Allison Oster
Public Relations Manager
(626) 815-4518
Local Students Graduate from C.H.A.M.P. Program
November 27, 2007
AZUSA, Calif. –
WHO:
Azusa Pacific University’s Center for Academic Service-Learning and Research and more than 600 local fourth grade students
WHAT:
College Headed and Mighty Proud (C.H.A.M.P.) graduation is the culminating event for a nine-week service learning project that partners undergraduate Teacher Education majors with fourth grade students from the Azusa Unified School District (AUSD).
WHERE:
Richard and Vivian Felix Event Center on APU’s West Campus
701 E. Foothill Blvd., Azusa, Calif.
WHEN:
Wed., Nov. 28, 6:30-8 p.m.
WHY:
Through the C.H.A.M.P. Program, APU students encourage local fourth graders to pursue higher education. Founded in 1991, C.H.A.M.P. is a collaborative effort between APU and local elementary schools to get children excited about their future dreams and goals of attending college.
FACTS:
- Fourth grade students from Powell Elementary, Paramount Elementary, and Magnolia Elementary will graduate at this event.
- Administrators from AUSD and APU will attend. Professors involved in the program will wear their regalia at the event.
Featured in TIME magazine and ranked as one of the nation’s best by U.S.News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Azusa Pacific is a comprehensive, Christian, evangelical university, committed to God First and known for excellence in higher education. Azusa Pacific’s main campus lies just 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, while its seven Southern California regional centers bring convenience and extend quality programming. The university offers more than 50 areas of undergraduate study, 23 master's degrees, and 7 doctorates to a total student population of more than 8,100.
