Associated Students of Merritt College

08/26/2021

8-28-21ASMCAgenda.pdf

W hope you'll join us tomorrow at 9am to share your voice, feedback, needs, and challenges!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NBviFlL6_vnB1v5mDHHb_BUoBafmLHEN/view?usp=sharing

08/12/2021

Merritt College Welcome Weeks!

Join us for 10 days of exciting welcome week events from August 16th till the 27th!

Events will held over Zoom, with ONE LIVE IN-PERSON* Meet & Greet on Monday August 23rd.

Zoom Meeting ID: 751 397 4677 Passcode: 12500

Brought to you by The Associated Students of Merritt College, and our beloved partners from throughout the school!

Stay tuned for more advertisements for greater details about each individual day and event.

Questions can be emailed or texted to: MC-Student [email protected] or 510-500-5895

Week 1:

•Monday The 16th @ 8-9AM, 12-2PM, & 6-8PM: Welcome Week check-ins! Ready for you questions

• Tuesday The 17th @ 12-1PM: Equity Day: An intro to Merritt Culture & Resources

•Wednesday The 18th @ 12-2PM: Health, Wellness, & Self-Advocacy Conference (With your Student Representatives)

•Thursday The [email protected] 12-1pm: Career Connections - Merritt Career Center

•Friday The 20th @ 7-8pm: Student to Student Tips & Tricks: How to Succeed in College

Week 2:

•Monday The 23th @ 12-2PM: ~LIVE~ On-Campus Welcome & Gift Giveaway!

• Tuesday The 24th @ 12-1PM: Resource Fair: Connect with our Equity Programs!

Wednesday The 25th @ 12-2PM:

Club Rush: Get to know the Clubs of Merritt College!

Thursday The [email protected] 12-1pm: How to Transfer: The next step in your education.

•Friday The 27th @ 12-2pm: Campus & Programs Highlights: Getting the MOST out of your college experience.

Questions can be emailed or texted to:
MC-Student [email protected]
or 510-500-5895

* Attendees of the In-Person Meet & Great are asked to wear their facemask and practice social distancing.

#Peralta
#MerrittCollege
#AssociatedStudentsOfMerrittCollege

08/09/2021

The ASMC has some big goals this year, and we want to hear from you!

What can we do to better support you, and what can THIS PAGE do to better support you?

We want to know about what sort of information you want, and what information you may already be getting elsewhere.

Would you like a bulletin board thread pinned to the top where you can post listings of all kinds?

Would you like resource and/or job announcements?

Do you want how-to videos and advisory videos?

We can make them to help you master Canva and navigate other online systems.

Or learn how to improve your scholarship applications.

Even help you with navigating your education plan, making sure you're in the right manor, or assessing your transfer options!

Maybe a "Buy Nothing Group" would help you out where you can share, receive, and ask for free resources? Or a Buy/Sell/Trade group to help you get a little extra in pocket?

Just let us know!

07/09/2021

Timeline Photos

🔴Please join #Sankofa for a conversation with former #BlackPantherParty member #SaturuNed. ✊🏿Dr. Ned will be discussing the common history of #MerrittCollege and the #BlackPanther Party. Identifying how young scholars can use lessons from the past to help navigate today's quickly changing world.

Q & A will follow - this event is open to ALL.
Merritt College👉🏿July 13th @ Noon🕛
https://bit.ly/3dTGTEr
ZOOM details in flyer🔻

06/18/2021

Celebrate Juneteenth @ Merritt College! Kaiser Permanente, the Oakland A's, and Merritt partner to provide Frre BBQ Lunches, Free As Tickets, Prizes, and vaccines available for anyone 12 year old and older, this Saturday, 10 AM - 2 PM.

06/12/2021

Happy Pride Month from your friend at the ASMC, to you our beloved peers!

We are here for you, in love, honor, & acknowledgement of all:
• 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀
• 𝗦𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀
• 𝗦𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
• 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
• 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀 & 𝗡𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀
• 𝗫𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 & 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗢𝗚𝗔𝗜𝘀
Alongside every facet of your identity & what makes you, YOU!

We're still keeping eyes on the FB Page & Group throughout the summer, so don't hesitate to reach out of we can be of service!

Happy Pride Month from your friend at the ASMC, to you our beloved peers!

We are here for you, in love, honor, & acknowledgement of all:
• 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀
• 𝗦𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀
• 𝗦𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
• 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
• 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀 & 𝗡𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀
• 𝗫𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 & 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗢𝗚𝗔𝗜𝘀
Alongside every facet of your identity & what makes you, YOU!

We're still keeping eyes on the FB Page & Group throughout the summer, so don't hesitate to reach out of we can be of service!

06/11/2021

Sensory-Friendly Vaccine Clinic

BIG shout out to Bay Area Christian Church for considering the needs of Sensory Sensitive youths!
I've got chills! 🥰

Hope this helps some student parents out!

05/28/2021

Merritt College: Commencement 2021

Starting any minute now friends!
Congratulations everyone!
You made it!!! 🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉

http://bit.ly/MerrittGrad21
#MERRITTGRAD2021

Congratulations Merritt College Class of 2021!______________________________________________The Peralta Community College District is comprised of Berkeley C...

05/25/2021

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Peralta Governing Board Meeting - May 25 , 2021. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

I'd like to share and endorse this important announcement from our sister colleges ASLC President Raya. I hope to see you all there!:

Hi folks 🌱 I’m Raya, student Gov President at Laney, a community college in Oakland.

BIG ASK 🙋🏻‍♀️

Our district, Peralta, that stretches from Berkeley, Oakland, and Alameda, defunded the sheriffs off of all 4 college campuses last year as a result of the major uprisings in response to the Murder of George Floyd and the organizing among students, staff, and community, that followed

BUT THE DISTRICT IS STRUGGLING WITH IMPLEMENTATION 🗣️
At Laney, specifically
 There is organizing to implement restorative justice processes, allocating funding for housing for students, and hiring more mental health workers for students. All of the key aspects within the paradigm shift from policing to community safety were synthesized by staff, students, and community members and out of this process came the
 Holistic Health and Safety Plan
This action plan demands that basic needs for Oakland’s students be met as a part of the shift away from policing on campus

SO THIS IS A MOMENT 🌱 and a
CALL TO ACTION
On Tuesday May 25th, the Peralta board is meeting at 6pm.

I know you all here see that that there are direct links between housing inequality and carcerality. In order to take a truly abolitionist standpoint, we need to abolish all systems in place that deprive people of their basic human needs. Housing discrimination is within itself a carceral institution.

My ask for you:

Consider registering and showing up to public comment on Tuesday May 25th at 6:00 pm ~ 6:30 Pm to speak during public comment to help with applying pressure to get these elected board members to begin implementing plans for safety that includes meeting Oakland community college
student’s basic needs.
• script provided soon

Our asks together to board members:
1. That board members begin meeting the need for student housing in recognition of the advocacy, and solution recently passed by the Senate for Community Colleges (SCCC)

2. Board members begin implementing the actions and protocols highlighted in the Holistic safety Plan that includes hiring more mental health counselors, funding restorative justice training for staff, students, and teachers, ect.

PUBLIC COMMENT DIRECTIONS 🗣️

Those participating in public comment are required to register (no later than 12 p.m. the day of the meeting) for the webinar at the following link:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cs_2zc8pSha7Vug74srhdw

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Please, reach out with questions!

Peralta Community College District Board of Trustees Meeting

05/22/2021

360° Photo of Merritt College from the center of campus.

This was just a trial run with a mobile device, but we'll be bringing you QUALITY 360° viewing material soon!

#MerrittCollege
#AssociatedStudentsOfMerritt

360° Photo of Merritt College from the center of campus.

This was just a trial run with a mobile device, but we'll be bringing you QUALITY 360° viewing material soon!

#MerrittCollege
#AssociatedStudentsOfMerritt

05/13/2021

Eid Mubarak!

"A blessed Eid to our beloved Islamic Communities.

May peace be now and forever upon you, your loved ones, and the holy lands. 🙇

With love,
ASMC President Cooper"

Eid Mubarak!

"A blessed Eid to our beloved Islamic Communities.

May peace be now and forever upon you, your loved ones, and the holy lands. 🙇

With love,
ASMC President Cooper"

05/09/2021

TONIGHT at 8PM PCT, we'll be live-streaming a special surprise announcement from our Student Body President!
🏳️‍🌈

05/03/2021

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Check out the "Return to Campus" survey!

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04/21/2021

Come check out another incredible event by our fastest rising start in the world of College Clubs, United Health Alliance in Collaboration with Allied Health!

Come check out another incredible event by our fastest rising start in the world of College Clubs, United Health Alliance in Collaboration with Allied Health!

04/16/2021

Remember friends!
Priority enrollment has started!
Check the image to see when you can start enrolling in your next classes.

Keep in mind, things are unpredictable right now. Classes are equally capable of filling up faster than ever before, OR getting canceled over too few people enrolling. So don't wait, start planning asap! 🥰

P.s. If you have any issues utilizing passport or figuring out the correct information about the classes you want to take, don't hesitate to reach out to us for help.

📚HEADS UP📚 SUMMER & FALL PRIORITY ENROLLMENT DATES ARE HERE🔻

Need help with Campus Solutions? TUTORIALS HERE 👇
https://bit.ly/3mqsL8W

CLICK CLASS 🔎SEARCH👉https://bit.ly/3sWFSkJ
APPLY to Peralta👉 https://bit.ly/3mqsgf4
Already applied & need to ENROLL? Go to👉 https://bit.ly/3mqsLWu

Laney College Berkeley City College College of Alameda Merritt College

04/13/2021

For our Students parents with school age children in Oakland.

https://oaklandside.org/2021/04/07/oakland-students-free-virtual-tutoring/

04/01/2021

Don't forget this amazing event tomorrow! (Friday April 2nd)

https://www.facebook.com/101264705098217/posts/192242222667131/?sfnsn=mo

Unified Health Alliance (UHA) is holding an event on Friday April 02 @ 4:00 pm with Carrie Chan, manager of advanced practice at Stanford health.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86163326985

Here is more about the guest speaker:

Carrie Chan, CPNP-PC serves as Manager of Advanced Practice at Stanford Children's Health and has been a nurse practitioner with the Stanford Children’s Orthopedic Center and Sports Medicine Program since 2012. Carrie is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of California, San Francisco. She was co-chair of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Pediatric Orthopedic Special Interest Group from 2018-2020 and currently serves as secretary for the NAPNAP San Francisco Bay Area Chapter and is on the executive board of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Practitioners Society. She is completing her Master of Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health and will be pursuing her PhD in Epidemiology and Translational Science this fall. Carrie received her BA in Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley before pursuing her BSN and MSN at the University of Pennsylvania.

03/27/2021

Unified Health Alliance (UHA) is holding an event on Friday April 02 @ 4:00 pm with Carrie Chan, manager of advanced practice at Stanford health.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86163326985

Here is more about the guest speaker:

Carrie Chan, CPNP-PC serves as Manager of Advanced Practice at Stanford Children's Health and has been a nurse practitioner with the Stanford Children’s Orthopedic Center and Sports Medicine Program since 2012. Carrie is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of California, San Francisco. She was co-chair of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Pediatric Orthopedic Special Interest Group from 2018-2020 and currently serves as secretary for the NAPNAP San Francisco Bay Area Chapter and is on the executive board of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Practitioners Society. She is completing her Master of Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health and will be pursuing her PhD in Epidemiology and Translational Science this fall. Carrie received her BA in Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley before pursuing her BSN and MSN at the University of Pennsylvania.

Unified Health Alliance (UHA) is holding an event on Friday April 02 @ 4:00 pm with Carrie Chan, manager of advanced practice at Stanford health.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86163326985

Here is more about the guest speaker:

Carrie Chan, CPNP-PC serves as Manager of Advanced Practice at Stanford Children's Health and has been a nurse practitioner with the Stanford Children’s Orthopedic Center and Sports Medicine Program since 2012. Carrie is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of California, San Francisco. She was co-chair of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Pediatric Orthopedic Special Interest Group from 2018-2020 and currently serves as secretary for the NAPNAP San Francisco Bay Area Chapter and is on the executive board of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Practitioners Society. She is completing her Master of Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health and will be pursuing her PhD in Epidemiology and Translational Science this fall. Carrie received her BA in Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley before pursuing her BSN and MSN at the University of Pennsylvania.

03/24/2021

*Updated time!*
Hope to see you all there today!

*Updated time!*
Hope to see you all there today!

03/19/2021

Thank you SO much Dr. Johnson for rapid response to yesterday's attacks in resounding solidarity.

That said, it's shocking that NOW the professionals of the College want to take credit for creating the safe space to address these tragedies. After a month of Student Leaders asking for support and inviting our professionalls to join US in creating a forum for students since the local attacks on our Asian & Asian-American Communities right here in Oakland.

We work right beside both President Johnson & Dr. Altman daily, as we have ALL day today. They are well aware of Student-Rep's wishes to support the students in this way, and all it's become is an opportunity to steal credit for the college to steal credit from it's own students.

A shameful act, mirroring our lack of support when we sought to connect with and support our students during the Black Lives Matter demonstrations last year.

I'm glad to see the space being made under any circumstances, but I deeply regret to see it reek so badly of bolstering. Students need support when they ask for it, not a MONTH when it's more marketable for themselves....

~ A message from ASMC President Cooper

(Email evidence bellow)

03/18/2021

Interim Chancellor Carla Walter Resigns - The Citizen

Stay strong friends!
Here you will find a Peralta Citizen article on yesterday's announcement of Interim-Chancellor Walter's resignation.
By Jacquelyn Opalach (Features Editor), David Rowe (Associate Editor) and Luke Wrin Piper (Managing Editor)

Thank you as always for providing us with quality community & student focused journalism & news!

https://www.peraltacitizen.com/interim-chancellor-carla-walter-resigns/

Interim Chancellor steps down after eight months on the job, cites “personal reasons” March 17, 2021 By Jacquelyn Opalach (Features Editor), David Rowe (Associate Editor) and Luke Wrin Piper (Managing Editor) Peralta Community College District (PCCD) Interim Chancellor Dr. Carla Walter announced...

03/18/2021

‘A crime against us all’: Atlanta mayor condemns deadly spa shooting spree

"A crime against any community is a crime against us all."
~Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms

The ASMC stands in solidarity and loving support of our Asian & Asian American communities. Please don't hesitate to reach out if there is absolutely anything we can do to support you.

https://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-multiple-shootings-shut-down-busy-woodstock-highway/OLE23RVIO5BE3ELWBZAA6GVSSA/

Outrage is growing following a shooting spree at three metro Atlanta spas that left eight people, including six Asian women, dead within the span of 45 minutes Tuesday.