Daily Dose & Announcements: 07/06/09
July 6, 2009
>> SF State University ranked among top in nation for awarding degrees to minority students
>> Asian Pacific American Legal Groups To Host Free Foreclosure Workshop
>> “Friends Reunited” - AWS Annual Benefit
>> Weekend Blogging Workshop
>> Shifting Focus: Changing Your Brain, Changing Your Poetic Practice
Compiled by Beleza Chan
Bay/California
SF State University ranked among top in nation for awarding degrees to minority students
San Francisco - San Francisco State University again ranks among the leaders in the nation for awarding undergraduate degrees to minority students. In a report published in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education on June 25, SFSU ranked 12th nationally by awarding 2,710 baccalaureate degrees to minorities during the 2007-2008 academic year. That number represented half of the University’s graduates and marked an 11 percent increase from the previous year.
SF State also ranked ninth for awarding undergraduate degrees to Asian Americans in all disciplines and 31st for awarding undergraduate degrees to Hispanic graduates - both categories represented increases of nearly 10 percent from the previous year.
SFSU’s student body and faculty reflect the diversity of California and the Bay Area, with more than 60 percent of the student body coming from minority backgrounds and non-white faculty comprising 48 percent of the University’s tenure/tenure-track faculty.
The University has long been committed to opening doors to higher education for minorities. Programs such as SF ROCKS, the Step to College Program and others have demonstrated SFSU’s commitment to social justice and ensured educational opportunities for students of minority backgrounds.
SFSU is the only master’s level public university serving the counties of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin. The university enrolls more than 30,000 students each year. With nationally acclaimed programs in a range of fields — from creative writing, cinema and biology to history, broadcast and electronic communications arts, theatre arts and ethnic studies — the University’s more than 140,000 graduates have contributed to the economic cultural and civic fabric of San Francisco and beyond.
Asian Pacific American Legal Groups To Host Free Foreclosure Workshop
Event: Sponsored by Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) and Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County (APABA)
Description: Free foreclosure workshop focused toward the Vietnamese American community. The workshop will include presentations on the foreclosure process, homeowner’s legal rights, loan modifications, alternatives to foreclosure, property tax, bankruptcy, and foreclosure rescue scams. Presentations in Vietnamese and English will be followed by brief individual case assessments and opportunities to schedule appointments for follow-up meetings.
Details: Free, July 11, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Asian Youth Center, 100 West Clary Ave., San Gabriel
Contact: apalc.org
“Friends Reunited” - AWS Annual Benefit
Event: Asian Women’s Shelter 2nd Annual Benefit Show & Dance
Description: Hawaiian Comedian Andy Bumatai and popular local band Pulse will be performing at the benefit. Special guests Tony Flores, amazing percussionist who has recorded with Marvin Gaye, Bobby Womack, Sylvester, Sapo and more, and Richard Aguon, fantastic drummer from The Whispers, will also be present. Come laugh and dance the night away. Join and support Asian Women’s Shelter in creating a future free from violence in our communities.
Details: Aug. 8, 8 p.m. - 12 a.m., Hotel Kabuki, 1625 Post St, San Francisco
Contact: awsdance@yahoo.com
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Arts
Weekend Blogging Workshop
Event: Kearny Street Workshop
Description: This weekend intensive blogging workshop will take you from beginner basics to blog bragging rights. Sign up for one day or both, and get into the blogosphere. Day One workshop will be “Writing 101″ with Claire Light; Day Two workshop will be “The Art of Blogging” with Claire Light and Glenda Bautista. $50 per person
Details: Free -$50, July 18-19, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., KSW @ PariSoMa, 1436 Howard Street, San Francisco
Contact: 415-503-0520
Shifting Focus: Changing Your Brain, Changing Your Poetic Practice
Event: Kearny Street Workshop with Pireeni Sundaralingam
Description: This workshop is split over two consecutive Saturdays and is dedicated to helping you develop a sustainable and effective practice as a poet. Incorporating ideas from neuroscience, the workshop’s aim is to challenge the way that we, as writers, engage with the world around us. In particular, the two-day workshop will explore how innovative metaphors can be used to shift our focus. The workshop involves assignments, designed to enrich your out-of-class writing practice, that need to be completed between workshop sessions.
Details: $80, Aug. 1 and Aug. 8, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., KSW @ PariSoMa, 1436 Howard Street, San Francisco
Contact: 415-503-0520
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