Apply for CCCCO Women’s Equity Empowerment Certificate Program

The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office has partnered with the Dr. Yasmin Davidds Institute to offer classified employees, faculty, and administrators with a virtual professional development opportunity to learn the skills, knowledge, and ability to lead in the California Community College system. Participants will engage in activities designed around five core pillars (self-advocacy, self-leadership, well-being, empowerment, and influence) that support employee and student success. Apply online and reserve your seat today!

Racial Justice Book Circle

You are invited to join Folsom Lake College’s Fall 2023 Racial Justice Book Circle as we read and discuss Michelle Alexander’s book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. With dazzling candor, legal scholar Alexander argues that "we have not ended racial caste in America; we have merely redesigned it." This iconic bestseller was named “one of the most influential books of the past 20 years,” according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.

To accompany the book read, join your colleagues on Wednesdays from 12:00 to 1:00 pm via Zoom, starting Wednesday, September 13, to review and discuss the concepts addressed. All Los Rios employees are welcome to participate! We also encourage you to support Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC)-owned businesses and authors by shopping at these local Black-owned bookstores – Underground Books or Carol’s Books. Several e-copies of the book are also available via the Los Rios Libraries. We hope you will join us as we continue our district's commitment to cultivating a culture of anti-racism on our campuses!

Ice Cream!

Thanks to so many of you, ARC has the highest employee giving in the District! The ARC Office of Philanthropy would like to thank employee donors for your generous support of fundraising priorities from Beaver Cares to the ARC Fund and many other needs in between.  

If you are an employee donor or would like to become one, come grab a Gunther’s ice cream cone and say hello to our new college president, Lisa Cardoza, on Wednesday, August 30 from 11:30 am until 1:30 pm (or until the ice cream is gone) in the ARC Operations Courtyard.

For questions, contact Kirsten DuBray, Regional Director of Philanthropy for ARC (916) 484-8175

CollegeBuys Has Great Offers for Los Rios Students

Did you know CollegeBuys, a program of the Foundation for California Community Colleges, offers exclusive discounts on educational resources to community college students? Students can save on software, laptops, iPads, iPhone accessories, internet, and more!

For students who are taking a digital design or digital photography class this fall, CollegeBuys offers the full Adobe Creative Cloud suite for six months at a price of only $39.99. That same subscription purchased directly through Adobe directly is $120. This means students would save over $80 when purchasing through CollegeBuys. Currently, over 20,000 students are taking advantage of this program which is $1.6 million in annual savings for students!

Do you know of students who are looking for a reliable internet provider? CollegeBuys is closing the digital divide by offering unlimited internet through California Connects for only $19.99 a month. No income requirements, no restrictions, and any student can take advantage of this offer. This program currently has around 10,000 active users for a total of $3.6 million in annual savings for students!

Study Abroad in Paris Next Summer

The FLC Paris Summer Study Abroad Program is back for 2024! For an immersive five weeks, from June 17 through July 24, 2024, students will study the history of one of the great cities of the world – Paris, France – from the Roman Empire to the present. Following a classroom meeting each day, students will continue their learning by visiting the sites where this history happened. Participation in such a program will likely change how you see the world and your place in it, for as Victor Hugo wrote in Les Misérables, “To study in Paris is to be born in Paris.” All Los Rios students are invited to participate! For questions, contact FLC History Professor Richard Mowrer at mowrerr@flc.losrios.edu.

Financial Wellness Workshops

All students are invited to improve their financial skills with this workshop series held in collaboration with Los Rios Financial Aid and the CSUS Financial Wellness Program. For questions, contact Yolanda Garcia at garciayl@losrios.edu. Upcoming workshops include:

College 101

Do I qualify for financial aid? Are grants free money? Learn more about the different types of aid, how to budget in college, and other university resources for you to take advantage of.

Virtual: Tuesday, August 29, 12:00 to 1:00 pm

Online via Zoom (Meeting ID: 847 0167 4011, Passcode: money)

In-Person: Thursday, August 31, 12:00 to 1:00 pm

Location: American River College, Community Room 1

Budgeting and Banking 

Want to find out more about the pros and cons of banking? Join us for tips on choosing the best one for you!

Virtual: Tuesday, September 19, 12:00 to 1:00 pm

Online via Zoom (Meeting ID: 829 8920 8185, Passcode: money)

In-Person: Tuesday, September 26, 12:00 to 1:00 pm

Location: Cosumnes River College, room TBA (see calendar)

Supporting Los Rios’ Undocumented Students

This fall, the ARC UndocuScholar Resource Connection, CRC Dream Center, FLC Undoc-Falcons Center, and SCC Undocu-Resource Center will present the “Undocu-Knowledge Workshop Series” to provide information and resources to undocumented students. Join us on Wednesday, August 30, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm, via Zoom for the first workshop in the series focusing on Public Charge. Learn about the impact of public charge on your immigration status and access to public benefits in this workshop led by legal representatives, providing clarity and strategies to navigate this complex issue. Register in advance.

Refugee Career Pathways

Students can get assistance with college navigation steps – application to the college, navigating financial aid, Canvas support, and eServices support – available in English, Dari/Pashto, Russian/Ukrainian, and Spanish.

Stop by Tuesdays from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, through December 19, at the Ethan Way Center (1410 Ethan Way, Sacramento, CA 95825). When you arrive, please call (916) 563-3255 for someone to come open the door (the building is locked to the public).

Labor Day is Sept. 4

Reminder: American River College will be closed in observance of the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 4. No classes will be held and all college offices will be closed. View the Fall 2023 Academic Calendar.