Students Lead Campus’ Effort to Break Free From Plastic

The Cerritos College Board of Trustees adopted a Break Free From Plastic resolution, making the campus the first community college in California to adopt a policy to abandon the use of plastic products. More than 70 percent of the world’s plastic ends up in landfills, incinerators, or drifting in waterways... Link to the full story about the resolution

Men's Soccer Coach Benny Artiaga Named the Southern California Coach of the Year
by John Van Gaston

In a season where the Cerritos College men's soccer team captured the South Coast Conference Tournament championship, as well as the SCC South Division title, head coach Benny Artiaga was rewarded by being named the Southern California Coach of the Year... Link to the full story about Benny (external link)

Campus Enrollment Forum December 7

Declining enrollment is a campuswide subject and it is important to get everybody involved to help address this issue. In order to facilitate campuswide engagement, a forum is scheduled to review enrollment data and trends, highlight our current recruitment and retention efforts, and identify strategies to address enrollment challenges. All campus stakeholders are strongly encouraged to attend the forum to participate in this collaborative effort. Tuesday, December 7, 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. via Zoom

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Alumni Journeys with Fernando Justo

Meet and chat with alumnus Fernando Justo, on Wednesday, December 8 at 6 p.m. on Zoom. He is currently the Human Resources Manager at Huhtamaki in Commerce, CA. Fernando will talk about his and his family’s experience as Cerritos College students, his career in the Human Resources industry, overcoming personal and professional challenges, and the lessons he learned with host and journalist Parimal Rohit (’95).

Vaccine Clinics and COVID-19 Testing at Student Health Services

- Pop-up Influenza & Moderna COVID Vaccine clinics: Monday-Thursday, 1 - 3 p.m. No appointment needed. 
- COVID-19 testing: Tuesdays 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and Thursdays 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. 
*Flu shots are free for students and $5 for employees. COVID vaccine and testing are free.
For questions, email studenthealth@cerritos.edu.

Cerritos College to Host a Virtual Community Forum on Updates to Lot at 166th Street/Studebaker Road on December 6

Cerritos College will host its last virtual forum of the year to update residents about changes to its property located at the 166th Street and Studebaker Road corner lot on Monday, December 6. On September 18, 2017, the Cerritos City Council approved the College's Temporary Use Permit (TUP) for four years. The TUP authorizes the College to convert the property at 166th Street and Studebaker Road into an automobile storage facility... Link to the full story about the forum

College Seeks Applicants for Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee

The Cerritos Community College District is accepting applications to fill a vacancy for its Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee. The Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee was established to oversee the expenditure of money for the District’s bond construction program to repair and modernize the College. There is one vacancy as follows: support organization... Link to the full story about CBOC