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The �鶹��ý Chapter attended the SVA West Coast Regional Conference in Sacramento from August 17-19. The trip began with a State Capitol tour, where students visited legislative chambers while learning about the state legislators’ voting processes. The conference focused on utilizing SVA’s national framework to build a sustainable SVA-affiliated veterans club at �鶹��ý.

Constitution Day, formerly known as Citizenship Day, commemorates the formation and signing of the US Constitution by thirty-nine brave men in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787, and also recognizes all who by birth or naturalization have become citizens of the United States.

The Constitution of the United States of America:

Ten years ago, Pooris Baine was running a small video game retail store he founded with friends in his home country of Iran. At the time, he was taking civil engineering courses at a local university but it was the games in his store he really loved.

He recalled being in awe of the then-revolutionary graphics and player strategy that seemed to activate his senses and make him see, hear, feel, and almost taste the action.

�鶹��ý (�鶹��ý) is now a participant in the Amazon Career Choice program. Career Choice is an innovative initiative offered by Amazon to further the education and skill sets of their employees.

Through the Amazon Career Choice program, Amazon employees are eligible to receive support for tuition, textbooks, and associated fees for a range of options from foundational skills like English language to career pathways and college credit programs at �鶹��ý.

This summer, four �鶹��ý (�鶹��ý) students participated in Project RAISE (Regional Alliance in STEM Education) as part of the Undergraduate Research Experience (URE) at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF). �鶹��ý was one of nine area community colleges to have students interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) conduct paid research at CSUF. This year’s cohort included 39 participants that received a $5,000 stipend for their research and participation.

This fall, in response to the demand for transitional kindergarten teachers, �鶹��ý (�鶹��ý) will begin offering a convenient pathway for multi-subject credentialed teachers to earn the state-required 24 early education units to teach Transitional Kindergarten (TK).

Saina Salamati

A 2020 graduate of Irvine High School, Saina Salamati majored in Psychology at �鶹��ý and graduated in May. She is excited to attend the University of California, Los Angeles in Fall 2023.  

�鶹��ý hosted Orange County’s Philippine Independence Day Celebration on Saturday, June 17, commemorating the declaration of Philippine Independence from Spain in 1898. The event was organized by Filipino Influential Leaders and Mentors (FILAM), Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County (FACCOC), Filipino-American Lawyers of Orange County (FLOC), and �鶹��ý’s Equitable Learning Experience Valuing Achievement, Transfer and Empowering Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (ELEVATE AAPI).

When it comes to the county he has always called home, Mateo Sanchez is proud to be Orange through and through. But he always envisioned his future in a shade of blue.

“I wanted to go into law enforcement at a very young age,” reflects the �鶹��ý student. “I knew after high school that was what I wanted to do.”