TASK FORCE ON K-12 OUTREACH
July 24, 1997
ALL AT UCSD
SUBJECT: UCSD Task Force on K-12 Outreach -- Symposium The UCSD Task Force on K-12 Outreach is sponsoring a symposium of educators who have created, operated, or evaluated innovative educational programs designed to enable underserved children to achieve academic excellence. We invite you to attend!
Increasing the Numbers of Underserved Children Who
Achieve Academic Excellence
Wednesday, July 30, 1997
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Robinson Auditorium
The UCSD Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies
The panelists will review the programs in which they have been involved and will also discuss ideas to increase the numbers of underserved students who qualify for admission to UCSD and other UC caliber schools. The panel will include:
James Bower, Professor of Biology, Co-Director - The Caltech Pre-college Science Initiative, California Institute of Technology Henry Levin, David Jacks Professor of Higher Education and Economics Director, Accelerated Schools Project, Stanford University Sarah Michaels, Associate Professor of Education, Director - Hiatt Center for Urban Education, Clark University Alicia Parra, Deputy Director, The El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence, University of Texas at El Paso
Mary Catherine Swanson, Founder and Executive Director, AVID - Advancement Via Individual Determination
Paul Drake Nicholas Spitzer Task Force Co-Chair Task Force Co-Chair