Saturday, October 3, 2009
Riverside College & Career Fair
Great job by the Chamber and our staff in producing the College/Career Fair on Wednesday night (watch the hyperlinked video). As I understand it there were over 7,000 people in attendance and I can attest to the fact that it was standing room only. Special thanks for organizing all of this (on the RUSD side) to Dr. Jenny Hirst.
It was great to have representation from Historically Black Colleges, which speaks to the issue that we have struggled with state/nation-wide. Many of our students (i.e., "students of color" or "minority" students) have been greatly underrepresented both at HS graduation time and when it comes to matriculation into college or post-secondary opportunities. Attached is just one representation of that data with the SAT scores by ethnicity. As we move forward we need more events like the College/Career Fair to engage our students, as well as more support and engagement every day with our students to ensure their success.
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Wanted to thank you for posting College and Career story on blog and RUSD Home Page. Video clip link certainly captures the spirit of this unique event. Lisa Masi and Jacquie Paul are to be credited for getting the crowds there. They were in-charge of Marketing and as always, did an amazing job. Other RUSD staff who helped make the night such a success include: Karen Tilson (Hospitality Room – food for venders and volunteers), Greg Schive (AVID table), Dave Haglund (RVS table), Gale Bjelland (Academy representation), Kathleen Sanchez and Vanessa Connor (HR table), Josh Gould and Joyce Green (college sub-committee), and Rosalie Hrubic (AP Ambassador student volunteers). The success of this event is truely a reflection of the strong business and education partnership we treasure here in Riverside. (Jenny Hirst)
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