IN THE NEWS

-Free Conference Pass: TechEd

-Student Featured in LA Times Column

-Alumnus Transforms Hollywood Sign

WILDCATS:

-Track Victories at W. State Conf. Relays
-Lady Wildcats Make All Star Team

-Coach in Hall of Fame

EAP NEWS March:

Change Management, Baby Makes 3, Back to School, Fun For a Change

MONEY:

-Deadline Apr 8: WLAC Scholarships

-Scholarship for Serious Illness Survivors

-2010-2011 FAFSA Deadline

JOBS & LEADERSHIP

-Deadline June 18: Hispanic Assoc of College & Universities Ntl Intern Program

-Paid Internships

-US Census $12 - $20/hr

COMING SOON:
March 22
- LA Paralegal Association Q & A

  7:00 pm | D1-107

KIDS CLOTHING NEEDED

Our Child Development Center (CDC)

is collecting gently used children's clothing

for the struggling children

in Haiti and Chile.

Donations are welcome

Mar 8 - Mar 25

CDC Lobby next to the

S. Parking Structure.

FACEBOOK "West Los Angeles College (WLAC)"              ASO MySPACE                   IMPORTANT DATES                       H1N1 FLU UPDATE / ARCHIVE

MARCH 15

Transfer Center (A13)
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - UCLA Peer Mentor
9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. -  CSU Long Beach

ATTENTION TRANSFER BOUND STUDENTS!!!!
Last Day to Apply for CSU Dominguez Hills - Fall 2010

Also, Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is hosting a

Transfer Preview Day on March 26^th.  UC Riverside will be on

campus April 29. Stop by the Transfer Center in A13 this week

to sign up!!!

 

NEW

at www.wlac.edu/transfer_echat

Students may now speak to university representatives LIVE online. Participating universities include UCLA,

CSUN, CSUDH, Pepperdine...

LAST WEEK TO SEE: The Artist's Guide to the L.A. Galaxy |  WLAC Art Gallery
Gallery is open 9:30am - 4:00pm, Monday - Thurs; Fridays by appointment.

MEETINGS: 12:30 Student Disciplinary Hearing;  1:00 Commencement;  10:00 REEO

MARCH 16

Transfer Center (A13)    10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - UCLA
 

TODAY @ 2:00pm  | FA101

Learn more and voice your support

for progress through

West's Facilities Master Plan

and construction projects

learn more

          WILDCAT BASEBALL   vs. Bakersfield - 2:30PM @ West 

Foster Parent MAPP | 5:30pm |  FA 106 & ATA 228              

MEETINGS:   8:00 Supplemental Environmental;  9:00 Student Disciplinary Hearing;  10:30 GAIN Program Internships; 

                    10:30 Student Worker Orientation;  1:00 Senate Exec Cmte;  Resume Writing Workshop

MARCH 17

Transfer Center (A13)
10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - CSULA

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. -  CSUDH
 

U.S. Census Job Testing | 10:00am  |  CE 205  learn more

JOIN ASO AT

DREAMGIRLS Just $25

Tickets on sale at the ASO Office

SHOW DATE:

Thurs, Apr. 11 @ 2:00pm

MEETINGS:  7:00 Western State Conf Mtg;  10:00 Counseling Staff;  10:30 Personnel Commissions; 

                   11:00 Build-LACCD Summer Internships;  12:00 Staff Deve & SLO;  1:00 Program Review

MARCH 18

Transfer Center (A13)  

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. - UC Berkeley  &   10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Mt. St. Mary's

 

         WILDCAT BASEBALL   vs. Bakersfield - 6:00PM @ Bakersfield 

MEETINGS:  9:00 Student Disciplinary Hearing;  1:00 AFT Faculty Guild;  1:00 TRIO/Trans Ctr/Honors

MARCH 19

U.S. Census Job Testing | 10:00am  |  CE 205  learn more

MEETINGS:  10:00 Academic Affairs Staff;  10:00 ESL District Discipline

MARCH 20

Manifest Your Destiny   learn more about MYD on YouTube

Young Black Scholars  |  8:00am

 WILDCAT BASEBALL  vs. Pierce - 1:00PM @ West 

MARCH 21

 features

LAST DAY TO
Drop w/ a W - May 7

CAMPUS CLOSED
Mar 29 - Apr 5, Mar 31, May 31

Earn $$$ For West While Shopping

Register your Ralph’s Club Card for West at the register or online at www.ralphs.com.

• After that, each time you shop and swipe your card, West will earn dollars.

If one hundred participating families each purchased $100 per week in groceries, over $10,000 per year would go to the WLAC Foundation.

WILDCATS UPDATE

BASEBALL:  (Record 3-11 overall  |  0-4 Western State Conf)

Mar 13 - West 2 vs Canyons 4

Mar 11 - West 1 vs Canyons 14

Mar 10 - West 12 vs Mission 20

Mar 9 -   est 4 vs Mission 17

Feb 20 - West 2 vs Cerro Coso 6

Feb 20 - West 13 vs Cerro Coso 17

Feb 19 - West 11 vs Cerro Coso 9

>> visit Wildcats' Home Page

Track Team Victorious at Western State Conference Relays Meet
West LA College won six of the sixteen relay races held Friday at Ventura College, led by sophomores Lentrail Hicks and Charles Earls, who were part of 3 victorious Wildcat relay teams.  The men's teams won the 4x400 meter relay in 3:19.36, the 5th fastest time in the state.  Their strong showing makes them major contenders for the conference championship this spring.

The Lady Wildcats found success as well, winning the 4x100 meter and the 1600 meter relays.  Also, Starasia Childs led a 1-2-3 sweep in the triple jump, along with Donetta Rye and Nijaw Leshaw.

The Wildcats travel to Cal State Fullerton next Saturday to battle some of the local 4-year schools at the Ben Brown Invitational. 
 

Lady Wildcats Make All-Conference Squad 
The following Wildcats women’s basketball players were named to 2010 Western State All-Conference squad:

• Freshman Ashley Berumen, a 5-9 forward from Franklin High, was named to the WSC All-Conference First Team for the 2010 WSC season.

• Freshman Donetta Rye, a 5-10 forward from Crenshaw High, received WSC Honorable Mention.

Asst. Track Coach Named to the Los Angeles

High Schools Sports Hall of Fame
Valerie Brisco-Hooks, assistant coach for Track and Field at WLAC, was included in the inaugural class of 55 of the best athletes and coaches from Southern California.  The Locke High School graduate won 3 Olympic gold medals during her track and field career.

>> To find out more about Valerie Brisco-Hooks and the rest of the LAUSD Sports Hall of Fame, click here.

IN THE NEWS
 

LACCD Trustees To Hire Inspector General

see Los Angeles Times article http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/10/local/la-me-college11-2010mar11

Alumnus Quoted in LA Times Article on

CA Education Cuts

see last paragraph quote from Juan Venegas

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-protests5-2010mar05,0,5173927.story

Student Profiled in LA Times Column

LA Times columnist, and recent guest speaker at West, devoted his March 12 column to a profiling West student Raul Menjivar. Menjivar and his family now reside with his parents due to the economic down turn. Excerpts: "Once upon a time, Menjivar earned $4,000 a month installing hardwood floors, more money than either of his immigrant parents ever made...During the boom years of the last decade, he was a well-paid high-school dropout...Now he's broke but just a few courses away from graduating from West Los Angeles College and transferring to a four-year university. His career dream: teaching high school...Losing his own home also taught Raul the value of an education - something he didn't see when he was a teen...'If I got a job, it would have been minimum wage. I'd just be paying for the child care,' Raul told me. So, he enrolled at West LA College - among other things, it offers free day care. Community college is Menjivar's bridge away from the underclass."

Alumnus Entrusted with Rewording the Hollywood Sign

If you looked toward the Hollywood Hills on February 13, you noticed something very different about the historic Hollywood sign. West alumnus Ramy Baramili, owner of the Culver City based company Signquest, was entrusted with the job of draping a temporary banner over the Los Angeles icon. The banner said "SAVE THE PEAK" and was part of a fund-raising effort by a conservation group to preserve the mountaintop land adjacent to the Hollywood sign from private development.

View the monumental transformation process at www.signquest.com/hollywoodsign (photos) or www.signquest.com/savethepeak (video). Signquest clients also include Sony, Verizon, Westfield Mall Culver City and Ferrari N. America.

Submit Your 2010 - 2011 FAFSA Now!

Being a late submitter could hurt your chances to receive Financial Aid 

• To be considered for Cal Grant dollars your FAFSA must be submitted by March 2, 2010

• The WLAC Priority Deadline is May 1, 2010

• General filing period: January 2, 2010 - June 30, 2011

      For information and assistance, visit Financial Aid A-12 next to Admissions.

      How to get started on your FAFSA - 4 min video

2010 WLAC Scholarship Book

Don't miss your opportunity to let someone else pay for college expenses!  

Each year, West awards scholarships from funds raised by our Foundation. Awards are based on financial need; accomplishments; college or community service; race/gender/religious affiliation; being a single parent; turning your life around; being an older student; and more. 

Application deadline EXTENDED TO The application deadline for these scholarships is APRIL 8... view book.

$5000 Essay Contest
The André Sobel River of Life Foundation invites young survivors of serious illnesses, ages 12-21, to submit essays responding to the topic: “Things I’ve needed to tell you: My experience facing illness and how it has changed me.”

The award recipient will receive a $5000 cash prize to use as he or she chooses. 

Deadline for submission is April 1, 2010. For more information, click here.

HACU National Internship Program

Federal Agencies & Private Corporations

The Hispanic Assoc of Colleges & Universities is sponsoring summer and fall internships with federal agencies and private corporations nationwide. “…matches students’ interests, education and experience with those of our federal and corporate partners. Students receive paid round-trip airfare, housing arrangement assistance, emergency med insurance, a weekly stipend of $450 - $550 depending on their class level, and participating in an intern orientation in Washington D.C.”

Deadline for Summer – March 15, 2010              Deadline for Fall – June 18, 2010  for more information, visit www.hnip.net

YOUR INTERNSHIP IS WAITING

Visit Deborah

Tuesdays, 9:00am - 12:00pm - Transfer Center  & 1:00pm - 4:00pm - A-4

323-432-3984

The LACCD Interns & GREEN Jobs Program is designed to expand career opportunities for students within the Los Angeles Community College District. Working with private businesses and firms, our program is creating hundreds of new and exciting paid and unpaid internships in a wide range of occupations; including architecture, construction, engineers, graphics, customer service, sales, green jobs, marketing, technology, and business management. Internships provide students with the training, skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in today’s workplace.

Students must be enrolled in 6 units: http://www.laccd.edu/student_information/e7_internships/

U.S. CENSUS JOBS

One of the first steps in joining the U.S. Census Team is taking a placement test.  The test will be offered at West through December and January. Parking available in the S. Parking Structure. Daily parking permits are $2.00. (Park on first floor for easiest access to test location.)

Walk-ins will be accepted if space permits. To reserve a testing spot, call 1-866-861-2010. For more information, visit www.2010censusjobs.gov.

Most jobs pay from $12 - $20/hour. Recruiting Asst., Office Clerk, Crew Leader, Enumerator, Field Ops Supervisor, Office ops Supervisor. Part-time and flexible hours available.

TEST DATES:    Wednesdays & Fridays thru April 1

                         Location: CE205 CE222 center of campus  

                         10:00am - 12:00pm

Flu Season Information

POTENTIAL CAMPUS CLOSURES: As advised by the Center for Disease Control and the Los Angeles Community College District administration, it is unlikely that the campus will close in the event of student or employee being diagnosed with the H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu). Instead, the campus will promote healthy practices on campus. However, Faculty/Students should be prepared to move into a distance learning format for class in the event that the instructor and/or a large number of students become ill. Faculty and students should be sure they have each other's respective contact information. Please do report any suspected/confirmed case of H1N1 (Swine Flu) to your supervisor/instructor. This information will be kept confidential.

Instructors do have the authority to ask students to leave the classroom who are clearly ill. This should be done discretely and students should be directed to the WLAC Health Center (A-9) -- Hours: M,W,Th 8:30am-5:00pm; T 10:30am-7:00pm; F 9:00am-12:00pm.