Editor’s Note: 2025 marks the 55th anniversary of EOPS. Students and alumni from each of the Peralta Colleges shared stories with the Board of Trustees at their April 8, 2025 meeting, and we will be sharing student and alumni stories about their EOPS experiences throughout the rest of the Spring 2025 semester.
Meet David Zheng, a Laney College EOPS alum! The Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) is a state-funded program designed to provide support services to low-income and academically-disadvantaged students to become successful in college. EOPS is available to assist students with support services like early registration, academic counseling, career guidance, tutoring, book grants, transfer assistance, and tons more.
Welcome to Black Student Success Week, which is April 21-25, 2025. The state-wide theme this year is "Lift Up. Level Up. The Rise of Black-Serving Institutions." There are events happening all week both here at the colleges and online.
The Office of International Education is proud to have selected Liam Bailey as the recipient of the Sir Cyril Taylor Memorial Scholarship. Liam is an amazing and talented College of Alameda student who is studying Accounting.
Karin Nguyen from Merritt College emphasizes her love of Merritt's services and students. She explains that Merritt College's food pantry and its supplies, such as clothing and basic necessities, are very helpful for students' daily usage. She very much enjoys what Merritt College offers and is proud to be a Merritt student.
On April 8-9, 2025, Peralta Community College District students will vote for student government representatives and on Proposition A, a referendum to determine the EasyPass program’s future. If approved, it would renew access to unlimited AC Transit bus service—local and Transbay—for all Peralta Community College District students via their EasyPass card.
The Peralta Citizen student reporters recently returned from the National Association of Collegiate Presses (NACP) and the Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) joint conference in Long Beach, achieving a remarkable collection of awards. At the March 8, 2025 Board of Trustees meeting, Peralta Community College District Chancellor Dr. Tammeil Gilkerson highlighted the students' exceptional performance, noting it as "one of their most successful showings to date."
Through Partnership with Children Now, College’s MESA Program Aims to Expand by 300% in 3 Years
OAKLAND, CA – Children Now is partnering with Laney College to increase access, mentorship, and career opportunities for STEM students participating in the college’s Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement Program (MESA). Aimed at supporting historically marginalized and underrepresented students, the collaboration will work to strengthen preparation and connections for students pursuing STEM-related careers, as well as increase opportunities for transferring to four-year colleges and universities.
College of Alameda Student Jonathan Salic expresses his passion for fashion design. He highlights how College of Alameda's Apparel Design and Merchandising (ADAM) program gave him the opportunity to pursue his childhood dream, and how the program benefits the Latin Community as a whole.
At the beginning of March, Peralta Community College District sent out an announcement about a survey hosted by The RP Group. The main goal of their survey dubbed “2025 Real College California Survey” is to get input from all community college students here in California. It is a research project aiming to give students a chance to voice their opinion on how their college has assisted them on their academic journey.
