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August 18, 2023

Welcome Beavers!

Week of Welcome

Stop by and join in on a variety of activities throughout the Week of Welcome! You can ask questions, connect with staff and faculty, and become engaged here at ARC. 


Welcome Day

August 21 & 22 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Student Center

Shop local artists and vendors, enjoy games, take your photo on the ARC red carpet, and enjoy some popcorn in the CLD!


Care Fest 

August 23 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Student Center

This health, wellness, and basic needs fair with community and on-campus partners will showcase the resources here to support you on your academic journey! 


Farmers Market and Ice Cream

August 24 from 9 - 11 a.m.

Library Quad/Student Center


Student Senate Meeting

August 25 at 10:30 a.m.

ARC Boardroom

Here to Help


The Welcome and Support Center which includes the Admissions and Records, Business Services, and Financial Aid offices among other great services will be open for the fall semester: 

  • Monday - Thursday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. 
  • Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

 

Extended back-to-school hours include Saturday, August 19 & 26 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 


Please be sure to check the website for the most up-to-date hours of operation.

I’m on the Waitlist, Now What?


The waitlist status of a class changes throughout the enrollment period, so you should regularly monitor your waitlist status. After the semester starts on Saturday, August 19, a permission number is required to be added to a class from the waitlist. If your professor gives you a permission number to add the class, follow these Use Permission Number/Enroll from Waitlist instructions.


Permission numbers are only given to you directly from your professor. If you have questions about whether you will be receiving a permission number, contact your professor to ask how they will be managing their waitlist this semester.


Not sure you will be added from the waitlist, but still need another class this semester to stay on track? Check the list of open classes to see if there is another section of the class you are waitlisted in or if there is another class you want to take.

Important Information

Here are some helpful reminders for the college community:

  • Emergency Resources: Check out the Los Rios Police Department website for Emergency Procedures, including what to do if a shelter-in-place happens on campus.
  • Parking: Parking permits will be required for employees and students for the fall semester. Staff parking decals are valid for two years and will expire June 1, 2025. Paid parking will be enforced for students and visitors during the semester.
  • Smoking: College Name is a tobacco-free, smoke-free, and vape-free campus.
  • Free Speech: Please be aware that outside groups occasionally visit campus exercising their constitutionally protected right to free speech. These groups might display images or engage in speech that is offensive to some. Learn more about free speech on campus.

See Something, Say Something Reminder

The Los Rios Colleges are public, open campuses and anyone is free to come onto our college properties, and many people do, even if they are not students or employees. And some will occasionally do things that may raise a red flag in your mind.


You hear it all the time – "If You See Something, Say Something." This slogan is a national campaign that raises public awareness of the importance of reporting suspicious activity to state and local law enforcement. But it is more than a slogan; it's how we protect ourselves, our loved ones, and our communities.


You play a key role by recognizing and reporting suspicious activity. Suspicious activity can refer to any incident, event, individual, or activity that seems unusual or out of place. Some common examples of suspicious activities include a person on campus that looks to be doing something inappropriate, a vehicle cruising the parking lots repeatedly, someone peering into cars or windows, or shouting inappropriately.


We are asking for your help to speak up if you see anything suspicious or unusual. Contact the Los Rios Police Department at (916) 558-2221 and press "0" to speak to Dispatch. We also encourage you to go to the Los Rios Police Department website for safety resources and other information, including what to do in case of an emergency.

Get on the Handshake Job Platform

Helping you find your next opportunity and make it easy for employers to recruit you. The top employers–including all the Fortune 500–recruit students through Handshake, giving you access to jobs and internships not available anywhere else.


Create your Handshake profile and we’ll show you jobs that are a good fit for you. Filter and search through job roles based on your interests, and discover new career possibilities. Best of all, recruiters will message you directly with event invites and job opportunities.


Login to Handshake Now!

Money Matters Workshop

Join us for a free, informative 6-week series this semester in collaboration with SAFE Credit union to learn about budgeting, credit repair, banking and financial wellness.


This series will be offered through Canvas and will include workshops, online learning modules as well as presentations with experts in the fields of banking and credit.


What we’ll cover

  • Budgeting
  • Credit Repair
  • Banking Basics
  • Financial Wellness


Sign up today!

Nutritional Education Series


All are welcome to join us for a nutritional education Series, presented by the basic needs department. This program is designed to help students: 

  • Learn how to stretch their food budgets,
  • Apply for and maximize food benefits like CalFresh
  • Acquire culinary skills
  • Utilize money and time-saving techniques


We believe this will result in more time, money, and resources that will allow for healthier lifestyles and food choices. Additionally, we seek to provide resources for continuing access to sound food and nutrition resources.

DISCLAIMER: This course is optional and does not affect your GPA.


Nutrition and varied dietary approaches included (vegan etc.). Students will be participating in self-paced modules, via Canvas.


Students who complete all assignments and attend the live cooking demonstrations receive free cookware each month!


More information and registration can be found here: LRCCD - Nutritional Education Series

Do you like to run?

Join the Women's Cross Country team this Fall 2023!

M - F from 7 - 9 a.m. Complete the questionnaire to get started.

ARC Faculty Art Exhibit


James Kaneko Gallery will open the fall exhibition season with the annual ARC Faculty Art Exhibition. This exhibition will feature works by current and new art faculty and staff. A reception for the artists will be held on Tuesday, August 29 at Noon!

Parrot Newsletter


Squawk! Squawk! Issue #172 of The Parrot ESL Newsletter is here for you. There is something new under the sun right here at ARC from ESL students and others! Check it out!

 

In this issue:

  • Meet the LRC Tutoring Coordinator: Sydney Sullivan
  • Hope from Soap! Yuliia Makovskiy’s Bliss and Business
  • St. Petersburg and Sacramento: A Tale of Two Cities
  • An Afghan Girl: Gold Medal Martial Artist
  • Frightening Flood in Mazar-i-Sharif
  • Parrot Pastimes: Plants, Plants, Plants!
  • ESL Milestone Certificates Pathway Certificates
  • Assimilation or Integration? 
  • Explore California with Emmanuel Madrid: Sardine Lake
  • Thomas Gray's "Ode on the Spring"--A Closer Look by Professor David Evans
  • DIY: Palette Spice Rack
  • and much, much more . . .

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