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| A Classroom Unlike Any Other |
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| Teaching Photography as a Business at West Park High School
For 20 years, Micah Albert worked as a photojournalist focused on underreported global issues, documenting conflict, environmental challenges, and marginalized communities. His work, including a World Press Photo–winning project on the Dandora dumpsite in Nairobi, Kenya, has been published in outlets such as The New York Times, National
Geographic, and Foreign Policy. Known for gaining access to complex and often restricted environments, he built a career on telling stories with depth, context, and human connection.
In 2022, after many years on the road, Albert shifted his focus toward home, bringing his experience from the field into the classroom at West Park High School in Roseville to mentor and inspire the next generation of photographers. Read more |
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| Inside Feather River College’s Equine Studies Program
Claire Guynes is living the dream at Feather River College in Quincy.
As an agriculture instructional assistant in the Agriculture and Equine Studies program, she spends nearly 90 percent of her day outdoors, working in the college's one-of-a-kind horse breeding, training, and boarding facility. For someone who grew up riding and has her own personal horses, she wouldn't have it any other way. Whatever the weather, she’s out there – and spring is especially busy when breeding season is in full swing. She starts her days at 7:30 a.m., tending to newborns and caring for broodmares. "That's when we ensure they're doing well and thriving," she said.
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| Cosumnes River College Hosts Multi-Sector Spring Career Fair |
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Cosumnes River College Elk Grove Campus responded to area needs by hosting a Multi-Sector Career Fair this Spring featuring Mock Interviews with local employers. “We wanted to offer students the opportunity for mock interviews aligned with industries while they were here attending the Career Fair.”
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| | Hosted by Sierra College Inspires Customized Career Development
Students filed into Dietrich Theatre on Sierra’s Main Campus from dorms, campus and school buses to hear insights from area employer panelists in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).
HCMI.AI, City of Sacramento, Siemens, CalEpic and Cyber Proud were represented by leadership as panelists–Thao Ta, Kevin McClain, Mark Severeid, Orville Thomas and facilitated by Joel Maier respectively. Each had great advice for students, “It is okay to fail and learn,” “Try new things,” “Connect,” and offered concrete examples, personal experiences and warm responses to student questions from years of experience in their respective industries.
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| Yuba College Hosts Multi-Sector Career Fair Bringing Employers to Students & Community! |
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| Yuba College recently hosted a multi-sector Career Fair bringing together approximately 70 employer and program teams to connect students and community members with career exploration, workforce opportunities, and wrap-around resources. Partnering with the local job center Sutter One Stop, North Far North Regional Consortium, local groups led to employers filling the quad! A comfortable open layout allowed students to gravitate toward their interests and get their questions answered. Community members seeking employment and resources were able to be connected.
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Lake County Campus of Woodland Community College recently hosted a Hybrid Welding Program Advisory bringing together regional employers, faculty, and workforce partners to discuss current industry needs, workforce trends, and opportunities for students.
Employers such as Siemens offered insights on equipment, skills and training needs while data from Centers of Excellence helped paint the snapshot for roles, skills and wages. Read more |
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| LTCC Cyber Student Attends AI-Cyber Workforce Partnership Summit |
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Professor and AI-Cyber Task Force Lead Dr. Keith Clement (on right) has been leading the AI-Cyber effort for some years now, hosting a convening in each part of the state to ensure stakeholder input and to help advance guidelines and pathways around Cyber education. He was appointed to our Northern California AI-Cybersecurity Workforce Development and Education Sub-Committee and hosted our Partnership Summit at the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services.
LTCC Cyber Security Student Alec Franklin attended the innovative Summit at the Office of Emergency Services in Sacramento. Over 15 industry professionals filled the meeting agenda with insights, innovation, case studies, demonstrations and calls to actions. Deputy Director Jon Snow, CSIC Policy Team, Mathew Ivler, Ted Johnson, Daniel Byant, Major Timothy McGahan, the Global Director of Intel, Cyber Forensic Lead and more!
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| Woodland Community College Celebrates First Cohorts of Career Certificate Earners in Business Computer Applications with ESL Support |
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Woodland Community College is celebrating their first cohorts of students completing Career Certificates in Business Computer Applications with ESL Support. The course series was developed in response to local needs of community members in Colusa County looking to upskill or to get started with computers and software. With the support of the CTE and Business Department, curriculum, Deans O’Neill at the time and Dean Kori Ebenhack, over the course of a year courses were developed and then offered with language support.
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| Advancing Manufacturing Pathways Brings Employers and Educators Together |
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Employers and educators came together to advance manufacturing pathways in Yolo (and Colusa!) Counties this month in a Spring Convening following a summit in February. Yolo County Office of Education in Partnership with NFN colleges Woodland Community College, Sacramento City College and Yuba College programs, partners Sacramento Valley Manufacturing Association (SVMA) and Yolo Works (Yolo WIB) and Valley Vision continued earlier work adding in representatives from Capitol Impact, and Launch Apprenticeship to share information with employers.
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