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27
Mar

CVHEC Zoom Conference: Delivering Online/Remote Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Media Advisory March 27, 2020 — WHAT: CVHEC Zoom Conference: Delivering Online/Remote Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic As Central Valley colleges undertake the monumental effort to convert all class sessions to online platforms — in some instances, doing in 10 days what would normally take months — the Central Valley Higher Education Consortium (CVHEC) will host a special Zoom webinar featuring course program specialists from The Charles A. Dana Center at…

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24
Mar

Central California college students v. COVID-19 — Central Valley college presidents unite for joint strategies through higher ed consortium

Central California college students v. COVID-19 Central Valley college presidents unite for joint strategies through higher ed consortium   (March 24, 2020) – As the COVID-19 crisis disrupts daily life throughout the world including college campus life, Central California higher education leaders are virtually connecting via the Central Valley Higher Education Consortium (CVHEC) to help stabilize their students’ pursuit for higher education especially as they shift to online classroom environments. In…

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28
Feb

Stan State, Merced College celebrate improved transfer program

Stan State, Merced College celebrate improved transfer program  Feb 28, 2020  Share               Stanislaus State and Merced College signed a historical agreement on Friday, Feb. 21, at the Merced College amphitheater. The agreement — which will ease the transfer process for Merced College students who plan to attend California State University, Stanislaus — symbolizes a renewed support of educational success between the two institutions. The…

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26
Feb

Central Valley Community College Leaders Form Caucus to Advocate for Full Funding

Central Valley Community College Leaders Form Caucus to Advocate for Full Funding FEBRUARY 26, 2020 When the California Economic Summit was held in Fresno late in 2019, it helped shine the light on the need for more investment in services in inland California. State legislators can expect to hear more from some Central Valley community college leaders due to shortfalls after a new statewide funding formula was put in place. Concerned about the…

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20
Nov

West Hills College chancellor named new chair of Central Valley Higher Education Consortium

West Hills College chancellor named new chair of Central Valley Higher Education Consortium Monday, November 18, 2019 – 11:22am FROM WEST HILLS COLLEGE The top administrator at West Hills Community College District was recently named to a key Central Valley higher education board. Dr. Stuart Van Horn, Chancellor of the West Hills Community College District, is the new chair of the Central Valley Higher Education Consortium Board. The Central Valley Higher…

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24
Sep

Giving children of farmworkers an education like that offered to children of doctors

Giving children of farmworkers an education like that offered to children of doctors BY BENJAMIN DURAN SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 06:00 AM, UPDATED SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 06:00 AM I grew up in a family of migrant farmworkers, working in the Central Valley fields with my parents and seven brothers and sisters. But since elementary school, I only ever wanted to be a teacher. My own teachers helped make this dream a reality.…

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17
Sep

Getting There: Are California Community Colleges Maximizing Student Completion of Transfer-Level Math and English?

Getting There: Are California Community Colleges Maximizing Student Completion of Transfer-Level Math and English? September 2019 A new law, Assembly Bill 705 (Irwin), is driving dramatic changes in how California Community Colleges place students into English and math courses. Beginning in fall 2019, AB 705 requires the colleges to use students’ high school grades as the primary means of placement; restricts colleges from denying students access to transferable, college-level courses; and…

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16
Aug

2020 Project: UC Merced celebrates opening of two new campus research buildings

2020 Project: UC Merced celebrates opening of two new campus research buildings BY SHAWN JANSEN AUGUST 15, 2019 12:16 PM, UPDATED AUGUST 15, 2019 07:56 PM   UC Merced celebrated the completion of the second phase of the university’s $1.33 billion 2020 project on Wednesday night. The second phase included two laboratories, a loading dock and a recreation field. The project also included a research modular server near the Central Plant…

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15
Jul

Porterville College president happy to be back in Central Valley where she achieved her American dream

Porterville College president happy to be back in Central Valley where she achieved her American dream Being a college president was never a position Claudia Habib thought she would fill. Her career, much like her life, has been an evolution with no specific end position or goal in mind. She came to the United States from Colombia with no English under her belt, and to make ends meet, she cleaned homes…

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24
Jun

California’s inland region key to statewide vitality

California’s inland region key to statewide vitality By KARTHICK RAMAKRISHNAN | PUBLISHED: June 21, 2019 at 6:24 pm | UPDATED: June 21, 2019 at 6:24 pm   When it comes to investing in California, the smart money is heading inland, home to one of the most robust employment, innovation and opportunity centers in the United States. That might surprise those who still view the Inland Empire and Central Valley as distant outposts — barely mentionable in…

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