On Wednesday, October 12, the Berkeley City College library hosted an exhibition of artwork featuring book jackets created by students in the Beginning and Intermediate Figure Drawing class. Students used free books provided by the library and gave them their own flare, drawing from inspiration for projects they may want to create in the future. Molly Anderson used the opportunity to create a cover for Vaulted Sky, a graphic novel they have been working on and hope to publish one day.
Sixteen BCC team members, including classified professionals, faculty, administrators, and scholar leaders, attended the annual HACU (Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities) conference in San Diego, CA. The theme of the conference was “Championing Hispanic Higher Education Success: Rebuilding a More Resilient and Inclusive America”. Aligned with the mission of our Title V DHSI grant, Conocimiento Los Caminos (CLC), the team engaged in a series of workshops centering strategies and frameworks for transforming our institution to more intentionally serve our Latina, Latino, Latinx, and low-income scholars.
Equity and Inclusion Center of Undocumented Student Week of Action Activities at BCC
Berkeley City College celebrated Undocumented Student Week of Action beginning Monday, October 17. This year’s theme is Juntos Podemos (Together, We Can): Collaborative Ecosystems that Support Undocumented Students, which recognizes that we must be intentional about integrating undocumented student success throughout equity initiatives. It serves as a reminder that BCC must collectively engage in this critical work not just during Action Week, but every day of the year.
On September 28, representatives from Upward Scholars delivered a cart full of laptops to be given to 53 BCC students in the adult education program.
It is with great sadness we share that Loretta Newsom passed away Friday, September 23rd in Oakland at the age of 91.
Berkeley City College English instructor Sharon Coleman was awarded the Maverick Award for poetry by the Ruth Weiss Foundation. Coleman has taught poetry, creative writing, and composition at BCC since 2022. Coleman’s submission, titled “was it for this,” is a section of a longer manuscript she’s been working on for four years titled “hand-me-down.”
A delegation of Berkeley City College students joined other representatives of the Peralta Community College District in traveling to Washington, D.C. for the Congressional Black Caucus 51st Annual Legislative Conference. The event spanned Wednesday, September 28th through Sunday, October 2nd. PCCD’s involvement has been ongoing for the past 18 years with support from Trustee Linda Handy and Representative Barbara Lee.
Berkeley City College Awarded First AANAPISI Grant
Berkeley City College (BCC) was awarded a $2.5 million, five-year U.S. Department of Education / Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) / Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) Title III Part A Cooperative grant. The funding is granted in partnership with the Laney College (Laney) Asian Pacific Student Success/AANAPISI Project.
On Wednesday, September 14, Berkeley City College invited the third cohort of the NOVA (Networking, Opportunities, Vision, and Action) program scholars back to campus for a certificate ceremony in the BCC Auditorium.
In 2021, CIRM (California Institute of Regenerative Medicine) awarded Berkeley City College a $2.8 million 5-year grant. This award offers students a 10-month full-time paid internship in local academic and industry laboratories. Along with specialized training, students gain invaluable networking opportunities.
