Ventura County Community College District News

09/15/2017

(CAMARILLO, Calif.) Sept. 15, 2017 – The Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD) open house held Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, welcomed students, community leaders, residents, faculty, staff, and other guests to its new District Administrative Center (DAC), located at 761 East Daily Drive, Suite 200, Camarillo, CA, 93010. Attendees included Camarillo Councilmember Kevin Kildee, Camarillo Chamber of Commerce Chair Tania Garcia, County of Ventura Supervisor Kelly Long, County of Ventura Chief Executive Officer Mike Powers, City of Ventura Councilmember and former VCCCD Board Chair Cheryl Heitmann, Ventura County Superintendent of Schools Stan Mantooth, representatives from the County of Ventura Board of Supervisors, field representatives for Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, Congressmember Julia Brownley, Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, and Assemblymember Monique Limon, local elected school board members, and community partners. To view the post-event press release, please visit http://www.vcccd.edu/news/ventura-county-community-college-district-open-house-draws-local-residents-and-community

09/06/2017

http://www.vcccd.edu/news/support-for-daca-students

09/05/2017

http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/Portals/0/DocDownloads/Media%20Statements/SEPT2017/MS-Oakley-DACA-Statement-09-05-2017.htm

08/01/2017

07/31/2017

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07/26/2017

VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT & SANTA PAULA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ENTER DUAL ENROLLMENT PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

To view the complete press release, please visit
http://www.vcccd.edu/news/vcccd-and-santa-paula-unified-school-district-enter-dual-enrollment-partnership-agreement

07/05/2017

04/14/2017

The Spring 2017 issue of the Chancellor’s Newsletter honors Black History and Women’s History months, including a special feature on Professor Ola Washington, distinguished faculty of 43 years. Enjoy!http://www.vcccd.edu/sites/default/files/files/departments/chancellors-office/chancellor-newsletter-spring-2017.pdf

04/14/2017

(L-R) Board of Trustees Vice Chair Arturo Hernández, Trustee Stephen Blum, and Chair Bernardo M Perez with legendary labor and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta.

Huerta was recently honored at a Latino Thought Makers event held at Oxnard College. She is the founder of the Dolores Huerta Foundation and co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association, that later became the United Farm Workers.

04/14/2017

Poet Laureate Richard Blanco was the keynote speaker at the Ventura College Diversity in Culture Festival. Blanco is the fifth inaugural poet of the United States and the first Latino, immigrant, to hold this distinction.

04/14/2017

The Moorpark College Veterans Resource Center proudly hosted "The Eyes of Freedom: Lima Company Memorial" life-size portraits of the 23 fallen Marines of Columbus, Ohio-based Lima Company 3/25. During the opening reception for the traveling exhibit there were speeches from campus administrators and a presentation of a Certificate of Recognition from the office of Congresswoman Julia Brownley. See story written by the VC Star for more: http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/moorpark/2017/03/27/veteran-honoring-eyes-freedom-moorpark-college/99553064/

02/28/2017

The Ventura County Community College District announces six finalists who will be considered for the position of Chancellor. Among the candidates are: Dr. Jerry Buckley, Dr. David El Fattal, Dr. Greg Gillespie, Dr. Otto W. K. Lee, Dr. Melinda Nish and Dr. Arturo Reyes. The District will host a public forum for the community and members of the VCCCD staff to hear presentations from the finalists Monday, March 20, 2017, at the Ventura County Office of Education (5100 Adolfo Road, Camarillo, CA). The diverse group of qualified community college professionals will be interviewed during closed-session meetings Monday, March 20, 2017, and Tuesday, March 21, 2017. The final selection will be made and announced tentatively at the April 11, 2017, Board meeting with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2017. For more information and to review the candidate bios, please visit:

http://www.vcccd.edu/news/ventura-county-community-college-district-announces-finalists-for-chancellor-public-forum

(VENTURA, Calif.) Feb. 28, 2017 –