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GO, MATH GIRL! UC Riverside has received a $482,000 federal grant to create a program highlighting the importance of mathematics-based careers for middle-school girls and ensuring they develop the skills to achieve such goals. The funding will also support efforts to increase the number of female mathematics majors who pursue teaching as a career. The goal of Isis, the two-year U.S. Department of Education grant to the ALPHA Center at UCR, is to target middle-school girls at low-performing schools, and undergraduate female students at UCR, for participation in a yearlong program to provide guidance to excel in high school and college mathematics while stressing the options available for young women in mathematics-based careers. Some 250 middle-school girls will receive instruction, tutoring and mentoring from middle-school teachers, with undergraduate students and faculty members from UCR. SAFETY VIDEO State Assemblyman John J. Benoit (R-Palm Desert) has announced that copies of his Capitol Report show segment “Safe Escape,” aimed at educating children on recognizing threats from unfamiliar adults, is available for free by calling his office. Benoit collaborated on the 30-minute video, available in DVD or VCR format, with retired law enforcement expert Bob Stuber. “Stuber’s teachings have saved countless children from would-be predators and child abductors,” Benoit said. Information: 951.369.6644. HIGH MARKS FOR CASA COLINA The new Casa Colina Hospital in Pomona has passed its comprehensive survey by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, earning the highest accreditation category possible. Casa Colina was favorably compared with respected rehabilitation hospitals such as National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, D.C. and Craig Hospital in Boulder, Colo. Information: 909.596.7733. ANTHROPOLOGIE AT VICTORIA GARDENS Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga has announced that the trend-setting retailer Anthropologie is set to open its doors at the shopping and entertainment center this month. Anthropologie specializes in classic and sophisticated women’s clothing, accessories and home décor from around the world. Victoria Gardens is its first Inland Empire location. The open-air Victoria Gardens shopping center is located at the northwest corner of I-15 and Foothill Boulevard in Rancho Cucamonga. TEACHERS OF THE YEAR The 2006 Riverside County Teachers of the Year are Mercedes Mireya Alou-Hicks, Daniel Glenn Fountaine, and Shelbi Wilson. Alou-Hicks teaches chemistry and AP Environmental Science at Palm Desert High School, Fountaine teaches woodworking at Matthew Gage Middle School in Riverside, and Wilson teaches English, health, volleyball, yearbook and teen parenting classes at Abraham Lincoln High School in Riverside. The three will represent Riverside County’s school districts in the 2006 California Techer of the Year competition with the winners to be announced in November. – Reported and compiled by Inland Empire Family Magazine staff |
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