California State University, Los Angeles, better known as Cal State L.A., will officially dedicate its courtyard area on Friday, Feb. 18, to a man who once served as a porter for the Southern Pacific Railway and went on to be the school’s emeritus professor of chemistry. 

The ceremony for Lloyd N. Ferguson will be held at 11:30 a.m.

The courtyard quad is located in between La Kretz Hall and Wing B of the Wallis Annenberg Integrated Sciences Complex on the East Los Angeles campus. 

It’s college application time, and for young people planning to go on to postsecondary education, some critical deadlines are fast approaching.

The most critical is the March 2 deadline to submit applications for the state administered Cal Grant programs. Cal Grants are available for low- and middle-income high school graduates, community college students and those interested in attending a career technical program.