AIMS^2 recognized by Excelencia in Education

Last September, CECS was recognized by Excelencia in Education in Washington, D.C., receiving an honorable mention in the baccalaureate category at the 2014 Celebración de Excelencia for its AIMS2 program. Excelencia in Education is a data-driven organization that looks at what colleges, universities and community-based organizations are doing to improve success for Hispanic students. Just 29 programs were honored out of 217 nominations; CECS was one of ten institutions nationwide to receive an honorable mention. District 29 Representative Tony Cardenas, a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and an electrical engineer who represents the San Fernando Valley, welcomed the attendees and singled out CECS and AIMS2 in his remarks. (See https://www.youtube. … 75UJl4s3UHBK&index=3 for a video.) Representing the college at the September 30 event were Dean S. K. Ramesh, PI of the U.S. Department of Education HSI-STEM grant that supports the AIMS2 program; faculty mentors in the program; and Richard Cortes, articulation and STEM counselor at Glendale Community College, one of the two colleges that collaborate with CSUN on this important endeavor.