New Semester, New Hours?

Welcome to the spring semester! As spring gets underway, please take a few moments to review your webpage(s) for any changes to your staffing, contacts, location or hours of operation. Accurate information on the webpage helps our students and employees.

Submit any edits or new information using the Marketing and Website Update Request Form.

Parking Reminder

All Los Rios employees must have their employee parking permit to park in staff spaces or you may receive a ticket. You can get your parking permit from the LRPD front counter. Permits issued in Fall 2022 are good until June 1, 2023.

Please be sure to follow all parking rules such as only parking in handicapped spots if you have the appropriately issued placard and no parking in fire or loading zones, as violations of these could result in a ticket. Los Rios will not be issuing parking permits for students for the Spring 2023 semester, but students should only park in student designated parking spaces.

College Exchange with ARC Interim President Dr. Frank Kobayashi

ARC Interim President Dr. Frank Kobayashi invites you to a series of exchanges this spring where we can share thoughts and ideas about the college with a special eye towards how we can work together to advance ARC's shared vision and goals. Stop by, ask a question, and engage in an open exchange. Save the dates!

Friday, February 3 from 9 - 10 a.m.

Friday, March 3 from 9 - 10 a.m.

Friday, April 7 from 9 - 10 a.m.

Friday, May 5 from 9 - 10 a.m.

Friday, June 2 from 9 - 10 a.m.

All exchanges will be held via Zoom using the same Zoom ID: 811 9234 5607

In Paris, France 

Los Rios students will have the unique opportunity this summer to study in and become familiar with one of the great cities of the world – Paris, France. For an immersive five weeks, from June 21 through July 28, 2023, students will study the history of France from the Roman Empire to the present. Following a classroom meeting each day, students will continue their learning by visiting the sites where this history happened. Participation in such a program will likely change how students see the world and their place in it, for as Victor Hugo wrote in Les Misérables, “To study in Paris is to be born in Paris.” The deadline to apply is Tuesday, March 28. For questions, have students contact FLC History Professor Richard Mowrer at mowrerr@flc.losrios.edu.

In Barcelona, Spain

Los Rios Study Abroad is sending a cohort of students to Barcelona, Spain for the Fall 2023 semester! This immersive semester program will be September 16 - December 15, 2023 and is open to all Los Rios students. The program offers academic courses that are transfer level and/or meet GE/IGETC requirements so students will stay on track while enjoying the rich history, art, and culture of Barcelona. The priority application deadline is Friday, April 28, 2023, though applications will be accepted until Friday, June 16, 2023. For more information students can contact the Study Abroad program at (916) 484-8967 or studyabroad@losrios.edu.

University Field Trips

American River College is hosting a series of field trips to 4-year Universities during the Spring 2023 semester. These field trips are open to any ARC registered student and will include free transportation, lunch, a campus tour, and an educational presentation/panel. Space is limited so please encourage your students to apply for this opportunity early!

EOP&S/CARE/NextUp Application Deadline Extended! 

The Spring 2023 EOP&S/CARE/NextUp application is open and the submission deadline has been extended to Tuesday, January 31 by 5 p.m. 

If you would like a virtual recruitment presentation or if you have any questions, please email myeops@arc.losrios.edu or call 916-484-8128.

Pride Center Open House

Join us for the Pride Center Open House on Tuesday, January 31 from 1 - 2:30 p.m. for refreshments, conversation and community in the Pride Center (located in the Unite Center in the Student Center Building).

Athletic Alumni Association Crab Feed

The ARC Athletic Alumni Association will host their annual Crab Feed on Saturday, February 18, 2023, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the ARC Student Center. Come out and enjoy great food, great drinks, a silent auction, and incredible music by the Garrett Perkins Project.

Tickets can be purchased online - get yours today! 

Kaneko Artist Reception

A reception for artists Kris Marubayashi and Shirley Hazlett will be held at 12 p.m. on Thursday, January 26 at the Kaneko Gallery. All are invited to attend!

Racial Justice Book Circle

All Los Rios employees are invited to participate in FLC’s Spring 2023 Racial Justice Book Circle as we read and discuss Heather McGhee’s book, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together. McGhee’s specialty is the American economy — and the mystery of why it so often fails the American public. From the financial crisis of 2008 to rising student debt to collapsing public infrastructure, she found a root problem: racism in our politics and policymaking. But not just in the most obvious indignities for people of color. Racism has costs for white people, too. It is the common denominator of our most vexing public problems, the core dysfunction of our democracy and constitutive of the spiritual and moral crises that grip us all. But how did this happen? And is there a way out? McGhee embarks on a deeply personal journey across the country from Maine to Mississippi to California, tallying what we lose when we buy into the zero-sum paradigm — the idea that progress for some of us must come at the expense of others.

To accompany the book read, join your colleagues on Wednesdays from 12:00 to 1:00 pm via Zoom, starting Wednesday, February 1, to review and discuss the concepts addressed. Several e-copies of the book are also available via the Los Rios Libraries. We also encourage you to support BIPOC-owned businesses and authors by shopping at these local Black-owned bookstores - All Things Literacy and Underground Books. We hope you will join us as we continue our district's commitment to cultivating a culture of anti-racism on our campuses!

Internship Info Session: Prep Médico Pathway Program

All Los Rios students are invited to a virtual informational session on Thursday, January 26 from 10:00 to 11:00 am to learn about Prep Médico, an immersive summer pathway program for undergraduate students pursuing medicine. Register in advance via Handshake.

Program Highlights:

• Engage with health professionals from UC Davis Medical and Kaiser Permanente
• Examine Latinx health disparities and the social determinates of health
• Be eligible for a small stipend upon program completion

Human Trafficking Prevention Month 

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Human trafficking involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. Every year, millions of men, women, and children are trafficked worldwide – including right here in the United States. It can happen in any community and victims can be any age, race, gender, or nationality. Traffickers might use violence, manipulation, or false promises of well-paying jobs or romantic relationships to lure victims into trafficking situations. This month, take the time to educate yourself about human trafficking and to learn to spot the signs of trafficking. Learn more about human trafficking.