College News

LaTonya Parker, Ed.D., professor of counseling services at Moreno Valley College, has been elected president of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges for the 2025–26 academic year. Parker brings nearly 30 years of higher education experience.

During a statewide webinar on April 23, marking National Apprenticeship Day, Rosalinda Rivas, apprenticeship director at Moreno Valley College, urged employers to partner with the college to strengthen workforce pathways. “Help us, help you so we can help all of California,” Rivas said.

MVC has welcomed a new team member to its School of Public Safety — and he’s got four legs, a tail, and a nose for compassion. Eros will be based at the Ben Clark Training Center and is the first comfort K-9 assigned to a School of Public Safety nationwide.

Moreno Valley College hosted its annual Planning and Data Workshop this spring. The event served as a critical step in the college’s annual planning cycle, setting institutional priorities for the upcoming academic year and reviewing the College's 2026–2029 strategic goals.

Students, industry professionals, and elected officials gathered at Moreno Valley College for the IT & Cyber Talent and Workforce Readiness Summit—an all-day event designed to prepare the next generation for high-demand careers in information technology and cybersecurity.

Assistant Professor of Anthropology Kanya GoddeChrisco, Ph.D., has co-authored a groundbreaking study analyzing burial patterns and kinship structures in a Late Meroitic to Medieval cemetery in Sudan. The research was published in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology.