Come experience entrepreneurship at its finest as the Bay Area Entrepreneur Center hosts a night filled with networking, tactical tips and advice from successful entrepreneurs at the Action Summit II on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 5:30 p.m.

The summit will center on a panel of guest speakers who will share their motivational stories followed by a Q&A session for audience members. There will also be local entrepreneurs exhibiting their products and services, sponsor giveaways, and refreshments. Furthermore, the Bay Area Entrepreneur Center will highlight its amazing services to help businesses and entrepreneurs.

Join the BAEC on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 5:30 p.m., located at 458 San Mateo Ave. San Bruno, CA 94066, to learn from successful entrepreneurs and get a chance to ask your most pressing questions! Networking is key, so make sure you bring your business cards!

Please RSVP here!

Students are free, use promo code FREEACCESS.

Limited Space Available. Get your ticket today before they sell out!

Article by Kari Walsh

For their second and final leadership retreat of the year, The Associated Students of Skyline College (ASSC) traveled to Los Angeles to attend the Museum of Tolerance. The members of the council learned first-hand about the events during the Holocaust and other acts of  intolerance, and social justice, throughout history. The museum’s purpose is to educate students, leaders and community members about the history of intolerance but also teach, nurture and encourage acts of tolerance. During their visit they had the privilege of hearing the story of a holocaust survivor, Rolf Gompertz. The rest of the retreat focused on team building among the council members, social justice and cultural competency training, and event planning.

Their experiences at the museum inspired the creation of ASSC’s first-ever Holocaust Remembrance Day event which took place on January 26, and will shape the format for the council’s events moving forward the rest of this semester.

Article by Anjelica Gacutan-Viloria

African American History Month kicks off on February 1 and the Associated Students (ASSC) and Black Student Union (BSU) are hosting tons of events to commemorate the wide ranging experiences of African Americans in the U.S. and to connect and share information with the campus community.

National African American History Month celebrates the contributions that African Americans have made to American history in their struggles for freedom and equality and deepens our understanding of our Nation’s history. Black History Month officially began in 1976, when President Gerald R. Ford asked Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.”¹ Every year since then, every American president has dedicated February as African American History Month.

A few of this year’s events include:

African American History Month Kick-off and Resource Fair

• FEB 1 | 12:00pm – 2:00pm | Fireside Dining Room
• Grab some dessert, and play games and trivia in the Fireside Dining Room!

All The Power to the People Exhibit

• FEB 3 | 11:00am – 3:00pm | Oakland Museum
• Join a group visit to the Oakland Museum’s exhibition celebrating the 50^th anniversary of the black panthers.

Equity Training Series: Whiteness & Racism

• FEB 10 | 12:00pm – 3:00pm
• Professional Development discussion for faculty and staff

13th Documentary Discussion

• FEB 13 | 11:30am – 1:30pm | Skyline College Theater
• Panel Discussion tackles issues of racism and mass incarceration

Historically Black Colleges & Universities Transfer Panel

• FEB 21 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Fireside Dining Room
• Learn about HBCU life at a panel discussion with HBCU alumni

Brothers & Sisters Conference

• FEB 28 | 9:00am – 2:00pm | Bldg 6, Rm 6-202
• Student conference on navigating college

Article by Connor Fitzpatrick