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… ELAC Fall 2022 Rising Scholars Town Hall: Transforming Lives Through Healing, Education, and Social Justice … ELAC Fall 2022 Rising Scholars Town Hall: Transforming Lives Through Healing, Education, and Social … … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26, 2022 News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, ELAC College Public Relations Manager, 323-265-8807, @email … MONTEREY PARK, CA … – On October 26, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. East Los Angeles College (ELAC) … been negatively affected by the carceral system. Students shared their experiences, including the significant barriers they faced and how they achieved academic and career success. The event will be emceed by Letty Peniche, co-host of Power …

… ELAC Faculty and Staff Members Receive LACCD Black Faculty and Staff Association Awards … ELAC Faculty and Staff Members Receive LACCD … … 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 … … the frontline, leading the vital work of addressing racial equity, disparities in the community, and social justice where they may live, work or represent. The Dedicated Leadership Award is given to LACCD faculty or staff who have shown their …

… Investing in Education: Supervisor Janice Hahn and ELAC Foundation $40,000 Gift to Strengthen Basic Needs Support … Investing in Education: Supervisor Janice Hahn and ELAC … 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 … Basic Needs Center. The ELAC Basic Needs center helps to provide food and other needs 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 …

…   … 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 … … Society for Respiratory Care (CSRC). RT Students Julius Calderon-Dominguez, Jonathan Munoz, Eulises Perez, Graciela Solis, and Mark Pacquaio competed against strong teams from Ventura, Los Angeles, and Orange counties, ELAC students showcased … therapy have truly paid off. This victory is a testament to their 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 …

…   … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … July 14, 2023 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … ELAC Pathway to Law School Program Partners with Local Law Firm for Internship … MONTEREY PARK, CA … – Three East Los Angeles College (ELAC) students were selected to be interns with a local law firm. Gina Zapanta and Mike Alder of Z.A. Lawyers worked with ELAC’s Pathway to Law School professor Ken Chaiprasert to identify students for … at ELAC is our responsibility. ELAC was the foundation of my Dad and his family’s opportunity to elevate their lives and they never forgot that. ELAC has always been a big part of our family’s journey and we are honored to do our part to continue …

… … 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 Earns California Community Colleges’ Award … MONTEREY PARK, CA … strategies to harness the power of their unique backgrounds. “I tell my students that everything about them – whether they are undocumented, have a physical disability, or were formerly incarcerated – are the strengths that will help them …

… … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … March 28, 2023 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … Three ELAC Honors Students Present at Research Conference … Left to Right: ELAC students Ruby Pichardo, Kaitlyn Garcia, and Perla Valencia (Left to Right: ELAC students Ruby Pichardo, Kaitlyn Garcia, and Perla Valencia) … MONTEREY PARK, CA … – … in my Chicana/o Studies honors class is important. It helped them not only to develop the research knowledge and skills they will need upon transferring to a 4-year university,” said ELAC Chicano/a Studies Professor Dr. Nadine Bermudez. “But, …

… … 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 Auto Tech Department Chair Adrian Banuelos, GLANCDA Executive Director Bob Smith, 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) … said ELAC President Alberto J. Roman.  Students may enter the program with no prior experience and build their skills, so they are able to diagnose and repair today's sophisticated automobiles. Faculty members are (Automotive Service Excellence) …

… 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 … LumenSparQ Organization during the December 16 th awards ceremony on the ELAC campus. LumenSparQ’s mission is to spotlight and support local Los Angeles heroes in education. A SparQ is a student that goes above and beyond the regular school day to … and experiences. “I love people, and it just doesn’t seem right that there are people out there that just feel like they don’t have rights or don’t have a way forward. It doesn’t seem fair,” Abbott passionately states. Brooke recently …

… … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … April 23, 2024 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … Meet ELAC's Exceptional Honors Students: Diverse Paths, Outstanding Achievements … honors student photos … its honors students during the 2023-2024 academic year. These students have shown their commitment to academic excellence and are examples of what make ELAC Huskies great. As a testament to their outstanding academic achievements and dedication to … and Fikiremariam Tefera, have been selected as semi-finalists for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship. If chosen, they will join an esteemed group of only 14 other ELAC students in school history to receive this prestigious scholarship, …