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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County has many great attributes, one being generosity and willingness to support programs to better the community.
Due to the outpouring of kindness and generosity, the Imagination Library will continue to succeed and write the Book of Literacy for Lake County’s youngest residents.
Contributions to the book of Literacy have been made by HJ and DK Strickler, Anthony and Linda DeBolt, Clifford and Lois Morgan, S. Gatton, Mike Bielenberg, and in Memory of Lynn Fegan, Mark Lockhart and Barbara Toy.
In memory of Lynn Fegan – a Lake County resident, reader and philanthropist who died in November – 84 books will be delivered to the homes of children registered in the program.
The Book of Literacy campaign also has written a lasting story in the Book of Literacy, providing 336 books delivered to the homes of children registered in the Imagination Library over the course of 2015.
The Imagination Library provides books year-round for families registered in Lake County.
To learn more about the program or to make a donation, please contact Stephanie Wayment at 707-262-4163.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Chapter of California Women for Agriculture (CWA) is accepting scholarships applications from male and female graduating high school seniors and college or vocational students who are pursuing an agriculture or agribusiness program and are attending a two or four year program as a full-time student.
These scholarships are valued up to $1,000.
A few past CWA scholarship recipients include Lake County residents Jennifer Keithly and Lindee Jones.
Keithly, a second-year recipient of the CWA scholarship, continues to excel academically and is midway through her second year at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
Specializing in large animals and food animals, Keithly will graduate in 2017.
Lindee Jones, a third-year recipient of the CWA scholarship, is pursuing a career as a pest control advisor.
She received her associate’s degree from Shasta College and is currently enrolled at Chico State in plant science with an emphasis in crop management.
The Lake County Chapter of CWA is committed to promoting agriculture at both the county and the state levels.
The organization is particularly interested in supporting students from Lake County who desire a career in agriculture in an effort to maintain a healthy and vibrant agricultural industry.
Lake County graduating high school seniors and college or vocational students who have a grade point average of 3.0 or above are eligible to apply.
Application materials must be received by CWA on or before April 1, 2015.
The application and criteria are available at www.lakecountycwa.org .
For questions concerning the scholarship program, please contact Sausha Racine at 707-245-4787.
The Lake County Chapter of CWA actively educates their members and the public about matters concerning agriculture at both the County and State levels.
The group awards scholarships to students pursuing agricultural-related education and provides mini-grants to teachers in local schools who are educating their students about agriculture and food.
In addition, the chapter sponsors AgVenture, an educational program for community leaders who wish to learn more about agriculture.
To learn more about the organization, visit www.lakecountycwa.org .
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Do you feel left behind by the computer revolution?
Is email the only way your grandkids communicate? Do you wish you could operate that new computer your kids bought you?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then your chance has come to learn the basics of a personal computer.
The Mendocino College Lake Center will offer a Beginning Computer Skills class, CSC 20, starting on March 5, and running through May 21.
It will be held on Thursdays from 9 to 11:50 a.m.
This class is intended for community members who don’t know where the “on” switch is.
Students will learn the names of the basic parts of the computer, Windows 7 basics, an introduction to word processing and Internet use, including email.
The instructor of the class is Elaine Bishop, a long-time familiar face to students at the Lake Center.
No textbook is required, but students should have a USB flash drive for storing files.
This is a 1.5 unit (college credit) class. Low income students may qualify for a fee waiver.
For more information, contact the Lake Center at 707-263-4944.
The Mendocino College Lake Center is located at 2565 Parallel Drive in Lakeport.
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SACRAMENTO – California community college students aspiring to earn an associate degree guaranteeing admission to California State University (CSU) through a streamlined transfer program will have more than 1,600 degrees available starting this spring session, according to the California Community Colleges and CSU.
The California Community Colleges exceeded its goal of developing 1,600 Associate in Arts for Transfer and Associate in Science for Transfer degrees throughout the 112-college system by Jan. 1, 2015.
The Associate Degree for Transfer program, now in its third year, provides community college students with priority admission to a CSU campus. Once admitted, students complete an additional 60 units to earn a bachelor’s degree.
“The landscape of disciplines covered by the Associate Degree for Transfer program has expanded exponentially thanks to the work of the faculties of our two systems, and students now have a remarkable number of options available. This is a true success story in public higher education,” said California Community Colleges Chancellor Brice W. Harris.
“Students earning transfer associate degrees arrive at California State University campuses well-prepared for upper-division coursework and are on-track to graduate in two short years,” added CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White.
To support the Associate Degree for Transfer program, the CSU has undergone a system-wide effort to reduce the number of units required to earn a bachelor’s degree without compromising quality.
Ninety-four percent of all BA and BS degrees now require only 120 units, and at 10 campuses every BA/BS program requires only 120 units.
The two higher education systems have also made it easier for students to chart their path to a bachelor’s degree with a new search tool on the program’s website, www.adegreewithaguarantee.com .
The tool allows students to search degree disciplines offered at different community colleges and identify CSU campuses as potential transfer destinations for earning bachelor’s degrees in the same discipline.
The transfer program’s popularity soared in the 2013-14 academic year, with nearly 12,000 associate transfer degrees conferred by community colleges, more than twice as many as the previous year.
Of the 12,000 degrees conferred about 7,000 students enrolled in CSU campuses to complete bachelor’s degrees.
The degree program was designed to address the challenges faced by transfer students, including difficulties transferring outside their region, earning far more units than needed for transfer, and repeating classes at a California State University campus to meet lower-division prerequisites.
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation composed of 72 districts and 112 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year. Community colleges supply workforce training, basic skills education and prepare students for transfer to four-year institutions.
The Chancellor’s Office provides leadership, advocacy and support under the direction of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. For more information about the community colleges, please visit http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/ , https://www.facebook.com/CACommColleges or https://twitter.com/CalCommColleges .