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- Written by: Janelle Bird
The scholarships are funded by donations made by community college math instructors from throughout Northern California and Nevada.
Baguley, in his last semester at Mendocino College, first discovered an interest in math as a freshman in high school.
Since attending Mendocino College, his passion for the subject has grown. Baguley serves the college community on the Math, Engineering, and Science Achievement, or MESA, Leadership Council as vice president and as a leader of the Academic Excellence Workshop.
He has participated in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship program and the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholar program. In the latter, he was part of a team that won a rover design competition.
Baguley was nominated for the award by Mendocino College mathematics Professor Leslie Banta. Banta noted that Baguley “has a natural curiosity that leads him to explore concepts” and that he “embraces a good challenge.”
Banta, along with Professor Roger Ahders, considers Baguley to be one of the most promising students they have ever taught. These traits will serve Baguley well when he transfers to in the fall to pursue a degree in applied mathematics.
Ronco, a returning student, has worked 16 years in the civil engineering field, most recently for the city of Willits.
He first attended evening algebra classes at Mendocino College, and by the time he reached calculus classes he found himself loving both math and school.
Ronco serves the college community by leading the Physics for Scientists and Engineers III Workshop and organizing study groups with other MESA students.
He also assists physics professor, Dr. Timothy Beck, with a project to track and predict the trajectories of meteorites, a collaboration with the International Meteor Organization.
Ronco was nominated for the award by mathematics Professor Casey Terrill. Ronco is “unique in that his learning doesn’t end when a course ends,” and Terrill expects that “he will excel as a graduate student.”
Banta considers his work and insights in the subject of mathematics to have “far exceeded those of other students” at the undergraduate level.
Ronco will be transferring to pursue a degree in engineering to become a fully licensed engineer.
The mathematics department at Mendocino College offers a full range of courses to serve the educational needs of students from a variety of backgrounds.
The Associate Degree for Transfer in Mathematics fully prepares students who seek to transfer to a university for further study in mathematics.
The math department faculty and the MESA program are focused on student success, offering students mentoring and internship opportunities as well as tutoring and personal guidance in math education.
The Mendocino College Ukiah campus is located at 1000 Hensley Creek Road, Ukiah, and at www.mendocino.edu.
Janelle Bird is interim director of community relations and communication at Mendocino College.
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- Written by: California Community Colleges
The money will be split among the winning colleges and districts.
“Improving student outcomes is the cornerstone of our Vision for Success and the programs these colleges and districts have developed are truly making a difference for thousands of our students,” said Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley. “On behalf of the board and the entire system, I extend my congratulations on this well-deserved honor, and thank our colleges for the incredible work they’re doing to help change our students’ lives for the better.”
The 2017-18 Budget Act included $20 million for the Chancellor’s Higher Education Innovation Awards to be awarded by the board of governors.
The awards recognize innovations that improve student success, and are sustainable and capable of being scaled across the state, with a particular focus on all of the following:
• Programs and frameworks that support students from groups that are underrepresented in higher education, such as low-income students, students from underrepresented schools and neighborhoods, first-generation students, students who are current or former foster youth, and students with disabilities.
• Targeted services and programs for students who are current or former members of the Armed Forces of the United States.
• Programs and frameworks that support adults who have been displaced from the workforce, and adults who are underemployed, so as to obtain the necessary training for gainful employment.
• Programs that support incarcerated adults in prisons and jails, including formerly incarcerated adults.
• Programs that incorporate technology to improve instruction and support services with a plan to ensure student success in these types of programs.
A review committee, comprised of the chancellor’s executive staff and board members Connie Conway and Bill Rawlings, reviewed the readers’ findings and recommended the awardees and award amounts to the chancellor and board of governors. Those applicants receiving the highest scores are recommended for an Innovation Award.
The committee selected the following award winners:
• Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District (Shasta College) - $1,500,000;
• Foothill-De Anza Community College District (De Anza College) – $1,900,000;
• Laney College – $1,100,000;
• Glendale Community College – $1,900,000;
• San Mateo Community College District (Skyline College) – $3,000,00;
• Santa Rosa Junior College – $1,600,000;
• College of the Redwoods – $1,200,000;
• Imperial Valley College – $2,500,000;
• Chaffey Community College – $1,000,000;
• Kern Community College District (Bakersfield College) – $2,300,000;
• Irvine Valley College – $2,000,000.
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation composed of 72 districts and 114 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year.
For more information about the community colleges, please visit http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/, https://www.facebook.com/CACommColleges or https://twitter.com/CalCommColleges.
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- Written by: Lakeport Christian Center Preschool
The event will be held on the LCC grounds at 455 S. Forbes St. on Saturday, June 2, from 4 to 7 p.m.
The event will feature a taco bar, drinks, games, face painting and a silent auction.
Tickets are now available for an $8.00 suggested minimum donation.
Call the preschool at 707-262-5520 or purchase at the door.
The event is held in honor of Mary Paarsch for her 30 years of leadership and education through the preschool.
Paarsch also has served as a commissioner of the First 5 Lake County Commission over the years.
She is well-known in the community for her sacrificial, dedicated and diligent service to the families of the community.
Paarsch has touched the lives of many and would welcome them all to stop by and celebrate with her at the event, meet the awesome LCC Preschool staff, take a tour of the facility to see the great improvements made this school year, or just drop in to say hi.
Everybody's welcome and encouraged to attend.
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“There are thousands of openings each year in IT network and end user support in California,” Oakley said. “Working hand in hand with the state’s technology sector we will create a pathway for more Californians to gain skills that will lead to increased wages and expanded career opportunities.”
“We strongly support Gov. Brown’s proposal for an online community college with a new pathway aimed at IT Support,” said Mark Plunkett, senior director of strategic business development at CompTIA, the world’s leading technology association.
“CompTIA’s most recent Cyberstates report indicates there were more than 400,000 technology job postings in California last year,” Plunkett added. “To fill these positions and remain competitive across the globe, students must have access to flexible and affordable training programs that allow them to get necessary certifications to land lifelong careers.”
The IT Support employment outlook is strong over the next several years. There are currently around 100,000 network and user support specialists in California, with more than 10,000 new openings projected per year through 2024. These entry-level support specialist jobs, with median wages of $28 per hour, are also viable steppingstones to higher paying IT jobs.
“On any given day, IBM has thousands of job openings in the U.S., including many positions which do not require a traditional four-year degree,” said Robert McDonald, vice president of training for IBM. “There's a shortage of candidates with the right mix of in-demand technology skills to fill such positions. IBM is advocating for innovations in technical training and novel skills programs to address this skills gap.”
Both the network support and user support programs will include foundational curriculum in literacy, numeracy, digital and soft skills with instruction contextualized to the IT workplace.
In addition to drawing support from the tech sector, the proposal has the backing of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1000, which represents 96,000 working people employed by the state of California.
“Developing leaders is a priority for Local 1000, and we are proud to be partners with the state to establish an online community college creating pathways to train qualified IT professionals,” said Margarita Maldonado, vice president for bargaining for the local.
The IT support pathway is the second to be announced for the online college, which is included in Brown’s revised budget plan released today. Last month, the community colleges system and SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West Joint Employers Education Fund detailed plans to partner in a program leading to a certificate in medical coding, another career field with significant labor demand.
If approved, the new online college would help so-called stranded workers who have struggled to obtain credentials to get ahead in today’s economy because work or family obligations prevent them from attending a brick and mortar campus.
The proposed online programs, whose fees would be in line with the low-cost options available at other community colleges, would allow working learners to earn their credentials in a flexible and personalized manner so they can keep their current jobs and continue to support their families. If approved, the college will operate with unionized faculty and staff just as at other community colleges.
Learn more about the proposal for a more accessible higher education alternative at the online community college website.
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation, composed of 72 districts and 114 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year.