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MEMBER NEWS (May 2024): Medical training throughout CVHEC membership

This special edition of the Central Valley Higher Education e-newsletter featuring medical education in the Central Valley focuses on the medical school programs of two CVHEC members that confer medical doctor degrees (University of California…
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MEMBER NEWS: UOP tackles therapist shortage in North Valley

UOP's Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology opens to students in fall 2024 and will help addres healthcare shortage in North Valley.   UOP: Marriage and family counseling focus of Benerd’s new master’s program   University…
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MEMBER NEWS: UOP tackles healthcare shortage in North Valley

  Pacific receives nearly $1M to support future health care providers   (APR 14, 2024) -- University of the Pacific’s School of Health Sciences has been awarded nearly $1 million in state grants to further its mission of educating…
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HIGHER ED NEWS (MAY 2024): Student Mental Health

College Futures Foundation commissions report on student mental health Commissioned by College Futures Foundation, the report “Degrees of Distress” examines through a racial equity lens how higher education institutions hurt and help…
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CVHEC commemorates TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK (May 5-11, 2024)

Dr. John Spevak (at right), vice president-emeritus of Merced College and currently a regional coordinator for CVHEC, was an English teacher early in his career and now coordinates the English and Math Task Forces for the consortium working…
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CVHEC DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE (April 2024): The math mission!

A mission of math continues in the Central Valley   Greetings CVHEC friends and colleagues! Welcome to our April newsletter as we are a month or so to closing out another academic year in the Central Valley. We are particularly…
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MATH BRIDGE UPDATE- April 2024

The road to Orosi, California typifies the rich rural areas of Central California where CVHEC and College Bridge are reaching out to provide Math Bridge services that help prepare high school students for college. (Tom Uribes photo) Math Bridge…
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CVHEC BOARD NEWS: Dr. Rafe E. Trickey named Taft College president

The West Kern Community College District (WKCCD) Board of Trustees has selected Dr. Rafe Edward Trickey, Jr. to become the next superintendent/president of Taft College. He will replace Superintendent/President Brock McMurray who is retiring…
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CVHEC BOARD NEWS: Britt Rios-Ellis appointed Stanislaus State president

The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees has appointed Britt Rios-Ellis to serve as president of California State University, Stanislaus July 1, 2024 when she will also become a member of the Central Valley Higher Education Consortium…
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Math Task Force resumes AB1705 curriculum planning April 19

  'Continuing the CVHEC Way to AB 1705 Success' - Part II Math Task Force resumes AB1705 curriculum planning April 19 with a look at chancellor options, adding high school principals voices to the convo   Many of the best math minds…