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!

Friday February 21, 2020

Greetings Peralta Community!  Welcome to issue #8 of Peralta Gems. Thanks to everyone who provided story ideas, photos, and other suggestions for this issue.  Send your suggestions to Mark Johnson at markjohnson@peralta.edu. Much appreciated!

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Greetings Peralta Community!  Welcome to issue #7 of Peralta Gems. We're sending this issue a day early since the District is closed on Friday February 14 and Monday February 17. Enjoy your long holiday weekend!

Friday, February 7, 2020

Greetings Peralta Community!  Welcome to issue #6 of Peralta Gems. Past issues are archived on the Peralta website here. Please send photos, events and news stories you'd like to be shared in Peralta Gems and our social media accounts to Mark Johnson markjohnson@peralta.edu  Thank you!

Friday, January 31, 2020

Greetings Peralta Community!  Welcome to issue #5 of Peralta Gems. Past issues are archived on the Peralta website here. Please send photos, events and news stories you'd like to be shared in Peralta Gems and our social media accounts to Mark Johnson markjohnson@peralta.edu  Thank you!

Friday, January 24, 2020

Greetings Peralta Community!  Welcome to issue #4 of Peralta Gems. Past issues are archived on the Peralta website here. We hope you find it informative and useful. Please send me photos and stories you'd like to be shared in Peralta Gems and our social media accounts. Thank you! Mark Johnson markjohnson@peralta.edu

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Greetings Peralta Community!  Welcome to issue #3 of our new district newsletter, Peralta Gems. In case you missed them, January 3 is available here while January 10 is available here. Issues are archived on the Peralta website here. We hope you find it informative and useful. Once you've read it, please let me know what you think of this new format.  And please send me stories you'd like to be shared with our colleagues across the district. Thank you! Mark Johnson markjohnson@peralta.edu

Friday, January 10, 2020

Greetings Peralta Community!  Welcome to issue #2 of our new district newsletter, Peralta Gems. In case you missed it, the first issue from January 3 is available here. We hope you find it informative and useful. Once you've read it, please let me know what you think of this new format.  And please send me stories you'd like to be shared with our colleagues across the district. Thank you! Mark Johnson markjohnson@peralta.edu