Camarillo, Calif., Feb. 14, 2008鈥�91吃瓜 President Richard R. Rush will be one of many CSU officials to bring the college message to thousands of prospective students and their families during the Third Annual CSU Super Sunday.
This year鈥檚 Super Sunday event will take place at 22 African American churches in the Los Angeles Area on Sunday, Feb. 24. CSUCI President Rush will address the congregation of the Bryant Temple AME Church at both the 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. services.聽 Bryant Temple is located at 2525 West Vernon Ave., Los Angeles, 90008.
Rush and other CSU presidents, trustees, the chancellor, and officials participating in Super Sunday will address the congregations to engage the community by encouraging students to go to college.
聽鈥淎t Super Sunday, thousands of students and their families learn that planning for college starts in the sixth grade. We hope to make communities aware of the steps that students need to complete each year to get to college,鈥� said CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed. 鈥淲e are pleased to say that these efforts are paying off. In recent years we have noticed an increase in African American applications and enrollment. In Fall 2007, African American enrollment increased by 6.5 percent at CSU campuses.鈥�
Following the services, CSU outreach staff and church education counselors will provide information about college applications and financial aid. Students will also be introduced to Cal Sate Apply, the Web site that prospective students use to get information and apply to a CSU.
Other outreach efforts to be conducted by the CSU with the African American churches include financial aid workshops, expanded distribution of college materials to sixth-12th grade students and their parents. The CSU has also developed a how-to guide for church educational advisers who work directly with families within these communities.
One of the informational pieces that will be distributed during Super Sunday is the 鈥淗ow to Get to College鈥� poster. The poster provides middle and high school students and their parents step-by-step information regarding staying on the path to college, such as the classes they need to take, the importance of good grades, and how to apply for financial aid.
For media inquiries about President Rush鈥檚 involvement in Super Sunday contact Ceal Potts, Communications Specialist at CSUCI, 805-437-8940 or cecilia.potts@csuci.edu.
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