Enrollment Services Division Council Newsletter
MARCH
2014
Financial Aid
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The Cal Grant deadline is March 2, 2014. Students must submit a Free Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA) and Cal Grant GPA Verification form by this date to be considered for a Cal Grant.
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45,311 GPAs for students with valid social security number have been transmitted electronically to the
California Student Aid Commission (CSAC).
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There are 561 records for California Dream Act students.
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As of 3/5/2014, 10,392 student financial aid records have been downloaded from the 2014/2105
FAFSA to Datatel.
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If everything goes well, financial aid will start sending out Missing Information Letters to students by
mid-April.
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Kudos to all financial aid assistants who have worked diligently to eliminate long lines.

Ngoc Tran submitted to William Garcia a Financial Aid Department staff list of “Datatel” problems for
the outside consultant who will be reviewing our current system.
Student Development/ASO/ICC/AGS
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Preparations are underway for the 2014 ECC Commencement.
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The rain brought to our attention that there are many leaks in our building. The Inter-Club Council
Office is not usable at this time due to water damage. Two ceiling tiles fell and water went into a light
fixture. We are waiting to hear if it is safe for our students to use.
Associated Students Organization
 Students are preparing to attend the American Student Association of Community College (ASACC)
National Student Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C. from March 14th to March 19th. At this
conference students will have a chance to meet with legislators and receive training on how to
advocate for students.
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On Monday, March 3, 2014, twelve students along with Student Development Director Rebecca Cobb
traveled to Sacramento for the day. They participated in a march at the capitol and met with two
different legislators.
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ASO election petitions were made available on February 24th and they are due to the Student
Development Office on March 24th by 1pm.
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A committee has been meeting to plan for Academic Awards which will be held on April 16th in the
East Dining Room.
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Inter-Club Council
 ICC has been recruiting members for their upcoming Blood Drive which will be held:
March 11th: 9am- 3:30pm
March 12th: 10am-7pm
March 13th: 9am-3:30pm
Location- East Lounge, Activity Center
Appointments can be made at: www.givesblood.org
Social Justice Program
 On February 27th the documentary “Freedom Riders” was shown in the Social Justice Center. This
month we will be showing “Half the Sky” on Tuesday, March 25th from 5pm-7pm. Staff members are
welcome to attend.
“Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide” is a fourhour television series for PBS and international broadcast shot in 10 countries:
Cambodia, Kenya, India, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Pakistan,
Liberia and the U.S. Inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn’s book, the
documentary series introduces women and girls who are living under some of the most
difficult circumstances imaginable — and fighting bravely to change them. Traveling with
intrepid reporter Nicholas Kristof and A-list celebrity advocates America Ferrera, Diane
Lane, Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan, Gabrielle Union and Olivia Wilde, the film reflects viable and sustainable
options for empowerment and offers an actionable blueprint for transformation. For more information,
visit http://www.halftheskymovement.org/pages/film
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The Social Justice Fair was held on March 6th from 10am-2pm on the Library Lawn. 45 organizations
participated.
Assessment/Testing
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William Garcia conducted Datatel Training in our office on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Very
informative!!! We will be busy with data entry.
More students are coming in to test and the office is getting busy.
The Assessment/Testing Program Review Report has just been completed and submitted to the dean.
Outreach and School Relations
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Outreach is focusing on assigning adjunct counselors to the area high schools to complete educational
plans. The following schools have an assigned Outreach Counselor with regularly scheduled hours: Da
Vinci Design, Da Vinci Science, El Segundo, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, Leuzinger, Mira Costa,
Morningside, North Torrance, Redondo Union, Torrance, and West Torrance.
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Outreach’s SB 1456 continues to provide testing/assessment to our feeder high schools. Students who
test through Outreach will also receive orientation as part of the required components of priority
registration for in-district students. To date, OASR has already tested more than 711 students and has
completed or scheduled 37 test sessions so far with local high schools both on and off campus.
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There are 6,380 students currently in our Prospective Student Database. Contact Robin Dreizler if your
program wishes to use this database for program recruitment.
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Our high school contact listserv is approximately 549 high school counselors and administrators and
has been updated for the Spring 2014. If you would like information regarding how to market your
program or services by accessing this listserv, please contact Robin Dreizler or Julieta Ortiz.
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Outreach has coordinated a total of 254 events on our calendar as of March 7, 2014. The total number
of events coordinated in 2012-13 was 189 and 171 in 2011-12.
Graduation Initiative
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The Graduation Initiative paid for a new software program for the Testing Education Center located in
the Library. The Graduation Initiative wants to do a marketing campaign that focuses on three areas:
high schools, El Camino students and Career and Technical Education (CTE). The program has many
tests which students can benefit from including tests for the GED, SAT, GRE and for career and
technical education.
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This year the Graduation Initiative will not plan Hispanic Event activities due to being very busy with
moving other program components forward. But the Graduation Initiative will partner with FYE,
Puente and Counseling for certain events and provide marketing or funding. Graduation Initiative
collaborated by arranging and paying for two guest speakers for the Latino Americans: The 500-Year
Legacy That Shaped a Nation event. FYE also went to the Japanese Museum and the Museum of
Tolerance. Puente also has plans at the end of the year for a guest speaker who will talk about
Hispanics and their struggles.
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Summer Math Academy (SMA) will have 14 sections this year - an increase from the previous 8
sections. The goal last year was for 200 students to participate; this year the goal is 400 students.
Contributors:
Ben Ceja, Lorena Garcia, Julieta Ortiz, Ngoc Tran and Breanna von Stein
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March Calendar of Events
Date
Event
Time
Place
Comments
3
Ed Planning
9:00am-12:00pm
Inglewood HS
4
9:30am-10:30am
SRC (?)
Tour
4
Campus Tour - Beach Cities
Learning Center
ECC Information Session
10:15am-11:15am
Lloyde HS
Presentation
4
Ed Planning
9am-12pm
4
ECC Application Workshop
12pm-2pm
Morningside HS - Career
Center
Lloyde HS - Computer Lab
Workshop
5
Campus Tour - Central HS
9am-10am
Meet at Marsee
Tour
5
Placement Test
2pm-5pm
Lennox Academy
Test
5
Community College Night
5:30pm-7:30pm
Peninsula High School
Presentation Panel
5
Ed Planning
3pm-5pm
West HS
6
Ed Planning
3pm-5pm
West HS
6
Campus Tour - Washington HS
9am-10am
Washington High School
Tour, escort to SRC
6
Placement Test
2pm-5pm
Animo Pat Brown
Test
7
Placement Test - Hawthorne HS
9am start
Basic Skills Lab
Test
7
Placement Test - Luskin HS
10:30am
Basic Skills Lab
Test
7
Placement Test - Narbonne
9am-1pm
Basic Skills Lab
Test
10
Ed Planning
9:00am-12:00pm
Inglewood HS
10
Information Session
2pm-3pm
Presentation
11
Ed Planning
9am-12pm
12
9am-10:30am
9am-10am
ECC
Tour
13
Campus Tour - Bert Lynn Middle
School
Campus Tour - Ronald Reagan High
School
ECC Information Sessions
Hawthorne Math and
Science
Morningside HS - Career
Center
ECC
11am-3pm
Lloyde
Presentation
14
Campus Tour
9:30am-10:30am
Tour
14
Placement Test
9am start
14
Placement Test
9am start
Meet at Marsee - Thomas
Riley
Morningside HS - Career
Center
Lawndale High School
14
Placement Test
1pm start
Lawndale High School
Test
14
10:30am
Basic Skills Lab
Test
17
Placement Test - Health Services
Academy
Ed Planning
9:00am-12:00pm
Inglewood HS
18
Junior Jumpstart
8:30am-10:30am
Palos Verdes HS
13
Tour
Test
Test
Presentation
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March Calendar of Events
Date
Event
Time
18
Ed Planning
9am-12pm
18
Application Workshop
18
Place
Comments
11:45am-1:10pm
Morningside HS - Career
Center
Animo Locke HS
Workshop
Campus tour - Animo Locke HS
2pm-3pm
Meet group at Marsee
Tour
19
Campus tour - Animo Locke HS
2pm-3pm
Meet group at Marsee
Tour
20
Community College Fair
10:30am-11:45am
West Adams Prep
Table
21
Placement Test
2pm-5pm
Test
21
Placement Test - Inglewood HS
9am-1pm
Hawthorne Math and
Science
Basic Skills Lab
21
Placement Test - Morningside HS
9am -1pm
Basic Skills Lab
Test
22
9am-10am
Carson Community Center
Table
24
22nd Annual Youth Conference FLIP IT
Ed Planning
9:am-12pm
Inglewood HS
25
Ed Planning
9am-12pm
28
Ed Planning
28
Campus Tour - Warren Lane
Elementary
Campus Tour and Planetarium
Show
Ed Planning
28
31
Morningside HS - Career
Center
11:30-12:30/ 2pm- Hawthorne Math and
3:30pm
Science
10am-12pm
Meet at SSVC 206 at 9:30
12:30pm-2:30pm
Meet at SSVC 206 at 12pm
9am-12pm
Inglewood HS
Test
One on one
Tour
Tour/Planetarium
Show