College of Alameda’s Learning Resource Center Coordinator Johanna Carranza, and Director of Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Grant Horacio Corona Lira, presented a workshop during the 15th Annual Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institution Educators (AHSIE) Best Practices Conference on March 13, 2023, in San Francisco, California.
Puente Program Holds Its Annual Puente Mentor and Mentee Mixer
College of Alameda's (CoA) Puente Program held its annual Puente Mentor and Mentee Mixer on Thursday, March 16, 2023, from 4:30-6:00 p.m. This was Puente's first in-person Mentor and Mentee Mixer. Puente students and their mentors networked through a series of icebreaker activities and enjoyed pan dulce and chocolate.
College of Alameda's Puente team attended Puente’s 40th Anniversary Statewide Conference: Healing & Justice in Education from March 1, 2023, to March 3, 2023, at the Riverside Convention Center, in Riverside Ca. This conference brings together Puente college and secondary practitioners from California, Texas, and Washington States.
CoA Hosts Annual High School Partners Breakfast
In early March 2023, College of Alameda Student Services hosted its Annual High School Partners Breakfast. Over 60 participants representing 29 high schools and pre-college programs across five school districts attended the event. CoA’s Annual High School Partners Breakfast brings together school counselors, advisors, and other education professionals who provide direct services to high school students.
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The Peralta Community College District, Laney College Student Activities and Campus Life, and Laney College's GSA Club are partnering to host the Lavender Graduation Ceremony at Laney College Theater Auditorium at 3 pm on Friday, May 5th, 2023.
ESOL Holds Its First In-Person Student Orientation
In February 2023, CoA’s English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Department held its first in-person student orientation since 2020. The event was sponsored by the College’s SALAAM and Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS). Approximately 100 students participated in the orientation followed by a free lunch. Financial Aid Office Specialist Laura Aguilar, Health Services Coordinator Lisa Sawadogo, Director of Hispanic Serving Institution Grant ACCESO/Puente Programs Horacio Corona Lira, and EOPS/CARE/CalWORKs/Next UP Programs and SALAAM Learning Community Project Manager Louie Martirez y McFarland, and CoA Acting President Diana Bajrami participated in the orientation. Special thanks to Louie Martirez and Malik Shabazz for coordinating the event.
College of Alameda Educational Master Plan (EMP) Updates
Professor Jody Campbell will assemble information and write CoA’s Educational Master Plan. He has already begun writing the document that will reflect the College’s collective work, vision, and caring spirit.
CoA’s College Council will serve as the Steering Committee for the EMP process.
Dear COA Family,
It is with great pleasure that I share with you the appointment of Dr. Mildred Lewis as the Interim Vice President of Student Services (VPSS) at COA. Dr. Lewis's first day of service as the Interim VPSS will be tomorrow, March 1, 2023. Please, stop by her office to welcome her to the COA family.
Spring Semester Is Off to a Great Start with Welcome Week at CoA
College of Alameda kicked off Spring Semester 2023 with a series of informative and inviting Welcome Week activities. The series of events was a team effort with many departments pitching in to provide support and resources, including Financial Aid, Admissions and Records, Puente, Associated Students of CoA (ASCOA), UMOJA, SALAAM, ACCESO, Health Services, the Library, and Learning Resources.
College of Alameda's Puente Project celebrated its third Annual Puente Noche de Familia (Family Night) on November 9, 2022, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Pier 29 Waterfront Restaurant in Alameda.
