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Registrationhas already begun The Tehama County Depart- ment of Education is announced recently that Red Bluff has been designated as an official test site for the GED. Three candidates completed one or more sections of the GED at the newtestcenterlocatedat900Palm St. in the Adult Education Program office on Friday, Oct. 17. The first candidate to register to take the GED test was Alysha MaGee. "It was a lot simpler than I thought it would be and much easier to take the test on the com- puter than with paper and pen- cil," MaGee said. MaGee said she hopes that by passing the GED it will permit her to take classes for the Certi- fied Nursing Assistant program and become employed in a local nursing home. For additional information about the GED or preparatory coursework, call 527-7055 or visit http://myged.com. DEPARTMENTOFEDUCATION RedBluffbecomesofficialGEDtestsite REDDING It's that time of year again, when community colleges students across the state start applying to universities so that they can transfer the following fall term. Shasta College students will get constant reminders while on campus to ensure that they get this important message and will have access to visiting schools this fall semester, free of charge, via a Shasta College bus. These campus tours will take students to see CSU East Bay, CSU Chico and UC Davis. CSU Chico and Humboldt State will be providing On-the-Spot Ad- missions/Instant Admissions for students in November. This is a special service that these univer- sities provide Shasta College stu- dents where an admissions repre- sentative from that university will review the students' college appli- cation and tell them, on-the-spot, if they are on track to be accepted into the following fall term to the university. Students can also benefit from an increased number of Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT) that Shasta College is providing. The ADT program guarantees that a student with an Associate De- gree for Transfer from their Cal- ifornia Community College who meets the CSU minimum eligibil- ity requirements will be admitted to a CSU — but not necessarily to a particular campus or major. Students who complete an ADT Degree may be given a spe- cial GPA bump when applying to an impacted campus outside their local area or an impacted major that is deemed similar. Students with an ADT degree enter the CSU system with junior standing. Stu- dents who are admitted and en- rolled in a program that has been deemed similar will have the op- portunity to complete their bach- elor's degree with no more than 60 semester units or 90 quarter units of coursework. Shasta College students inter- ested in transferring to a Univer- sity of California (UC) campus can benefit from the Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) pro- gram. The TAG program provides students a guarantee of transfer into one of six UC campuses as long as they meet the specified re- quirements. Theses UC campuses include UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz. The priority application fil- ing period for students to submit their CSU or UC applications for the Fall 2015 term are California State University Oct. 1 through Nov. 30 and University of Cali- fornia Nov. 1-30. For more information, students can visit www.shastacollege.edu/ transfer or call 530-242-7570. UNIVERSITIES Shasta students prepare for transfer Call 877-4DAD411 or visit www.fatherhood.gov be a dad today. Take time to COURTESYPHOTO Red Bluff Fire Department made a visit to Jackson Heights kindergartners Oct. 8. Engineer Scott Spangler and reserve firefighter and Jackson Heights alumnus Egan Meagher visited for National Fire Safety Week. The students enjoyed a lesson about being prepared in case of emergency and saw how the fire engine helps in emergency situations. JACKSON HEIGHTS STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT FIRE COURTESY PHOTO Alysha MaGee a er passing the GED test at the Red Bluff facility. Localteachersbenefit from rewards program Walmart awarded 20 teachers from Berrendos and Antelope School District with $50 reward cards to purchase classroom sup- plies that will help students start the school year off right as part of the company's Teacher Rewards program. For the sixth year, Walmart will donate more than $5 mil- lion to provide 100,000 teach- ers across the United States with reward cards to help off- set the cost of classroom ex- penses at the beginning of the school year. These funds come at a critical time, as many teachers will spend an estimated $1,000 of their own money to ensure their students have the supplies they need to learn throughout the school year. The Teacher Rewards program is an extension of Walmart's on- going support of local education initiatives that help students bet- ter prepare for their future. In 2013, Walmart and its founda- tion donated more than $44 mil- lion to fund education programs across the country. SimpsonUniversity welcomes new leaders REDDING Simpson University welcomed three new department leaders this fall, overseeing con- tinuing education, enrollment management, and student devel- opment. Dr. John Burlison is the dean of Adult Studies — ASPIRE degree- completion — and online pro- grams; Dr. Tom Shaw is the vice president for Enrollment Manage- ment; Dr. Mike Loomis serves as associate vice president for Stu- dent Development. Burlison has a corporate back- ground but has spent the past 13 years in higher education, most recently as director of Azusa Pa- cific University's San Diego Re- gional Center. Shaw brings 30 years of experi- ence in higher education, includ- ing serving as vice president of Student and Enrollment Services at Moody Bible Institute in Chi- cago, and as the dean of Enroll- ment Management at Bryan Col- lege in Tennessee. Loomis has more than 20 years of experience in student develop- ment leadership, coming to Simp- son from Geneva College in Penn- sylvania, where he served as dean of Student Development. CSU Chico preview day set for Saturday CHICO California State Univer- sity, Chico expects more than 1,500 prospective students and their families at the 20th annual Chico Preview Day 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25. The fall open house gives fu- ture students and their family members an opportunity to visit the campus and engage directly with faculty, staff and current stu- dents. University President Paul Zingg and Associated Students President Taylor Herren will address and welcome attend- ees at 9:30 a.m. in Laxson Au- ditorium. Walking tours of campus and bus tours of Chico will take place every 30 minutes beginning at 8:30 a.m. The walking tours start in the Bell Memorial Union (BMU) courtyard, and bus tours begin at the corner of 2nd and Chestnut streets. Other tours include university housing tours starting at 10 a.m. in the BMU courtyard and run- ning every 10 minutes and a tour of the College of Agriculture farm starting at 2 p.m. The event also includes an in- formation fair in the BMU Audi- torium from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. All academic departments and stu- dent support services such as the Educational Opportunity Pro- gram, Student Health Services, Student Activities, Advising and Career Planning will be avail- able to answer questions about the University. Campus financial aid experts will be at the event to provide information about fi- nancing education and finding scholarships. "Picking a college can be a tough choice," said Wendy Nee- dels, assistant director, Office of Admissions. "Chico Preview Day is designed to help prospective students and their families make that decision." To register or obtain more in- formation about the day, visit www.csuchico.edu/admissions or call the Office of Admissions at 530 898-6322. EDUCATION BRIEFS Job Developer Neededtodevelopvocationalopportunitiesforpeoplewith disabilities within their community. Other duties: Monitor Job Methods, Standards, and Time Studies to Dept. of Labor Standards. Experience in Job Development or Sales and Marketing. 40 hours per week $9.45 per hour with benefit package. Must be (25 years old +) must be insurable, pass drug screening/negative TB test, DOJ background check and a health screen. 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