Good Morning CenCal Members,

As we approach our annual CenCal Professional Development Seminar  
(PDS), October 7 & 8, 2010 we are looking at an effort to get more  
members of our chapter to attend.  As of now, we have about half the  
number of attendees enrolled compared to last year.  Honorable  
mentions to the SSS programs who have been our top registered numbers  
as of now.   Please make an effort to attend and bring it up in  
conversation to your director(s) the importance of you attending and  
collaborating with your fellow Cencal members.

I know budgets are tight and programs are busy, short staffed, or not  
sure of the importance of attending, but we really need everyone to  
come together even if it is last minute to get our numbers up, give  
ourselves time to discuss our programs, work collaboratively, and  
ultimately not make it seem like a low numbered attendance.  I know  
many of you have skimmed through the NorCal and SoCal PDS emails  
urging their members to attend and they have gone up, and here we are  
in the same predicament.

If you have an idea of a workshop, or would like a workshop offered,  
by all means contact myself, <a href="/cgi-bin/wa?LOGON=A3%3Dind1009%26L%3DCENTRALCAL%26E%3Dquoted-printable%26P%3D1873189%26B%3D--Apple-Mail-32-214010288%26T%3Dtext%252Fplain%3B%2520charset%3DUTF-8" target="_parent" >[log in to unmask]</a> or Ricardo  
Marmolejo, PDS chair <a href="/cgi-bin/wa?LOGON=A3%3Dind1009%26L%3DCENTRALCAL%26E%3Dquoted-printable%26P%3D1873189%26B%3D--Apple-Mail-32-214010288%26T%3Dtext%252Fplain%3B%2520charset%3DUTF-8" target="_parent" >[log in to unmask]</a>, and we can work with you that  
way.  As far as lodging, the links are on the web  
www.westopcencal.com under PDS 2010.  For those of you who have  
registered 24, thank you and lets double up those numbers, we have  
about double that amount of paid members to date, so lets put your  
memberships to good use and register today.  I have attached the  
registration form, and register today (early registration has been  
extended fyi for the next couple days).

Remember we will be having our CenCal Meeting in the same location on  
Friday October 8th, 2010, the day following PDS.

President-Elect, Ben
Bernardo Reynoso
Academic & Curriculum Specialist
Upward Bound Program
California State University, Fresno
  (559) 278-5347  (559) 278-4306
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Hello Everyone

The following is a list and a brief description of the workshops we  
have lined up for the PDS.

1.      “The Road to Leadership Begins With You”
a.       Presenter will be providing attendees with tips and methods  
of you can become a leader in your local and regional associations.
2.      “Tactical Communications”
a.       Chief of COS District Police Department will explain and  
demonstrate the power of non-violent communications.  Working with  
students can at times get difficult, this workshop will give you tips  
on how to use non-violent communications in these situations.
3.      “Early Alert Initiative”
a.       COS EOP&S Program will provide a brief description of the  
“Early Alert Initiative.”  The EAI is currently being used by  
several departments on campus in identifying students having  
suffering in class.  The initiative has proven to positively affect  
students grades by referring them to the proper resources early in  
the semester.
4.      “Program Roundtables”
a.       Come discuss and share best practices within TRiO programs.
5.      “Perfecting the Personal Statement”
a.       With students getting ready to submit their scholarship and  
university applications, the presenter will discuss ways in which  
your student’s essay can stand out amongst others.
6.      “Using Technology as a Recruiting Tool”
a.
7.      “New Membership Orientation”
a.       Benefits that come with being members of WESTOP.

R. Marmolejo
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TRiO...it works!