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January 2023
LIFE Program: Sober Scholars
Sober Scholars is a weekly meeting presented by the LIFE Program. Come experience sobriety in higher education! Build community Empowerment Support system Uplifting each other Community service Networking Field trip Thursdays 10–11 a.m. Virtual: Zoom 930 385 3301 In-person: Gym 2, Room 204 Contact us at LIFE@cypresscollege.edu. Accommodation requests related to a disability should be directed to LIFE Program: life@cypresscollege.edu or (714) 484-7120 (ask for Anne-Marie) at least five days prior to the event.
Find out more »February 2023
LIFE Program Events
Financial Aid Lab for LIFE Students Tuesday, February 7, 9-11 a.m. Location: CCCPLX-405 Cheech Shares from UC Berkeley "An Hour with Cheech" will be offered via Zoom. Cheech Raygoza is a a 1st-gen, low-income, formerly incarcerated, 3rd year, non-traditional transfer student from Allan Hancock College in the city of Santa Maria. While at community college, he founded the Beyond Incarceration Greater Education (B.I.G.E.) club which helps formerly incarcerated and socially impacted individuals enroll and succeed in college. He is currently…
Find out more »Donuts & Coffee with LIFE
Donuts & Coffee with LIFE 2nd Wednesday (February & March) 10-11:30 a.m. Location: in front of the Student Center
Find out more »Connection: LIFE Men’s Group
Connection: A LIFE group for students who identify as men or non-binary. Facilitated by Jamala Taylor every Wednesday at 11 a.m. Meeting ID: 876 9744 0266
Find out more »March 2023
Donuts & Coffee with LIFE
Donuts & Coffee with LIFE 3rd Thursday (March & April) 10-11:30 a.m. Location: in front of the Student Center
Find out more »Yoga on the Bluffs
Saturday, March 18, 2023, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Free yoga, music, and tamales. To-Do List: Meet by Maintenance & Operations Building at 10 a.m. Van ride to Bluff Park Free yoga Arrive back on campus at 2 p.m.
Find out more »April 2023
LIFE Program Comedy Night
The LIFE Program will be serving dinner from 5-6 p.m. Then from 6-8 p.m., SIX professional comedians will be sharing the stage and making us all laugh! You will need to register and let us know if we will be expecting you (and any guests) for dinner. Comedy will be PG-13. RSVP by March 30. This event is happening on campus in CCCPLX-216.
Find out more »Rising Scholars Network Clean Slate Program & LIFE Program
The Rising Scholars Network is teaming up with The Access Project to provide students within the network access to FREE expungement services! The Access Project will be hosting a live scan day, in partnership with the LIFE Program, at Recovery Road in Anaheim on Friday, April 7, 2023 (from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.). Following live scan day, every participant will then be matched with a pro bono attorney, who will walk them through the expungement process! Open to ALL…
Find out more »October 2023
Rising Scholars Welcomes Keri Blakinger
Rising Scholars welcomes Keri Blakinger, a journalist and the author of "Corrections in Ink," a memoir tracing her path from figure skating to heroin addiction, to prison, and finally to life as an investigative reporter covering mass incarceration. Dinner will be served beforehand. Location: CCCPLX, 3rd Floor Atrium RSVP here for this Rising Scholar's event.
Find out more »February 2024
Rising Scholars’ Let’s Not Talk About It
Rising Scholars and the EMHC (Equity Mental Health Committee) are presenting a Social (In)Justice & Mental Health Week at the end of February, in honor and recognition of Black History Month as well as Social Justice Month. The event is titled "Let's Not Talk About It," and explores the themes of social justice/injustice and mental health. There are a series of phenomenal speakers and sessions, starting with the Keynote Speaker Dr. Robert Hill who will be sharing his experiences as…
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