COVID Frontline Workers Honored With Scholarships
Each scholarship awards two (2) second-year students $4,500 (each) to assist them with tuition, books, uniforms, state fees and state qualifying exams.
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WATCH: Owning The Block
We were joined by an esteemed panel of Black entrepreneurs and leaders for a lively conversation on racial funding gap and how Black business owners can access capital:
Distinguished Leaders Lunch Session Fireside Chat with Michael Matthews – META
Thank you to all who attended our December Distinguished Leaders Lunch Session Fireside Chat with Michael Matthews, Public Policy Director with META (formerly known as Facebook).
NEW PCF PARTNERSHIP WITH KAPOR CENTER
The Foundation is proud to announce that this past November 2021, members of the Kapor Center’s Kapor Good Neighbor Committee established the “Kapor Scholarship” aimed to provide financial assistance to unhoused and/or undocumented students currently enrolled at one of the Peralta Colleges.
The December 6th Golf Tournament was a hit!
On Monday, December 6, 2021, the Peralta Colleges Foundation revived its annual golf tournament and this year titled the tournament after Peralta’s long serving retired board trustee Dr. William “Bill” Riley.
Owning the Block Virtual Symposium – held Nov. 17th
Owning the block brought together business owners, entrepreneurs, start-ups, venture capitalists, academicians and thought leaders for an intriguing visionary conversation on realizing power to build wealth in Oakland and beyond.
Click here for the Program Booklet.
Peralta Colleges Foundation Selects Four Students to Receive 2021 Oakland A’s Sports Management Endowed Scholarship Award
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Peralta Colleges Foundation has selected four students to receive the 2021 Oakland A’s Sports Management Endowed Scholarship Award. Sophia Butler (Laney College, Business Administration), Betselot Gulilat (College of Alameda, Business Administration), RJ Ishimaru (Berkeley City College, Business Administration), and Sabryna Sablan (Merritt College, General Business) will each receive a $1,000 scholarship to apply toward college tuition and expenses.
COA Automotive Technology Students Awarded Ozzie Day Scholarship
Two College of Alameda Automotive Technology (Atech) students, Yumeus (Missy) Taylor and Jorge Sandoval, were awarded Ozzie Day Scholarships this spring.
