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Another Semester in the Books!
Congratulations on making it to the end of the spring semester and the end of another academic year! Your hard work and dedication are to be commended. Thank you for all you do, BEAVERS!
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Save the Date for Fall Convocation | |
Before many of our colleagues leave for the summer and we start thinking about vacations, make sure to save the date for the 2023 Fall Convocation on Friday, August 18, at ARC main campus in the Student Center Cafeteria. Continental breakfast will be offered from 7:45 am to 8:30 am, followed by the program from 8:30 am to 11:30 am. A buffet lunch will be provided after the program. A YouTube livestream option will be available for those who do not attend in person.
A video recording of the Convocation will be archived and available after the event.
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This is the final issue of Beaver Bites for the Spring 2023 semester.
This summer, we'll be publishing occasionally, returning to our weekly editions for the start of the Fall 2023 semester.
We hope whether you are working or off, that you get to enjoy some vacation, rest, and relaxation this summer – you deserve it!
| Open Enrollment Ends Soon! | |
Executives, faculty, and staff have the opportunity to enroll and/or make changes to benefits through Friday, May 19, with changes effective July 1, 2023.
Enrollment information has been communicated by email containing information on important changes and considerations this year, as well as information on how to enroll and make changes. Please note that medical rates will NOT be changing at this time. Instead, they will be updated in the fall to reflect the new annual fall open enrollment period, with changes effective January 1, 2024. You will receive this information by email in late October.
Have questions? Contact Employee Benefits at Benefits@losrios.edu
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Volunteers Needed - Honrando 2023
The annual Latinx/Chicanx Recognition Ceremony, Honrando a Nuestros Estudiantes (Honoring Our Students), is a Los Rios district-wide event that celebrates the accomplishments of students that have earned a certificate and/or degree or are transferring to a four-year university.
The 2023 14th annual celebration will be hosted at Cosumnes River College Stadium on Friday, May 19 at 7:00 pm and we are still in need of volunteers! If you are interested in helping make this celebration an exciting moment for our students, please sign up.
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Curious, confused or keen to learn more about grants?
Sue Byrne, Director of Grants Management, will be running a monthly grants clinic on campus this Tuesday, May 16 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm and on the third Tuesday of the month thereafter. Maybe you’re working on an application and need help with a particular section, or are searching for that elusive grant, or have spotted a grant and are wondering “what now”? Make an appointment to meet Sue or simply pop in to the President’s Conference Room in the Administration Building to discuss all things grant-related.
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ARC Women’s Tennis Wins First Ever State Championship | |
The American River College women's tennis team handed Orange Coast its first defeat of the season, winning the 2023 CCCAA State Championship 5-3 Wednesday in Ventura. Bella Hernandez and Lane Reddick gave the Beavers (14-3) a key win at No. 3 doubles and ARC's Carla Montaruli clinched the title with a win in No. 1 singles. Congratulations to the entire Women’s Tennis Team on a phenomenal season and well-earned victory!
Read the full story of the Beaver Tennis win!
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American River College Vocal Jazz Ensemble Wins 28th DownBeat Award | |
Congratulations to the students, faculty mentors, staff, and community members who participated in this year’s 2023 DownBeat Student Achievement competition. I am honored to announce that ARC has received our 28th DownBeat award in the collegiate small vocal jazz group category. Thank you to Joe, Rick and Matt for playing on The World Keeps You Waiting; Jon Talbot for tracking My Romance, and Craig Long of Paradise Studios for tracking, editing, and mixing our DownBeat submission!
| ARC’s Warda Ali Announced as a 2023 Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholar | |
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This year's Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholar cohort is composed of 60 Scholars from across the nation, including ARC’s very own Warda Ali! Warda is the current Student Senate President and will be transferring to a university this fall.
The aim of this scholarship is for recipients to complete their undergraduate educations with as little debt as possible. The award, which is last dollar funding after all institutional aid, can provide as much as $55,000 per year toward tuition, living expenses, books, and required fees. Additionally, Cooke Scholars are welcomed into the thriving Cooke community and network, receive comprehensive educational and career advising, and are eligible for internship and graduate school funding from the Foundation.
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Congratulations to Beaver Olga Yatskena! | | |
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Olga Yatskena, a member of the ARC Model United Nations Club, presented a paper at the Richard Macksey Symposium at Johns Hopkins University titled More Than A Peasant Language: How Western Ideas and Literature Influenced Maksim Bahdanovich and Lesya Ukrainka’s Poetry.
The paper was well received and will likely be published this summer in the Macksey Journal. Olga has been accepted to the University of Michigan's Comparative Literature Program for Fall 2023!
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Scientific Research Grant Awarded to ARC and Collaborators!
ARC Professor Dr. Daniel Stewart recently shared the exciting news that American River College is now in official collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct research and conservation efforts of the Pacific Sleeper Shark. The team’s joint research proposal has been awarded NPRB funding and is set to officially commence this Fall!
“I look forward to working with our talented students to make significant contributions to the scientific community with this project. This achievement would not have been possible without the many contributions from the team involved in this project, as well as the support of the college administration. I am eager to share updates and progress throughout the research process and beyond. Thank you for your continued support of and for championing the importance of scientific research at the community college level.” - Dr. Daniel Stewart
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Parrot Newsletter
Squawk! Squawk! Issue #171 of The Parrot ESL Newsletter is here for you. ESL students from around the world have a lot to share right here at ARC. Check it out!
In this issue:
- Thank You, Frank! An Interview with ARC’s Interim President
- IGODAR–It’s not a droid! What is it?
- Eid al-Fatir Celebrated in Sacramento
- The Great Debate: More Summer Classes for ESL?
- Parrot Pastimes: Reading by Rim Altawil
- ESL Milestone Pathway Certificates–See what’s new!
- Superbloom at Table Mountain by Emmanuel Madrid
- Memory Tea and Sand Coffee
- Feet in the Wind: A Look at Moroccan Education by Mohammed El mrani
- DIY: Rope Plant Hanger
- and much, much more . . .
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