Press Release Release No. 0060.21 Contact: USDA Press Email: press@usda.gov   WASHINGTON, March 29, 2021 — Oscar Gonzales was appointed today by President Biden to serve as Assistant Secretary for Administration at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Previously, Gonzales served in the Obama Administration in several senior positions with

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2021 News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, Public Information Officer (323) 265-8807 | jimeneka@elac.edu   BOYLE HEIGHTS, CA – This week, the East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Foundation will be donating 50 brand new Verizon 5G jetpacks with a 6months of free services to ELAC Students. 

BY Alyssa Crow The Los Angeles Philharmonic performed a free concert at East Los Angeles College on Saturday evening to a packed auditorium. The symphony was conducted by Jonathon Heyward, who played “Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture” by Russian composer Mikhail Glinka. Heyward approached the podium to applause, lifted his arms

By Joe Dargan Along with the fun night of food and drinks, the Football team extended its winning streak to three. ELAC defeated divisional rival West Los Angeles College 35-17 on Alumni Night in the final home game of the season. Before the game began the Alumni Association hosted its inaugural

Monterey Park (CA)- On Thursday, November 16, 2017 over hundred business and community leaders attended BizFed Institute NextUp Economic Forum: Pop! Bursting the California Water Bubble at East Los Angeles College. This was ELAC Foundation’s first partnership with BizFed Institute. This was a kick off to the NextUp Economic Forum

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

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

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

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

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