UC ��ԭ�� Continuing and Professional Education Content

This Time, Graduation To Be Real for UC ��ԭ�� Student

Julia Ann Easley — December 09, 2024 - 2:35pm

Emmanuel “Manny” Garcia Pereida of Oakland wore a UC ��ԭ�� cap and gown with a stole identifying him as a first-generation college graduate. His name sounded over the arena’s speakers. He crossed the stage and shook hands with the chancellor. His family cheered.

UC ��ԭ�� Helping To Grow Child Welfare Social Worker Corps

Julia Ann Easley — October 08, 2024 - 9:49am

A community college English assignment to write a poem about herself inspired Celine Gomez to pursue a career in social work and help her community.

Now, Gomez, a graduate of the University of California, ��ԭ��, is realizing her ambition through a program to professionalize and add to the corps of social workers at public child welfare agencies in California that, as of July 1, had nearly 65,000 cases.

CHANCELL-ING: Learning for a Lifetime

Cody Kitaura — August 31, 2023 - 3:04pm

The academic year at UC ��ԭ�� starts in just a few weeks, and our college town will be back in peak action.

For some students, this will be the first step of their journey through higher education. Others will be moving through their upper-division classes or grad school seminars with their UC ��ԭ�� degrees in sight.

UC ��ԭ�� Selects New Dean for Continuing and Professional Education

Julia Ann Easley — August 31, 2023 - 11:15am

Julie Greenwood, vice dean for Educational Initiatives in EdPlus at Arizona State University (ASU), will join the University of California, ��ԭ��, as its next dean of Continuing and Professional Education (CPE). Greenwood will start on Oct. 16.

Susan Catron announced last year she would retire this fall after five years as dean of CPE and more than 20 years in leadership roles at UC ��ԭ��.

Continuing and Professional Education Invites Applications for ‘Build Your Own Career’ Scholarships

Dave Jones — May 07, 2023 - 6:27am

UC ��ԭ�� Continuing and Professional Education, or CPE, is accepting applications through May 31 for its new “Build Your Own Career” Scholarship, a program aimed at expanding access to CPE’s career enhancing programs.

Public Health Is Subject of CPE’s 1st ‘Degree Pipeline’

Dave Jones — April 18, 2023 - 7:31am

Continuing and Professional Education, or CPE, has developed its first certificate program that can serve as a bridge to UC ��ԭ�� graduate degrees.

Susan Catron to Step Down as Dean of Continuing and Professional Education

Cody Kitaura — September 13, 2022 - 12:00pm

Susan Catron has announced she will step down as dean of the Division of Continuing and Professional Education, or CPE, in June 2023, after five years in office. Catron joined CPE in 1990 as a program manager and left in 2002 as director of marketing. After a five-year hiatus to complete her graduate studies and work in state legislative policy, she returned to the division in a variety of roles: director of health and policy programs, associate dean for program innovation, and senior associate dean for academic affairs.

UC ��ԭ�� Aims to Turn ‘Stop-Outs’ Into Graduates

Dave Jones — August 09, 2022 - 7:04pm

UC ��ԭ�� Continuing and Professional Education is playing a central role in the UC system’s new Degree Completion Program, which will provide support to “stop-outs” — students who leave college without a degree — in their efforts to complete their studies.

Webinar Series: ‘Future-Proof’ Your Career

Dave Jones — May 18, 2020 - 9:02pm

As the work world goes virtual, UC ��ԭ�� Continuing and Professional Education is offering free, weekly webinars in a series titled “Future-Proof: How to Manage Your Career in Times of Change.”

The trainings offer tools and skills aimed at helping people find employment and advance their careers in the new environment, and are led by Andrea Weiss, a certified career counselor who also teaches employee development workshops and provides counseling for UC ��ԭ�� departments and staff.

Double Coursera Bonus for Staff, Faculty

Dave Jones — May 18, 2020 - 7:15pm

UC ��ԭ�� Continuing and Professional Education, in partnership with Coursera, announced two new offers for staff, faculty and student employees: free enrollment in the online learning platform.

‘FUTURE-PROOFING’ YOUR CAREER

Also new from Continuing and Professional Education: a free webinar series for working professionals. See separate story.

UC ����ԭ�� Continuing and Professional Education Content

This Time, Graduation To Be Real for UC ����ԭ�� Student

UC ����ԭ�� Helping To Grow Child Welfare Social Worker Corps