Welcome Week for the fall semester was fully in-person his time around, and attendees were overjoyed! The week consisted of tabling by community resources, events in partnership with Black Laney Love to prioritize Black students voices ,and of course, lots of sweets and snacks! Welcome Week is hosted by the Office of Student Activities and […]
Fall is Free cultivated a great response from the community, which brought back tons of new and returning students. With this, came some questions, so Laney College hosted nearly a week of Info Sessions to prepare everyone for the fall semester. Photos by Matteo, IT student worker
One-Stop Saturday brought quite the buzz to the Laney campus as Bay Area community members took advantage of Fall is Free! New and returning students met with counselors, the Welcome Center, Financial Aid and more, while they also had the chance to checkout Chromebooks and collect their FREE textbooks and supplies from the bookstore. Photos […]
Laney Carpentry hosted the ‘Let’s Talk Tiny! Tiny Homes and Alternative Housing’ event, summer, 2022. Professor, Karl Seelback, shared an overview about the carpentry program at Laney College with attendees and shortly after, a panel discussion took place, to shed light on how women can make an impact in construction trades to make affordable living […]
This Coffee in the Quad event was extra special, because a little birdie told us that it was President Besikof’s birthday. The group enjoyed some iced coffee since it was a little warmer than usual, and VP Opsata surprised Rudy with a giant cake, courtesy of our amazing Food Services folks. And yes, in case […]
One-Stop is one of Laney’s most highly anticipated events each semester, because it brings together nearly every community on campus. New, returning and prospective students are welcomed and receive the opportunity to meet with counselors, financial aid staff, the Welcome Center and so much more, to get their questions answered. Here, students may also pickup […]
Laney’s Classified Senate hosted their first in-person retreat since the campus closure, in the Laney Bistro. The group discussed goals and plans to restructure for the new academic year. Photos by Larena Baldazo
Laney staff members hosted a farewell lunch to thank the BrightStar employees who have been working with us since the campus community returned. Photos by Larena Baldazo
Blanca Montes de Oca retired from Laney College in the summer of 2022. She began her career at the college in the Fall 1985 as a student worker in the counseling office. In 1987 she was hired by the ASLC office, under the supervision of Emma Walker. In 1995 she received a permanent position as […]