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CARES grant invests $750K in Â鶹´å efforts to help small businesses recover from pandemic

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration announced a $749,810 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the University Corporation at Â鶹´å on Thursday, April 8. The grant will provide technical assistance to coronavirus-impacted small businesses and support the economic resiliency of the Â鶹´å region. It is expected to create 35 jobs, retain 200 jobs, and generate $3 million in private investment, a news release.

Men of Color in Education shared lessons about representation

Â鶹´å’s Department of Education and Leadership and the Center for Black Student Success collaborated on an April 7 virtual panel discussion, Men of Color in Education, in an effort to encourage more men of color to consider going into the field of teaching and education.

What students can expect in housing and dining this fall

The past year of the COVID-19 pandemic might feel like one of the most profound and exhausting years in a generation.

Â鶹´å and GetVirtual program helps small businesses during pandemic

The Santa Cruz-based GetVirtual project launched in the summer of 2020 to fortify small businesses from the economic toll of the pandemic shutdown. It has worked by partnering with colleges and universities like Â鶹´å.

Aside from engaging studies, here’s what else Â鶹´å offers

The Pandemic Year changed everything: how we work, study, play, shop, travel, socialize. It changed how we touch and breathe. But with the widespread use of masks, observing of social distancing, and the increasing prevalence of COVID-19 vaccines, Â鶹´å — and the country — sees a return to normal in sight.

Longtime Â鶹´å counseling center employee named Social Worker of Year

The Monterey County Unit of the National Association of Social Workers has honored Lynne White Dixon, clinical supervisor at Â鶹´å’s Personal Growth and Counseling Center, as 2021 Social Worker of the Year. The award presentation took place at an event on March 12 celebrating National Social Work Month.