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SPECIAL EVENTS
Grocery Giveaway
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Thur, Oct 5 | 12 - 3pm | WLAC Food Pantry 1st Floor of CE Building
Banned Books Read Out
- Tues, Oct 3 | During Banned Books Week, we celebrate our Constitutionally-guaranteed freedom to read! We come together to read from challenged books and we invite you to join us in a Banned Books Week Read-out!
Hispanic Heritage Celebrations
- Tues, Oct 10 | Music, Dance and Festivities | Wildcat Walkway | Noon - 1:00pm
- Thurs, Oct 12 | Guest Speaker
ASO Club Rush
- Thur, Oct 12 | Connect with a club or create one, Free Food, DJ, Fun
Climate Action Days
- 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.
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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
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Tues, Oct 3: Understanding Your Paycheck
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Thur, Oct 5 | Meet employers on Wildcat Walkway
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Tues, Oct 10: Meet Employer - Community Clinic Association of LA County (CCALAC)
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Wed, Oct 18: Meet Employer - Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)
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Thur, Oct 19: Becoming Bank Savy
University Transfer Activities
- UC Application Overview - Thur, Oct 12
- University Presentations - Join Zooms with university reps throughout September and October to learn about the campuses and get help with applications.
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
Dental Assisting - SEPT 30, OCT 4, OCT 18; Orthodontic Assisting - SEPT 30, 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