EOPS at MPC

Come get your EOPS Finals Stimulus!
Monday 12/6 through Friday, 12/10.

Come to the EOPS office to receive your "Finals Stimulus" MPC Cafeteria gift card ($15) on us! We will also be giving out information about the Spring 2022 Vaccine Mandate. The gift card is only good to use during finals week! For any questions, contact us at [email protected]
or 831 - 646 - 4247

Mental Health Matters! The MPC Student Health Services Office is offering Wellness workshops every Wednesday for the month of November, Join Student Health Services Therapists, Karina and Myleka, to learn different strategies of how we can take care of ourselves! The workshop schedule is listed below. All workshops are via Zoom! There is a QR Code on the flyer to join the workshop or send a message to the Student Health Services email below to receive the link.

Email student health services at [email protected] or call at 831-646-4017 if you want to request a workshop, have any questions or are in need of additional support.

Coping with Stress, Anxiety & Depression - Wednesday, November 3rd, 2-3pm
Eating Disorders - Wednesday, November 17th, 2-3pm
Su***de Prevention Training - Wednesday, November 24th, 9-10am

MPC & UMOJA Community!

STEM CEL & UMOJA are proud to present Dr. Raven The Science Maven - Embracing Your Authentic Self in STEM!

YOU and YOUR students are invited to join STEM CEL & UMOJA in LF 103 on November 5th from 10:45AM - 12:00PM.
To RSVP, for this amazing in person viewing party with Dr. Raven, you must complete the RSVP form!
T-shirts and totes are available for the first 100 people who RSVP!

RSVP Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1O5M7RF0ZcykWEwQ0BIZMyzrxTObJ8-vjGUdAk8dVeNI/viewform?edit_requested=true

If you can't make it to the in person viewing party, hop on to zoom and we will see you there!
https://cccconfer.zoom.us/s/94890601170

TOMORROW! DON'T MISS OUT!

We would like to invite you to the EOPS Business Workshop on Tuesday, October 26, from 2:00 - 3:30 pm via Zoom. Mark your calendars! This is not an opportunity you want to miss!!

https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/94118557347

This is a workshop that will be focusing on all the things you need to know about majoring in business; salary expectations, projected job growth and how to get an internship to gain experience in your field, while completing your education at MPC.

We will hear from business faculty, and from a former MPC student who now works as a CPA (certified public accountant) for a local accounting firm.

This will count as one of your three mandatory visits with EOPS for the semester.

We look forward to seeing you for this exceptional event! Call 831-646-4247 for more information or if you have questions.

The Raíces Recruitment and Retention Center (formerly known as Raza RRC) is one of seven student-led on-campus organizations at the UC Berkeley campus. They aim to provide support to marginalized students of color with a primary focus on uplifting Latine-identifying students. RTSP aims to provide transfer students from all across the state with assistance in planning, drafting, and submitting their UC application and Personal Insight Questions (PIQ) before the November 30th deadline. Students will have the opportunity to connect with current UCB students and alumni. Students will also have the opportunity to have their PIQs reviewed by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

We will be meeting biweekly every Saturday via Zoom starting October 9th from 10 AM - 12 PM. The deadline for prospective students to apply is October 2nd at midnight. This program will prioritize Latine-identifying students who are applying this application cycle.

Apply below!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdt1UXoWJgzI76LD8tCcOt-WkOyK1Q7gBP1pdvyNa2AUAL24Q/viewform

TOMORROW! Don't miss out! Come by the EOPS Table for Lobo Day! We'll be passing out free EOPS Swag and giving away prizes.

During Lobo Day you get the opportunity to connect with other organizations, students and student services at MPC. This gives you the chance to connect and socialize with the broader campus community. Event details are below.

Lobo Day
Location: MPC Quad
Date: Wednesday, September 15th, 10am - 2pm

Please wear a mask!

HOMELESS RESOURCES & SERVICES WORKSHOP - August 31st, 2021 @ 2pm

The Coalition of Homeless Services Providers staff is partnering with the EOPS program to give a virtual presentation on their organization and resources available to those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Monterey County. We will be going over shelters, assistance programs as well as supportive services available to those 18 years old and older.

For any questions contact Jenna Koch at [email protected]

Zoom link:
https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/91042204561

STOP AAPI Hate Rally - Standing with the Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community against acts of violence to build a stronger sense of unity!

Come join!

This Saturday, April 24th 11:00 - 12:00pm
In Front of Colton Hall - 570 Pacific St., Monterey CA

Remember your masks and to practice social distancing!

Happening Now! EOPS counselors will be available from 9am - 4pm today (4/21) and tomorrow (4/22) to answer any of your questions regarding priority registration.

EOPS counselors will hold Zoom Drop-in sessions in addition to our traditional drop-in appointments. If you’d like to meet with a counselor during their Zoom Drop-In sessions, the links to enter are below.

Wednesday 4/21

Jenna’s Priority Registration Zoom Link - 9am-12:30pm (with waiting room)
https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/92599827128?pwd=VW5aR1krek14VWdKNXBja21LcWNQdz09

Stan’s Priority Registration Zoom Link - 9am-12pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86953684134

Kacey’s Priority Registration Zoom Link - 10am-2pm
https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/94242418205

Yuliana’s Priority Registration Zoom Link - 12:30 pm - 4 pm
https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/99170257468

Thursday 4/22

Maya’s Priority Registration Zoom Link - 9am - 12pm
https://zoom.us/j/9352113378?pwd=MERiZTdlamtML0hHTDZMYU5SVEE1QT09
Meeting ID: 935 211 3378
Passcode: JnQw5n

Yuliana Priority Registration Zoom Link - 9 am - 12 pm
https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/93035780866

Stan’s Priority Registration Zoom Link - 9am-1pm
(https://mpcsars.mpc.edu/eSARS/EOPS_Dropin/eSARS.asp?WCI=Init&WCE=Settings)

Kacey’s Priority Registration Zoom Link - 9am-12pm
https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/94994946217

Jenna’s Priority Registration Zoom Link - 12:30 - 4:00pm (with waiting room)
https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/92489754252?pwd=ejU5NUVIRVp3SCt1azdoWXJlZVdHUT09

Scholarship Alert! - 2020 - 2021 LLNCCC Student Scholarship Application - For students who are attending a California Community College in the North, Central and South Regions.

Application Deadline: Friday, April 23rd, 2021

Requirements:
- Preferred to be of Latinx Heritage
- Currently enrolled in a California Community College
- Must Have at least 24 units of college work completed
- Must have a minimum of 2.5 Cumulative GPA
- 1 Letter of Rec
- Transcript

Evaluation Criteria: Personal Essay, Academic Achievement, Community Involvement

Scholarship Amount: $500
Apply Below!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgmszpEOaI3qM063D6qPeOdmAgM2D-ZWKv_LPyIRfwBjw1fQ/viewform

Yesterday's murder of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Park, MN has left us with yet another loss in the string of attacks against communities of color. Monterey Peninsula Community College condemns all forms of discrimination, racism, and violence, and stands in solidarity with our African American students, staff, faculty, and our surrounding communities.

To provide support to those who are angry, hurting, and in need, MPC has organized safe space conversations on Tuesday - Friday from 12-1 pm on Zoom. Our hope is to create a create safe space for our African American students and others in our MPC campus community impacted by anti-Black violence.

Please reach out to one of the following individuals for the Zoom link to join us in these conversations:
Stephanie Perkins: [email protected]
Kendra Cabrera: [email protected]
LaKisha Bradley: [email protected]
Diego Espinoza: [email protected]

Introducing our Spring 2021 EOPS Student Ambassadors:

Taylor Rainey & Anastacia Mohoff!

Taylor and Ana are currently working on organizing and hosting two EOPS student socials for new EOPS and MPC students to bring together the EOPS student community. If you are a new EOPS student, make sure to check your email for the social event details that were sent out earlier this week. Taylor & Ana have been working hard to provide a safe space where students can socialize and meet one another in these times of uncertainty and possible re-opening. We hope to see you at their events!

Cafecito Con la Consejera! Coming this Monday, April 12th, 11-12pm! Join EOPS Counselor, Yuliana Vasquez during her Zoom drop in session to talk about school, life, struggles, etc.

Anuncio! - Cafecito con la Consejera, Este lunes, 12 de Abril. 11-12pm. Únase a la consejera de EOPS, Yuliana Vasquez durante su sesión Zoom drop-in. Ven a charlar sobre sus estudios, la vida y mucho mas! Zoom link - bit.ly/cafecitoconyuli

Financial Literacy Workshop in one hour! (12:00pm) Don't Miss Out!

On behalf of our MPC Foundation, TRIO Student Support Services, and HSI and in Partnership with Monterey Credit Union, we wanted to invite all of you to join the second workshop from our Financial Literacy Series. This second workshop will focus on the benefits and things that you need to know as you open your first Credit Card and/or are planning on taking out a loan. This workshop will provide you with the tools and information you need to make the best decisions.

MPC stands in solidarity with our API students, staff, faculty, and our surrounding communities. We condemn discrimination, racism, and violence - anti-Asian hate crimes. Our hope is to create a safe space for our API students with the support of our API faculty and staff.

Join the Zoom session that will be happening all of this week from 12-1, for a safe space to decompress and be with faculty and staff to process this heavy loss for the community.

https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/91626552724

IN ONE HOUR!

Virtual Major Madness #3 - March 23rd, 2021.
Join the Zoom link and connect with CSUMB faculty from different majors!

http://bit.ly/mmajormadnes3

FOR ALL STRUGGLING WITH RENT DURING COVID-19!!!

Below is the information of TWO programs that can provide renter relief during COVID-19!

1. CA COVID-19 Relief Act (to apply go to www.housingiskey.com or call 833-430-2122).

2. MPC Foundation, Emergency Rental and Utilities Assistance Program. This is money provided by MPC foundation, in partnership with United Way of Monterey County for qualifying students. To check if you are eligible, email [email protected] and for more information go to

https://www.mpcfoundation.org/students/emergency-rental-utilities-assistance-program.

Tomorrow! 10-11am. Connect Over Coffee with Jenna Koch. Get cozy and chat/work/hang out with Jenna Koch during her Zoom drop-in hours.
Zoom Link is below!
bit.ly/coffeewithjenna

Tomorrow!!! Wednesday, March 17th, 6:00 - 7:30
Financial Aid for Transfers Workshop hosted by EOPS MPC & TRIO SSS.

Some of the topics that will be addressed are:
-I've been accepted! How much financial aid am I getting?
-What is a "Financial Aid Award Letter"?
-What is a grant vs a loan?
-How will I pay for my fees?
-Budget Planning Tool

RSVP by today to join the workshop!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZBsQ6TIhKRwc-u8AIZHczY4Zv94ssNBjcKFL8I4-L9kfyFg/viewform

Zoom Link:
https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/95828911273

Student Scholarship!

Drezner Family Scholarship Fund -
For MPC or Hartnell Students
Seeking students who want to make a positive difference in the lives of others and in their communities.

Apply by March 15th!

Today there will be a live chat about the Drezner Family Scholarship Fund and a Q + A session with Dr. Drezner and Esther. The information for today's meeting is below.

Topic: Drezner Family Scholarship Info Session
Time: Mar 3, 2021 2:30-3:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
location (zoom): https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/95370135828

TODAY! Connect over Coffee with Jenna Koch! Come visit and chat with Jenna during her Connect Over Coffee Drop-In Session from 10-12pm. Talk about life, current events, school or just share a cup of coffee in this virtual co-working space. These sessions will continue every Wednesday from 10-12pm for the rest of the Spring Semester.

The Zoom link is below.
bit.ly/coffeewithjenna

MPC Board Trustee Yuri Anderson - Changing the Narrative

For the last days of our Black History Month Matters Series, it is only right to interview MPC Board Trustee Yuri Anderson, a black leader who is changing the narrative about mental health, community college and her own history.

Anderson was born in Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan but raised in Prunedale. It is here, within her own community and family that she learned about civic engagement. Anderson recalls when Jesse Jackson came to town and her father took her out to march in the demonstration. She also remembers when her mother, a now retired grocery worker, would take her to out to the demonstrations when her mother’s union was striking.

“We were out there on the picket line, with her, yelling ‘No Scabs!’” - Trustee Yuri Anderson.

As with all of the prideful moments and lessons in volunteerism and activism, Anderson also made sure to not paint her past with nostalgia but also to tell the truth about the struggle with mental health that exists within her family. Yuri describes how has a child she witnessed domestic violence and issues of mental illness which in turn forced her to mature and think critically about how she wanted to raise her own children.

When speaking about the issue of mental illness, Yuri states, “I needed to break the circle of violence within my family”.

Lastly, Yuri spoke on her experience within education advocacy and how she originally wanted to impact k-12 education. But after her experience with graduate school and the surmounting debt she accumulated from her schooling experience, she realized that one of her goals was to advocate for making higher education accessible, which included de-stigmatizing community college.

This Black History Month, we celebrate Yuri Anderson and her many contributions to Monterey County as founding member of the Bright Futures for Monterey County Educational Partnerships, Vice President of Community Investments for United Way Monterey County and member of the BOD at Monterey County’s Child Abuse Prevention Council. Lastly, we are grateful for her strong words and poignant reminder that “Black History is not a month”.

MPC Trustee Rosalyn Green: A Piece of Seaside’s Rich Black History

When speaking with Board Trustee Rosalyn Green about Black History Month it is evident that her and her family contain stories and vignettes exemplifying the richness of black history. Green’s father and mother have their roots respectively in Lake Charles, Louisiana and Boley, Oklahoma. Green’s parents, migrating by way of the military, set roots in Seaside right before the Vietnam War. Green recalls those days of her childhood and adolescence in a predominantly black Seaside community as one that was close-knit and familial.

“I can recall going to the neighbor’s house for a cup of sugar or going over to share cable tv” – Trustee Green.

Green goes on to recall how she was shaped by not only the systemic racism and inequity she saw and faced within Monterey County but also through the civic duty exemplified through her mother’s example. She recalls her mother inviting important leaders such as Leon Panetta, Sam Farr, Lance McClaire and Chief Dave Butler for dinner or coffee to speak about bettering the community and social issues. Through these factors of seeing social inequity and developing a conscience for civic duty and community work, Green continues to be dedicated to her local community.

After high school, Green went on to study at MPC and shortly transferred to CSUMB where she graduated with her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies on the Teaching Pathway Tract (also important to note that two of Green’s uncles attended MPC; one still holding MPC football records and the other being the first African-American from Monterey County to be drafted to the NFL). Since then, Green has worked in a wide variety of settings such as a girl’s group home, The Village Project Inc., Building Healthy Communities and the Monterey County Supervisors District Office 4 to name a few.

As we celebrate Black History, this month and beyond, we uplift Rosalyn Green for her continued dedication and effort that she puts into building community; a community that she has known all her life.

TODAY! @ 12pm. A free workshop on Banking Basics. The things you need to know about Checking/Savings Accounts; Mobile Banking; Apple Pay. To RSVP, use the interest form below. Hope to see you there!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-7Duwxbb7btsU0Fp4M6OZGI5xNm9w5nvWimYv7rK2obBYIA/viewform