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  Laney College - Oakland, California/CA - Community College Review
Laney is the largest of the four colleges (13,000 students) in the Peralta Community College District, which serves the six cities of Northern Alameda County (Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland and Piedmont).
The Laney college campus, which opened in 1970, is a vibrant and safe environment in a central location in downtown Oakland on 60 acres of land.
Laney’s wonderful diversity, set in the midst of a lively urban center, makes it particularly wealthy in human potential.Laney is a vibrant campus with a comprehensive educational offering, where students are challenged and inspired to actualize their highest potential.
www.communitycollegereview.com /school_overview/144   (504 words)

  
 The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. Jim Crow Stories . Lucy Craft Laney | PBS
Laney attended a Lewis High School, founded by the Freedmen's Bureau after the Civil War, and subsequently enrolled in the newly founded Atlanta University, where she was a member of the first graduating class in 1873.
Laney's mission was to turn out a generation of women teachers and community leaders who would regenerate the African-American community and become the source of its salvation.
Laney also founded the first kindergarten for fl children in Augusta; the first Nurses' Training Institute for fl females; organized the first fl high-school football in Georgia; and developed a curriculum that combined arts and sciences with job-training and vocational programs.
www.pbs.org /wnet/jimcrow/stories_people_laney.html   (454 words)

  
 Laney Amplification - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Laney Amplification is a British brand of guitar/bass guitar amplifiers and cabinets, and also public address systems.
Many of the first Laney amplifiers ever built are still around and in use, slowly becoming as revered as other vintage amplifiers by Marshall and Fender for their pure valve-driven tone.
Laney's popularity continues to increase with an ever-expanding range of artists added to the roster (such as Still Existing); so far though, Tony Iommi is the only endorsee with his own signature model.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Laney   (393 words)

  
 BullyBusters.org: Workplace Bullying in the News
At a recent workshop on bullying at the Laney Forum, Peralta employees learned that one in six American workers experiences some kind of bullying on the job, according to a 2000 study by Wayne State University in Michigan.
Lepowsky, a Laney professor for 37 years, was influential in moving the district toward creating an anti-bullying policy.
Laney College is part of the Peralta Community College District in Oakland, CA
www.bullybusters.org /press/laney051106.html   (710 words)

  
 Laney College - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Laney College is a community college located in Oakland, California, next to the Lake Merritt BART station and the Kaiser Convention Center.
Laney is the largest of the four colleges of the Peralta Community College District which serves northern Alameda County.
Laney College originally opened in 1953 as Oakland City College, at the former University High School campus (which operated from 1923 to 1948).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Laney_College   (213 words)

  
 ContraCostaTimes.com | 11/06/2006 | Laney College's new leader fueled by diversity
Laney College's enrollment of 12,000 students is one-third African American, one-third Asian American, and the remaining third is split between whites and Latinos, according to the college.
Elihu Harris, the former Oakland mayor and Peralta Community College District chancellor, praised Chong's understanding of the diversity of the Bay Area and his commitment to education.
Chong previously was president of Mission College, a 10,000-student college in Santa Clara, and dean of students and campus dean of two campuses at the City College of San Francisco.
www.contracostatimes.com /mld/cctimes/15941110.htm   (985 words)

  
 What's New - Allan Hancock College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Laney is part of the Peralta Community College District and one of the 109 community colleges in the state.
Laney College, with about 13,000 students, is the largest of the four Peralta district campuses.
While at Laney he has played a principal role in the design, development and implementation of the college’s educational master plan, in collaboration with faculty and staff; taken a leadership role in creating the college’s shared governance process; and stepped in for extended periods as the college’s vice president of student services and business manager.
www.hancock.cc.ca.us /news.asp?subject=1106   (697 words)

  
 LWVBAE: Community College Study
Representatives of the colleges are beginning to work with high school college counselors and with high school faculty to coordinate academic programs and standards.
Laney and Vista are on BART lines, but Alameda and Merritt require a car or a good deal of time on the infrequent buses.
During the summer of 2001, when Laney College was closed for repairs, a very successful shuttle bus ferried students from one campus to another.
home.pacbell.net /lwvbae/colstudy.htm   (2234 words)

  
 Laney College biotechnology
The Bioscience Career Institute at Laney College offers a Certificate of Achievement in Biotechnology that satisfies the minimum requirement for skilled technical positions in biotechnology and related bioscience industries.
Laney College is in the heart of downtown Oakland, one block from the Lake Merritt Bart station, and is part of the Peralta Community College District.
The Laney College Biotechnology Program is unique in the Bay Area because of its strong collaboration with the non-profit organization, Berkeley Biotechnology Education, Inc. (BBEI) and industry partners.
www.smccd.net /accounts/case/ncbc/laney.html   (454 words)

  
 Laney's new president embodies ethnic diversity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Laney College's enrollment of 12,000 students is one-third African American, one-third Asian American, and the remaining third is split between whites and Latinos.
In 2004, the college received a $900,000 National Science Foundation grant to enhance the training of building science and engineering technicians, and an $110,000 two-year grant from the Walter S. Johnson Grant for outreach and instructional support services for underserved students.
The financial stability of the Peralta Community College District was also strengthened this year when it became the first public agency in the country to sell a bond to fund the college district's retirement fund.
www.topix.net /content/kri/4074261930025187621902985637942657666647   (1529 words)

  
 LANEY COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOFTBALL TEAM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Laney College women’s softball team is actively recruiting players for the 2006 spring season.
We are recruiting players who live or attended high schools in our contiguous college district.
At the end of this message, please download and print out the “prospective student-athlete questionnaire, complete and return to: Coach Linda Thompson Laney College 900 Fallon Street Oakland, CA 94607   (NOTE: Any prospective student-athlete desiring information regarding athletic participation is required to make first contact with Laney College.
eteamz.active.com /laneycollegesoftball   (241 words)

  
 The Campaign for College Opportunity - Campaign for College Opportunity Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
At Laney College in Oakland, however, Tinisha's classes are a lot more crowded.
Tinisha's goal is to transfer to Saint Mary's College in Moraga, where she can obtain a Political Science degree and study in Saint Mary's paralegal program.
She enjoys Bakersfield College because the teachers are helpful and her classes are preparing her to transfer to a state college or public university.
www.collegecampaign.org /stories/index-1.html   (752 words)

  
 Football Index
Laney (7-2) jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter on a pair of Dardenne scoring passes.
Laney had a couple of chances to do further damange, but Kevin Nicholson stripped Dardenne of the ball with the Eagles driving on their next possession and D.J. Johnson recovered.
Shasta College is trying to rebound from a 38-30 triple-overtime loss to Sierra — hoping to forget what might have been and correct mistakes made in the heartbreaker.
web1.shastacollege.edu /athletics/fb/index.htm   (8864 words)

  
 Today at Berkeley Lab: EETD Helps Design High School Physics Class
In a cavernous workshop and classroom at Laney College in Oakland, a red balloon, stretched over the lip of a glass flask on a small portable electric burner, is expanding as the water in the flask starts to boil.
They have looked at Laney College's own HVAC (heating, ventilation air conditioning) plant, and that of the nearby Oakland Federal Building.
Laney College was already developing a curriculum centering on HVAC for community college students." With National Science Foundation funding, and help from Laney's instructors, Lord-Walker set up her high school physics class.
www.lbl.gov /today/2005/Jul/26-Tue/laney-jump.html   (1476 words)

  
 Laney Summer Music Program
The Laney College Music Department and the Laney Theater are back to back and all large rehearsals will take place right on the stage that the performances will occur.
The Laney Campus Cafeteria will be open all summer for students to purchase lunch or students may opt to bring their own lunch.
Signs will be posted at the 9th and Fallon St. Entrance to Laney College and Counselors and Staff will greet students near the flag pole with directions to the nearby theater and music department.
www.laneysummermusic.com /index.html   (553 words)

  
 Laney Logo
Laney College is a vocational college located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
This proposed logo design was created for a logo makeover article in Corel Magazine and reflects the vocational and technical aspects of the institution.
Although the logo was never used by the college, we feel it is one of the best logos we have created.
www.gwpriester.com /laney_logo.html   (58 words)

  
 OAKLAND / Dreams about Laney's fields
For more than 30 years, Laney College has been wooed by city officials, professional sports teams, developers and hospitals for its parklike chunk of prime real estate where the downtown community college's football, baseball, softball, tennis and track teams compete.
Peters, who has coached football at the college since 1971 and just finished a term as head of Laney's Faculty Senate, is mobilizing opposition to the latest round of development proposals.
Laney's athletic program has produced several professional athletes and coaches, most notably football player Ken Harvey, who went on to play for the Washington Redskins and Arizona Cardinal in the 1990s.
sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/07/13/BAGK47KGU21.DTL   (919 words)

  
 College Textbooks, Apparel and Gifts, Laney Bookstore : www.laney.bkstr.com
Please note that all orders submitted on efollett.com are processed at the Laney College bookstore in Oakland California.
If you choose "yes" to substitution we will search for the condition that you prefer (New versus Used) but still be able to fullfil your order if it is not available.
Laney College Bookstore's goal is to post textbook information as soon as it is available.
www.laney.bkstr.com   (284 words)

  
 A Next-Generation Community College Curriculum for Energy-Efficient High-Performance Building Operations
With these issues in mind, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) Environmental Energy Technologies Division (EETD), and the Peralta Community College District, which includes Laney College in Oakland, California, conducted a focus group and follow-on interviews with approximately 50 building industry stakeholders to discuss building operator education at the community college level.
Based on the focus group assessment, EETD researchers are developing a new curriculum in collaboration with five community colleges, along with an innovative simulation-based learning tool to teach students how to commission and operate high-performance buildings.
Berkeley Lab will support community college faculty and students at colleges with environmental controls technology associate degree programs so they can use the updated curriculum and innovative tools developed through this partnership.
eetd.lbl.gov /newsletter/nl20/EEcollege.htm   (1098 words)

  
 Plans03 Peralta Community College District   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
It's one of the chief ways the state has been able to provide you in the past 30 years with college at, yes now, $18 a credit unit, making California by far the cheapest and largest (and best in my opinion) community college system in the world.
I have worked simultaneously at three colleges, in three counties, three districts, taught five classes, driven 250 miles a week, taught summer school every year, eaten as well as I could and earned less than half what you full-time guys earn for doing less work than I do.
Many times the president of the college - no matter which college - has reportedly said “I will not hire a part-time teacher to be a full-time teacher on our staff.” That vote of confidence has left me feeling a little, if not a lot, numb.
www.cewaction.org /Selections/Plans/plans03peraltacomcoldist.html   (2576 words)

  
 Laney College, Oakland CA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Laney College, Oakland CA Laney College home page has moved to:
Laney is one of four Colleges in the Peralta District.
See the Peralta home page for important student information including on-line application, enrollment and current class schedule for all 4 Peralta Colleges.
www.peralta.cc.ca.us /laney/laney.htm   (43 words)

  
 Water Polo results - Athletics
11/7/06: Water polo traveled to West Valley College for conference tournament, in which they ended up losing to Foothill College 11-8 and Marin College 6-5, but their tournament was not full of losses winning their third game against Laney College 7-1.
Friday the H2O polo team was in the A flight of the tournament competing against the better teams of the tournament.
But in the game against Laney College, Chabot won by a score of 14 - 7.
www.chabotcollege.edu /PE/waterpolo_results.asp   (475 words)

  
 LANEY COLLEGE / Chong first Asian American president
Laney College in Oakland has a new president, Frank Chong, who is the first Asian American to serve in the post.
With more than 12,000 students, Laney is the largest of the four Peralta colleges.
Chong has served in various college administrative positions, including as dean of student affairs at City College of San Francisco.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/30/BAGB5K7VE61.DTL   (127 words)

  
 United for Peace : Events
The Laney College Antiwar Coaltion (LCAC) is a group of Laney clubs and individual students united by a common desire to bring the peace movement onto our campus, and to actively involve more Laney College students in the movement.
The first organized action of the Laney College Antiwar Coalition will be a week-long series of events on Laney campus in anticipation of and preparation for the nationwide antiwar demonstrations planned for March 18th through March 20th (the third anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq).
Protest signs and a "Laney Students to Stop the War!" banner, to be used at the rally in SF, will be made by students on campus during "Peace Week".
www.unitedforpeace.org /calendar?calid=16224   (495 words)

  
 Laney College Labor Studies Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Welcome to the Laney College Labor Studies Club.
Find out about the Spring 2003 labor studies classes at Laney College.
Code of Conduct for Peralta Community College District Trademark Licensees
www.well.com /user/couey/lcls   (52 words)

  
 Laney College
Spring 2007 Semester Class Schedules are available at the Laney College Bookstore and Tower Lobby Information Desk
Join the Peralta Community College District Alumni Association.
Laney College • 900 Fallon Street, Oakland, California 94607 • (510) 834-5740
laney.peralta.edu   (56 words)

  
 Laney College: from the EdRef college search directory
Laney College is a Minority Serving Institution as defined by the Office of Civil Rights.
Laney College is accredited regionally by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (WASCJC).
Disclaimer: Information, though believed correct at time of publication, may not be correct, and no warranty is provided.
www.edref.com /school_list/laney-college   (210 words)

  
 Workplace Features: Ellen Starbird
Gate Chapter, and the Laney College Labor Studies Club.
Laney alumnus Robert Irminger was cited for contempt.
The college administration sought twice to rewrite the Laney
www.louisville.edu /journal/workplace/starbird.html   (2957 words)

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