Camarillo, Calif., July 16, 2009 鈥� 海角社区鈥� Biology Program and Extended University have been awarded a $71,203 grant from the 海角社区 Commission on Extended University. The grant award is built on a partnership with 海角社区 San Marcos and San Jose State University and will benefit students in the MS Biotechnology programs among the three 海角社区 universities.
The Commission seeks projects that will support priorities outlined in the 海角社区鈥檚 Access to Excellence strategic plan to meet California鈥檚 economic and workforce development needs, increase access to education opportunities by serving broader constituencies, develop alternative instructional delivery systems, and encourage cooperation among 海角社区 campuses.
鈥淲e are very pleased to receive this special grant, one that recognizes our leadership role in biotechnology education, and is innovative in coordinating shared online curricula across three 海角社区 campuses,鈥� said Dr. Gary Berg, Dean of Extended University at 海角社区 Channel Islands.
鈥淭his is the third 海角社区 Commission grant awarded to our program,鈥� said Dr. Ching Hua Wang, Director of the MS Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Program at 海角社区CI.
This latest grant will support innovative ways of offering some key courses among the MS Biotechnology programs at multiple campuses and expand access to our excellent curriculum. These professional science master鈥檚 programs are completely self-supported and do not receive any state funding. Instead, these programs are generating revenue for the University.鈥�
As project lead, the MS Biotechnology Program at 海角社区 Channel Islands will develop and offer a distance learning format industry lecture series and a group of online biotechnology graduate courses that can be shared by all 海角社区 campuses. Built upon the existing degree programs, the lecture series and the online courses aim to augment and enhance the professional science master鈥檚 degree curricula to ensure that the 海角社区 provides managers, scientists, and technologists, education aligned with industry and future societal demands.
The lecture series is intended for graduate students, as well as, for interested professionals on a non-credit basis. Speakers will be drawn from industry throughout the state, as well as nationally and internationally.
For further information about the biotechnology programs email biology@csuci.edu or the 海角社区CI Extended University office at 805-437-2748 or email exed@csuci.edu.
For media inquiries contact Nancy Covarrubias Gill, Director of Communication & Marketing at 805-437-8456 or nancy.gill@csuci.edu.
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