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April 24, 2023

Online Catalog Now Available


We are happy to share that the American River College 2023-2024 Catalog is now live (you’ll note the title “Unofficial Catalog Preview,” which will be in place until the “Official Catalog” is live on August 1). Bookmark this valuable resource for the latest degree and certificate program requirements, a complete listing of all courses offered, graduation and transfer requirements, and other helpful information for all current and prospective students.

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2023 Program Presentations


Join us for program presentations April 26 and May 4 on Zoom. See the full schedule below.


Date: Wednesday, April 26

  • 1:00 pm Welcome
  • 1:10 pm Early Childhood Education 
  • 1:25 pm
  • 1:40 pm Speech Communication
  • 1:55 pm 5-minute Break
  • 2:00 pm Economics
  • 2:15 pm Respiratory Care
  • 2:30 pm Healthcare Interpreting
  • 2:45 pm 5-minute Break
  • 2:50 pm CalWORKs
  • 3:05 pm Computer Information Science
  • 3:20 pm Accounting Department 


Date: Thursday, May 4

  • 1:00 pm Welcome
  • 1:10 pm Sociology
  • 1:25 pm SRPSTC
  • 1:40 pm Nutrition
  • 1:55 pm 5-minute Break
  • 2:00 pm English
  • 2:15 pm Commercial Music
  • 2:30 pm Anthropology
  • 2:45 pm 5-minute Break
  • 2:50 pm Business
  • 3:05 pm Political Science
  • 3:20 pm Chemistry

Tell Me Something Good


American River College ranks third in the state of California and first in the Greater Sacramento Microregion for employment rates, the percentage of students employed two quarters after exiting post-secondary education, at 68%. 


American River College is also first in the Greater Sacramento Microregion for the percent of exiting students attaining a living wage at 71%.


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2023 Ken Deibert Award for Adjunct Faculty

ARC Academic Senate would like to announce the 2023 Ken Deibert Award for Adjunct Faculty. Ken Deibert was a Design Technology Faculty for more than 20 years and served on the Academic Senate for more than 10 years. His tireless effort and commitment to recognizing ARC’s talented Adjunct Faculty resulted in the creation of this award.


We want to invite you, to please nominate a part-time faculty member whom you feel should be recognized for their work and achievement during their career at American River College. Candidates may be nominated by any student, staff, or faculty member by completing the Google Application. Nominations are due by Friday, May 5 by 11:55 pm. 


A warm thank-you goes out to the ARC Foundation for the $1,000 honorarium that will be presented to the winner during Fall 2023 Convocation. For any questions please reach out to K. Casper-Denman or Veronica Lopez.

Los Rios Marketing Team Takes Home 3 More Awards!

The Los Rios marketing team has won three additional awards for their most recent campaign efforts. At this year’s Community College Public Relations Organization (CCPRO) conference, the team won three Gold Awards, the highest recognition.

 

The first was for a short format college promotion video that was done for one of our career education programs, specifically, the SCC Design Program. You can view more of the career education videos on the district’s YouTube channel.

 

The other two were for a “See Your Future'' drone show which was a collaborative effort with 3fold Communications and the Sacramento Republic FC, and was designed to create an unforgettable experience for the audience. The two categories for those wins were for novelty advertising and a wild card.

 

The drone show was also recognized at the recent ADDY Awards, which was announced in a previous newsletter. As a reminder, we sponsored a 'See Your Future' Drone Show that took flight immediately following the Sac Republic’s last home game last October. 

 

Kristie West, CRC Public Information Officer, said it is the partnerships that should be recognized with all the recent awards: “We are excited to receive these awards of course, but it takes a lot of people to put our marketing assets together and I am so thankful for our partnership with 3fold Communications and the Sacramento Republic, as well as with Stevenson Media who assisted with all our recent career education videos. These awards speak not only to creativity and technology, but the strong message Los Rios has for the community.”

2023 Black Student Success Week

The 2023 Black Student Success Week is scheduled for April 24 through April 28. This year's theme is "Vision to Action: Building Systems and Structures for Black Student Success." The focus of the week-long event will be on successful approaches to ensuring Black and African American students succeed at California community colleges.

 

The schedule of virtual activities for the week includes:

  • The Black Hour: A series of daily webinars hosted from 12:00 - 1:00 pm
  • The After Party: A series of daily small group discussion forums held from 1:30 - 2:30 pm
  • The BlackOut: A virtual advocacy day event held on Thursday, April 27

 

Register for 2023 Black Student Success Week events.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month


Sexual assault, also known as sexual violence, is one of the most serious, pervasive, yet underreported crimes in the world. According to the CDC, more than 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have or will experience sexual violence during their lifetimes, yet only 12% of victims report the incident to the authorities.

 

Wednesday, April 26 has been designated Denim Day to raise awareness and support for survivors of sexual violence. For information about the history and observance of Denim Day, please visit www.denimdayinfo.org

 

Los Rios' WEAVE Confidential Advocate is available to confidentially support or provide information to students or employees who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, or sexual harassment.

EOP&S/CARE/NextUp Open House


Join us for an overview of the EOP&S program, requirements, and services offered to participants throughout the academic year. Our goal is to encourage the enrollment, retention and completion and/or transfer of students impacted by language, social, economic and educational disadvantages. Register for a virtual or in-person event!


Register for the Virtual Open House:

  • Wednesday, April 26 from 3:00 - 4:30 pm
  • Wednesday, May 24 from 5:30 - 6:30 pm 
  • Wednesday, May 31 from 5:30 - 6:30 pm


Register for the In-person Open House

  • Friday, May 5 from 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Community Rooms 1 and 2 
  • Tuesday, May 9 from 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Technical Education West (TEW) 400

Live from Florence


Are you curious what it is like to participate in or lead a study abroad program? Join a panel of Los Rios students and their faculty advisor live from Florence, Italy for a special presentation on Wednesday, April 26, from 12:00 - 1:00 pm, online via Zoom. Students currently participating in the Florence Study Abroad program this semester will share their living and learning experiences. The students will also be joined by their Los Rios Faculty Advisor, FLC Professor Diane Carlson, who will provide the faculty perspective.

Learn More About Study Abroad

Word Soup


Please join us for our annual Word Soup event on Thursday, April 27 from 12:15 - 1:15 pm in Raef Hall 162. Enjoy an inspirational hour featuring original poetry, written and read by our very own ARC professor Traci Gourdine. 


Traci’s poetry and stories have been published in numerous literary magazines, and she has been anthologized within Shepard and Thomas’ Sudden Fiction Continued. Traci and Quincy Troupe were paired in a year-long exchange of letters for the anthology Letters to Poets: Conversations about Poetics, Politics, and Community. She is co-editor of Night is Gone, Day is Still Coming, an anthology of writing by young Native writers, as well as We Beg to Differ, poems by Sacramento poets against the war. She has also co-edited the Tule Review with Luke Breit for the Sacramento Poetry Center. Traci Gourdine chaired the Creative Writing department for the California State Summer School for the Arts from 1998 - 2013. She was Chair of the Sacramento Poet Laureate Committee for three laureate terms. For ten years she facilitated writing workshops within several California state prisons in the Arts in Corrections program for the William James Association. Her recent collection is Ringing in the Wild, out of Ad Lumen Press.

Women in STEM Panel


Join WiS and MESA for a Q&A session with women leaders in STEM careers on Friday, April 28 from 12:30 - 2:00 pm online. RSVP today!


Panelists:

  • Sara Amini, Math and Science Teacher pursuing medical school
  • Isabelle Hoan, Purification Intern at Genentech, BS in Biotechnology
  • Yohanna Khachiyan, Medical Student at California Northstate University
  • Emily Kotcher, Science and Health Teacher, BS in Conservation Biology

Vocal Jazz Ensemble Fundraising Concert


Help the advance ensemble fund their last CD with Dr. Art LaPierre before he retires this Spring! The concert will be Sunday, April 23 at 7:00 pm in the Music Building Room 547. Tickets will be $25. Come support our amazing vocal jazz students!

Searching for a Furever Home

The students in the CRC Veterinary Technology program are looking for furever homes for their colony of animals! Each year these animals live on campus and help train our veterinary technology students with the skills to support critical care to our furry friends. Meet and greet with the available dogs and cats Sunday, April 30 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at CRC Soccer Field #2. Deposits will be taken that day and the pets can go to their furever homes the following week! 

 

Adoption rates: 

Dogs $50 

Cats $30 

 

All are spayed or neutered and current on vaccines. Dogs are also up to date on heartworm prevention medication.

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