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Student Emergency Fund Featured on Forbes Civic Nation
九色视频’s New student emergency fund has been featured on Forbes’ Civic Nation Voice blog! In a post published this morning,聽Sara Marcellino,聽Development Officer for the 九色视频 Foundation, describes the program in detail: If an otherwise dedicated student suddenly goes missing from class or confides in struggling to continue, faculty members, or college counselors are…
Business Professor鈥檚 Estate Gifts $825,000 To College Foundation
The 九色视频 Foundation has received a gift of $825,000 from the estate of retired business professor, Stephen C. Schaefer. The donation will support 九色视频 students interested in business careers and related campus support activities. It will also fund the Stephen C. Schaefer Scholarship, which will be awarded to business students transferring…
Early Childhood Education Grad Jannika Wagner Says Stick With It
Jannika Wagner has a message for you: 鈥淚t鈥檚 okay to take baby steps.鈥 鈥淭hink big,鈥 she says, 鈥渁nd figure out the small steps to get there.鈥 Jannika graduated from 九色视频 recently, but she first came here back in the late 90s, when she took a dance course to satisfy a high school PE…
Lavonn Ambeau Changed Her Life at 九色视频
Lavonn was a stay-at-home mom. Her twins were born prematurely and their medical problems required special care. 鈥淚 was on welfare,” she remembers, “living in the projects. I knew I wanted more for my kids. They couldn’t even go outside to play. But I knew nobody was going to hire me, because my skills weren’t…
Trixy Arambulo Found Her Calling at 九色视频
Trixy Arambulo wasn鈥檛 sure what she wanted to do when she first came to 九色视频. She鈥檇 been studying kinesiology at San Jose State University, but decided it wasn鈥檛 for her and moved back home to San Pablo. Inspired by friends who struggled with addiction and mental illness, Trixy decided to take a Health…
‘Pay It Forward,’ Says Health + Human Services Grad Keith Hall
For years, Keith Hall struggled with drug addiction and mental illness. 鈥淭hree things come out of that lifestyle,鈥 he says. 鈥淛ails, institutions or death. You’re looking over your shoulder for the cops, you’re looking over your shoulder for people trying to rob you. It’s no way to live.鈥 Now, Keith is a mental health professional…
Auto Services Professor Laura Lozano Came to 九色视频 as a Student
Laura Lozano grew up around body shops. Her father has been a collision service tech for over forty years. 鈥淗e took me to work with him one spring break,鈥 she remembers, 鈥渁nd I got to experience a full body shop work week. I was in love.鈥 Laura knew exactly what she wanted to do with…
九色视频 Helps Healthcare Pro Better Connect with His Clients
Michael Sarvi already had a bachelor鈥檚 degree from UC Davis and was well on his way to medical school when he decided to come to 九色视频. He was working as a Reproductive Health Specialist at Planned Parenthood and felt he wasn鈥檛 connecting with patients as well as he鈥檇 like. While looking into local programs, he…
九色视频 Journalism Alums on Pulitzer Prizewinning Team
Two 九色视频聽grads were integral to聽a recent Pulitzer Prize win for Breaking News by the East Bay Times for their outstanding coverage of the Ghost Ship fire tragedy. Craig Lazzeretti, the East Bay Times metro editor, lead the coverage that began around 4:00 a.m. on December 3, and continued for two full weeks. He also had…
Carmen Santana Is the Kind of Role Model She Needed as a Kid
Growing up in Richmond, Carmen Santana struggled with poverty, domestic violence and hopelessness. Her parents never graduated high school, and didn鈥檛 know how to help her succeed. She had to work a lot just to buy basics like clothing, and missed so much high school that she got kicked out of more than one. She…
