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Businesses line Raider Walk to speak with Moorpark College students at the Career and Internship Expo on March 12, 2024. Photo credit: Julianna Thevenot

Moorpark College Career Week offers opportunities and industry perspectives for students

By Julianna Thevenot March 19, 2024

The Moorpark College Career Center held its annual Career Week from March 11-15. The featured event, the Career and Internship Expo, gave students the chance to network with a variety of employers. Students...

Lizette Lomelí gives a student guidance on best resume practices at the Resumania event in the Moorpark College library on March 11, 2024 in Moorpark, CA. Photo credit: Matthew Camacho

Career Week 2024: “Resumania” encourages students to jump into the workforce

By Samantha Kline March 15, 2024

On March 11, Moorpark College hosted "Resumania," the first event of Career Week. Students hoping to improve their resumes headed to the Writing Center on the library's third floor, sat down and got to...

The hallway that leads into the Moorpark College Student Health Center located in the Administration Building. Photo credit: Belle Aguirre

Moorpark College Student Health Center aims to provide accessible, affordable healthcare for students

By Belle Aguirre and Pierre Michelet March 14, 2024

In a time when health services are extremely expensive, Moorpark College understands that many of their students aren't in a place financially where they can afford certain health programs.As a solution,...

Moorpark College English professor Tamarra Coleman reading original work at her Black History Month event on Feb. 28, 2024. Photo credit: Moorpark College

Black History Month 2024: English professor Tamarra Coleman recites original poetry from self-published book “The Constant Sweetness Within”

By Belle Aguirre March 8, 2024

On Wednesday, Feb. 28, Moorpark College students and faculty closed out Black History Month 2024 with a live reading showcase from faculty member Tamarra Coleman titled "The Power of Our Stories: Activism,...

Dr. Franklin Ellis presenting to attendees at his 2024 Black History Month event at Moorpark College on Feb. 26, 2024 Photo credit: Luis Rivera

Black History Month 2024: Being Black on campus: An open discussion with Dr. Franklin Ellis

By Luis Rivera March 8, 2024

On Feb. 26, Dr. Franklin Ellis, a specialist in multicultural counseling, came to give a talk to Moorpark College on what it meant to be Black on campus and asked introspective questions to the attendees...

Jamaal Brown, 41, delivers a presentation on Black History to help educate students at Moorpark College on Feb. 14, 2024. Photo credit: Carson Ryan

Black History Month 2024: Black365 founder Jamaal Brown hosts historical presentation and knowledge bowl

By Virydiana Gonzalez March 3, 2024

Jamaal Brown, a historian and founder of the Black365 organization, was a guest speaker at Moorpark College on Wednesday, Feb. 14. Brown discussed his childhood, his role as a public speaker and gave a...

Cheryl L. Noralez-Figueroa performing a traditional Garifuna dance alongside percussionists at the Garifuna American Heritage Foundation United event at Moorpark College on Feb. 27, 2024. Photo credit: Gabriel Sanchez-Rivera

Black History Month 2024: Garifuna American Heritage Foundation United educates Moorpark College students on their ancestral legacy

By Gabriel Sanchez-Rivera March 2, 2024

On Feb. 27, 2024, Moorpark College hosted a Black History Month event with Garifuna American Heritage Foundation United which discussed the history of the Garifuna, an indigenous people of the Caribbean.Cheryl...

Moorpark College student Angela Castillo participates in a practice session with the Moorpark College Womens Lacrosse Club. Photo Credit: Heidi Martin

Women’s Lacrosse Club continues to form a strong team as they establish their presence on campus

By Agustina Carrizo February 25, 2024

Moorpark College is proud to offer various women’s sports opportunities for students to participate in, including women’s basketball, soccer, golf, volleyball, wrestling and many more. However, one...

Members of the LatinX Club gather to socialize, eat, and make valentines during a Valentines Day club event at Moorpark College in Moorpark, Calif. on Tuesday, February 13, 2024.

Photo credit: Matthew Camacho

Moorpark College Latinx Club provides a sense of community with monthly social events

By Alexxis Marin February 25, 2024

College can be daunting for many students with its fast-paced environment and hectic schedules. Joining a club where students can meet like-minded people with similar interests, lifestyles or cultures...

Nikki St Charles (19) instructs Nolan Amos (27) on how to make a paper crane as part of the AAPI Clubs Lunar New Year Event on Feb. 13, 2024 in Moorpark, CA. Photo credit: Matthew Camacho

Asian American Pacific Islander Club seeks to expand membership to all interested students

By Nancy Powell February 20, 2024

Sunshine Roth was always interested in sharing Asian culture with her fellow students. While an Asian culture club had existed at Moorpark College many years past, it had lapsed into inactivity. Roth took...

Portland Community College professor Wilson Nitunga presenting his lecture titled, Intentional Defiance: Charting Your Path to Success and Rising Above the Means, on Feb. 9, 2024 at Moorpark College. Photo credit: agustina carrizo

Black History Month 2024: Professor Wilson Nitunga empowers students through educational success workshop

By Agustina Carrizo February 18, 2024

As part of Moorpark College’s 2024 Black History Month celebration, professor Wilson Nitunga led the student workshop, "Intentional Defiance: Charting Your Path to Success and Rising Above the Means,"...

The Women in Business Clubs guest speaker, Yael Rubin, passing out samples of her companys products to club members on Jan. 29, 2024. Photo credit: Julianna Thevenot

New Women in Business Club empowers women to learn financial and business skills

By Julianna Thevenot February 10, 2024

Perceived gender disparities in business have caused unequal representation in leadership roles, pay gaps and limited access to opportunities. Moorpark College's new Women in Business Club seeks to equal...

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