LACC Honors Club: Honors Club Activites

SPRING 2011

Book Drive & NetBook Raffle

Gilbert L Aguilar Jr, LACC Honors Club - Treasurer & Dion Riley, ASO Rainbow Alliance Club - President

(Let the GAY-mes begin)

The Rainbow Alliance & The Honors Club / Phi Theta Kappa held a joint book drive. All proceeds were donated to The LACC MLK Library. Each club donated a NetBook that was raffled off at the end of event to two lucky students. MLK Librarian, Ms. Fuhrmann, acknowledged the event and donation in the letter below. Way to promote scholarship on campus SMARTIES !!!

We counted the textbooks that you brought us today: 145. We will begin sorting and integrating into our textbook reserve (if current) and other collections (if not current).

Rainbow Alliance and LACC Honors Club:

Thank you for the books and for the effort it took to gather and transport them.

Dorothy Fuhrmann

Acquisitions Librarian

SPRING 2012

First Year Experience Outreach

Nellie Hernandez director of the LACC First Year Experience hosted a skills workshop on 16 February 2012 for students in her program. Ms. Hernandez graciously invited The LACC ASO Honors Club to speak and share their experiences on campus and promote the Ralph Bunche Scholars Program. Dr. Danielle Muller ,the club advisor, and the president of the club, Joel Martin along with club treasurer, Gilbert L Aguilar Jr, all spoke briefly about The Ralph Bunche Program, Phi Theta Kappa & The Honors Club respectively. This was just one way that our educational club helps scholars helping scholars and the community !

LACC ASO Honors Club Food Donation

Patrick Waldrop loading food, at Costco, that The ASO Honors Club donated to The Office of The LACC President for distribution to homeless students.

The food was delivered to The Office of The College President, Dr. Jamillah Moore, on 21 February 2012 by Joel, Patrick, Olivia, Gilbert & Dr. Muller. This was our club effort to help the community and the campus ! Way to go smarties ...

LACC Foundation Scholarship Seminar

Monday,05 March The LACC ASO Honors Club hosted an informal scholarship submissions seminar in JH 313. Tasha Medigovich, with the LACC Foundation, was present and shared information about the submissions process and answered questions from the students in attendance. We discussed the new Ralph Bunche Scholars Award and shared tons of other tid~bits. Our club also spread the word to others on campus by encouraging students in The First Year Experience Program to apply for scholarships and participate in campus clubs/activities.

LACC Club Rushes

Joel, Patrick & Judith chatting up a student about The ASO Honors Club, The Ralph Bunche Scholars Program & Phi Theta Kappa. This event was held on the LACC Quad 22nd & 23rd February 2012.

LACC ASO Honors Club and First Year Experience

22 March 2012

Gilbert L Aguilar Jr / Treasurer was a guest speaker at the March meeting of the First Year Experience hosted by faculty member Jaime Cordova. Gilbert shared information about the Ralph Bunche Scholars Program, The LACC ASO Honors Club and he reprised his Foundation Scholarship Seminar for those in attendance. This is the second time the Honors Club was asked to present at this event. Just one more way that the Honors Club, an educational club of scholars, is of service to the campus !

2012 PHI THETA KAPPA INDUCTION

THE PHI THETA KAPPA INDUCTION CEREMONY took place last night, 23 March, at Los Angeles City College in The Faculty & Staffe Center. The event was a huge success ! Smart and Sexy. Our College President was in attendance, Dr. Jamillah Moore, as was Professor Ken Sherwood. Thank you both for your support. All of the inductees looked smashing and dashing. Dr. Danielle Muller, the chapter director of Phi Theta Kappa, was elegant and on point as always. A special thanks to Joel Martin and his companion for the professional photography. The Faculty Restaurant & Lounge served platters of hand crafted meats and boutique cheeses with a melange of fruit and olives as well as other tasty dishes. The LACC Chapter would like to thank Mr. Earic Peters, the Office of Student Life, and the Associated Students Organization for their endless support throught the year. With continued active participation in campus / club events and support from faculty / administration of the college, The LACC Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, The Ralph Bunche Scholars Program, and the ASO Honors Club can sustain their mission of scholars helping scholars and the community !

~ Gilbert L Aguilar Jr / Trea$urer

All of the balloons bouquets from our event were donated to Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital in the hopes of bringing a little cheer and lots of smiles to children and patients served in our community.

Unfortunately, security at Hollywood Presbyterian would not allow photos of the balloon bouquet donations. Then a lenten miracle ! A stray balloon and a camera phone collided with the statue of an anonymous saint at the exit.

Honors Transfer Council of Califorñia

2012 Honors Research Conference

Hosted by UC Irvine

Los Angeles City College was well represented at this honors conference for California Community Colleges. We had close to a dozen presenters and four volunteers who participated in the event. Thanks to our Director, Dr.Danielle Muller, for her constant encouragement and mentorship. Also, a very special thanks to Professor Joseph Pak for attending the conference and for his continued support of the scholars. It was a fine moment when one of our own, Mr. Dani Chandler, was honored at the conference with an award for outstanding achievement and service. Last but not least... Ms. Amanda Young, a recent transfer from LACC to UC Berkeley joined us to present her work at the conference as part of our group. Amanda not only shored up our team, she graciously answered a barrage of questions (mostly from me) about life at CAL and anything to do with NERDS. The day was brilliant and so were the presenters !

~Gilbert / Tea$urer