Azusa Pacific University's Center for Academic Service-Learning and Research, more than 300 fourth grade students, C.H.A.M.P. alumni, and their families.
WHAT:
The College Headed and Mighty Proud (C.H.A.M.P.) graduation ceremony is the closing event for a nine-week service-learning project that partners undergraduate Teacher Education majors with fourth grade students from the Azusa Unified School District (AUSD). Mariachi de Azusa’s will perform prior to the ceremony at 6 p.m.
WHEN:
Graduation: Wed., Dec. 3, 6:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Richard and Vivian Felix Event Center on APU’s West Campus
701 E. Foothill Blvd., Azusa, Calif.
FACTS:
Each year, the C.H.A.M.P. Program introduces the idea of college to around 700 fourth graders from six local schools in the Azusa Unified School District through various activities designed to help the younger students experience college life first-hand.
Featured in TIME magazine and ranked as one of the nation’s best by U.S.News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Azusa Pacific is a comprehensive, Christian, evangelical university, committed to God First and known for excellence in higher education. Azusa Pacific’s main campus lies just 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, while its seven Southern California regional centers bring convenience and extend quality programming. The university offers more than 60 areas of undergraduate study, 26 master's degree programs, and 7 doctorates to a total student population of more than 8,100.