By Christine Clark LA JOLLA–The legacy of César E. Chávez, a labor leader and champion of human rights, will be observed with a month-long series of diverse activities during April at the University of California, San Diego. Chávez, a principal figure in the Chicano Civil Rights Movement who defended working families and advocated for nonviolent […]
El Cajon Police Department Citizen’s Police Academy begins in May
EL CAJON–The El Cajon Police Department is now accepting applications for the 2010 Citizen’s Police Academy. The Citizen’s Police Academy is an eight week program, which allows members of the community to learn how their police department functions from the inside – out. Students will attend weekly classes and learn about topics including the history […]
County recruiting life coaches
The County of San Diego is recruiting Life Coaches for the Workforce Academy for Youth Program (WAY). This is a national award winning program that offers emancipating foster youth a six month internship with the County of San Diego. Life Coaches, age 50+, spend 3-5 hours a week in the program and receive a $250 […]
Video: Money for college
The San Diego Association of Black Journalists (SDABJ) is giving out scholarships to undergrad and grad students.
UC San Diego launches initiatives to increase diversity
By Christine Clark LA JOLLA–Attracting underrepresented students to the University of California has been more difficult since the passage of Proposition 209 which outlawed ethnicity based admissions policies. UC campuses, including UC San Diego, have introduced new admissions programs to encourage first-generation and low-income students to enroll. “These initiatives encourage prospective students to discover the […]
Kyoto Prize Symposium brings world-renowned scientists to UC San Diego
By Jade Griffin World-renowned evolutionary biologists and husband-and-wife team, Peter Grant, Ph.D., and Rosemary Grant, Ph.D., will speak at the University of California, San Diego, on Apr. 21 at 3:30 p.m., as part of the Kyoto Prize Symposium. The talk is free and open to the public. The Kyoto Prize—now in its 25th year—is Japan’s […]
Students, county partner to help low-income families
SAN DIEGO–The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) continues to enroll more qualified individuals in the food stamp program thanks to a new partnership with San Diego State University and California State University-San Marcos. Thrive San Diego is a new initiative through which college students screen low-income families for food stamps […]
International Education Corp. opens UEI College Campus in San Marcos
SAN MARCOS–(PRNewswire)–International Education Corporation (IEC), a leading national provider of career education and operator of UEI College, has opened its newest California campus in San Marcos at 2085 Montiel Road. This new branch will serve as the 11th UEI College campus in Southern California and will support and serve the education needs of the local […]
After-school program seeks volunteers
LA MESA–KAST, (Kids and Seniors Together) is looking for a few good volunteers. Jointly sponsored by the City of La Mesa and La Mesa Spring Valley School District, KAST is an intergenerational after-school program that matches mature adults with second through-fourth-grade students. It is designed to provide senior adults an opportunity to share their talents, […]
Scripps to host ocean science competition for high schools
LA JOLLA–More than a dozen teams from regional high schools will converge upon UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography on March 6 to prove they know the most about the coast during the 13th annual La Jolla Surf Bowl. Part of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB), this one-day regional ocean science competition will […]