{"id":41,"date":"2023-08-22T20:28:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T20:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losmedanos.collegefocus.org\/fall-2023-volume-4-issue-1\/lmc-passion-for-the-arts\/"},"modified":"2023-11-04T20:33:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T20:33:10","slug":"lmc-experience-paves-way-to-uc-davis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losmedanos.collegefocus.org\/fall-2023-volume-4-issue-1\/lmc-experience-paves-way-to-uc-davis\/","title":{"rendered":"LMC experience paves way to UC Davis"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Jazzleen Amador, Los Medanos College provided the perfect combination of classes, inspirational instructors and meaningful work-study opportunities to prepare her for transferring to UC Davis this fall.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, the most valuable thing at LMC are the instructors, especially in the Art Department,\u201d said Amador, a graphic communication major.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amador said she had always been a talented artist, but graphic design was a new area for her. She recalled one night she was struggling with a graphic art assignment. Out of frustration she sent a late-night email to her instructor, and he replied right away.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jazzleen Amador<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cHe said keep going! And that was what I needed. It didn\u2019t matter how much I struggled, the instructors kept pushing me to stay with it,\u201d she said. Amador soon learned to take advantage instructors\u2019 office hours, which was how she found out about a work-study opportunity in the Art Department.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs a student worker over the summer, I had a chance to participate in filming a TV commercial for the college<\/a> on Telemundo, I created graphic designs for the college Instagram, a video to help students know how to pick up art supplies,\u201d she said. \u201cBeing here prepared me more for heading to UC Davis than if I had gone straight from high school.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Ken Alexander, Art Department co-chair, said instructors encourage students to explore opportunities to use their new skills in the real world.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe treat students as professionals with high expectations,\u201d he said. \u201cWe take art and design very seriously, but we also have a lot of fun and tackle challenges with humor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

LMC has experts that students can work with as they plan their transfers to four-year colleges and universities. Learn more at www.losmedanos.edu\/transfercareer<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Offerings from the Art Department<\/span><\/h3>\n