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2023 Fall Event Overview

FEATURED ITEM: Free Dental Clinic at West on Wednesdays at 1:00pm. Sign-up at (424) 258-4354. Hablamos Español…Cleanings & Tooth-Colored Fillings

SPECIAL EVENTS

Hispanic Heritage Celebrations

• Tues, Oct 10 | Music, Dance and Festivities | Wildcat Walkway | Noon - 1:00pm
• Thurs, Oct 12 | Guest Speaker​​​​​ Dr. Rigo Márquez - "Pride & It's Prejudice: Queer Latinidades in the Community College Setting"...more info and Zoom link

Club Rush & Celebrity BBall

• Thur, Oct 12 | Connect with a club or create one, Free Food, DJ, Fun
• Thur, Oct 12  |  Power 106 Celebrity Basketball Game

Undocumented Student Action Week

• Oct 16: Cafe con Pan Dream Center Open House | Oct 17: Screening - Undocumented Tales  |  Oct 18: UndocuHustle - Entrepreneurship  |  Oct 19: Postres, Cafe & Charla with a Latinx Undocumented Therapist  |  Oct 20: Undocu Student Panel ...see event details

Grocery Giveaway: Thurs, Oct 19

Climate Action Days

Student Volunteers Sign-Up

• Tues, Oct 24 | Climate Palooza: Guest Speaker, Information Booths, Food and more
• Wed, Oct 25 | Hackathon: Greening Gaming - sign up
• Thur, Oct 26 | Green and Blue Jobs Conference

Welcome Black HBCU Event

• Tues, Oct 24 at LA Valley College. All LACCD students invited. Get a ride with WLAC’s BSU. Use the link to sign up or visit the BSU office, FA 102. 

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• Program Info Sessions 
• Career Center Events 
• University Transfer Workshops
• Academic How To Sessions
• Wildcats Game Schedules 

Career Center Activities

Get links to in-person and online career workshops

• Wed, Oct 18: Meet Employer - Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)

• Thur, Oct 19: Becoming Bank Savy

University Transfer Activities

• UC Workshops and Q&A: Oct 12; UC Applications Oct 16, Oct 18, Oct 20
• CSU Workshops: CSULB Transfer - Oct 16; CSU Application Clinic Oct 18 & Oct 20
• USC Admissions Presentation: Oct 18
• University Presentations - Join Zooms with university reps throughout September and October to learn about the campuses and get help with applications.  

Get In-Person Locations, Zoom Links and other Updates Here

Academic How To Sessions

Research Papers:
The WLAC Library can help you learn how to conduct research and use proper citations for your assigned papers. Sessions held in-person in the Library (HLRC), Room 218 and on Zoom (Mtg ID: 847 8072 5347  PW: 487592)

• Oct 12: How to Choosing the right internet sources at 2:00 pm
• Oct 17: How to use sources to do your research at 12:30 pm
• Oct 18: How to search using databases like ProQuest at 2:00 pm

Program Info Sessions

Learn more about specific majors, required classes and careers...view full list and Zoom links

Orthodontic Assisting - OCT 11, OCT 18, OCT 21, OCT 25; Orthodontic Assisting - OCT 21; Paralegal - OCT 19 ; Dental Hygiene - OCT 24

Wildcats Home Games

• Soccer: Oct 13, 20
• Volleyball: Oct 13, 20, 27
• Football: Oct 21, 28

...games schedule and information