> Home > University
Advancement > Newsroom
- 2008 Press Releases > DH 08 COPA01
Newsroom
Archive | Experts Online|CSUDH
In The News
February 19, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dominguez Hills President to Speak
during Sunday Services at African American churches Feb. 24
Part of Third annual CSU Super Sunday to
reach more than 80,000
(From the California State University
Office of the Chancellor)
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Clara Potes-Fellow: (562) 951-4806, cpotes-fellow@calstate.edu
Paul Browning: (562) 951-4064, pbrowning@calstate.edu
California
State University officials will bring the college message to thousands
of prospective students and their families during the Third Annual
CSU Super Sunday. The event will take place at 22 African American
churches in the Los Angeles Area on Sunday, February 24.
CSU presidents,
trustees, the chancellor, and other officials will address the
congregations to engage the community by encouraging
students to go to college.
“At Super Sunday, thousands
of students and their families learn that planning for college
starts in the sixth grade. We hope to make communities aware of
the
steps that students need to complete each year to get to college,” said
CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed. “We are pleased to say that these efforts
are paying off. In recent years we have noticed an increase in African American
applications and enrollment. In Fall 2007, African American enrollment increased
by 6.5 percent at CSU campuses.”
Chancellor Reed will speak at 8
a.m. at West Angeles Cathedral, 3045 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles,
and at noon at First AME Church, 333 W. Florence Ave., Inglewood,
while other officials and CSU presidents will speak at
other
churches in the region (see CSU site for the official
release and list of
churches and speakers). From CSU Dominguez HIllls, President Mildred Garcia
will be at New Piliadelphia AME, 19100
Susana Rd, Rancho Dominguez to speak at the 7:30 and 10 a.m.
services. CSUDH Vice President of Student Affairs Boice Bowman
will
speak
at Holy
Trinity Methodist AME, 200 E. 68th St., Long Beach, at 8 p.m.
Following
the services, CSU outreach staff and church education counselors
will provide information about college applications and financial aid. Students
will
also be introduced to CSU Mentor, the website that prospective students use
to get information and apply to a CSU.
Other outreach efforts to be conducted
by the CSU with the African American churches include financial
aid workshops, expanded distribution of college
materials to
sixth-12th grade students and their parents. The CSU has also developed a
how-to guide for church educational advisers who work directly with families
within
these communities.
One of the informational pieces
that will be distributed during Super Sunday is the “How
to Get to College” poster.
The poster provides middle and high school students and their parents
step-by-step information regarding
staying on the path to college, such as the classes they need to take, the
importance of good grades, and how to apply for financial
aid.
# # #
----------------------------------------------
About California
State University
The California State University is the largest system of senior
higher education in the country, with 23 campuses, approximately
450,000 students and 46,000 faculty and staff. Since the system
was created in 1961, it has awarded nearly 2.5 million degrees,
about 89,000 annually. Its mission is to provide high-quality,
affordable education to meet the ever-changing needs of the people
of California. With its commitment to excellence, diversity and
innovation, the CSU is the university system that is working
for California. See www.calstate.edu.
About
CSU Dominguez Hills -- California
State University, Dominguez Hills is a highly diverse,
urban university located in the South Bay, primarily
serving the
Los Angeles metropolitan area. The university prides itself
on its outstanding faculty and friendly, student-centered
environment.
Known for excellence in teacher education, nursing, psychology,
business administration, and digital media arts, new degree
programs include computer science, criminal justice,
recreation and leisure
studies, social work, and communication disorders. On campus
is the Home Depot Center, a multi-purpose sports complex
that hosts
world-class soccer, tennis, track and field, lacrosse, and
cycling.
|
