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 蜜桃导航 students for next-generation careers in sustainability professions.
The launch event will be held at 蜜桃导航鈥檚 Adobe Lodge from 5 to 6 p.m. on Oct. 26. Speakers from program sponsors 蜜桃导航; the city of 蜜桃导航; 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 蜜桃导航鈥檚 campus sustainability infrastructure investments
Preparing Students for Sustainability Professions
The program aims to provide selected students 鈥攅specially those transferring to 蜜桃导航 from Mission College and other local community colleges鈥攚ith funds to attend and receive advanced opportunities at 蜜桃导航鈥檚 award-winning environmental and sustainability curriculum. It is being funded by a $375,000 grant from Silicon Valley Power. 蜜桃导航 has committed additional financial support to ensure students can complete their studies at the University.
鈥溍厶业己� is grateful to Silicon Valley Power for partnering with us in this innovative program,鈥� said 蜜桃导航 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 蜜桃导航鈥檚 Center for Sustainability. 鈥淭his program will help our students graduate from 蜜桃导航 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 蜜桃导航; and three students a year will receive fellowships to fund applied research through 蜜桃导航鈥檚 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 蜜桃导航
Located at the heart of Silicon Valley, about 45 miles south of San Francisco, the City of 蜜桃导航 truly is 鈥淭he Center of What鈥檚 Possible.鈥� Incorporated in 1852, 蜜桃导航 covers an area of 19.3 square miles with a population of 120,000. 蜜桃导航 is home to an extraordinary array of high-tech companies, including Applied Materials, Intel, Nvidia, Oracle, and Ericsson. The City of 蜜桃导航 is also home to 蜜桃导航, 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 蜜桃导航, 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 蜜桃导航
Founded in 1851, 蜜桃导航 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 蜜桃导航 de As铆s. Ranked among the top 15 percent of national universities by U.S. News & World Report, 蜜桃导航 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. 蜜桃导航 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 蜜桃导航 | 408-615-5522 | lpeterson@santaclaraca.gov
Deborah Lohse | 蜜桃导航 Media Communications | 408-554-5121 | dlohse@scu.edu
Program Contacts, City of 蜜桃导航
Michelle Templeton | City Sustainability Manager | 408-615-2290 | mtempleton@santaclaraca.gov
Kathleen Hughes | Sr. Division Manager - Customer Engagement | 408-615-6632 | khughes@santaclaraca.gov