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º£½ÇÉçÇøCalls for Artists to Participate in Inaugural Public Art Mural Project on New M Building
Applications are due to the º£½ÇÉçÇøPublic Art Advisory Group by April 7

To contribute to a more welcoming campus community environment, º£½ÇÉçÇø’s (LBCC) Public Art Advisory Group issued an open call to artists to help design an exterior façade/mural at the College’s Liberal Arts Campus, with a focus on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility. The deadline for applications is Fri., April 7, 2023.

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º£½ÇÉçÇø and Special Olympics Southern California Jump In Together in New Partnership

º£½ÇÉçÇø and Special Olympics Southern California Jump In Together in New Partnership
Special Olympics will now practice swimming, basketball, bocce ball, and track & field at LBCC

The Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) and Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) dignitaries and athletes gathered at the College’s new Kinesiology Labs and Aquatic Center on Fri., March 23 to announce a new partnership that will allow more than 80 SOSC athletes to practice at Long Beach City College’s (LBCC) Liberal Arts Campus.

The event celebrated both the new partnership and highlighted Ivan Parrott, the SOSC athlete who took the initiative to make it happen.

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º£½ÇÉçÇøand Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach Launch New Service to Help Student Parents
Collaboration breaks down barriers by providing free after-school care for students’ children

The Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) announced a new ground-breaking program with Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach (BGCLB) for º£½ÇÉçÇø student parents to have the option to enroll their school-aged children in free after-school programming.

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º£½ÇÉçÇøEarns 2022 Equity Champion of Higher Education Award º£½ÇÉçÇøBlack & Latinx students

º£½ÇÉçÇøEarns 2022 Equity Champion of Higher Education Award
º£½ÇÉçÇøis recognized for transfer efforts for Black and Latinx Students

The Campaign for College Opportunity announced that º£½ÇÉçÇø (LBCC) has captured the 2022 Equity Champion of Higher Education award for its accomplishments in supporting Black and Latinx student transfer efforts.

The College will be officially recognized at the Campaign for College Opportunity’s virtual event, the 2022 Champions of Higher Education Celebration, on Tues., Nov. 1, 2022.

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º£½ÇÉçÇøto Host Unique Cannabis Symposium to Discuss Partnerships with Industry and Workforce Development
Event is scheduled Nov. 4 both in-person and virtually with Long Beach Collective Association

º£½ÇÉçÇø (LBCC) is partnering with the Long Beach Collective Association (LBCA) to present a first-of-its-kind Cannabis Symposium. The Nov. 4 event is designed to help other higher educational institutions and cannabis businesses learn to effectively partner on cannabis programs, as well as gain an understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities that the partnership entails.