December 2009 Blog Posts (10)

Upward Bound Students Donate 800lbs of food to the Los Angeles Mission







USC Upward Bound Philanthropic Students

Donate 800lbs of Food



During the holiday season we are reminded of the great need to help those less fortunate than ourselves. With unemployment at a record high and 82,000 people homeless on any given night in Los Angeles, it was essential for the Upward Bound program and its participants to take action…
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Added by Mirna Garcia on December 23, 2009 at 1:51pm — No Comments

Want to go to Air Traffic Controller School?

If you are or know young adults between the ages of 18-31 with a high school diploma, the Federal Aviation Association is taking applications for air traffic controller school. With some effort air traffic controllers can reach a salary of over $100,000 with benefits in about 3 years! You need only a high school diploma to apply and credit is given for college on the exam.



For more information:…

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Added by Kathy Diaz on December 21, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

snails and sex



She came to our class with a microphone…three microphones actually.

Francesca is a Journalism graduate student at the Annenberg School of communication.

Maybe she will go report in Hong Kong next year. Maybe I can carry her bags?

She had heard and read about the arts and gardens program.

She loved our… Continue

Added by Elizabeth Eve King on December 18, 2009 at 2:55pm — No Comments

Exposition Park/Vermont Senior Housing Opens

Exposition Park/Vermont Senior Housing is now accepting applications to its senior apartment complex. This is a new, 138-apartment facility for income-qualifying seniors who are 62 years of age and older. Lots of bells and whistles. For more information, call: 323-334-3901

Added by Kathy Diaz on December 18, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Reduced cost SAT Test Prep Clas

Wanna go to college - This is one of the first steps! The better you do on the SAT, the more choices you'll have in where you go and the more scholarship money you will be offered.



This is intense - 8 Saturdays from January 16th to March 6th.



Cost: $50 payable in money order only to “The Princeton Review." This is nothing for a Princeton Review course which normally costs hundreds of dollars.



Grades: Students in 10th and 11th. You must start early!

This… Continue

Added by University Park Family on December 15, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Engilsh and Spanish as a Second language combo promotes learning and creates a cultural bridge

NANDC presents I HABLA U, an English as a Second Language (ESL) class and a Spanish as a Second Language (SSL) class taught in tandem by USC Masters Students.



Each student receives a community member mentor or study buddies to exchange information, to meet and speak to outside of class.



ESL classes are an important step for economic development within the Latino Community, NANDC says. Becoming proficient in English can also provide a stronger sense of belonging to the… Continue

Added by University Park Family on December 14, 2009 at 2:43pm — No Comments

USC JazzReach brings sound of music to University Park neighborhood *updated

*Carl Oser, profiled in the story below, plays at Cafe Corsa in November.



USC Thornton School studet Carl Oser wrote "P.S" at the end of the email:



“I've attached to this email an mp3 from one of our rehearsals last year when I directed the jazz choir at the 32nd Street Elementary School.… Continue

Added by University Park Family on December 11, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Manual Arts: Under new management

MLA Partner Schools has taken over the historic campus just south of USC with a team of idealistic former teachers, big-name Hollywood backers and a $4-million grant from Amgen Inc.



At the 100-year-old Manual… Continue

Added by University Park Family on December 10, 2009 at 5:32pm — No Comments

Urban League, USC and Crenshaw High want to close digital divide in South Los Angeles

Lack of broadband and internet access hurts adults searching for jobs and presents big educational challenges to the area’s youth.



“There’s a technology access gap that continues to persist today in urban communities across America,” said Blair Taylor, president of the L.A. Urban League, which launched the Neighborhoods@Work program in 2006.…

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Added by University Park Family on December 10, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Upward Bound brings smiles to elementary students

Creating social change- Traditionally, Upward Bound (UB) is known for providing participants with academic advisement, college tours, enrichment courses and much more. UB is ensuring students become more cultural oriented by a community service component to our rigorous program. Thus, on Saturday November 21, 2009, USC Upward Bound students and staff partnered, with the City Year Organization and participated in the Service day “Community Beautification” Day at Florence Avenue… Continue

Added by Adriana Gutierrez on December 2, 2009 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

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