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Financial Aid Seminar Helps First-Time College Students More than 350 parents, grandparents, siblings and high school students turned out on a rainy Saturday recently for the Financial Aid Department’s “Cash for College” financial aid seminar to find out how they could afford to go to college. Typical of those who participated in the seminar were Luis and Maribel Martinez, who learned how to fill out financial aid forms so that their son, Luis Jr., could do something no one else in their family had ever done before—attend college. Massive Turnout – Despite torrential rain fall, hundreds turned out for the Financial Aid Department’s Cash for College seminar to help prospective students fill out the forms for state and federal financial aid. “Too many parents feel discouraged about college opportunities for their children, because they fear they will not be able to afford it,” said Mt. SAC Financial Aid Director Susan Jones. “But our event was designed to break down this misperception and to show parents how they can tap into the millions of dollars available in grants, loans, scholarships and work/study opportunities.” The event drew students from 44 local high schools who received information on state and federal financial aid and learned how to fill out the necessary forms. Grant Addresses Nursing Shortage The Regional Health Occupation Resource Center (RHORC) recently received a $250,000 California Community Foundation grant to help nursing students prepare for the state licensing examination. The Licensed Nursing Pathway and NCLEX (National Clearinghouse Licensing Examination) Review project will train 120 board-eligible nursing students for the registered nursing examination. The project targets students who have either already completed a nursing program in the U.S. or abroad and provides comprehensive NCLEX training. The project addresses an estimated shortage of 25,000 registered nurses in California by 2006. According to the California Employment Development Department’s EDD Employment Outlook 2003, the state faces a severe shortfall among health care workers, especially registered nurses. Mt. SAC Picks Up 9 Medals at SkillsUSA Regionals Mt. SAC students won seven gold medals and two silver medals at the SkillsUSA regional competition held recently at Cal State L.A. More than 500 students from high schools and community colleges competed in the skills competition. Electronics Professor Harry Smith coordinated the awards event for the regionals. The gold medalists at the regional competition will advance to the SkillsUSA state competition on April 14-17 in Riverside. The top finalists at the state level then go on to compete at the SkillsUSA national competition. Got Skills – Mt. SAC medalists (l-r) are Fred Gonzales, Jennifer Craig, Al Garzon, Scott Moore, and Faculty Advisor Harry Smith. SkillsUSA (formerly the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America-VICA) is a nationally affiliated vocational club representing secondary and post-secondary students in the trade, technical, and health education fields.
AmeriCorps Fights Illiteracy 24 Mt. SAC students join effort as volunteer tutors Vice President of Instruction John Nixon recently swore in 24 students into Mt. SAC’s AmeriCorps Program during an induction ceremony at which they pledged to fight illiteracy by volunteering as tutors at local elementary schools. Through the AmeriCorps program, students in Mt. SAC’s Teacher Preparation Institute serve as reading tutors in first-through-fourth-grade classrooms at local elementary schools. The program exposes community college students to the teaching profession while addressing children's literacy needs. “This is an opportunity for our students to gain valuable training in the classroom while serving the community,” said AmeriCorps Program Director Dr. Kathryn Henkins. Each student will serve a minimum of 360 hours as a tutor in one of five local elementary schools in San Dimas, La Verne, La Puente and Walnut. The tutors provide one-on-one and small-group tutoring to help increase literacy skills. Last year, Mt. SAC AmeriCorps students provided nearly 16,000 hours of tutoring to 450 children in local schools. Literacy Squad – Drs. Nixon and Henkins greet students above, while Mt. SAC literacy volunteers pledge their support below. The Mt. SAC students also assist in community service projects, including family literacy workshops, Cesar Chavez Day celebrations, and Young Authors’ Week. Flying Team Soaring to Nationals... Again The Mt. SAC Flying Team has soared to new heights again. For the 15th straight year, the squad won the Top Community College trophy at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Flying Association's SAFECON 2005, a regional airmeet competition featuring flying teams from colleges and universities in the western United States, held Feb. 18-20 in Salinas. In the overall rankings, Mt. SAC tied for second place with Christian Heritage College of San Diego, behind first-place Embry-Riddle University of Prescott, Ariz. Individually, Mt. SAC’s Kristina Barnwell won the Top Woman Pilot trophy and the Top Woman Pilot Safety Award at the airmeet. “The flight events at Salinas were conducted in extremely unstable weather conditions,” said Aeronautics Department Chair and Flying Team Advisor Wayne Lutz. “Now, headed to the national airmeet, we are poised to return the national Top Community College trophy to California.” Flying Honors – Kristina Barnwell and Mt. SAC Flying Team Coach Kevin Bannon display awards above as Flying Team poses below. With the second-place finish, the Mt. SAC Flying Team will advance to the national intercollegiate airmeet at Kansas State University in April. Last year, Mt. SAC finished second in the national community college rankings. Aeronautics Acquires New Cessna The Aeronautics Department recently added a new aircraft to the fleet used by the College’s Flight Program. Toast of the Sky – Christening the new Cessna 172 are (l-r) Director of Flight Training Linda Rogus, Aeronautics Chairman Wayne Lutz, and Division Dean John Heneise. The new aircraft, a Cessna 172, replaces the program’s aging Beechcraft A23 Sundowner. The Cessna is a four-seat, instrument and cross country trainer, and joins a fleet of three other Cessna two-seat trainers. The aircraft are housed at College Aviation at Brackett Field. Later this spring, Aeronautics plans to add the College’s first retractable-gear aircraft, a Piper Arrow, to the fleet.
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