Community Gathers to “Roast and Toast” Laney College President Dr. Frank Chong as he heads to Washington, D.C.

What:
Community VIPs and students host Celebration honoring Dr. Frank Chong for his work on behalf of students across the Bay Area and beyond

Where:
Restaurant Peony, 388 9th Street, Oakland, CA (in Pacific Renaissance Plaza)

When:
Thursday, December 10, 5:30 PM

Cost:
$20 and Open to the Public and Media

RSVP:
Lisa Watkins Tanner (510) 464-3235 (for general public)

Dr. Frank Chong, President of Laney College, has accepted an appointment in the Obama administration as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges. Chong will begin his new position on January 4, 2010. Dr. Chong has headed Laney College, a campus of nearly 14,000 students in Oakland, California since 2006. He will be honored by the community with a “Roast and Toast” on Thursday evening, December 10 at Restaurant Peony in Oakland’s Pacific Renaissance Plaza. (more…)

December 10th, 2009 | Category: News Release

13 October 2009, Oakland, CA – Who says you can’t find original, relevant theater at your local community college?

Community Voices Theater Project at Laney College transformed Oakland oral histories into moving performances that sound a drumbeat for change, a call to action that must be heard, in a show you won’t see anywhere else.

Laney students interviewed a wide range of the Oakland community — from students to teachers, from 10 years of age to 80, from African American to Asian, Latino to Caucasian — for open and intimate discussions of the community by the community.

The interviews presciently centered on the crisis in Oakland’s education system, which has only been compounded by the state’s latest round of budget cuts.

Community Voices probes the stories behind the stereotypes—about low levels of literacy, high drop out rates, ESL and Ebonics, inspiring teachers and memorable moments, what works and what matters. (more…)

October 13th, 2009 | Category: News Release