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Las Positas College

LPC Mission Statement

Las Positas College is an inclusive, learning centered, equity-focused environment that offers educational opportunities and support for completion of students’ transfer, degree, and career-technical goals while promoting lifelong learning.

LPC Planning Priorities

Equity: Establish a knowledge base and an appreciation for equity; create a sense of urgency about moving toward equity; institutionalize equity in decision-making, assessment, and accountability; and build capacity to resolve inequities.

Student Success & Completion: Increase student success and completion through change in college practices and processes: coordinating needed academic support, removing barriers, and supporting focused professional development across the campus.

Health and Wellness: Establish a knowledgebase and an appreciation for health and wellness in the workplace; create a sense of urgency about wellness in decision-making, assessment, and accountability; and build capacity to support wellness

Journalism and Media Studies Advisory Board
Agenda

MEETING DATE: 11/02/2026

1. Welcome and Introductions

2. Review of Agenda

3. Review of Minutes

4. Faculty Report (15 minutes)

  • Program Update
  • Enrollments
  • Completions
  • Program Development/Opportunities

5. Industry Updates (45 minutes)

  • Hiring Needs
  • Skills in Demand
  • Emerging Trends/Technologies
  • Internship Opportunities

6. Recommendations from Advisory Board

7. Other Business/Good of the Order

8. Next Regular Meeting

9. Adjournment

 

Time: 4:00 PM

Location: Zoom

Membership

Members:

  • Cierra Bailey
  • Jeffery Bennett
  • Brandon Byrne
  • Brianna Guillory
  • Jose Fajardo
  • Aaliyah Gholamipou
  • Kalama Hines
  • Don Johnston
  • Steve McCoy Thompson
  • Justin Gomes
  • Maggie Vander Ende
  • Lizzy Rager
  • Trevin Smith
  • Chris Winters
  • Melissa Korber
  • Deanna Horvath
  • Lilibeth Mata Juarez
  • Amy Mattern
  • Vicki Shipman
  • Marcus Thompson