September 29, 2000

Expanding Educational Opportunities in the Central Valley

The University of California is launching a comprehensive effort to ensure that students from diverse backgrounds and underserved areas of California are academically prepared for college in general and the University of California in particular. The establishment of a tenth campus in the Central Valley and the UCM Modesto Center are just two of many new initiatives intended to increase college-going rates.

While there is a lot that UC can do, an important ingredient in students’ academic success is the active involvement of the community in which they live. UC Merced Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey and Vice President Alex Saragoza will be speaking at the following University of California events:

A luncheon, sponsored by the Alumni Associations of the University of California (AAUC):

Modesto
Monday, October 9, 2000
 11:30 a.m.-1:30
at the Doubletree Hotel
1150 9th Street, Modesto, CA

Fresno
Tuesday, October 10, 2000
11:30 a.m.-1:30
 TorNino's
5080 N. Blackstone, Fresno, CA

The cost for the luncheon will be $10. Checks are to be made payable to UC Regents.

Please RSVP by October 6^th  to Julie Hoffman at (510) 987-9177 or email her at julie.hoffman@ucop.edu. Please let her know if there are special accommodations to be made for you.