PTVSports hit the pool deck for a conversation with Beth Flynn, Goalie for the Laney College Women’s Water Polo Team. For more information and/or to become part of the aquatic sports at the Peralta Colleges, contact Sarah Stretch online or call (510) 464-3484
Posts in October 2011
PTVSports – Women’s Water Polo Team at Laney College
27 October 2011. 0 comments
Filed under: Laney College, Peralta News, PTV Sports. Tagged: aquatic sports, Beth Flynn, Laney College Women's Water Polo Team, Sarah Stretch
Dia de los Muertos Event at Berkeley City College
27 October 2011. 0 comments
Filed under: Announcements, Arts & Culture, Berkeley City College. Tagged: Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos, Latin American Club
Peralta News – Laney College and East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) to offer Plumber Training
26 October 2011. 0 comments
Laney College is again partnering with the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) in offering a nine-week course of study to prepare students for plumbing careers in the water distribution industry. The program is designed to orient students to basic plumber work, tools and equipment, and traffic safety. A lab class is included so that students will have first-hand knowledge of tools and materials used in the industry. The goal is to provide foundational skills that enable graduates to be more competitive when applying for plumbing jobs.
Water distribution industry plumbers typically work as crew members performing physically demanding outdoor work and assisting in the installation, repair and maintenance of underground pipelines, valves, meters, hydrants and other related facilities. For more information, visit Laney’s Website.
Filed under: Laney College, Peralta News. Tagged: East Bay Municipal Utility District, EBMUD, Plumber Training, Plumbing, Water Distribution Industry
Helping Community College Students Statewide, Peralta Colleges Provided Language For New Bills Signed by Governor Jerry Brown
25 October 2011. 0 comments
In signing a number of bills into law this month, California Governor Jerry Brown signed two bills that will improve the lives of community college students across the state. One bill helps to ensure the health of students by enforcing non-smoking policies, and the other allows undocumented students to serve on district boards within the 112-community college system. Both bills contained language that the Peralta Community College District in Oakland helped draft.
Signed on October 10, Assembly Bill 795 authored by Marty Block (D-San Diego), contains amendments drafted by Peralta Community College District that would provide an important tool for community college districts seeking to enforce non-smoking policies on their campuses.
“Peralta Community College District has long had smoking policies at our colleges, but would have found those policies difficult to enforce,” said Chancellor Wise Allen. “The passage of AB 795 would better ensure that the four Peralta Community Colleges remain a healthy place for students to learn.”
Filed under: Announcements, Press Release. Tagged: AB 540, AB 795, Assembly Bill 795, Assembly Bill 844, Dr. Wise E. Allen, Governor Jerry Brown, Kimberly Weich Reusche, Marty Block, National Immigration Law Center, Programs and Advocacy for the American Lung Association, Ricardo Lara, Tanya Broder, The American Lung Association
Peralta Matters – The Peralta Colleges Foundation
21 October 2011. 0 comments
The Peralta Colleges Foundation offers hundreds of scholarships a year to students at all of our colleges. They also offer scholarships to faculty for professional development. This month, we are joined by Stephaine Casenza, who tells us about her work as the Executive Director of the Foundation. We are also joined by Talitha McAdams, a student at Laney College and recipient of a Foundation Scholarship.
Filed under: Peralta Colleges Foundation, Peralta Matters. Tagged: Stephaine Casenza, Talitha McAdams
Peralta News – Chancellor Search Selection Committee
21 October 2011. 0 comments
Peralta News – Chancellor Search Selection Committee
At it’s October 11, 2011 meeting, the Board of Trustees of the Peralta Community College District approved nominations from constituency groups to form the Chancellor Search Selection Committee. The Committee consists of 14 nominees as outline below.
Three community representatives nominated by representatives of the Board:
John Brauer: Executive Director of Workforce Collaborative, an Oakland-based nonprofit. He is actively involved in job training and working with employment partners with Atlas Program of College of Alameda and the Career Advancement Academy. He has a BS in Political Science and a MPA in Public Administration.
Dr. Henry Der: Community Activist affiliated with the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation; Four Freedoms Fund; and CA Postsecondary Education Commission among other organizations. He is also an active Board member and affiliate with Emery Education Fund and Advisory Board Member of Leadership High School. Mr. Der holds a MS in Business Administration from Golden Gate University and a Masters Degree in Education from Stanford University.
Filed under: Announcements, Board of Trustees, Peralta News. Tagged: Anita Black, Brittney Alvine, Chancellor Search Selection Committee, Dr. Henry Der, Dr. Jannett Jackson, Dr. Joseph Bielanski, Dr. Matthew Goldstein, Jennifer Lenahan, John Brauer, Mustafa (Mohammad) Popal, Odell Johnson, Ramona Butler, Rich Copenhagen, Ronald Gerhard, William Highsmith
Peralta News – Violence Prevention at College of Alameda
21 October 2011. 0 comments
With a 600% growth in enrollment in its second year, the Violence Prevention Certificate Program at College of Alameda held a successful Community Stakeholder meeting. College of Alameda President Dr. Jannett Jackson, Students and Teachers share their experiences with this ground-breaking program, building capacity within our local violence prevention community.
Filed under: Academic Excellence, College of Alameda, Peralta News. Tagged: Community Stakeholder, Dr. Jannet N. Jackson, Violence Prevention Certificate Program
Peralta News – Horticulture at Merritt College
21 October 2011. 0 comments
Peralta News dropped in on the Merritt College Horticulture Departments ‘Urban Community Gardening Class’ at the Oakland Lakeside Park Horticulture Garden for a little background information on the course. Merritt College Instructor Tom Branca gives us a brief insight to why this class began and who it benefits.
Filed under: Academic Excellence, Merritt College, Peralta News. Tagged: Horticulture, Oakland Lakeside Park Horticulture Garden, Tom Branca, Urban Community Gardening Class
Peralta News – Laney College Student DJ from 9th Floor Radio
15 October 2011. 0 comments
Laney College Student Hanna Lee studies hard in order to rock out at her resident DJ gig for Peralta’s very own internet radio station 9th Floor Radio. Lee talks about the inner workings of her sonic craft, and why she came to the Peralta Colleges in the first place.
Filed under: 9th Floor Radio, Arts & Culture, Laney College, Peralta News. Tagged: Hanna Lee
Peralta News – Board Spotlight October 11, 2011
15 October 2011. 0 comments
Welcome to Board Spotlight. The October 11 meeting kicked off with a strong show of support for the Merritt College Children’s Center. The Board received a final report from the Financial Crisis Management Assistance Team (FCMAT). And Chancellor Wise Allen announces some exciting changes to California law.
Filed under: Board Spotlight, Merritt College, Peralta News. Tagged: Dr. Wise E. Allen, FCMAT, Financial Crisis Management Assistance Team
Peralta News – Administration of Justice at Merritt College
15 October 2011. 1 comment
Your career in Public Safety begins at Merritt College. Since 1962 the Peralta Colleges have been offering courses that provide students with the education, skill, and training to enable them to become effective and help achieve career goals.
Peralta News caught up with Merritt College instructor Margaret Dixon to get an inside peek at the Administration of Justice Department at Merritt College.
Filed under: Academic Excellence, Merritt College, Peralta News. Tagged: Administration of Justice, Margaret Dixon
34th Annual College Information Day at UC Berkeley
12 October 2011. 0 comments
The Peralta Colleges will be attending the 34th Annual College Information Day at UC Berkeley, Saturday, October 15 between 8:30 am – 1:00 pm.
Filed under: Announcements. Tagged: 34th Annual College Information Day, UC Berkeley
Peralta News – Director of Peralta Colleges Foundation to Receive Distinguished Honor
11 October 2011. 1 comment
The Peralta Community College District is pleased to announce that Stephanie Casenza, Executive Director of The Peralta Colleges Foundation, has been selected to receive the San Diego Press Club’s 2011 Andy Mace Award for Outstanding Contributions in Public Relations during its annual Excellence in Journalism Celebration on October 25, 2011. Casenza spent much of her career in the San Diego region before joining the Peralta Colleges Foundation in June 2010.
The Andy Mace Award is one of three special awards presented in recognition of excellence by the San Diego Press Club. This award is given to the individual public relations practitioner who, over the course of their career, has exemplified fairness and integrity, as well as effectively disseminating the truth to concerned publics. Past recipients who have received the award comprise the committee that selects each year’s winner.
“It is such an honor to have your peers nominate you for this prestigious award,” says Stephanie, “and it’s a pleasant surprise, too.”
“Ms. Casenza was appointed to the position of Executive Director for The Peralta Colleges Foundation a little over a year ago,” says PCF Board of Directors President Karen Friedman. “We’re happy to have her on board and congratulate her on being selected for this honor.”
Casenza has worked in the non-profit field for 25 years. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from San Diego State University and a master’s in business from the University of San Diego. She is among the two percent of public relations professionals who have earned the universal accreditation from the Public Relations Society of America.
Since 1964, the Peralta Community College District – Berkeley City College, College of Alameda and Laney and Merritt Colleges – has served Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland and Piedmont by providing East Bay students of all ages with a range of educational programs and life-long learning opportunities. To learn more, visit www.peralta.edu.
Filed under: Announcements, Peralta Colleges Foundation, Peralta News. Tagged: 2011 Andy Mace Award, Karen Friedman, San Diego Press Club, Stephanie Casenza
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