iFalcon is a student-led club that has been around for six years and focuses on the success of Cerritos College students.

Club President Aldo Lopez said, “Club members try to focus on providing students with recourses that normally wouldn’t be provided.”

The number of activities that iFalcon provides for students is extensive. For example, according to club member Raquel Ramirez the club holds specific workshops that address certain areas that could benefit a Cerritos College student.

The activities are based on each letter of the club’s acronym.

F is for focus, A for advance, L for link-up, C for communicate, O for organized, and N for new ideas.

In the 2011-2012 school year iFalcon had many accomplishments. A part from the scholarships the club was awarded, it also was named Club of the Year.

This year iFalcon hopes to focus on linking up.

Currently iFalcon has a membership of 40-50 students.

It was originally started by officer of the club and student trustee, Jason Macias along with a couple of faculty members.

According to Lopez, what Cerritos College students are lacking is student engagement. He said, “As a club we want to increase all facets of student success,” and explained, “if you’re engaged in your school you’re gonna be more successful.”

Lopez hopes to get students to communicate with faculty and build a relationship that could benefit the probability of success.

iFalcon plans to have a raffle that will result in people winning certain trips, like museums, with participating professors to promote communication, while in hand with raising money for scholarships.

iFalcon is also selling t-shirts for $12 to increase scholarships.

In 2012, iFalcon awarded three scholarships.

The club hopes that the money raised can make a difference to deserving students like it did last year.

Ramirez said “This club is so special because it’s based on such a good partnership between students and faculty to promote student success.”