Search Results for:

… … 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 … … (LACCD) Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) Black History Month Celebration Mixer. These three individuals were a part of the 37 total LACCD employees who were given awards. John Mosley, ELAC Men’s Basketball Coach and Kinesiology … 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, …

…   … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … March 21, 2025 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … ELAC Honors Trailblazing Women at Annual Women’s History Month Teatime Luncheon … Women's History Month Teatime (ELAC Women of Year Honorees pose for a photo on stage during the Teatime Luncheon) … Monterey Park, CA … — East Los Angeles College (ELAC) and ELAC Foundation … woman of color and first woman Certified Public Accountant to hold California's top financial position. Elected in 2018 with a record 7.8 million votes, Treasurer Ma shared insights from her extensive career in public service, which includes …

… 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 Brooke Abbott has been named a SparQ Hero by the LumenSparQ Organization during the December 16 th awards ceremony on the ELAC campus. LumenSparQ’s … 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 …

… Visiting Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … ELAC to Host Visiting Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence … tom felle headshot (Tom Felle, Associate Professor of Journalism at University of Galway) … MONTEREY PARK, CA … – East Los Angeles College (ELAC) has been selected to host a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence from Ireland to teach on campus during the 2023-2024 academic year. Tom Felle, an Associate … a long and proud tradition as an important educational institution in the East Los Angeles area for almost 80 years and I’m very much looking forward to contributing to the academic community and engaging with talented students and faculty. I …

… … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2023 News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | jimeneka@elac.edu … CA Senator Susan Rubio Presents $2.5 Million to ELAC Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation … … Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. The ELAC Incubator at the ELAC Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation brings a comprehensive suite of professional business development programs to ELAC students and local entrepreneurs. This is the … and LGBTQIA-owned businesses in the communities of East Los Angeles. The incubator works in three phases and is aligned with key California growth industry sectors such as logistics, advanced manufacturing, robotics, drone technology, …

… Prestigious 2024 Dr. John W. Rice Diversity & Equity Award … 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 … 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. The college's …

… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … December 18, 2023 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … Investing in Education: Supervisor Janice Hahn and ELAC Foundation $40,000 Gift to Strengthen Basic Needs … Campus on December 12th to present $40,000 total in donations to the ELAC Basic Needs Center. Supervisor Hahn provided a $20,000 check to the ELAC Basic Needs Center specifically to help unhoused ELAC students find stable housing. ELAC … free of charge to ELAC students so they can focus on achieving their academic and career goals. ELAC has also partnered with the LA Food Bank to host food distributions for their community twice a month. LACCD Board of Trustee President Nichelle …

… IMMEDIATE RELEASE … November 17, 2022 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, ELAC College Public Relations Manager, 323-265-8807 ,  @email … MONTEREY PARK, CA …  – The East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Men’s Basketball team will be the focus of the … 13 th  and follows the Huskies during their 2021-2022 season. This will be the second time the team has been on the show with the first season showing the ups and downs of the 2019-2020 season which ended with the Huskies unable to play in their … President Alberto J. Roman.   Coach Mosley finished his 10th season in 2021-22 leading the men’s basketball team and has a 214-55 career record. The Huskies have made the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) state playoffs in …

… … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … February 3, 2023 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email   … ELAC Automobile Technology Department Awarded GLANCDA $10,000 Grant … ELAC Auto Tech Check Presentation … ELAC Interim VP of Liberal Arts and Sciences Mercy Yanez, and ELAC Auto Tech Department Professor Oswaldo Soltero pose for a photo at Camino Real Chevrolet) … MONTEREY PARK, CA … – East Los Angeles College’s (ELAC) Automobile Technology Department … facilities are second to none. Students use state-of-the-art tools and equipment. Hands-on laboratories combined with lectures that describe all the mechanical systems of modern cars and the latest computer assisted repair and testing …

…   … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … March 14, 2025 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email   … ELAC Respiratory Therapy Students Triumph at South Coast Region Sputum Bowl, Advance to State Competition … … announces that its Respiratory  Therapy (RT) students have emerged victorious at the South Coast Region Sputum Bowl, a prestigious "battle of the brains" competition hosted by the California Society for Respiratory Care (CSRC). RT Students … passion for learning and commitment to excellence. They have represented our college and the future of our profession with outstanding knowledge and teamwork,” said RT Program Director Allan Gonzales. Although our respiratory therapy students …