Executive Assistant Barnes Retires After Four Decades of Service

By Dorany Pineda After 44 years of service at East Los Angeles College, Olga Barnes bid farewell to the campus community at the close of this semester. It was in the fall of 1971 when Barnes first stepped foot onto ELAC grounds, just a few months after graduating from Garfield Senior

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BY CRISTAL GOMEZ Huskies end 2017 football season on a high note winning on a five-game winning streak with a 7-3 record. Going into his second year as ELAC Head Coach, Bobby Godinez lead the team to the Patriotic Bowl. Coach Godinez replaced ex-head coach Eric Marty after having a

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Community Leaders Join East Los Angeles College Community to Address Housing, Clothing, Transportation and Hunger Issues at the Global Celebration of Giving Tuesday

Press Release Tuesday, November 21, 2017 ***PRESS RELEASE*** Monterey Park (CA) – Over two hundred students, community leaders, faculty, and staff, attended East Los Angeles College’s (ELAC) “Transforming Lives” Annual Giving Campaign kickoff celebration. The event was a global celebration of “Giving Tuesday” and included the premier of three short

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ELAC Speech Team Wins National Championship in Washington, D.C. Three Years Running

April 17, 2017- Monterey Park, CA— For the third consecutive year, students of the East Los Angeles College Speech Team won the National Championship, in the Hindman Division, at the 2017 Phi Rho Pi National Championship Speech Tournament in Washington, D.C. Sixty community colleges, from across the nation, competed in

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ELAC 2017 President’s Education & Art Gala Kickoff Party – A Great Success!

March 23, 2017 – Downtown LA – Over two hundred people packed the Farmers Insurance offices in Downtown LA for the kickoff party for the East Los Angeles College (ELAC) 2017 President’s Education & Art Gala. The event was sponsored by ELAC Foundation Board of Directors Member and Farmers Insurance

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Over 450 Guests Packed the Sold out East Los Angeles College 2017 President’s Education & Art Gala

Los Angeles (CA)- On May 13, 2017, the East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Foundation held its Annual Dinner celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the ELAC’s Vincent Price Art Museum at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE. In addition to celebrating the success of our students, awards were presented to

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New Science and Math buildings open at East Los Angeles College

$58.4 Million Science Career & Mathematics Complex Ribbon-Cutting LOS ANGELES – Today, East Los Angeles College (ELAC) held a ribbon cutting ceremony for two new buildings in its three-building $58.4 million Science Career & Math Complex. The two new buildings will house the Life Sciences, Chemistry and Math departments as

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Longtime Community Philanthropist & Member of ELAC Foundation Board of Directors Marshal Chuang retires.

It was a bittersweet Holiday celebration as ELAC President Marvin Martinez and members of ELAC Foundation Board of Directors said fair well to long time community philanthropist & member of ELAC Foundation Board of Directors Marshal Chuang during ELAC foundation’s Holiday Party. Marshal Chuang has been an active community and

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Supporting East Los Angeles Christmas Parade

On Sunday November 27,2016 ELAC President Marvin Martinez and his wife Celia Aguilera attended the East LA Christmas Parade. The Parade was welcomed back with a great support from the East LA community and supporters like East Los Angeles College Foundation after being in hiatus for 8 years.

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$113,000 awarded to 113 students by ELAC Foundation

Scholarship recipients of the fall semester were celebrated on November 17th of 2016. ELAC Foundation board members, Arnoldo Jaquez, Jr. and Paul Chang were present, as well as, Bill Gasper, Associate Vice President of Administrative Services and Faculty who participated in the Scholarship Selection process. $113,000 was awarded to 113

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