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THE MASTER PLANNER  
  LACCD's Proposition A/AA Bond Construction Program Update  
ABOUT PROP A/AA

The Los Angeles Community Colleges have embarked on an extensive building program to address campus improvements and transform its nine community colleges into state-of-the-art educational resources for students and the community.


  January 2008 HEADLINES
· The New Biology Laboratory and Preparatory Room, Crown Jewel of Mission College's Biology Department, Receives Official Grand Opening
· Student Voice: Jose Daniel Fuentes – Environmental Apprentice Dreams of Becoming Tomorrow’s Ambassador
· H²Oohh! District’s Sustainability Efforts Taps Water Usage by Installing “Waterless Urinals” at all Nine Colleges
· Click and Learn: Sixth Annual Sustainability Conference Video Now Available Online
· Photo of the Month

COMING NEXT ISSUE
· Construction Updates
· The Student Voice
DID YOU KNOW?

According to Mike Reynolds, Biology Department Chair for LA Mission College, the top five careers Mission College biology students pursue are:

1. Nursing
2. Physical Therapist
3. Radiology technician
4. Respiratory Therapist
5. Biology Majors –
a. Medicine
b. Dentistry
c. Ph.D. or graduate program



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EVENT NEWS

Wednesday, February 20
LACCD Sustainability Collaborative Brown Bag Lunch


Time: Noon to 1 p.m. Location: 770 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles 90017 (Corner of Flower St. & Wilshire Blvd.)
Fee: Free, open to all
Bring your own brown bag lunch

Topic:
Sabrina Drill from UC Cooperative Extension, sharing their programs for Sustainable Landscaping and Fire Prevention

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Wednesday, March 19
LACCD Sustainability Collaborative Brown Bag Lunch


Time: Noon to 1 p.m. Location: 770 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles 90017 (Corner of Flower St. & Wilshire Blvd.)
Fee: Free, open to all
Bring your own brown bag lunch

Topic:
Sustainability in Mongolia by Dr. Woodrow Clark, Consultant to the Mongolian government

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The New Biology Laboratory and Preparatory Room, Crown Jewel of Mission College’s Biology Department, Receives Official Grand Opening    

Wasting no time, the new 2,378 sq. ft. facility will already be running at capacity starting Monday, the first day of the Spring Semester


In order to train more of tomorrow’s science and technology workforce, Los Angeles Mission College administrators joined faculty, staff and students for the official opening of the college’s new $929,000 Biology Lab and Prep Room with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Read more...



Student Voice - Environmental Apprentice Dreams of Becoming Tomorrow’s Ambassador: Jose Daniel Fuentes    

The Student Voice is a feature that provides a student perspective on the Proposition A/AA program


As commissioner of Campus & Environmental Affairs for the Associated Student Union at Los Angeles Valley College, 21- year-old Jose Daniel Fuentes is used to being in the forefront of environmental issues. For him, working as an advocate for the environment has become a calling. Read more...



H²Oohh! District’s Sustainability Efforts Taps Water Usage by Installing “Waterless Urinals” at all Nine Colleges    

A message from Larry H. Eisenberg, Executive Director of Facilities Planning and Development


Ask any Southern Californian what the region’s most precious resource is and most will tell you it’s water. The Los Angeles Community College District’s (LACCD) Board of Trustees recognizes this fact and recently announced the approval of an $813,080 contract with Energy Services & Technologies, Inc. to provide the supply, rebate and installation of 1,224 cartridge-type waterless urinals at all nine community colleges. Read more...
Click and Learn: Sixth Annual Sustainability Conference Video Now Available Online    



The Los Angeles Community College District’s (LACCD) Sixth Annual Sustainability Conference in November 2007 was considered a bona fide success with over 500 architects, engineers, politicians, educators and students in attendance. Read more...
Photo of the Month: It's ready for its close up...    




Two classrooms at Mission College received a $929,000 make-over, transforming them into a state-of-the-art Biology Lab and Prep Room. Now the modernized facility will increase the college's Biology Department's capacity by 50 percent!
EDUCATION CHANGES EVERYTHING · Proposition A/AA Helps Make it Happen