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Dear Andrea,
May flowers are definitely in full bloom and the gardens at El Camino are stunning right now! The campus is bustling with activities as we end another successful year and celebrate our students' many accomplishments. Commencement is just around the corner on June 7th, and is sure to be a happy event filled with family and friends applauding our graduates!
Congratulations to the Class of 2024!
Warmly,
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Andrea Sala
Executive Director
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Foundation Spotlight: 2024 Scholarship Awards Dinner | |
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On May 16, the El Camino College Foundation recognized many of our scholarship recipients at the annual Scholarship Awards Dinner. This fall, we will award over 600 students with nearly $900,000 in scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year. This meaningful event provided an opportunity for our scholarship recipients to meet their generous donors. Scholarships through the ECC Foundation provide funding for books, supplies, technology, and transportation for our students.
Congratulations to all scholarship recipients and thank you for the kindness of our scholarship donors! You are all the reason we do what we do at the Foundation!
Guest speaker Tanisha McLean (center left), former Noreen Noel Memorial Scholarship for Nursing recipient and 2016 El Camino graduate, donor Russ Noel (center right), family and friends
View the entire Scholarship Awards Dinner photo album HERE.
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SKECHERS Scholars Scholarship recipients with Robin Curren (center) and Amy Trell (far right) | |
Barbara Riser Scholarship recipients Wendy Reed (left) and Vanessa Rodriguez (right) with Barbara Riser | |
Student Spotlight: ECC is Home of the Brave for our Veteran and Military Students | |
In honor of Memorial Day, we'd like to spotlight a couple of our own El Camino College veterans who attended our recent Scholarship Awards Dinner. Congratulations to our veteran awardees and campus representatives. Thank you so much for your service, not just on Memorial Day, but every day throughout the year! | |
Major Dr. Brenda Threatt, ECC Assistant Director of Veteran Services (left) with scholarship awardee Elaine Kristel Gomez | |
ECCCD Trustee Katherine Maschler (center) with the recipients of the Timothy Luse Maschler Memorial Scholarship: veteran Julian Garcia (left) and Brayden Sanchez (right) | |
Student Spotlight: Four El Camino Students Named Semifinalists for Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship | |
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The highly selective Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship program has named four semifinalists from El Camino College. Recognizing outstanding community college students working to complete bachelor’s degrees, the prestigious national award supports students who have demonstrated exceptional academic ability, leadership, and service. El Camino has a history of students qualifying for the award, with current semifinalists Frankee Granados, Pintack Gualotuna, Kennedy Hayashi, and Emily Hidalgo carrying on the tradition.
This year, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation named 459 community college students as semifinalists, chosen from a pool of more than 1,600 applicants attending 194 community colleges. Each scholarship award is designed to cover the majority of the student’s costs to earn a bachelor’s degree, including tuition, living expenses, books and fees, as well as transfer and career advisement services.
Read more about El Camino's Jack Kent Cooke Foundation semifinalists HERE.
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Student Spotlight: El Camino's Journalism Students Win National and State Awards | |
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El Camino's journalism students recently won multiple national and statewide first-place awards for their work on The Union newspaper and Warrior Life magazine. In total, El Camino won 16 first place or meritorious awards, six second places, 11 third places and two honorable mentions in the various competitions. The El Camino journalism program, with roots dating back to the college’s founding, is among the most-awarded in the nation.
View a complete list of awards received HERE.
In addition, former Union EIC Fernando Haro, who attended ECC from 2018-2020, won a share in the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news reporting. Haro is a reporter for the Long Beach Post and graduated from Cal State Long Beach. Congratulations to Haro and to all award-winning students!
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Staff Spotlight: ECC Foundation Board Member, Nina Bailey, Honored as 2024 Distinguished Staff Member | |
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El Camino College recently celebrated its Distinguished Faculty and Staff Award honorees for 2024. Faculty members Reuben E. Jacobs and Chris Jeffries were recently honored, along with staff member Nina Bailey, for their commitment to El Camino College.
Our very own Nina Bailey serves on the ECC Foundation Board as El Camino's Classified Representative. She is a student services specialist with Veteran Services who has worked in education for the last 33 years, starting at LAUSD before joining El Camino in 2008. After working in other departments, she moved into Veterans Services, where she has made a difference in the lives of countless student veterans, helping them navigate the transition from military to civilian life and higher education. Bailey works tirelessly to ensure student veterans receive the comprehensive support they need to thrive academically and personally, and was instrumental in establishing the college’s new Veterans Resource Center. Congratulations Nina, Chris and Reuben!
Read more about El Camino's Distinguished Faculty and Staff Honorees HERE.
Photo caption (L to R): Distinguished award honorees Nina Bailey, Chris Jeffries, and Reuben E. Jacobs.
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Military Spotlight: El Camino College Recognizes Colonel Mia L. Walsh, United States Space Force | |
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On May 10th, El Camino College recognized Colonel Mia L. Walsh, Commander, U.S. Space Force, Space Base Delta 3, Los Angeles Air Force Base, for her outstanding community leadership and military partnership at the Civic Leader Reception and Awards Presentation at Fort MacArthur.
Colonel Walsh is returning to The Pentagon at the end of May. She gained command of Space Base Delta 3 in July 2022 and will relinquish command to Colonel Andrew C. Dermanoski later this month.
View the full event photo album HERE.
Photo (L to R): Ann O'Brien, ECC, Colonel Mia L. Walsh, and Heidi Wang, ECC Foundation.
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Campus Spotlight: Ribbon-Cutting for the New Arts Complex and Behavioral & Social Sciences Building was a Cut Above! | |
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El Camino College held a joint ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 2nd for two of it's newest buildings: the Arts Complex and the Behavioral and Social Sciences building. Immediately following the ceremony, guests had the opportunity to tour the facilities and enjoy refreshments.
Thank you to our campus friends and community members who came out to support the event.
View the entire ribbon-cutting ceremony photo album HERE.
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Athletics Spotlight: You're Invited to the 2024 Athletics Hall of Fame Dinner | |
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Congratulations to this year's Athletic Hall of Fame class who be honored on May 30, 2024. Additional Hall of Fame information, including honorees' bios, can be found HERE.
Tickets to the Hall of Fame Dinner can be purchased HERE.
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Community Spotlight: Call for Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee Representative | |
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El Camino College is currently accepting applications for one open position, an active member of a Senior Citizens organization, on its Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee.
As part of the campus modernization effort made possible by voter-approved Measure E bond funds, the El Camino Community College District Board of Trustees established a seven-member Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee. Meeting quarterly, the committee is charged with actively reviewing bond revenue expenditures and informing the public about those expenditures. The Committee’s next meeting will be held July 24, 2024.
Applications must be received no later than June 5, 2024 at 4:30 pm. Individuals interested in applying should email a one-page letter of intent and a one-page resume outlining qualifications to:
Brenda Thames, Ph.D.
Superintendent/President
rmahowald@elcamino.edu
Learn more about El Camino College's Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee HERE.
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Community Partners Spotlight: The Roadium Open Air Market | |
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We are proud of our strong community partnerships and this includes our long-term partnership with The Roadium. To date, The Roadium has provided over $1.1 million in gifts, including Community Partners support, scholarships, event sponsorships, overflow parking services, and complimentary use of their facilities for El Camino staff, student, and outreach activities.
Thank you for being a great neighbor and educational partner of El Camino College!
About The Roadium:
What started as a drive-in theater over sixty years ago has become a local landmark for shoppers and budding entrepreneurs from around the world. Their recently remodeled 15-acre site offers visitors a unique shopping experience under sunny Southern California skies. Shoppers sell everything from rare antiques and collectibles to dramatically discounted new merchandise. The Roadium is the South Bay’s favorite place to treasure hunt, find bargains, and make memories with family and friends.
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MAY you consider giving to the El Camino College Foundation?
It would be A-MAY-ZING!
Please give this month to support student success programs at El Camino College.
Don't delay, donate TODAY!
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The El Camino College Foundation (EIN 95-3874302) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, dedicated to fund and support student success programs at El Camino College. | | | | |
