College of Alameda is excited to share that we have a new Athletic Director joining us for 2021-2022. Please join me in welcoming Director Vaughn.
Friday, May 28, 2021 is Graduation Day across the Peralta Community College District. Congratulations to all the brilliant, tenacious, dedicated students who are 2021 Graduates of Berkeley City College, College of Alameda, Laney College, and Merritt College. You did it!
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.
In this President's Report
Alameda Science and Technology Institute (ASTI) Has Reopened for In-Person Instruction
College of Alameda Art Students are Creating Meaningful Art Inspired by the Pandemic
College of Alameda Kudos
$3,800 in Food Grants Have Been Distributed this Semester at CoA
College of Alameda Financial Literacy Workshop Series Event Will Be Held on May 6
COA Strategic Enrollment Management Update
On Thursday, March 25, 2021, the Peralta Colleges Foundation held a virtual event and auction March Madness: Race Toward Building Careers. The incredibly successful event raised $30,000 to be used for student scholarships.
College of Alameda Spring Flex Day was a Great Success
CoA’s Spring Flex Day theme celebrated Women’s History, with a dual focus on women and enrollment management. COA was very honored to have as the keynote speaker Interim Chancellor Dr. Jannett Jackson, who presented on Women in Leadership in Higher Education: Cross Gender Communication and Organizational Culture.
College of Alameda’s Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) is in the process of transitioning webpages, documents, and materials to reflect its new name: Student Accessibility Services (SAS).
The Office of Student Activities and Campus Life and the Associated Students of College of Alameda (ASCOA) have planned a series of monthly events for Spring 2021 semester to help students battle quarantine fatigue and have fun.
At an online reception on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, the Peralta Community College District celebrated the awarding of tenure to six dedicated educators. The event, hosted by Dr. Siri Brown (Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs & Student Success), began with welcoming statements by Dr. Cindi Napoli-Abella Reiss (President of the Board of Trustees), Dr. Carla Walter (Interim Chancellor), Dr. Donald Moore (President of the District Academic Senate), and Dr. Jennifer Shanoski (President of the Peralta Federation of Teachers). You can watch a recording of the event on YouTube below.
