You may have heard recently of the firm resolve of both the Governor and the California Legislature to protect funding for higher education in this state. This is welcome news and means that our message is getting through. Nevertheless, while the budget has not yet been enacted, the Governor’s current proposal still assumes a 10% increase in CSU student fees. Under this circumstance, the CSU Board of Trustees met on June 18, 2010 to consider an increase in student fees. Regrettably, the Board must make its decision before the final budget is known.
A free two-week camp to give girls entering the 11th and 12th grades or who are recent high school graduates the tools to successfully manage their personal finances will be held July 6-15 at California State University, Stanislaus. Openings are still available for the program that gets under way on Tuesday, July 6.
Young Writers’ Workshop Begins 16th Year June 28
Students from the fifth through the eighth grade are eligible to register for the 16th annual Young Writers’ Workshop of the Great Valley Writing Project at California State University, Stanislaus, scheduled June 28 through July 9.
Participants will receive in-depth writing instruction, structured workshop time, and interact with visiting writers and journalists. Classes will be held on the Turlock campus from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Were it not for the Noyce Teacher Scholarship that California State University, Stanislaus student Alice Poulson is receiving this coming academic year, her goal of becoming a science teacher would still be just out of reach.
“I couldn’t afford to stay in school, so I dropped out,” she said. “I’ve wanted to be a teacher for a long time, but – if it weren’t for this scholarship – I wouldn’t be here at all,” Poulson said.
Since winning the $10,000 award, Poulson, 39, has re-enrolled in CSU Stanislaus and is on track to earn a teaching credential.
“I couldn’t afford to stay in school, so I dropped out,” she said. “I’ve wanted to be a teacher for a long time, but – if it weren’t for this scholarship – I wouldn’t be here at all,” Poulson said.
Since winning the $10,000 award, Poulson, 39, has re-enrolled in CSU Stanislaus and is on track to earn a teaching credential.
