The Husky Herald In This Issue February 13, 2012 PLEASE INFORM YOUR STUDENTS OF UPCOMING STUDENT EVENTS. Conference Attendance/Tuition Reimbursement Info... 2 Faculty News... 2 ELAC Sports Brief... 3 ELAC Cheerleading Tryouts. 4 Library Workshops Main Campus... 5 EBSCO Tour... 6 Anger Management Sessions.. 7 Shuttle Schedule... 7 Huskies Sports... 8 Amusement Park Tickets... 8 Theatre Tickets... 8 Bulletin submission info Requests for Weekly Bulletin must be submitted to Catalina Cathy Medina in the President s Office, no later than Wednesday, 12:00 noon (week prior). You may submit your request in person, or e-mail at medinac@elac.edu East Los Angeles College 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez Monterey Park, CA 91754
CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE/ TUITION REIMBURSEMENT SPRING 2012 Full Time & Adjunct Faculty Both conference attendance and tuition costs are reimbursable in the same semester. Apply for one or both as soon as possible. Documents are available online http://elac.edu/faculty/conferencetuitionforms.htm or in Academic Affairs, G1-207. Information for all full-time and adjunct faculty will be sent only through the #-ELAC Faculty List. Formal acknowledgement of conference reimbursement from Cathy Medina, President s Office, and tuition reimbursement from Lydia takes place through campus mail. Check your ELAC mail box or have your mail forwarded to another ELAC center. Fiscal Office informs faculty of check pick-up through #-ELAC Faculty List only. If checks are not picked up within six months, they are returned to the District Office. Contact Lydia if you have any questions about conference attendance and/or tuition reimbursement. Faculty News Tom Atha one of our instructors has just released an E book that he wrote on Amazon.com. Below is some information about him and the link to the book. Tom Atha is an instructor in Speech - Theatre at ELAC. He has just had an E book come out on Amazon.com. It is a wild spoof on motivational books. The title is Forever FWAP, by Tommy Atha. http://www.amazon.com/forever-fwap-ebook/dp/b006xmuvbw/ref=sr_1_1? ie=utf8&qid=1326914204&sr=8-1 He is also a fight and swordfight choreographer for theatre and movies and teaches a sword fighting class at ELAC. Three movies that he choreographed fights for are opening this year: Mansion of Blood, starring Gary Busey and Robert Picardo. (He also plays the Mummy in Mansion of Blood.) Cotton, starring Gary Cole. The Extra, starring Tyrone Power, Jr. and John Saxon. 2
ELAC Sports Brief SOCCER Congratulations to ELAC Men's Soccer Players Galo Moren, George Rodriguez, Kevin Gomez and Yuchen Wang for accepting scholarships to Kansas Wesleyan University and to Antgoby Gonzalez for accepting a scholarship to Hawaii Hilo University. FOOTBALL Husky student-athlete, Michael Allen (Lynwood High School) has earned a scholarship to study and play football at Bowling Green University in Ohio. Michael earned his A.A. Degree following the 2011 Fall semester. He was a receiver on the 2009 and 2010 ELAC football teams earning "All Conference" both seasons. Bowling Green is an NCAA Division 1 football program and competes in the MAC Conference. Allen J. Cone ~ Director of Athletics (w) 323.265.8913/(fax) 323-415-4172 "GO HUSKIES" 3
East Los Angeles College CHEERLEADING Tryouts Monday & Wednesday February 13 &15 3:00 pm 5:00 pm Auditions Thursday, February, 16. 2012 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm East Los Angeles College E-9 118 WPE Dept. Coach Zepeda 323)265-8650 ext. 8429 lopeze@elac.edu ELAC Cheer Website: www.elac.edu/departments/womenspe/cheer/index/html 4
ELAC MAIN CAMPUS LIBRARY WORKSHOPS Spring 2012 The 60-minute workshops are held in the Library s Computer Lab in Building C-1. Workshops are limited to 20 students. Register at least one day in advance at <library.elac.edu/enroll>. Workshops start on time. Arrive early to reserve your space. Tuesday, 2/21 5:30-6:30pm Library Orientation Wednesday, 2/22 5:30-6:30pm Get Started with Research Thursday, 2/23 3:30-4:30pm Online Library Catalogs Monday, 2/27 12:30-1:30pm Journal, Magazine & Newspaper Articles Tuesday, 2/28 5:30-6:30pm Library Databases Wednesday, 2/29 5:30-6:30pm Reference Encyclopedias Thursday, 3/1 3:30-4:30pm Library Orientation Tuesday, 3/6 5:30-6:30pm Smart Web Searching Wednesday, 3/7 5:30-6:30pm Cite Your Sources & Avoid Plagiarism Thursday, 3/8 3:30-4:30pm Get Started with Research Monday, 3/12 12:30-1:30pm Online Library Catalogs Tuesday, 3/13 5:30-6:30pm Library Orientation Wednesday, 3/14 5:30-6:30pm Journal, Magazine & Newspaper Articles Thursday, 3/15 3:30-4:30pm Library Databases Tuesday, 3/20 5:30-6:30pm Library Orientation Wednesday, 3/21 5:30-6:30pm Journal, Magazine & Newspaper Articles Thursday, 3/22 3:30-4:30pm Smart Web Searching Monday, 3/26 12:30-1:30pm Cite Your Sources & Avoid Plagiarism Tuesday, 3/27 5:30-6:30pm Get Started with Research Wednesday, 3/28 5:30-6:30pm Library Orientation Thursday, 3/29 3:30-4:30pm Online Library Catalogs Tuesday, 4/10 5:30-6:30pm Library Orientation Wednesday, 4/11 5:30-6:30pm Journal, Magazine & Newspaper Articles Thursday, 4/12 3:30-4:30pm Library Databases Monday, 4/16 12:30-1:30pm Reference Encyclopedias Tuesday, 4/17 5:30-6:30pm Smart Web Searching Wednesday, 4/18 5:30-6:30pm Library Orientation Thursday, 4/19 3:30-4:30pm Cite Your Sources & Avoid Plagiarism Monday, 4/23 12:30-1:30pm Library Orientation Tuesday, 4/24 5:30-6:30pm Get Started with Research Wednesday, 4/25 5:30-6:30pm Online Library Catalogs Thursday, 4/26 Monday, 4/30 3:30-4:30pm 12:30-1:30pm Journal, Magazine & Newspaper Articles Library Databases 5
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Anger Management Sessions Joselyn Geaga-Rosenthal from the campus Health Center will once again be offering Anger Management sessions to any interested student. The Group I sessions will be held on Tuesdays from 12:00 1:30 p.m. beginning on February 21 st at the campus Health Center in the G-8 building room 111. The Group II sessions will be held on Wednesdays from 10:30 12;00 p.m. beginning on march 7 at the student health center. Students can sign up at the campus health center or call 323 265-8651. For any further information or questions please contact Marilyn Ladd Believe you can and you're halfway there. ~Theodore Roosevelt ~ 7
East Los Angeles College Athletics Date Day Opponent Location Time Badminton Mar. 16 Fri El Camino ELAC 2:00 pm Baseball Feb. 17-18 Fri-Sat Southwestern Tournament Feb. 17 Fri Grossmont Grossmont 2:00 pm Feb. 18 Sat Southwestern Southwestern 12:00 pm Softball Feb. 14 Tues Long Beach ELAC 3:00 pm Feb. 16 Thur Antelope Valley Antelope Valley 3:00 pm Women s Swim Feb. 17 Fri SCC Pentathlon TBA 12:00 Feb. 18 Sat SCC Diving Preview El Camino All Day Track and Field Feb. 17-18 Fri-Sat Cerritos Invitational Cerritos Amusement park tickets sold for all faculty, staff, and students at the Student Activities Office G8-119. Tickets sold on a cash basis only, except for faculty and classified staff who are able to write checks with proper ID. Tickets are sold between the hours of 8:00 am ~ 6:30 pm, M-TH and until 3:30 pm on Friday. If you have any questions, please call ext. 8742. ASU/Employee Non-ASU Magic Mountain: Adult $33/ea Adult $34/ea Hurricane Harbor Adult $24/ea Adult $25/ea AMC and Regal Theatre tickets (unrestricted) Now available at the Student Activities Office, G8-119 on a cash basis only. Faculty and staff can pay by check with employee ID. Any questions, please call ext. 8742. ALL MOVIE TICKETS ARE UNRESTRICTED! AMC ~ $8.50 /ea. Flat Rate Regal Theatres ~ $8.50/ ea. Flat Rate 8