, I want to reflect on "community." The District frequently states, "The health and safety of members of the Peralta community remains our top priority." And that is absolutely true.  Community can seem abstract and removed, but it is not.  We are the Peralta Community.  We are real people: Chancellor Regina Stanback Stroud, Laney College Bursar Kihn Tran, College of Alameda student Jaylan Campbell, you, me, all of us. And while there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Peralta community, we know concerns about the spread of this novel coronavirus are significant. From canceling face-to-face classes, moving up Spring Break, to closing the campuses and working remotely, we are the people for whom these decisions are being made. Thank you to everyone for your flexibility, positive attitude, and continuing support in these stressful times. --Mark Johnson

Friday, March 6, 2020

Greetings Peralta Community!  Welcome to issue #10 of Peralta Gems. Thanks to everyone who provided story ideas and photos, and thanks to Didi Fitzgerald for help assembling this issue.  Send your suggestions to Mark Johnson at markjohnson@peralta.edu. Much appreciated!

Friday February 28, 2020

Greetings Peralta Community!  Welcome to issue #9 of Peralta Gems. Thanks to everyone who provided story ideas and photos for this issue.  Send your suggestions to Mark Johnson at markjohnson@peralta.edu. Much appreciated!