New University Center Team is Building a Path to a Four-Year Degree
Tue, 22 January, 2013 at 12:22 pmLizette Bricker, Jeffrey Rhoades and Sunny Choi will help Cañada students transition from their associate degrees to bachelor degrees.
There’s a new team in
the University Center ready to help Cañada students earn bachelor’s degrees.
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| Lizette Bricker |
Lizette Bricker, Sunny
Choi, and Jeffrey Rhoades have been hired through the A2B (Associate to
Bachelor Degree) Grant, a five-year, $3.3 million grant from the U.S.
Department of Education’s Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program. The
grant will also help pay for research, library services, tutoring, peer
mentoring, and a distance education designer.
“This grant is a major
step forward,” said Lucy Carter, director of the Center for International and
University Studies, where the University Center resides. “Adding staff will
increase our capacity to help students reach their educational goals.”
The University Center
currently partners with San Francisco State University, Notre Dame de Namur
University, National University, and National Hispanic University to offer a
variety of four-year degrees including:
·
Allied
Health
·
Business
Administration
·
Human
Services
·
Nursing
·
Psychology
A degree in Child
Development will begin in the fall.
Bricker will manage the
current programs, allowing Carter to work with universities and colleges to
bring new programs to the University Center. Bricker has worked as a high
school and community college counselor and was the Regional Coordinator for the
Early Academic Outreach Program at UC Riverside. She also served three years as
an Admissions and Student Recruiter at CSU San Bernardino.
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| Jeffrey Rhoades |
Rhoades was the database
and website manager for the Center for Excellence in Graduate Education at CSU
Stanislaus. He will now provide logistical support for guest faculty and staff
at the University Center.
“I look forward to
contributing toward the progress of the A2B Program and to building enduring
relationships with the stakeholders of Cañada College and the San Mateo County
Community College District,” he said.
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| Sunny Choi |
Carter said Choi will be
working with Cañada students who have completed 30 units and expressed an
interest in earning a bachelor’s degree. “Sunny will work with students, academic
counselors and others to make sure students are taking the necessary courses and
getting the support services they need to transition seamlessly into the
University Center programs.”