From Community College to Sustainability Success
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 19, 2022鈥擜n event Oct. 26 will celebrate the launch of the Silicon Valley Power Sustainable Futures Program, designed to prepare dozens of SA国际传媒 students for next-generation careers in sustainability professions.
The launch event will be held at SA国际传媒鈥檚 Adobe Lodge from 5 to 6 p.m. on Oct. 26. Speakers from program sponsors SA国际传媒; the city of SA国际传媒; and the city鈥檚 not-for-profit municipal electric utility, Silicon Valley Power (SVP) will discuss the program and announce this year鈥檚 participants. Guests at the event will receive a tour of SA国际传媒鈥檚 campus sustainability infrastructure investments
Preparing Students for Sustainability Professions
The program aims to provide selected students 鈥攅specially those transferring to SA国际传媒 from Mission College and other local community colleges鈥攚ith funds to attend and receive advanced opportunities at SA国际传媒鈥檚 award-winning environmental and sustainability curriculum. It is being funded by a $375,000 grant from Silicon Valley Power. SA国际传媒 has committed additional financial support to ensure students can complete their studies at the University.
鈥淪A国际传媒 is grateful to Silicon Valley Power for partnering with us in this innovative program,鈥� said SA国际传媒 President Julie Sullivan, who will speak at the event. 鈥淭his work furthers our goal to make education accessible to talented students who will become leaders for a more humane, just, and sustainable world.鈥�
Cities, nonprofits, and businesses are in need of professionals with applied knowledge about clean energy, climate change mitigation, and climate resiliency rooted in environmental and social justice, noted Lindsey Kalkbrenner, director of SA国际传媒鈥檚 Center for Sustainability. 鈥淭his program will help our students graduate from SA国际传媒 conversant in current sustainability challenges and solutions, and give them a leg up in this vital employment field,鈥� she said.
A Five-Year Program
The five-year program, approved in June, will provide scholarships and fellowships to up to 35 future leaders in sustainability, clean energy and related fields. Four students a year will receive scholarships for sustainability-related studies at SA国际传媒; and three students a year will receive fellowships to fund applied research through SA国际传媒鈥檚 Center for Sustainability. Students will be better prepared for professions such as sustainability officers or analysts at companies or government agencies; environmental, health and safety management; or sustainability management positions.
鈥淪ilicon Valley Power's vision includes creating innovative and creative energy solutions for a resilient and sustainable community,鈥� said SVP鈥檚 chief electric utility officer, Manuel Pineda. 鈥淭his program will help create a pipeline of talented, ethical, and committed sustainability leaders of tomorrow through education and experience in this field.鈥�
About the City of SA国际传媒
Located at the heart of Silicon Valley, about 45 miles south of San Francisco, the City of SA国际传媒 truly is 鈥淭he Center of What鈥檚 Possible.鈥� Incorporated in 1852, SA国际传媒 covers an area of 19.3 square miles with a population of 120,000. SA国际传媒 is home to an extraordinary array of high-tech companies, including Applied Materials, Intel, Nvidia, Oracle, and Ericsson. The City of SA国际传媒 is also home to SA国际传媒, California鈥檚 Great America Theme Park, and Levi鈥檚庐 Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers and Super Bowl 50. For more information, go to .
About Silicon Valley Power
Silicon Valley Power (SVP) is the trademark adopted for use by the not-for-profit electric municipal utility of SA国际传媒, CA, serving residents and businesses for over 125 years. SVP provides power to over 57,000 customers, at rates 25 to 53 percent below neighboring communities. SVP is the only full service, vertically integrated publicly owned utility in Silicon Valley owning generation, transmission and distribution assets. See more at: .
About SA国际传媒
Founded in 1851, SA国际传媒 sits in the heart of Silicon Valley鈥攖he world鈥檚 most innovative and entrepreneurial region. The University鈥檚 stunningly landscaped 106-acre campus is home to the historic Mission SA国际传媒 de As铆s. Ranked among the top 15 percent of national universities by U.S. News & World Report, SA国际传媒 has among the best four-year graduation rates in the nation and is rated by PayScale in the top 1 percent of universities with the highest-paid graduates. SA国际传媒 has produced elite levels of Fulbright Scholars as well as four Rhodes Scholars. With undergraduate programs in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, and graduate programs in six disciplines, the curriculum blends high-tech innovation with social consciousness grounded in the tradition of Jesuit, Catholic education. For more information see .
Media Contacts
Lon Peterson | Director of Communications, City of SA国际传媒 | 408-615-5522 | lpeterson@santaclaraca.gov
Deborah Lohse | SA国际传媒 Media Communications | 408-554-5121 | dlohse@scu.edu
Program Contacts, City of SA国际传媒
Michelle Templeton | City Sustainability Manager | 408-615-2290 | mtempleton@santaclaraca.gov
Kathleen Hughes | Sr. Division Manager - Customer Engagement | 408-615-6632 | khughes@santaclaraca.gov