September 12, 2022

Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month

Each year, we observe National Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. The day of September 15 is significant because it is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September 18, respectively.

Additionally, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has announced National Hispanic-Serving Institutions week will be observed Sept. 12-18, 2022. The observance takes place during National Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated Sept. 15-Oct. 15. According to the most recent analysis of enrollment data, 18% of all institutions of higher education (559 HSIs) enrolled 66% of all Latino undergraduates. HSIs represent less than 20% of institutions but enroll two-thirds of all Latino undergraduates.

Sacramento City College is proud to celebrate our role in improving access to education and advancing equity as a Hispanic-Serving Institution.

Check out the following upcoming events and celebrate with us!

Cafecito Hour Kick Off!

Thursday, Sept. 15, 12 PM - 1 PM

Student Center

Latinx Student Welcome

Thursday, Sept. 22, 11 AM - 1 PM

Quad

Labels and Identities Workshop

Tuesday, Sept. 27, 11 AM - 12:30 PM

Zoom

Latinx Queer Short Film Screening (RASA Center & PRIDE Center)

Thursday, Oct. 6, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Student Center

Special Lecture with Professor Robert Unzueta

Tuesday, Oct. 11, 10 AM - 11:30 AM

Zoom

Join Us for an Open House Event!

Early College Program (HSI)/International Student Center Open House

Wednesday, September 14 | 9 AM - Noon

Student Services 140

The Early College Program will be hosting an open house for the campus staff, faculty and administrators with coffee and pastries! We look forward to showing you our new space, introducing you to our team and sharing all of the work we have been doing with Dual Enrollment.

Mental Health and Wellness Workshops

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Our mission this month as a Los Rios community is to R.I.S.E. together. R.I.S.E stands for Reducing stigma, Increasing awareness, Strengthening resolve, and Elevating over the obstacles that can weigh us down. When we R.I.S.E. as a community, it supports us all as “sticks in a bundle are unbreakable” (African proverb).

This month, join the Los Rios Center for Mental Health and Wellness team for three workshop opportunities. These workshops will focus on coping with stress, mindfulness, and gaining skills to support yourself or those you love who may be at higher risk for suicide. Click on the workshop title for more information and the Zoom link.

Seeking Wellness

Friday, September 16, 3:00 to 4:30 pm

Join us as we explore Indigenous forms of healing, coping, and thriving. Facilitated by LaTisha Lintag, LMFT.

Rising Above the Risk

Friday, September 23, 3:00 to 4:30 pm

Learn how to support ourselves and those we love who may be at higher risk for suicide and self-harm. Facilitated by Chase Moore, Ed.D.

Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Training

Friday, September 30, 12:00 to 1:30 pm

Learn how to recognize the warning signs of suicide, offer hope, get help, and save a life. Facilitated by certified QPR instructor Colby Arguelles, LCSW.

Business Student Center Open for In-Person, Online Tutoring

The Business Student Center offers in-person and online tutoring for Accounting, Business, and Economics classes.

Drop-in Tutoring:

BUS 153

Tuesday & Wednesday: 9 AM - 2 PM

Online Tutoring:

Online tutoring works just like face-to-face tutoring! Students will use their Zoom account that is tied to their Los Rios Gmail to meet with a tutor in real time. They'll be able to get help with homework assignments and concepts, as well as chat and share their screen.

Students can make an appointment for online tutoring with the Penji app.

Visit the Business Student Center for hours and contact information.

Racial Justice Book Circle

You are invited to join Folsom Lake College’s Fall 2022 Racial Justice Book Circle as we read and discuss Shawn A. Ginwright’s book The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimaging Ourselves. Supplemented with reflections, prompts, cutting-edge research, and the author’s own insights and lived experience as an African American social scientist, professor, and movement builder, The Four Pivots helps us uncover our obstruction points. It shows us how to discover new lenses and boldly assert our need for connection, transformation, trust, wholeness, and healing. It gives us permission to create a better future - to acknowledge that a broken system has been predefining our dreams and limiting what we allow ourselves to imagine, but that it doesn’t have to be that way at all. Are you ready to pivot?

To accompany the book read, join your colleagues on Wednesdays from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm via Zoom, starting Wednesday, September 28, to review and discuss the concepts addressed. All Los Rios employees are welcome to participate! RSVP now. We also encourage you to support 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 college and district's commitment to cultivating a culture of anti-racism on our campuses!

SCC Receives $1 Million Gift for Art Education

Sacramento City College has received a $1 million gift from Christopher and Dana Daubert to support management of the Gregory Kondos Gallery, as well as greater access to the college’s multimillion-dollar, permanent art collection for the enjoyment and education of students and the community.

This is the largest gift to any Los Rios college by a living donor and will be used to establish the Christopher D. and Dana Daubert Endowment for Art Education. Creation of the endowment will provide funding for a Gallery Lead position which will create more consistent stewardship of the gallery and permanent art collection.

The Gallery Lead will curate art shows throughout the year, coordinate more opportunities for use of the permanent collection in the classroom, and increase access to the permanent collection for art students learning about the creation, curation and showing of art.

New LRPD Uniforms

The Los Rios Police Department (LRPD) has changed its uniforms, with the goal of making officers more approachable while still clearly identifiable to our community. LRPD has been engaged in a series of substantive reforms in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and our organizational commitment to equity and social justice, aligned with the work of Campaign Zero. This change is part of that work, with the goal of demilitarizing the look of officers’ uniforms as well as ensuring that our officers are not confused with those from other agencies.

Constitution Day

Constitution Day is commemorated each year on September 17, the date on which the founding fathers signed the document in 1787. You can learn more about the founders, the formation of the constitution, and read the text online at the National Archives website.

Don't forget that you can also register to vote at any time on the CA Secretary of State website.