stages of development, from formulating a research question to finalizing a conference presentation. Submissions are due on October 2.
Career Development Week (Formerly CareerFest) Helps Take Students to the Next Level Career Development Week (CDW), formerly known as CareerFest, is scheduled for October 5-13 across all three campuses. Using a new departmentcollaborative approach, the event will offer eight days of unique seminars, workshops and colloquiums designed to take students from pupils to preprofessionals. With more departments involved, new ideas, planning and partnerships have developed fresh new presentations and topics, such as Working in Crisis/Hostage Negotiation, From the Employer Perspective, and a Financial Savviness workshop. For more information contact Aisha Ghori.
TCSPP National Service Month in October TCSPP will hold its annual National Service Month in October. The Service Month Committee has put together opportunities that include food banks, the Downtown Women’s Center, and a coastal preservation organization. Community service opportunities are available for faculty and staff at all campuses. TCSPP has a strong history of service, a history formally recognized through the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The goal of National Service Month is to further this commitment and promote engagement among the community. There are several sites from which to choose, and registration will close when volunteer capacity is reached. For more information contact Stephanie Swartz or Vivian Tran. In a related story, last month more than 40 students, faculty, staff and alumni came together for TRANSFORM 2013 last month. Organized by TCSPP's Office of Student Affairs, the annual volunteer event is a community service day of giving back to help transform communities throughout Southern California. Participants took on projects ranging from litter abatement in El Segundo to cooking and serving food at a shelter in Laguna Beach. TRANSFORM is organized every spring and fall terms just before new student orientation, and serves as an opportunity for students, faculty, staff and alumni to become better acquainted with each other.
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Invites Dr. Orlando Taylor to Annual Conference D.C. Campus President Dr. Orlando Taylor will participate in the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 43rd Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) in Washington, D.C. the last week of September, serving as a panelist for the policy session: The Bailout Part II: Rescuing Youth From Carnage and Chaos!, hosted by Congressman Bobby L. Rush (IL). The ALC brings together lawmakers, stakeholders and concerned citizens to examine critical issues impacting African Americans.