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Claudia Ramirez MJC Career Development and Transfer Center [email protected] 209-575-6698 PRESS RELEASE – For Immediate Release MJC hosts 30th Annual Hispanic Education Conference (Modesto, CA) – The Modesto Junior College Hispanic Education Conference will take place on Saturday, March 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Performing and Media Arts Center on East Campus, 435 College Avenue in Modesto. The purpose of the free conference is to expose Hispanic high school students to higher education, to a variety of occupations, and to motivate the youth to aspire to a successful academic life and career preparation. The theme for this year’s conference is “30 Years of Excellence! Educating Future Leaders.” Students will attend career workshops presented by Hispanic professionals, including workshops on CSU admission requirements; MJC admissions; how to prepare and deliver a speech without stress; politics-community-family; staying out of gangs and staying in school, and careers in K-12 education. Approximately 800 participants are expected to attend. The keynote speaker will be MJC alumna Tamara Mena a motivation speaker, host, spokesperson, product representative, and self-proclaimed “eternal optimist.” Born and raised in Mexico, Mena immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 13. At the age of 19, she suffered a horrific car accident that left her paralyzed from the mid-chest down and, unfortunately, killed her boyfriend. After surviving a near death experience, Mena chose to dedicate her life to sharing a message of hope and motivating people to believe in themselves. Despite the great tragedy she endured, she never lost sight of her goals. Mena retook her studies, graduated with honors from Modesto Junior College in April 2008, achieving an Associate of Arts in Transfer Studies, and transferred to California State University Stanislaus, where she majored in Communications Studies, graduating with highest honors, Summa Cum Laude. Mena has been a guest speaker at numerous events and conferences. She has been featured on several English and Spanish-speaking TV shows, as well as international shows, including Sabado Gigante, The Doctors and El Hormiguero. Her desire to break down barriers motivated Mena to participate on the reality TV show, Nuestra Belleza Latina. As the first woman in a wheelchair to be selected to participate on the show, her appearance garnered the attention of a large number of viewers. Through appearances and speaking engagements Mena has shared her story and determination to succeed with millions of people. Registration for the Hispanic Education Conference is free and a registration form can be downloaded from the websitewww.mjc.edu/HEC. Questions may be directed to Claudia Ramirez in the MJC Career Development and Transfer Center,[email protected] or 209-575-6698. -MJC-
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February 17, 2013
Contact: Lorena Dorn Dean of Counseling & Student Services Modesto Junior College (209) 575- 6032 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE – For Immediate Release MJC hosts New Student Saturdays to enroll high school seniors (Modesto, CA) – Modesto Junior College will host two “New Student Saturdays” this spring to enroll high school seniors. The events will be held on March 8 and April 12 with sessions beginning at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. in the Main Auditorium of the Performing and Media Arts Center on East Campus. No pre-registration is required, and attendance and campus parking are free. Each Saturday event will have both morning and afternoon sessions and offer high school seniors the opportunity to gain a priority registration appointment for fall classes by completing the steps of application, orientation, assessment and educational advising all in one day. There will also be sessions during the two Saturdays that will show new students how to use PiratesNet to search the class schedule, set up fall classes and access their student email. Special sessions for parents will provide information and the opportunity for them to ask questions. Financial Aid representatives will be on hand to assist students in filling out the FAFSA form. Students will receive priority registration appointments for fall 2014 in late April, and registration for MJC’s fall classes begins on May 5. MJC’s New Student Saturdays will assist incoming students in completing all the steps necessary prior to the deadline for the assignment of priority registration appointments. New statewide regulations require that students be fully matriculated in order to receive priority registration. The mandatory services for students to be considered fully matriculated include application, orientation, assessment (testing for placement in math, reading, and English classes) and advising with completion of an abbreviated, one semester educational plan. High school seniors are invited to get started on the enrollment process before attending one of the New Student Saturdays by filling out an online application in advance. Online applications are available by visiting www.mjc.edu and clicking on the “Apply for Admission” button on the right side of the webpage. MJC is also visiting area high schools to assist high school seniors to begin the process of enrolling and gaining a priority registration appointment. Students who have already completed an application, orientation, and assessment before arriving at one of the New Student Saturdays will be able to go directly to the final step, educational advising. “Attending a New Student Saturday is one of the best ways for high school seniors to get their college education off to a great start,” said Lorena Dorn, Dean of Counseling and Student Services at MJC. “Prospective students should take advantage of this opportunity to get ahead and get the classes they need at MJC next fall.” For more information on New Student Saturdays or enrolling at MJC call (209) 575-6789. -MJC- Modesto Junior College: www.mjc.edu Follow MJC on Facebook: www.facebook.com/modestojuniorcollege January 17 , 2013
Contact: David Chapman Professor of Music (209) 575-6601 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE – For Immediate Release MJC presents award-winning guitarist Rovshan Mamedkuliev in concert (Modesto, CA) –The Modesto Junior College Friends of Music series will present renowned classical guitarist Rovshan Mamedkuliev in concert on Monday, February 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the MJC Music Recital Hall on East Campus, 435 College Avenue, Modesto. As the 2012 winner of the Guitar Foundation of America’s International Concert Artist Competition, Mamedkuliev has embarked on a tour playing concerts in over 50 cities in the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico in the 2013-2014 season. As part of the competition prize he also recorded a new CD with the Naxos label. Mamedkuliev was born in Baku, Azerbaijan in 1986 and a couple years later his family moved to Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. He showed exceptional musical talent at a very early age and began guitar lessons when he was 11 years old. In 2004, he was accepted into the prestigious Nizhny Novgorod Conservatoire where he studied with nationally renowned guitarist Aleksey Petropavlovsky, graduated with honors, and was invited to join the faculty upon his graduation. Now pursuing his graduate studies at the Nizhniy Novgorod Conservatoire, he teaches in its Department of Folk Instruments, as well as in the Arzamas Music College. In 2006, Rovshan received a special grant from Russian President Vladimir Putin for high achievements in the arts. Since then, Rovshan has performed in major cities in France, Russia, Germany, Spain and in the United States, where he performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City in 2012. He has also performed with a variety of ensembles and orchestras including l’Ensemble orchestral de Valencia (Spain), Orchestre du Conservatoire National de Musique Superiur de Paris (France), Azerbaydzhanian State Chamber Orchestra. As a competitor, Rovshan has been a laureate of over 23 competitions, earning the praise of judges and audiences. Notably, he has won first prizes and the special interpretive awards in three competitions based on performances of obligatory works of particular composers: the 41st International Guitar Competition “Francisco Tárrega” (Spain), the 10th International Guitar Competition “Hommage à Leo Brouwer” (France), and the1st International Guitar Competition “Heitor Villa-Lobos” (Spain). Being an advocate of new music, Rovshan has premiered many new works for guitar including the Concerto №3 “Antony” for guitar and orchestra composed by Philippe Lemaigre and the Concerto “Famalicao” by Elena Lebedeva for guitar with chamber orchestra. The concert program will include performances of Folia (Variations on a Theme of Sor, op.15) by Miguel Llobet; Homage to Tárrega by Štepán Rak;Sonata and An Idea (Passacaglia por Eli) by Leo Brouwer; Six Miniatures by Fikret Amirov; The Old Lime Tree by Sergey Rudnev; Just How Funky Are You by Andrew York; Sevillana (Fantasía) by Joaquín Turina, and Gran Jota by Francisco Tárrega Concert tickets are $12 general admission and $10 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the MJC Auditorium Box Office which opens February 4 or by calling 575-6776 during Box Office hours: Tuesday through Friday, from 12 noon to 5 p.m. Tickets will also be available at the door 90 minutes prior to the concert in the Music Recital Hall. Proceeds from Friends of Music Concerts are used to support the programs of the MJC Music Department and provide music student scholarships. -MJC- January 21, 2014
Contact: Claudia Ramirez MJC Career Development and Transfer Center [email protected] 209-575-6698 PRESS RELEASE – For Immediate Release Employers invited to participate in Job Fair for MJC students (Modesto, CA) – The Modesto Junior College Career Development and Transfer Center would like to invite area employers with job openings to participate in the Spring Job Fair for MJC students on Wednesday, March 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the East Campus Student Center, 435 College Avenue in Modesto. The bi-annual Job Fair provides employers with an opportunity to recruit and hire MJC students and graduates and the event is free of charge to equal opportunity employers with current openings for full-time and/or part-time, hourly or salary based employment opportunities. No jobs based on commission are permitted. MJC will provide a parking pass, table and chairs for employers. Interested employers can obtain a registration form by contacting the MJC Career Development and Transfer Center at (209) 575-6698 or emailing Claudia Ramirez at [email protected]. Employers who are unable to attend but have employment opportunities they would like to advertise to MJC students are also invited to call the Career Center or visitwww.mjc.edu/employers. -MJC- Modesto Junior College: www.mjc.edu Follow MJC on Facebook: www.facebook.com/modestojuniorcollege January 9, 2014
Contacts: Daniel Onorato MJC Faculty Emeritus [email protected] (209) 526-5436 James Costello Modesto Peace Life Center [email protected] PRESS RELEASE – For immediate release Civil rights activist Diane Nash to present keynote address at MLK Commemoration (Modesto, CA) Diane Nash, a leader and strategist in the 1960s civil rights movement, will be the keynote speaker addressing “The Dreams of the '60s: A Legacy for Today” at the 2014 Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration on Saturday, February 1 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Auditorium of Modesto Junior College’s Performing Arts Center, 435 College Avenue, Modesto. The free community event will also feature the presentation of the 2014 MLK Legacy Award to Pastor Wayne Bridegroom of Central Baptist Church for his vision, leadership, and dedication to helping the neighborhoods and people on Modesto’s west side for the past 40 years. The program which celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will include inspirational music by the Ware Singers and performance of a short excerpt from the Sankofa Theatre’s production of “Freedom Riders” that will be presented at the Gallo Center for the Arts on February 14. The 20th annual MLK Commemoration will be preceded by a public reception from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the King-Kennedy Center, 601 S. Martin Luther King Dr., Modesto. Raised in a middle-class Catholic family in Chicago, Nash chose to attend Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. There for the first time she experienced the humiliating segregation of the Jim Crow South—the separate water fountains and restrooms for whites and blacks, the restaurants or lunch counters where blacks could not eat. At non-violence workshops, given by Rev. James Lawson, Nash learned to channel her anger into nonviolent direct action. She helped organize sit-ins at local department stores and lunch counters, and played a pivotal role in the 1961 Freedom Rides that challenged interstate bus segregation. After their bus was burned in Anniston and riders were injured in Birmingham, some leaders wanted to halt the Freedom Rides, but she argued it was the movement’s duty to continue. With characteristic clarity and calm courage, she conveyed this fearless message to federal authorities and the press. In 1962, though pregnant, she was jailed for teaching nonviolent tactics to children. In many acts of civil disobedience with John Lewis, she refused bail for her arrests in order to be heard. She also played key roles in the 1963 Birmingham de-segregation campaign and the Selma Voting Rights Campaign of 1965. She maintained her commitment throughout the civil rights movement as well as in the peace movement to end the Vietnam War. Today, Nash remains an inspiration to those working for social justice as well as a prominent voice for human rights. Among her numerous awards are the Rosa Parks Award, Distinguished American Award, LBJ Award for Leadership in Civil Rights, and Freedom Award from the National Civil Rights Museum. The program is organized by the Martin Luther King Commemoration Committee and free admission is made possible by the generosity of sponsors. Sponsors to date include City of Modesto Parks, Recreation and Neighborhoods Dept.; Modesto Junior College; Associated Students of Modesto Junior College (ASMJC); Modesto Peace/Life Center; California State University, Stanislaus; Rockwell, Kelly & Duarte, LLP; Valley Lexus/BMW; Marianne Villalobos; Indira Clark; College Avenue Congregational Church; Central Valley Democratic Club; MOCSE Federal Credit Union, and Modesto Irrigation District. For more information or to help sponsor this event, please contact James Costello, Modesto/Peace Life Center, at [email protected] or Dan Onorato, MJC Faculty Emeritus, at onoratod@att.net or (209) 526-5436. -MJC- |
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