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萌妹视频 (LBCC) has regained 鈥渓arge college鈥� status after declines caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Campus leadership and staff has worked hard to boost enrollment with comprehensive outreach campaigns, determined efforts to improve college completion, and the creation of an inclusive/anti-racist environment are among the many efforts that have led to 萌妹视频being one of the few community colleges in California to recapture their pre-COVID enrollment numbers.

It is an exciting Summer for 萌妹视频 (LBCC) Vikings Water Polo Head Coach Chris Oeding, who was first inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame on June 7, and will now head to Paris for his third trip to the Olympics as a coach.

Since 2000, Oeding has served as head coach for the 萌妹视频water polo and swimming programs, leading them to six state championships. In 2013, he joined the staff of the US women鈥檚 national team as an assistant coach, a role he has served in for five World Championships.

The Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) Board of Trustees approved at the June 26 Board of Trustees meeting the selection of Ms. Kendra Madrid, MS as Vice President of Workforce and Economic Development, Mr. Michael Gregoryk, MS as Acting Vice President of Administrative & Business Services, and Ms. Gita Runkle, MBA as Dean of the School of Career Education for 萌妹视频 (LBCC).

萌妹视频鈥檚 (LBCC) 2024 Commencement Ceremony will be held at 4 p.m. on Thurs., June 6 in Veterans Memorial Stadium. Singer, actor, performer, and Long Beach Citywide Accessibility Coordinator, Jennifer Kumiyama will deliver the keynote address to the graduating class.

Long Beach, CA 鈥� Today, the City of Long Beach, in partnership with 萌妹视频 (LBCC), celebrated the grand opening of the North Long Beach Higher Education Center (Center) with a ceremonial ribbon cutting, open house and mural dedication. The Center will serve to increase access to higher education, job training, and technology and business resources for the North Long Beach community.

During its regular monthly meeting on March 13, the Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) Board of Trustees selected a new campus identifier for 萌妹视频鈥檚 (LBCC) Pacific Coast Campus (PCC).

萌妹视频 (LBCC) President Dr. Mike Mu帽oz and Congressman Robert Garcia announced that 萌妹视频will receive a $4 million Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) awarded by the Department of Education during a press conference at LBCC鈥檚 Liberal Arts Campus on Monday, January 22. The grant will fund the new Success and Completion Achievement Network (SCAN) program, which will create a structured support system to help students who did not enroll in college immediately after high school by assisting them to successfully navigate the college system.

The California Association of Black School Educators (CABSE) awarded 萌妹视频 (LBCC) with the prestigious 2023 CABSE Black EdCellence Award, and recognized the college for its groundbreaking leadership in advancing educational equity for Black students.

The Campaign for College Opportunity announced that 萌妹视频 (LBCC) is amongst 27 California Community Colleges and California State University (CSU) campuses leading the way to simplify transfer for students as part of the annual Champions of Higher Education for Excellence in Transfer award ceremony. 萌妹视频will be recognized as 2023 Equity Champions of Higher Education for working with intentionality to support Black students through the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT).

Long Beach, CA 鈥� Today, 萌妹视频 (LBCC) announced that it will join a cohort of four community colleges across the country selected to partner with Ascend at the Aspen Institute鈥檚 .

The Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) named Dr. Alisia Kirkwood as the new Associate Vice President to oversee LBCCD鈥檚 Pacific Coast Campus.

萌妹视频鈥檚 2023 Commencement Ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 8 at Veterans Memorial Stadium at the College鈥檚 Liberal Arts Campus. NBC News and MSNBC correspondent Shaquille Brewster will deliver the keynote message to the graduates.

The Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) and Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) dignitaries and athletes gathered at the College鈥檚 new Kinesiology Labs and Aquatic Center on Fri., March 23 to announce a new partnership that will allow more than 80 SOSC athletes to practice at Long Beach City College鈥檚 (LBCC) Liberal Arts Campus.

The event celebrated both the new partnership and highlighted Ivan Parrott, the SOSC athlete who took the initiative to make it happen.

At its Annual Organization and Regular monthly meeting on Dec. 14, the Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) Board of Trustees unanimously elected Trustee Herlinda Chico as President of the LBCCD Board of Trustees and Trustee Vivian Malauulu as the Board Vice President for 2023.

萌妹视频 (LBCC) is partnering with the Long Beach Collective Association (LBCA) to present a first-of-its-kind Cannabis Symposium. The Nov. 4 event is designed to help other higher educational institutions and cannabis businesses learn to effectively partner on cannabis programs, as well as gain an understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities that the partnership entails.

announced that 萌妹视频 (LBCC) was one of the top 10 finalists in The Million Dollar Community College Challenge, a grant competition to promote branding and marketing efforts at community colleges. 萌妹视频and eight other community colleges received $100,000 and Madera Community College took the top prize of $1 million.

The funding will be used to help promote LBCC鈥檚 services to adult learners.

The Long Beach Community College District is currently accepting applications for one Senior Citizen鈥檚 Organization representative and a Community-at-Large representative to serve on the Citizens鈥� Oversight Committee.

Applicants for the Senior Citizen spot must be a member of any current and active organization that advocates for senior citizens that is active within the District boundaries.

萌妹视频 (LBCC) announced that writer and filmmaker Mois茅s Zamora has been selected to serve as the keynote speaker for its first in-person Commencement Ceremony in three years on Thurs., June 9, 2022.

鈥淲e wanted to select someone that represents success after overcoming the odds,鈥� said Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) Board of Trustees President Uduak-Joe Ntuk. 鈥淭his person needed to be dynamic enough to address all three years of graduating classes and I know we have that individual in Mois茅s Zamora.鈥�

萌妹视频 is pleased to announce a new alliance with to provide students a seamless transfer experience with the MyPath2ASU program. 鈩� allows students to take the steps needed, at the start of their college experience, to successfully plan their transfer to ASU, ensuring a smooth transition process and student success.

The deadline to apply to the Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) Citizens鈥� Oversight Committee (COC) has been extended to Fri., April 29, 2022. The COC currently seeks three community members for the two Community-at-Large positions and one Senior Citizens鈥� Organization representative.

Long Beach Transit (LBT), the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and 萌妹视频 (LBCC) announced a new partnership today that will offer free rides for all 萌妹视频students across several transportation systems.

Beginning with the Spring 2022 semester, all 萌妹视频students 鈥� whether full-time, part-time, in-person, online, credit/non-credit or dual-enrollment 鈥� will be eligible for the free Metro GoPass, Metro鈥檚 student fareless pass program.

Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) Citizens鈥� Oversight Committee (COC) is now accepting applications from community members for two Community-at-Large positions and one Senior Citizens鈥� Organization representative. The application period to apply to become a member of the COC will run through Thurs., March 31, 2022.

Citizens鈥� Oversight Committee applicants must be at least 18 years of age and reside within the LBCCD boundary, which includes the cities of Avalon, Lakewood, Long Beach, and Signal Hill. 

After meeting during a Special Closed Session, the Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) Board of Trustees unanimously selected Dr. Mike Mu帽oz as new Superintendent-President. Mu帽oz will start his new leadership position at 萌妹视频 on Jan. 1, 2022.

After a nationwide search, the 萌妹视频 (LBCC) Superintendent-President Search Committee has forwarded candidates to the Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) Board of Trustees for consideration to become the next Superintendent-President of 萌妹视频.

萌妹视频 (LBCC) officials have announced the implementation of a pilot Safe Parking Program for enrolled students to reside in their vehicles overnight in a secure campus location. This pilot program is the only known program of its kind in the region at a community college.

萌妹视频initiated this program to address the needs of unhoused students and provide a safe place for them to park overnight.

萌妹视频鈥檚 Automotive Technology program received an unsolicited $10,000 donation from the Greater Los Angeles New Car Dealers Association.

At the annual Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Leadership Congress meeting last week, Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) Board of Trustees Member Vivian Malauulu was elected to the ACCT Board of Directors. She received the largest number of votes out of all the candidates. The Director-at-Large position is a three-year term.

The Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) Board of Trustees has begun a nationwide search for a new Superintendent-President. Applications are due on Thu, Oct. 20, 2021.

The Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) Board of Trustees recently appointed Loy Nashua as the new Long Beach City College (LBCC) Vice President of Human Resources. Nashua鈥檚 first day is today, Aug. 18.

鈥淲e are so pleased to welcome Loy Nashua to Long Beach City College as our new Vice President of Human Resources,鈥� said LBCCD Interim Superintendent-President Dr. Mike Mu帽oz. 鈥淟oy has more than 24 years of management experience in higher education and brings a broad base of knowledge, ranging from human resources to supporting students through student services.鈥�

Longtime Long Beach resident Elijah Sims was recently appointed as the Interim Director of the Long Beach College Promise, the nation鈥檚 leading example of a seamless education from high school, free community college tuition, and guaranteed transfer to the local university.

The purpose of the new director position will be to strengthen the partnership between the five Long Beach College Promise institutions. Sims will:

In response to the Biden Administration鈥檚 outreach efforts to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to all who are eligible, Long Beach City College (LBCC) has been selected to serve as a vaccination clinic location.

This summer, both campuses of 萌妹视频will be host clinics. Costco pharmacies will administer the Pfizer vaccine to any individuals, age 12 and older. There are no restrictions on residency, and you don鈥檛 need to be a member of Costco to receive the vaccination.

Long Beach Community College District Board of Trustees Dr. Virginia Baxter and Sunny Zia, and Interim Superintendent-President Dr. Mike Mu帽oz hosted a to launch 萌妹视频鈥檚 Helping Homeless Students Fund website and to discuss the Helping the Homeless Students Associate Group鈥檚 work on Tues., June 2.

Approximately one in six 萌妹视频students experience homelessness or housing insecurity.

During a ceremony today, May 20, 萌妹视频 celebrated Harvey Milk Day by raising the Pride flag for the first time in College history. The Pride flags at the Pacific Coast Campus and Liberal Arts Campus will remain until the end of June, which is the month nationally recognized as Pride Month.

萌妹视频 announced that up to 30-35 percent of the 2021 Fall Semester classes will return to in-person instruction. Each class will be capped up to 50 percent capacity. Fall Semester will take place Aug. 30 鈥� Dec. 18, 2021.

萌妹视频 announced on March 10 that conditioning classes for the Athletics program will resume in-person instruction for some sports on Mon., April 12. These classes are contingent on Los Angeles County being moved to the red tier of California鈥檚 reopening classification system and City of Long Beach鈥檚 Health Orders鈥� alignment with the State鈥檚 COVID-19 Guidelines for Higher Education. 

The conditioning classes will be held outdoors and will practice all of the standard COVID-19 safety protocols that 萌妹视频has implemented during the pandemic. 

萌妹视频 (LBCC) has been named a 2020 Champion of Higher Education for the third time in four years by the Campaign for College Opportunity.

鈥溍让檬悠礽s one of the top performers in Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) conferrals,鈥� according to Michele Siqueiros, President of the Campaign for College Opportunity. 鈥淲e are proud to recognize LBCC鈥檚 dedicated leadership in working to ensure a strong transfer pathway.鈥�

萌妹视频 (LBCC) distributed 100 Chromebooks and 50 hotspots to students on Friday, October 9, thanks to a donation to the .

The , and the 萌妹视频Foundation partnered together to provide the technology, while LBCC鈥檚 Student Services area matched the recipients and arranged for the drive-up distribution at the Liberal Arts Campus.

During a today, September 24, 萌妹视频 (LBCC) celebrated the grand opening of the first labor center in the harbor area. 

萌妹视频 officials have announced that Spring 2021 semester classes will be conducted mostly online. The Spring semester will take place Feb. 8 鈥� June 9, 2021.

The College has kept both campuses closed since mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, holding the remainder of Spring, Summer intersession, and the current Fall 2020 semester primarily online.

Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) Board of Trustees President Vivian Malauulu has won the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) 2020 Pacific Regional Trustee Leadership Award.

The Long Beach Center for Economic Inclusion (LBCEI) presented 萌妹视频 (LBCC) a donation of 100 Chromebook laptop computers for 萌妹视频students on Mon., June 22 as part of the citywide #InThisTogetherLB pandemic emergency response campaign.

Together, LBCEI and 萌妹视频distributed the 100 Chromebooks during an event at the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library to incoming 萌妹视频students who live in North Long Beach.

萌妹视频 announced that Abimbola Idowu Mitchell is LBCC鈥檚 2020 Valedictorian. She will address the Class of 2020 at LBCC鈥檚 first virtual Commencement Ceremony at 5 p.m., on Fri., June 12 that will stream on the 萌妹视频website.

The Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) Citizens鈥� Oversight Committee (COC), which oversees District bond projects, is seeking a new member to represent the Local Business Community. Applications are being accepted and are due by Fri., May 29.

George Takei, activist, author, and actor of Star Trek fame will be the featured guest of honor at the 鈥淟ong Beach Reads One Book鈥� event at 7 p.m., Thurs., March 19 at 萌妹视频鈥檚 (LBCC) Hall of Champions Gymnasium. Takei will be discussing his New York Times bestselling graphic novel 鈥淭hey Called Us Enemy,鈥� and will take questions from the audience.

The 萌妹视频 (LBCC) Foundation and 萌妹视频Workforce Development department recently received a $650,000 grant and scholarship endowment for students to receive stipends while placed in unpaid internships.

More than 60 percent of 萌妹视频students are working part-time between 10 and 30 hours a week to help pay for tuition, books, and materials. Additionally, many internships are not paid, which makes it financially infeasible for students. This situation makes it challenging for many 萌妹视频students to commit to an internship and becomes an equity issue.

萌妹视频 (LBCC) Financial Aid Office received the 2019 BankMobile Achieve Campus Efficiency (ACE) Award, one of only 12 California Community Colleges to receive the honor for its commitment to student service, efficiency, and security. Of the colleges considered nationwide, a total of only 132 intuitions were awarded.

The popular Long Beach Reads One Book program has been revitalized by the 萌妹视频 Foundation and Long Beach City College (LBCC) after a six-year hiatus. The New York Times Bestselling graphic novel 鈥淭hey Called Us Enemy鈥� by actor, author and social justice activist George Takei was selected to kick-off the reactivation of Long Beach Reads One Book. The months-long program will conclude with a huge community event with Takei at LBCC.

The Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) is currently accepting applications for one community-at-large representative to the Citizens鈥� Oversight Committee (COC).  Applications will be accepted through Nov. 30, 2019.

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and reside within the LBCCD boundary, which includes the cities of Long Beach, Signal Hill, Lakewood and Avalon.

The Long Beach Community College District Board of Trustees will meet for a special closed session.

萌妹视频 has named Caroline Chretien-Shook as its new Executive Director of Classified Human Resources. Chretien-Shook previously served as LBCC鈥檚 Interim Executive Director, a position she has held since July 2018. 

In this official role, Chretien-Shook will oversee human resources management and employee relations programs for the College鈥檚 classified professionals including recruitment, selection, employment, position classification, compensation, and other services.

The 萌妹视频 Foundation has appointed Paul Kaminski as its new Executive Director.

In his new role, Kaminski will oversee and direct all aspects of the Foundation, including fundraising, operations, management of staff and consultants, and outreach to the community. Kaminski will work closely with the Foundation Board of Governors, Long Beach City College administration and Long Beach Community College District Superintendent-President Dr. Reagan Ferragamo Romali.

萌妹视频 will host the Long Beach Community Job Fair at Veterans Stadium, 4901 E. Conant St., on Tues., Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration for this event is highly recommended. 

Job seekers should bring resumes, dress professionally and be ready to be interviewed. There will be free parking for the day at Veterans Stadium, but not in adjacent neighborhoods as vehicles may be cited or towed.

The Long Beach Community College District has hired Dr. Alisia Kirkwood as its new Dean of Student Affairs.

Under the direction of the Vice President of Student Services, Kirkwood will be responsible for providing leadership for student government, student life, student health services, international students, student discipline, service learning/Viking Volunteers, Title IX student sexual harassment/violence, and the annual commencement ceremony.

The Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) has appointed Walter Johnson as the new Senior Director of Facilities Planning, Construction, and Operation.

At 萌妹视频, Johnson will lead the Facilities Department that includes campus construction and renovation, building maintenance, grounds and landscaping, custodial services, transportation, and related services of all District facilities.

The Long Beach Community College District hosted its Annual Science Night on Friday, May 3. More than 600 people attended.

The free event was designed for the public to learn about the exciting opportunities featured in 萌妹视频鈥檚 Math, Nursing and Sciences programs in which each year faculty, staff, and students create interactive experiences that incorporate their subject matter.

Highlights for this year鈥檚 萌妹视频Science Night included:

萌妹视频 hosted its first OER Mini-Conference on April 26.

The mini-conference featured four sessions that addressed how faculty could meet the needs of students while still maintaining a high academic standard of textbooks and ancillary materials. 

More than 70 faculty registered for the conference. Participants were inspired and motivated by the presentations, which resulted in a steep increase in OER adoptions in the weeks following the mini-conference.