Hey everyone.

I wanted to “communicate” what is in the works for the upcoming year on our website and how it can be used.  www.centralcal.org

#1  We have added a program highlights section, where programs can feature specific highlights that their program has had.
The way it works is a program would send a photo and caption to it, and short summary of its event.  Its very rough right now but thank you
Cesar from Cal Poly for forwarding pics of his SSS program, and I hope more programs can do so.  I also tried for COS UB, but if Ric you can give me your ideas or send me some pics.

#2  Today I had a presentation to middle schools who came to Fresno State. When asked if they knew about Upward Bound, ETS, etc at their high schools, of course they didn’t know.. But if we had as staff somewhere to go to see if that high school is serviced by one of us, I can really see all of us using this part to the website. I will be adding it to the Member’s directory location, so if I can get from EVERYONE asap..
Ex.  next to Fresno State Upward Bound employees, I would add a box that says
High Schools Served
Fresno High, Roosevelt High, Edison High
Madera No. High, Madera So. High, Sanger High.

I am asking all programs to send this back to me so I can present prior to May’s meeting.  For programs like SSS, EOC, etc, if you can send me your main contacts like I know EOC at FSU looks to Cesar Chavez adult school, Workforce Connection, etc, that would suffice.  

#3  I need some info on WESTOP conference in Phoenix, since I didn’t go, I don’t know where to start, but if you send pics, and maybe our pres or pres elect can come up with a brief intro (see PDS 2009 for an idea).  Anyone who went send pics personally to my email.

#4  History/ Historian.  Dennis if you could send what you wrote very nicely at the last meeting, I know people would appreciate reading your piece on our history, and we could start adding to it.

#5  Summer Jam info. I copy and pasted your stuff Arnold, any forms or stuff you need to be an attachment let me know and I will add it.  Or if you want a formal invitation/description go for it, I will put it up, but for now that’s what I have,(check the summer jam link).  I will also add a box where once programs agree to going we’ll put them on, so I know NHU ETS has confirmed, and more will follow.

#6  Scholarships. Since I know you will be meeting soon and no SLC took place this year, we will highlight our recipients on our site.  Jesus, if you can make it mandatory they forward me a quick info, and perhaps a quick recap on each why they were chosen, (see Scholarships 2008 for what I mean).

#7  President’s/ Outgoing Pres message.  Please send me a new one, with thoughts insight, and fresh new photo of yourselves.

#8  LASTLY, a group photo will be taken at the MAY 1st, 2009 meeting at CSU Bakersfield to replace the one on our homepage from back in Hawaii.  If Guille you can find a good spot, and we will do it then, and now everyone is on board for it.

Thanks, hope I didn’t miss anything coming up, but with your cooperation and sending stuff my way the website can be used more and more as a resource for us, and again highlight all the great things we do internally and externally onto whoever views it.   

BEN  communications chair.
 * ps. If you have summer job positions feel free to send through the listserv too.





Bernardo Reynoso
Academic & Curriculum Specialist
Upward Bound Program
California State University, Fresno
(559) 278-5347   fax  (559) 278-4306
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