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Happy Spring! We hope you're enjoying this exciting time of year when acceptance letters start making their way into mailboxes. SoCal CAN looks forward to hearing where your students will be headed this fall.
We're pleased to bring you another e-newsletter filled to the rim with news you can use. If you haven't done so already, please be sure to RSVP for our professional development session this Friday on parent and family engagement (see below for details). Hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
SoCal CAN
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SOCAL CAN EVENTS | Meeting in the Middle: Engaging Parents & Families in College Access
March 25, 2011, 10:00 - 1:00 PM, Magnolia Place Family Center
SoCal CAN is proud to present our first professional development session of the year. During this program, participants will hear from Wendy Marshall, Ed.D. 2012 candidate at USC's Rossier School of Education who will share her new research on effective approaches to engaging parents and guardians. The program will also feature several best practices developed by SoCal CAN members as well as the voices of parents and guardians who have become involved in their student's path to and through college. We'll conclude with a dynamic exercise that allows participants to apply the learnings from the day to a concrete scenario. Space is limited, so please click here to reserve your seat today! Please RSVP by Monday, March 21st.
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PROGRAMS OF INTEREST | CollegeWeekLive SPRING
March 23-24, 2011
High school students, parents, and guidance counselors are invited to attend this free online college fair featuring over 300 colleges and universities from across the country and around the world, as well as live video presentations from admissions experts and current college students. Students will have the opportunity to chat live with admissions reps, find more than $2.5 million in financial aid and scholarships from participating colleges, and hear what campus life is like via student video webcasts from favorite schools. Click here to learn more and register!
Heart of Los Angeles presents Musical Dimensions
March 25, 2011, 5:00 - 8:00 PM, HOLA Royale Gallery
SoCal CAN member Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) invites you to a night of inspiring music and art with their students. The night will include live performances by YOLA and HOLA students, t-shirt screen printing by HIT-RUN, DJ sets, and interactive ceramic music making. Please contact Andrea Cova at acova@heartofla.org or 213.389.1148 x236 for more details.
Community Health, Resource, & Book Fair
March 26, 2011, 10:00 - 2:00 PM, All Peoples Community Center
This health fair welcomes the community to learn the ABC"s of living a healthy lifestyle! Beyond FREE admission, the event will include free health screenings, over 50 represented agencies, and a book sale for the community. If your organization would like to host a booth at the fair, please contact Leticia Ortiz at lortiz@allpeoplescc.org or 213.747.6357 x21 by March 11, 2011. All Peoples Community Center is located at 822 E. 20th Street Los Angeles, CA 90011.
Latino Education and Advocacy Days Summit
March 28, 2011, CSU San Bernardino
The College of Education at California State University San Bernardino is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual LEAD Latino Education and Advocacy Days (LEAD) Summit. This one-day summit will convene key stakeholders: teaching professionals and educators, researchers, academics, scholars, administrators, independent writers and artists, policy and program specialists, students, parents, families, civic leaders, activists, and advocates. In short, those sharing a common interest and commitment to educational issues that impact Latinos. Click here for more information.
Trends in Latino/a Philanthropy
March 30, 2011, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, MALDEF - Main Room
This event will feature a conversation on the culture of philanthropy in the Latino/a community that identifies engagement strategies of the past, present and future. Dinner will be provided. To RSVP, email ktaday@libertyhill.org.
Webinar: Linked Learning Pathways
March 30, 2011, 12:00 - 1:30 PM
The Alliance for a Better Community (ABC) and the Alliance for Excellent Education (AEE) invite you to a webinar to release ABC's report titled "The Bottom-Up Approach to Quality Education: How Youth and Parent Organizing Strengthen Linked Learning Pathways to Both College and Career." This report presents the challenges, opportunities and recommendations for parent and student engagement in the development, implementation and sustainability of effective linked learning pathways. For more information, contact Leslie Flores-Valmonte at (213) 250-0052 or visit the ABC website.
Webinar: Tools for Collective Impact
March 31, 2011, 10:00 - 11:00 AM
Learn about communities across the nation that are discussing how they can collaborate to best achieve collective goals related to youth and education. This educational presentation will provide a survey of the tools and services provided by nFocus that help community leaders to build a system of comprehensive services that are accountable for improving results and driving the utilization of existing services, measure the impact of key programs and inform policy and funding decisions in real time, and provide the ability for members of the public to search for and locate organizations, programs, and services within the community. Click here to RSVP.
Webinar: Innovative Practices for Youth and Workforce Development
March 31, 2011, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
The Los Angeles Conservation Corps invites you to an informational webinar on innovate practices for youth and workforce development. LACC is the largest urban conservation corps in the nation and to date includes 3 schools for educating and training youth for green jobs. LACC has been using Efforts to Outcomes™ software since May 2009 to uniquely drive their data and performance management needs. Click here to RSVP and learn about their quest to becoming a data-driven organization.
National College Access Network (NCAN) Regional Meeting
April 6, 2011, Albuquerque, NM
Don't miss this opportunity to network with state and regional colleagues. Topics will include policy, advocacy, and networks. Registration is free for NCAN members. Click here to learn more and to register!
Webinar: Evaluation Toolkit Training
April 6, 2011, 11:00 - 12:30 PM
Join this webinar to learn how the Evaluation Toolkit can help you in your college access and success work. The Trainer/Presenters will be from The Pell Institute and Pathways to College Network. The Evaluation Toolkit is designed for professionals who work with college outreach programs that are interested in conducting small scale, high quality evaluations of their programs. Click here to RSVP!
3rd Annual National Partnership for Educational Access (NPEA) Conference
April 28-29, 2011, Atlanta, GA
The overall theme for the NPEA 2011 Conference will focus on leadership and how to create paths for success in the field of educational access. Our role as strong leaders in the field of education is critical for promoting college access and success, and for helping students complete college and ultimately become leaders and contributors in their own right. This conference will address what professionals and students need to serve as effective leaders in the 21st century and explore what it takes to help students achieve success. Click here to learn more.
USC Leadership Summit - Mirrors of Excellence: Windows of Opportunity
June 1, 2011, 7:00 - 4:30 PM, USC Davidson Conference Center
Teachers, administrators, and K-12 school leaders in the greater Los Angeles are facing daunting challenges: greater accountability, complex social and community issues, and dwindling financial resources. Hosted by USC's Rossier School of Education and the USC Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa International, this summit will provide instructional leaders with opportunities to learn about the latest research and best practices from the USC Rossier School of Education's world-renowned faculty, alumni, graduate students and practitioners with valuable experience in urban public schools. It will leave you excited to plan for your next school year in new and innovative ways. Click here for more information. Call for proposals will be available soon.
Save-the-Date! National Scholarship Providers Association (NSPA) 2011 Conference
October 18-21, 2011, Nashville, TN
The NSPA Annual Conference is the convergence of diverse funders, including institutions of higher education, and the students we serve! Join 300 scholarship professionals from across North America to learn, network, and share. Hear from Robert Shireman, former Deputy Undersecretary for the US Department of Education and Michelle Cooper, President of the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) and many other respected scholarship and higher education professionals. Registration opens in June! Visit www.scholarshipproviders.org to learn more!
2011 Federal Student Aid (FSA) Fall Conference
Nov. 29 - Dec. 2, 2011 - 2011, MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, NV
The Federal Student Aid's Communications and Outreach Group is pleased to announce that the 2011 FSA Fall Conference will be held at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Click here for further information.
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RESOURCES
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National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators' Resources for Counselors
NASFAA has an excellent collection of college counseling resources particularly around areas of homeless and foster youth, college savings, early awareness, and planning a financial aid night. It's definitely worth checking out!
Center for Student Opportunity's College Center
CSO's College Center is a free online clearinghouse of college programs and admissions information serving first-generation college, low-income, rural, and minority student populations.
Charting Your Impact
Charting Impact is a FREE tool that helps organizations of all sizes and missions effectively communicate their plans for and progress toward impact. This common framework of five simple but powerful questions can advance strategic thinking, promote collaboration, and provide a shared vehicle for conveying information to key stakeholders. College Readiness For All Toolbox Brought to you by The Pathways to College Network, this toolbox is an effective set of well-researched tools, lessons learned, resources, and documents designed to help create a college-ready culture for ALL students. Educators, guidance counselors, outreach professionals, and policy makers will find the tools easy to use and adaptable to meet the unique needs of all learning environments. SoCal CAN Scholarship Database (Members Only)On our Member Center, SoCal CAN organizations can view an active database of upcoming deadlines for student scholarships, internships, and leadership programs. There are a large number of deadlines approaching this month for student summer programs, so don't wait to check them out! |
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POLICY UPDATES
| California Cuts Aid to High-Default Colleges
California students won't receive Cal Grants of up to $9,703 a year to enroll at colleges with high loan default and dropout rates under new rules approved by a legislative committee. The change is expected to hit hardest at for-profit college students. More than 20,000 students at for-profit schools were awarded Cal Grants last year. Read More...
State Committee Passes New Version of DREAM Act
Though former Gov. Schwarzenegger vetoed the California DREAM Act three times, a state assembly committee voted on March 15th to pass a new version of the legislation, which will now be reviewed by another committee before potentially being introduced to the entire Assembly. Read More...
House Votes to Block Enforcement of 'Gainful Employment' Rules
The House of Representatives today approved legislation that would block the Department of Education from enforcing a rule designed to hold for-profit colleges accountable for preparing its students for employment. Read More...
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RESEARCH & TRENDS
| Report: Parent and Student Perceptions of Complexity in College Admission
The College Board's recent report, Complexity in College Admission: Fact or Urban Myth, documents student and parent perceptions about the process. The findings how that students find the process particularly tasking, and gave large praise to schools that provided any type of college admissions counseling. Interesting, parents found the process less tasking than students. Full Report...
Chart: Student Data Collection Progress Across the US
The Data Quality Campaign's sixth annual state analysis, Data for Action 2010, reveals that states have made unprecedented progress collecting longitudinal information that follows individual students over time. However, states have not taken the necessary actions to create a culture of effective data use. Click here to see where California's data tracking progress stands.
Unable to Meet Enrollment Goals, CSU May Have to Return State Funds
The California State University system has sufficient funds to admit 30,000 more students this spring than it enrolled last fall - but it will be impossible for the 23-campus system to enroll that many, CSU officials say. In fact CSU may be forced to return funds from Sacramento intended to educate those students. That's because it is failing to meet the target set in the budget act approved by the state Legislature and former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last fall - to enroll some 30,000 extra students in its winter and spring classes. Read More...
More stories of interest ...
Which Colleges Claim to Meet Students' Full Financial Need? Ten Higher Education Budget Questions for Obama The Toxic Rhetoric of For-Profit College Companies 8 Ways to Get Higher Education into Shape Dream Act Advocate Turns Failure Into Hope Higher Education Leaders Say Experiential Learning Key to Student Success Soccer with a New Goal: College Take Action: Don't Slash Pell Grants and Don't Block Gainful Employment Rule 80% Of College Admissions Officers Use Facebook To Check Out Students More College Graduates Take Public Service Jobs
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SCHOLARSHIPS
| National Federation of the Blind 2011 Scholarship Program
To recognize achievement by blind scholars, the National Federation of the Blind annually offers blind college students in the United States the opportunity to win one of thirty national scholarships worth from $3,000 to $12,000. The deadline is March 31, 2011.
Buick Achievers Scholarship Program
The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program wants to reward those who have succeeded both inside and outside of the classroom, who may not be able to attend college without financial assistance. It's a reward for what you've made of yourself, and the difference you are making for others. They're offering up to $25,000/year for 100 first-time freshman, renewable up to four years. The majority of the scholarships will be awarded to students majoring in STEM fields, with a heavy emphasis on Engineering majors. The deadline is March 31, 2011.
Asian Pacific Community Fund
The Asian Pacific Community Fund partners with Verizon to financially assist students in pursuit of higher education as they face the challenge of significantly rising costs of obtaining a college degree. These awards will support those who excel academically, are leaders amongst their peers and are making a positive impact in the Asian and Pacific Islander communities. The scholarship awards will only be used to cover the cost of attending an accredited 4 year college/university. This may include tuition, fees, books, supplies, living expenses and meals. The deadline is March 31, 2011.
AARP Women's Scholarship Program
The AARP Women's Scholarship Program is about creating chances, fostering opportunities and, ultimately, changing lives. Recipients of these scholarships are diverse and inspirational: A widow finding hope and opportunity through education; a recovering addict achieving her dream of graduating from college; a grandmother raising grandchildren with the hope of achieving a more secure future for her family. The deadline is March 31, 2011.
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2011 African-American Youth Leadership Conference - Applications Open!
July 24 - 31, 2011, CSU Sacramento
The African-American Youth Leadership Program (AAYLP), a division of the Research and Policy Institute of California, is seeking applicants for its 2010 African-American Youth Leadership Conference. California high school students eligible to graduate in 2011 or 2012 are invited to apply. Housing, meals, program materials and transportation to, from and during the conference site provided at NO COST to the participants! The deadline is April 1, 2011.
Smithsonian Latino Center 2011 Young Ambassadors Program
The Young Ambassadors Program is a national, interdisciplinary leadership development program for high school seniors. The mission of the program is to foster the next generation of Latino leaders in the arts, sciences, and humanities via the Smithsonian Institution and its resources. Selected students will travel to Washington, D.C., for a week-long, leadership development seminar encourages youth to explore and understand Latino identity and embrace their own cultural heritage. On completion of the five-week program, participants will receive a $2,000 program stipend toward their higher education. The deadline is April 8, 2011.
USC's SummerTIME Program - Applications Open!
The Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis at USC has opened their applications to high school seniors interested in attending their 4 week SummerTIME program which provides students with college writing skills and college life workshops. Student daily lunch and one-month bus pass are also provided. Click here for an application and to learn more! The deadline is April 22, 2011.
CHCI Congressional Internship
The purpose of the Congressional Internship Program (CIP) is to expose young Latinos to the legislative process and to strengthen their professional and leadership skills, ultimately promoting the presence of Latinos on Capitol Hill. It provides college students with a paid congressional work placement on Capitol Hill for a period of twelve weeks (Spring/Fall) or eight weeks (Summer). Students gain work experience, participate in a community service project, and receive educational and professional programming provided by CHCI. Click here for more details and to apply. The deadline is April 29, 2011.
META Scholarship for Hispanic Youth
META is a non-profit organization providing mentorship and scholarships to Hispanic youth in Southern California. Their goal is to motivate students to pursue higher education and graduate, and to develop support systems through mentoring. META wants to increase the opportunities for Hispanics to become successful business and community leaders. The deadline is April 30, 2011.
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ORGANIZATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
| 2011 Examples of Excelencia - Nominations Open!
Excelencia in Education is now accepting nominations for the 2011 Examples of Excelencia. This national initiative identifies and promotes programs and departments with significant evidence of improving educational achievement for Latino students in higher education. They invite nominations of programs and departments making a positive difference for Latino students at the associate, baccalaureate, and graduate levels. Click here to learn more and to begin your nomination. The deadline is April 15, 2011.
Bank of America's Neighborhood Excellence Initiative
The Neighborhood Excellence Initiative is Bank of America's signature philanthropic program which recognizes, nurtures, and rewards community-based organizations, local heroes and student leaders working to improve their communities. They focus on areas such as: education, community development/neighborhood preservation, arts and culture, and health and human services. Click here for more details. The deadline is June 1, 2011.
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JOBS | Parent Organizer
Alliance for a Better Community - Los Angeles, CA
The Alliance for a Better Community (ABC) is seeking an energetic and intelligent individual to serve as its Parent Organizer to conduct parent engagement and organizing toward education reform initiatives. The Parent Organizer will be responsible for engaging and developing relationships with parents. The Parent Organizer will also increase parents knowledge of key education reform efforts and develop their capacity to advocate for such reforms.
Associate Director
Operation Jump Start - Long Beach, CA
Long Beach community based organization is seeking an Associate Director with five-plus years of experience in program development and management, multi-faceted fundraising, general organizational administration including staff and social work supervision. Two years post MSW preferred. Knowledge of educational systems and poverty-related issues necessary.
Program Manager of College Access and Readiness
826 National - San Francisco, CA
ScholarMatch, a program of 826 National, is looking for a Program Manager of College Access and Readiness. The position will primarily focus on students in their sophomore year of high school and will continue throughout their college career. The ideal candidate will be one with both a professional and academic background in education and college counseling. The Program Manager of College Access and Readiness will be responsible for ScholarMatch initiatives toward student outreach and retention as it relates to a student's college access and success. As the Program Manager, you will act as a high-school-to-college-liaison which will include identifying and tracking possible ScholarMatch students.
Director of Programs
First Graduate - San Francisco, CA
First Graduate envisions a future in which all families in San Francisco and beyond can establish a college-going tradition. They believe that a college diploma is the best way to break the cycle of poverty within families, build a productive, educated workforce, and foster an engaged and active citizenry. The Director of Programs will be responsible for the rigorous assessment and ongoing development of a multi-faceted program that embodies excellence. Additionally, he/she will serve on the management team of the organization, working collaboratively on fiscal management, personnel management, policy implementation, and fundraising to ensure sound organizational development.
Development Coordinator
K to College - Oakland, CA
K to College, a California public benefit corporation (nonprofit) located in Oakland, CA, seeks a temporary, part-time Development Coordinator, to expand the scope and impact of the organization's fundraising efforts, and to lead development and implementation of outreach strategies. K to College works directly with school supply manufacturers, nonprofit organizations, federal, state and local government agencies, and school districts to provide school supply kits to low-income students.
Policy Analyst (K-12 Education)
Education Sector - Washington, DC
Education Sector seeks a policy analyst who will work primarily on K-12 education issues, with a specific emphasis on teacher quality, state and federal accountability policy, and improving low-performing schools. The candidate will identify promising new reform ideas, conduct analysis of educational data and programs, design and implement research projects, and develop and write compelling policy papers and other publications in a variety of media. The ultimate goal will be to develop innovative educational reform strategies and ideas, leading to a direct impact on education policy and practice.
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