Vol. 51, No.37
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September 4, 2013
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Citrus College Reaches 100 Percent of its Transfer Degree Goal
As California’s community colleges work to enhance transfer rates and formalize students’ courses of study, Citrus College is one of only five community colleges statewide that successfully met its target in developing new transfer degrees to the California State Universities (CSU). Citrus not only met its goal of 13, it exceeded it by creating a 14th degree. Citrus College, along with
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the other 111 California community colleges statewide, began to develop new transfer degrees after the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act was signed into law in 2010. The law simplifies the transfer process so that students who complete an associate degree designated for transfer are guaranteed admission to the CSU system with junior status and will be given priority consideration when applying to their
local CSU campus. Students have enthusiastically responded to the opportunity to receive an Associate
graduates receiving a transfer degree has increased dramatically. The first Citrus College graduating class to receive associate degrees for transfer was the Class of 2012, in which 42 students received AA-T and AS-T degrees. In 2013, that number blossomed to 258 students and, for the first time, the AA-T in psychology was one of the college’s top 10 majors.
Citrus College is one of only five community colleges in the state to achieve its transfer degree goal. in Arts for Transfer (AA-T) or an Associate in Science for Transfer (AS-T), and the number of Citrus College
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It is not Pandora’s Box but Pandora’s Music for Children
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“I am so proud of Citrus College for being at the forefront of this new statewide initiative, said Mrs. Susan M. Keith, president of the Citrus Community College District Board of Trustees. “I am most grateful for the hard work and dedication of our faculty and staff in achieving this impressive goal. I also thank Dr. Perri and the entire college community who work so diligently to provide our students with the resources they need to succeed.” Citrus College developed
Studies on music and brain development suggest that early exposure to music increases a child’s language development and math skills, and increases memory function. Additionally, research has shown that children who are able to distinguish different sounds are more likely to develop stronger literacy skills over time. First 5 California’s free online music station from Pandora makes it easier than ever to integrate the power and fun of music into the lives of children to improve development. The station features songs geared at early learning and play to encourage physical activity and brain development. Here are some tips from First 5 California to increase and appreciate your child’s development taking place through listening to music at www.pandora.com/kidsstation: Singing and listening to music is a great way for toddlers to develop language and learning skills. • Rhyming songs help your
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child hear different sounds and develop stronger literacy skills. The song “I’m a Little Teapot” is a great example as “stout,” “spout,” “shout” and
it easier for young children to remember a number sequence. • Music also offers a fun way to learn early math concepts, like patterns and classification. • Choose songs that have a repetitive rhythm or lyrics to help your child anticipate patterns. “Pop Goes the Weasel” and “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” are great for this. • Let your child listen to the same song repeatedly. While you may “out” all rhyme. be tired of hearing a favorite • Studies show music helps song over and over, repetition kids’ memory, such as the helps kids learn new words order of letters in the alphabet, and meanings. because songs tap into systems Making music doesn’t have in our brains that are sensitive to be expensive. Use houseto melody and beat. hold items for hours of fun. • Sing counting songs, like • Empty pots and bowls, “One, Two, Buckle My Shoe,” wooden spoons and spatulas “This Old Man” or “Five Lit- are a few examples. tle Monkeys.” The repetition • You can also make instruin these types of songs makes ments with your child. Fill
up several glasses of water to different levels and tap on each glass with a spoon for a xylophone effect. • Or fill up an empty water bottle with some rice or dried beans for a shaker. A cereal box can also be given new life as a drum, using unsharpened pencils as drumsticks. Sean Telles is an AmeriCorps VISTA serving with FIRST 5 Mendocino as a Social Entrepreneur. He likes to move it move it. You can email him for comments or suggestions at development@ mendochildren.org. The majority of these tips were taken from First 5 California.
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