Blog January 14, 2021
Happy New Year 2021! It’s the season where many are looking back at how far we’ve come, as well as toward the future. With optimism and excitement for twenty-twenty-fun, check out what’s new in the new year for community colleges.
For L.A. Times Metro reporter Andrew Campa, New Year’s was a day to remember his roots. While a student at Pasadena City College, Campa was the editor and chief of the school’s newspaper, The Courier. He also helped the school to win the 2003 Los Angeles Times Best Community College Newspaper in Southern California award.
He’s gone on to win multiple awards in his field for covering education, news and sports. But he’ll never forget when he started at community college over 20 years ago!
Dr. Ann Willis is a senior staff researcher and communications director at the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC Davis. But before she was awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship to pursue her doctoral degree in 2016? Her roots grew strong at Butte College. According to Ann,
“Build your confidence by starting wherever you need to. For me, that was taking introductory science and math classes at Butte Community College. Succeeding there gave me the confidence to keep trying the next thing, whether it was advanced mathematics, fluid mechanics, and ultimately, my master’s program at UC Davis.”
Ann’s advice on life. From the UC Davis News Center 2016 article, “Meet Ann Willis – Recipient of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship”
You heard it from Ann: community colleges make all of the difference!
To kick off the new year, some colleges looked way, way back!
To celebrate the New Year, NJ Community Colleges are looking back with creativity:
The Age of COVID-19 Photo Documentary makes meaning of 2020 through the lenses of New Jersey community college students, alumni, faculty, and staff.
Participants can post entries on Facebook, tag @NJCommColleges, and use #ProvenCreativity for a chance for photos to be highlighted in the online photo gallery. So keep your eye on the hashtag because there are sure to be some interesting photos!
So long, 2020! These community college students are ready to turn over a new leaf in the new year.
There are New Year’s resolutions, and then, there are GIANT goals. For the College of the Sequoias Giants, community college is where their dreams are going to come true this year.
Brand new in the new year is Allan Hancock College’s podcast! It’s the perfect way to celebrate the students and staff that make the College home.
The show cannot be stopped this year at Antelope Valley College. Virtual auditions for the comedy rolled out just in time for 2021!
10 Ways to Survive Life in a Quarantine by Don Zolidis is part self-help guide, part laugh-a-thon. As the playwright’s website says,
“If you’re spending a long time at home, it can be a challenge to keep yourself occupied. Luckily, 10 Ways to Survive Life in a Quarantine is full of handy solutions, from putting on a musical with your dog, to becoming an announcer for a made-up sport, to falling in love with an inanimate object… This flexible new play written by Don Zolidis especially for actors to perform online is sure to bring a laugh to anyone who finds themselves unexpectedly indoors.”
From donzolidis.com
Everyone knows that cutting-edge careers start at community colleges. But what about keen cacti?
Cheers for the new year! That concludes the January edition of #cccommunity3. We’re looking forward to what’s in store for 2021. If you’re looking for more, check out Top 10 Stories of the Year: 2020 Edition and #cccommunity3: A Delightful + Awesome Holiday Sing-a-Long!
Do you have a personal best you’d like to share? Then please send your good news to reachout@interactcom.com for a chance to be featured in our next #cccommunity3!
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