by Lupe LLerenas | Dec 3, 2015 | DOCUMENTARIES, FALL 2015, FEATURED
Women in Media
Lupe LLerenas focuses on women in the entertainment industry.
Welcome to KPCRadio.com Documentary Profiles. The documentaries are segments where reporters cover a variety of issues. Team reporters conduct multiple interviews with individuals, groups, businesses, or organizations in Los Angeles County. In this segment Lupe LLerenas focuses on women in the entertainment industry, and how women are confronted with sexual harassment, lower wages, and other challenges of working in a male dominated field.
by Lupe LLerenas | Dec 1, 2015 | CULTURE, FALL 2015, FEATURED
CCRC
Annual Book and Toy Drive ends December 24, 2015
Lets Talk Community with Lupe LLerenas is a show that focuses on community involvement. On this episode Lupe interviews Evelyn Juarez and Cristen Sayegh from CCRC which is the Child Care Resource Center in Chatsworth. Evelyn is the Center’s community outreach specialist and Cristen is the communications and marketing specialist. Lupe is also joined by Tanisha Saunders and Cheron Lewis of the Child Development Club at Pierce College. The group discuss the programs offered by the Resource Center, and the upcoming Book and Toy Drive they are hosting this holiday season. They also explain the connection between the Child Development Club and how the Child Care Resource Center supports students in the Brahma community.
by Lupe LLerenas | Nov 28, 2015 | FALL 2015, FEATURED, PROFILES, Teachers
Ken Windrum
Ken teaches Cinema in the media arts department.
Welcome to Pierce Profiles, where KPCRadio.com reporters profile a person, group or department of Pierce College. Team reporters conduct multiple interviews creating Teacher Profiles that feature the educators on campus. In this profile Lupe LLerenas features Ken Windrum, PhD., who is a Cinema professor at Pierce Media Arts. This profile discusses his passion for movies and how he became a teacher. Ken talks about his educational background and his experiences in the film and television industry. He shares his joy of analyzing and dissecting a films, which lead him back to critical studies. Harley T. Davis, who is a cinema student discusses what he has learned, and what he has learned from Ken about the history of mass media. Tracie Savage assistant professor of Journalism mentions his enthusiasm and talks about his incredible memory.
by Lupe LLerenas | Nov 24, 2015 | CULTURE, FALL 2015, FEATURED
Project DATE at CSUN
Sexual assault prevention and counseling at CSUN.
Lets Talk Community with Lupe LLerenas is a show that focuses on community involvement. On this episode Lupe interviews the Lucy Lee, who the head instructor of the Project DATE program at California State University Northridge. The program focuses on sexual assault prevention on university and college campuses. Lucy talks about her history as a student., and how she became active in the peer counseling community. She shares the importance of assault prevention, the most recent incidents at CSUN, and how the program assists students in the community.
by Lupe LLerenas | Nov 17, 2015 | FALL 2015, FEATURED, PIERCE
Peer 2 Peer Mentoring
Peer 2 Peer mentoring is a new part of the matriculation plan at Pierce College.
Lets Talk Community with Lupe LLerenas is a show that focuses on community involvement. On this episode Lupe interviews the Peer 2 Peer (P2P) Mentoring Program at Pierce College. The group discusses their roles, as well as how the program assists students with matriculation to a four year University. The program itself is a part of the new Student Success and Support Plan, which was voted into the campuses most recent accreditation plan in 2014. P2P Mentors Tanisha Saunders, John Lobo share their experiences, and their overall campus involvement. They have been in the program since it started this summer. Diana Madueno, who is the program supevisor for P2P and CSUN student shares a new a new activity she called the Study Jam. Mentors to help mentees study and assist them in completing their educational plan. Kaylee Sanchez and Joseline Menjivar are two of those first year mentees.
by Lupe LLerenas | Nov 10, 2015 | FALL 2015, FEATURED, PIERCE
Mathaphobia
TED Talks speaker Olympia LePoint discusses the fear of math.
Lets Talk Community with Lupe LLerenas is a show that focuses on community involvement. On this episode Lupe interviews Olympia LePoint, who is a NASA rocket scientist, author, TED Talks speaker, and a part-time Math professor at Pierce College and Pasadena City College. Olympia discusses her book Mathaphobia and reprogramming the brain to overcome fears. She also talks about her challenges with math, growing up in South Central Los Angeles in the 80’s, and being bussed into Hamilton High School’s Music Academy for performing arts.
