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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – As part of its ongoing dedication to education and powering California’s future, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) announced the launch of its third annual PG&E Bright Minds Scholarship program. PG&E will award scholarships to enable high school, college and vocational students to complete their higher education paths.
The scholarships are also available to individuals who are not currently students, but who are interested in returning to school.
Bright Minds scholarship winners will receive scholarships of up to $20,000 per year for up to five years; program finalists will receive $2,000 towards their studies.
“PG&E has provided nearly $60 million towards educational initiatives over the last decade, and we are proud to continue supporting the educational goals of students as part of our commitment to support the communities where we live and work,” said Ezra Garrett, vice president of community relations and chief sustainability officer for PG&E. “By awarding scholarships to accomplished students, PG&E is creating opportunities for today’s students to reach their full potential tomorrow.”
The PG&E Bright Minds scholarships will be awarded based on a combined demonstration of community leadership, personal triumph, financial need and academic achievement.
All majors are eligible, with preference given to students majoring in engineering and other science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) studies.
Eligible students will be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate program at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the duration of the 2014-15 academic year.
“As a 2013 PG&E Bright Minds Scholarship recipient, I am able to fully focus my attention on my studies, which is helping me achieve my educational goals,” said Carlos Corona. “As I start my junior year at Fresno State, I am incredibly grateful to PG&E for supporting me and turning my higher education aspirations into a reality.”
The deadline for applying for the PG&E Bright Minds Scholarship is February 28, 2014. For more information and to apply, visit www.pge.com/brightminds. Scholarship winners will be announced in the spring.
For video of last year’s winners and the surprise announcements, visit PG&E Currents at http://www.pgecurrents.com/video/pge-honors-some-of-californias-brightest-minds-with-scholarships/ .
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Demand for an educated workforce in California is projected to outstrip supply.
If a bill introduced in the California Legislature is passed, California’s community colleges would be positioned to help meet that demand by awarding applied bachelor’s degrees in specific technical disciplines where there is demand that is not met by California’s four-year public institutions.
The bill, authored by Sen. Marty Block, Dist. 39, would authorize the establishment of one baccalaureate degree pilot program per community college campus per district that would expire eight years after establishment of the program.
Twenty-one states already let community colleges offer bachelor's degrees, but California’s Master Plan for Higher Education limits the level of degrees awarded by each system – associate degrees for community colleges, masters for the California State University and doctoral for the University of California.
California Community College Chancellor Brice Harris commissioned a task force to address meeting the state’s workforce demands.
The recently released study notes that individuals seeking reasonably lucrative careers in allied health, public service, law enforcement, and the technologies must expect a commitment of no less than the baccalaureate merely to gain access to these fields.
In rural areas of the state access to four-year institutions is particularly challenging. Awarding bachelor’s degrees at community colleges would provide improved access at a lower cost.
Tuition would be lower than CSU’s annual tuition of $5,970 but higher than $46 a credit that is charged by the community colleges.
“The Yuba Community College District wholeheartedly supports this initiative; I see it as an imperative for serving the education needs in rural regions,” said Chancellor Douglas Houston.
California’s community colleges will continue to address critical workforce needs in a strategic and targeted manner, and associate degrees will remain the primary mission for California’s community colleges.
The Yuba Community College District spans eight counties and nearly 4,200 square miles of territory in rural, north-central California. It has colleges in Marysville and Woodland, along with educational centers and outreach operations at Beale Air Force Base, Clearlake, Yuba City and in Williams.
For more information about YCCD please visit www.yccd.edu .
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Yuba College’s Clear Lake Campus' new science lab features a state-of-the-art cadaver room which is now being put to use.
School officials said the school's first cadaver arrived in January.
Hands-on instruction using an actual cadaver is a real boon to anatomy students.
Anatomy students in this spring semester are the first to have this opportunity to explore human anatomy in this fashion.
The college contracted with Dr. Gurpreet Bains as an anatomy professor.
In many medical fields, dissection of cadavers remains an essential component of the curriculum and a rite of passage.
Local students in certain medical fields – nursing, radiology and dentistry – can now complete all the necessary prerequisites on the Clear Lake Campus.
Visit the school online at http://clc.yccd.edu/ .
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REDDING, Calif. – Sarah Zepeda of Hidden Valley Lake has been named to the Dean's List at Simpson University for the fall 2013 semester.
Zepeda's major is undeclared-nursing.
To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must have a semester grade-point average of 3.50 or higher.
Simpson University, founded in 1921, has an undergraduate enrollment of more than 750 students and offers degrees in 27 majors.
From its beginnings, Simpson University has sought to be a Christ-centered learning community committed to developing each student in mind, faith and character for a lifetime of meaningful work and service.
For more information visit www.simpsonu.edu .