LAVC Valley Weekly: March 24-30, 2025
This issue of the LAVC Valley Weekly Student Newsletter highlights events and student announcements for the week of March 24, 2025.
Summer 2025 Schedule is Available on March 26
The Summer Schedule will be posted online on Wednesday, March 26 on the mycollege.laccd.edu Student Portal. Start shopping for your classes, and then you can enroll on your registration date! To find your Summer/Fall 2025 enrollment date, continuing students should check the mycollege.laccd.edu Student Portal on or after April 18, 2025.
Baseball vs. West LA College
Game 1: Tuesday, March 25 at 2 p.m.
Game 3: Saturday, March 29 at 1 p.m.
Baseball Field (view map)
Come watch Baseball as they play Game 1 and 3 in a three-game series against West LA College. Free admission!
Free Wednesday Concert: A Musical Celebration for Women's History Month
Wednesday, March 26 at 1:30 p.m.
Music Recital Hall (view map)
Join us for "A Musical Celebration for Women's History Month" featuring the Eclipse String Quartet. This concert is sponsored by the Music Performance Trust Fund.
Twilight Tutoring: Evening Study Lounge & Tutoring
Wednesday, March 26 & Thursday, March 27 from 6-10 a.m.
LARC 226 – Second floor of the Library (view map)
Need a place to study in the evenings with free coffee, snacks, and tutors? Visit the ARC’s Study Lounge with comfy chairs, couches, tables, and whiteboards. It’s the perfect place to study or connect with a tutor for accounting, anatomy, chemistry, physics, math, statistics, or writing.
FREE Writing Workshop
Thursday, March 27 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Online (Zoom)
Improve your writing, grammar, and be ready for Final papers and projects at the ARC’s free online workshops! This week, don’t miss a fun, interactive workshop on the “Argumentative Essay Structure and Thesis Statement.”
ASU Campus Clean-Up
Thursday, March 27 from 1-2:30 p.m.
Student Union Plaza (view map)
Join us for the ASU Campus Clean-Up on March 27! Let’s come together to make our campus cleaner and greener. All participants will receive delicious pizza as a thank you for your efforts. Bring your friends, make new ones, and contribute to a more beautiful LAVC. See you there!
Softball vs. Glendale College
Thursday, March 27 at 2:30 p.m.
Softball Field (view map)
Cheer on LAVC Softball as they play a conference game against Glendale College. Free admission!
FREE Math 227 Statistics Workshop
Friday, March 28 from 10:30-12 p.m.
Online (Zoom)
Come to the ARC’s free workshop on “Chapter 6 Normal & Application Normal & Central Limit Theorem” that is tailored to the content being taught by your Math 227 professor. It will help you prepare for test and exams, so you understand the content and earn higher grades.
FREE Math 259/260 PreCalculus Workshop
Friday, March 28 from 1-2:30 p.m.
Online (Zoom)
Prepare for your Precalculus test and exams, and earn higher grades at the “Composite/Inverse Functions Solve, Exponential/Logarithmic Equations” workshop. This session is tailored to the content being taught by your Math 529/260 professor.
Chance to Win a $250 Incentive! Complete the 2025 Real College California Survey by March 28
We care about your success as a student. Take the 10-15 minute Real College California survey to help us understand the challenges you face while attending college, and how you overcome these challenges. By participating in the survey, you will have the opportunity to enter into a drawing for a chance to win one of twenty (20) $250 incentives. Take the Survey in English or Completar la escuesta en Español.
Get Ahead with a 2nd 8-Week Class
It’s not too late to add an extra class to your Spring Schedule. Enroll in a Spring 2nd 8-week session that starts on April 14. Check the LAVC Class Schedule for our list of open Spring Late Start Class, and then enroll online through the myCollege.laccd.edu Portal.
LAVC Welcome Center is Here to Help You!
The Welcome Center is your go-to place for answers, support, and guidance as you navigate campus and online resources. Whether you're adding a class, finding your way around, or need help with Canvas, we've got you covered! Get help Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. & Friday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. (except on holidays):
- In-person assistance - Welcome Center, 1st Floor of the Student Services Center (SSC) (View map)
- Chat live - Welcome Center Virtual Lobby (craniumcafe.com)
- Phone - (818) 938-8418 (press 1 for Welcome Center)
- Email - @email
Valley College Connection Podcast with Edgar Perez, Professor of ESL & Academic Senate President
Tune in to the Podcast Interview with Edgar Perez on the Valley College Connection! Learn how he overcame challenges as an undocumented immigrant and rose to leadership roles at Los Angeles Valley College. Listeners will walk away with insights on education, resilience, and community engagement.
Apply for the SoCal Gas Scholarship for Environmental Change (up to $5,000)
In partnership with SoCal Gas, the LAVC Foundation will award up to 5 scholarship winners. View scholarship flyer. All majors and students enrolled with at least 6 units for Spring 2025 are eligible. Apply by April 14, 2025 using the myCollege.laccd.edu Student Portal.
Important Dates & Upcoming Events
Cesar Chavez Day - Holiday
Monday, March 31
LAVC is closed and classes are not in session on Cesar Chavez Day. Classes and college services will resume their normal hours of operation on Tuesday, April 1.
FREE Writing Workshops
Thursday, April 3 & Saturday, April 5 at 10 a.m. on Zoom
Join the ARC’s free online writing workshops to help improve your writing, grammar, and be ready for Final papers and projects. There will be a "Refutation: Acknowledging the Counter-Argument" workshop on Thursday, and a “Grammar: Parts of Speech Adjectives vs. Adverbs” workshop on Saturday.
LAVC 75th Anniversary Spring Spirit Day Celebration
Thursday, April 3 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Baseball Field House
Enjoy baseball and softball games, live music, and delicious concessions sold by ASU clubs at the LAVC 75th Anniversary Spring Spirit Day.
FREE Math Workshops
Friday, April 4 at 10:30 a.m. & 1 p.m. on Zoom
The ARC is offering free math workshops to help you understand the content, prepare for test and exams, and earn higher grades. There will be a morning Math 227: Quick Review Chapter 4, 5, & 6 Exam 2 Review workshop, and an afternoon Math 259/260: Trigonometric Functions, Properties of Trigonometric Functions workshop.
ASU Clubs of the Earth Day
Tuesday, April 15 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in Monarch Square
Join us for ASU Club Day: Earth Day to celebrate sustainability, community, and student life! Enjoy exciting booths, tasty treats, and fun games while supporting club fundraisers. Meet new people and discover what each club has to offer.
Spring Break 2025
Monday, April 7 – Sunday, April 13
Classes are not in session during Spring Break, and many college offices and services may be close or have limited hours of operation. Day and evening classes resume and 2nd 8-week classes start on Monday, April 14, 2025. Saturday classes resume on Saturday, April 19, 2025.
Fall 2025 Schedule Available Online
April 14, 2025
The Fall 2025 Schedule will be available online on Monday, April 14 on the mycollege.laccd.edu Student Portal. You will be able to register starting on your assigned enrollment date.
Summer & Fall 2025 Registration Begins
April 21, 2025
Priority Registration begins for the Summer & Fall 2025 terms on Monday, April 21. To find your Summer/Fall 2025 enrollment date, continuing students should check the mycollege.laccd.edu Student Portal on or after April 18, 2025.
For a complete list of upcoming events, check the LAVC Events Calendar.
LACCD encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation, or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact the event organizer listed in the link above as soon as possible, but no later than ten (10) business days prior to the event.
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