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…   … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … April 26, 2023 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … ELAC Awarded as 2023 Equity Designation for Excelling in Equitable Course Placement … MONTEREY PARK, CA … – … has been recognized as a 2023 Equity Designation of Excelling in Equitable Course Placement. Specifically, ELAC was given this award because their exemplary work in supporting 100% of ELAC Black and African American students to enroll directly in transfer-level English. ELAC was one of 56 California community colleges to be given this award from The Campaign for College Opportunity. Equitable placement practices have proven to be highly consequential …

… … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … March 9, 2023 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … ELAC Faculty and Staff Members Receive LACCD Black Faculty and Staff Association Awards … MONTEREY PARK, CA … … Leadership Award is given to LACCD faculty or staff who have shown their achievements and leadership is in alignment with the mission of the LACCD BFSA. Award recipients in this category have proven to exhibit excellent communication skills, enthusiasm, problem-solving skills, and innovation. They …

… … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … July 22, 2024 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email SACRAMENTO, CA – East Los Angeles College (ELAC) has been selected as the winner of the 2024 Dr. John W. Rice Award for Diversity & Equity. ELAC is the sole community college to receive this prestigious state-wide recognition for its outstanding efforts in advancing diversity and equity, and for successfully closing equity gaps in completion and transfer rates for traditionally underrepresented students. This achievement marks a significant milestone for ELAC, building upon its 2021 Honorable Mention in the same awards program. …

… … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … March 27, 2023 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager, (323) 265-8807, @email Juliet Hidalgo, LACCD Director of Communications and Marketing, (213) 891-2247, @email Award   … ELAC Professor … Community Colleges’ Gerald C. Hayward Award for Excellence in Education. Professor Chaiprasert was selected for his work with pre-law students at ELAC. In his class, his students discover their strengths from their diversity and use pedagogical … “Our entire LACCD community congratulates and is extremely proud of ELAC Professor Kenneth Chaiprasert’s selection for this prestigious statewide award from the Board of Governors. This stellar recognition truly highlights his gift for teaching …

… … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … June 5, 2024 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … ELAC Celebrates Class of 2024 at Commencement Ceremony … 2024 Grad Web Header … Monterey Park, CA … - East … more than self-fulfillment. It means giving your communities hope that the future is bright and beautiful and is painted with people who look like you. It means gaining a seat at the table where policy decisions are made about your community. It … to be able to go to class every day. I congratulate all the graduates and know that they all have the capacity to make this world and community a better place,” said LACCD Board of Trustees President David Vela. 2024 Graduation Speaker Leslie …

… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … February 23, 2024 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email   Website Event Media Template ELAC Theater Arts students pose with their awards and certificates from KCACTF Region 8 … GLENDALE, CA … – East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Theater Arts … from Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah participated. 25 total ELAC students participated in the festival with many of them winning awards. Among the standout winners, Krystyna Colocho emerged victorious, clinching the prestigious …

… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … December 18, 2023 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email Brooke-Abbott-2 … MONTEREY PARK, CA … – Former East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Pathway to Law Program student … years, she battled various symptoms that doctors either ignored or did not properly diagnose. She finally was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, a form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Her symptoms and IBD continued to worsen until she weighed … to throw a third birthday party for her son in the park, before finally allowing herself some much-needed rest. During this time Brooke’s mom implored her to change her life and Brooke started a blog titled The Crazy Creole Mommy Chronicles …

… The project stems from the work of Los Angeles-based Colombian artist … Carolina Caycedo … , whose art and research engage with the interrelated issues of water and land stewardship, food sovereignty, and fair and just energy transition. “For more … two areas intersect, diverge, and make space for social justice,” said … VPAM Curator of Exhibitions Joseph Valencia … . “This project leverages Caycedo’s expansive network to create new opportunities for learning and action for artists, …

… October 31, 2022 News Media Contact: Joseph Valencia, @email Kevin Jimenez, ELAC College Public Relations Manager, 323-265-8807, @email … MONTEREY PARK, CA … – The Vincent Price Art Museum (VPAM) at East Los Angeles College (ELAC) will feature … Edmonds, Jennifer Frias, and Hamza Walker and is organized by the Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College with support from the LACCD Student Exhibition Advisory Committee. … Opening Reception … Free to the public, no reservations …

… …   … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … June 1, 2023 News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … ELAC Foundation Awards Record Number of Scholarships for Spring 2023 … 2023 Spring Scholarship Ceremony … … support we have received for our scholarship event," said Marissa Castro-Salvati, President of the ELAC Foundation. "This record-breaking achievement not only speaks volumes about the generosity of our community, but also reflects our … members for their time, effort, and dedication to the scholarship selection process. Their selfless commitment to this task exemplifies the values of our institution and embodies the spirit of generosity and opportunity that lies at the …