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Hi OAEF members, A draft agenda for the Older Adults Education Forever meeting of today, Sunday, April 6 is attached. Please feel free to suggest additions or changes. I have also attached the notes from our last meeting. Here is the schedule: 1:30-2:00 PM West County meeting. All welcome, West Contra Costa matters discussed 2:00-4:00 PM General Meeting We will use the following link for both meetings: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85647085793?pwd=gzAOIcHdxV0aOShjGxxsD2b8yVmdEi.1 Meeting ID: 856 4708 5793 Passcode: 653628 I will see you this afternoon. Kristen

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Leslie Smith <lplato.smith@...> To: kristen Pursley <kpursley@...> Sent: Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 03:22:38 PM PDT Subject: Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education Actions https://sbud.senate.ca.gov/system/files/2025-03/march-27-2025-sub-1-agenda-final.pdf

Hi Older Adults Education Forever folks, We discussed Governor Newsom's plan for career education yesterday. Here is some more detailed information about it. Kristen ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Leslie Smith <lplato.smith@...> To: kristen Pursley <kpursley@...> Sent: Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 04:30:30 PM PDT Subject: Fwd: Governor Newsom Unveils Master Plan for Career Education; 2025 FACCC BOG Election Underway Please forward Begin forwarded message: From: Faculty Association of California Community Colleges <faccc@...> Date: April 5, 2025 at 6:47:18 AM PDT To: lesliesmth@... Subject: Governor Newsom Unveils Master Plan for Career Education; 2025 FACCC BOG Election Underway Reply-To: info@... ? Blog | Events | Donate to FACCC EI | Facebook | Bluesky | Instagram | FACCC Listserv In this issue of the Weekly: Governor Newsom Unveils Master Plan for Career Education 2025 FACCC BOG Election Underway Financial Aid Offices Remain Optimistic This Spring Student Visa Revocations Leave Colleges Scrambling Join a FACCC Committee Today! Social Media Updates Upcoming FACCC Events Governor Newsom Unveils Master Plan for Career Education After months of anticipation, Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled the Master Plan for Career Education at a press conference at Modesto Junior College on Wednesday. According to the Governor, this plan will connect workers with high-paying jobs through better state coordination, investments in credit for prior learning, and career passports. If this sounds familiar, it’s because the Governor released the original framework last December at Shasta College, and he included over $100 million in funding for this in his January budget proposal. 2025 FACCC BOG Election Underway Voting Deadline: Wednesday, April 30 As a valued member of our organization, we want to remind you about the FACCC Board of Governors Election, which is open now through April 30. This is an opportunity for you to have a say in the leadership of our organization and help shape its future. All eligible FACCC members received their ballot by email or will be receiving voter information through the physical mail. For voter support, please contact help@... or 1-866-984-3125. If you have not received your digital ballot, please contact us at info@... for immediate assistance. We are here to ensure a smooth and fair election process for all. Candidates for the FACCC Board of Governors: Governor at Large: Joseph Bielanski, Jr. Joel Blank Grace Chee John Govsky Jacob Traugott Governor for Part-Time South: Desiree Montenegro Susan Finley Part-Time Officer: Linda Sneed Secretary Jason Mayfield Treasurer: Mario Martinez Financial Aid Offices Remain Optimistic This Spring California college financial aid offices are cautiously optimistic this spring. Pell Grants and federal aid funding for this term are being distributed, and FAFSA processing for fall is on track. Still, concerns are rising due to significant staff cuts and Trump’s executive order to shut down the Department of Education. UC and CSU leaders say they expect no disruption to student aid. However, they’re preparing contingency plans in case federal delays do occur. FAFSA applications are rebounding after last year’s rollercoaster of a rollout. Still, some students from mixed-status families are worried their FAFSA data could be used for immigration enforcement purposes despite federal law prohibiting it for such use. In light of these uncertainties, we urge our members to take action by using our action alert to tell Congress to protect and expand educational funding. Now is the time to advocate for the resources that keep college accessible and affordable for all students. Student Visa Revocations Leave Colleges Scrambling College officials nationwide reported a wave of student visa revocations, most of which have only been discovered using the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). In many cases, those who have lost their student visa have also found they have lost their legal status to remain in the country. Previously, it was common practice for international

Hi Older Adults Education Forever folks, Here is a Facebook page where you can leave remembrances of Cynthia Eagleton and condolences for her family, if you wish: https://www.facebook.com/cynthia.eagleton.7 Kristen

Hi Older Adults Education Forever members, I am very sad to report that our member Cynthia Eagleton passed away last week. Cynthia was involved in the unsuccessful fight to preserve state funding for adult school Older Adults programs when the state reorganized adult school funding in 2013, and she never gave up. She designed our beautiful OAEF logo which is on our tee shirts, and she maintained the OAEF Calendar and Resource Page. She was a tireless advocate for adult education, seeking solutions to climate change and much more. She will be greatly missed, but her work lives on. Kristen

On Wed, Apr 2, 2025 at 6:55 AM Kristen Pursley via groups.io <kpursley@...> wrote: Hi everyone, The next Older Adults Education Forever meeting will take place this Sunday, April 6. Here is the schedule: 1:30-2:00 PM West County meeting. All welcome, West Contra Costa matters discussed 2:00-4:00 PM General Meeting We will use the following link for both meetings: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85647085793?pwd=gzAOIcHdxV0aOShjGxxsD2b8yVmdEi.1 Meeting ID: 856 4708 5793 Passcode: 653628 Please send me any agenda items you may have. I will see you on Sunday. Kristen

Hi everyone, The next Older Adults Education Forever meeting will take place this Sunday, April 6. Here is the schedule: 1:30-2:00 PM West County meeting. All welcome, West Contra Costa matters discussed 2:00-4:00 PM General Meeting We will use the following link for both meetings: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85647085793?pwd=gzAOIcHdxV0aOShjGxxsD2b8yVmdEi.1 Meeting ID: 856 4708 5793 Passcode: 653628 Please send me any agenda items you may have. I will see you on Sunday. Kristen

Hi everyone, The notes from yesterday's meeting are attached. If you were at the meeting, please let me know of any corrections I should make. Kristen

Hi Older Adults Education supporters, At the Older Adults Education Forever meeting today, we were discussing opportunities for lobbying for funding for Older Adults Education. One great way to do this would be to join California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA) and attend their meetings. The lobby once a year, but are planning to increase their efforts and are planning actions. You can learn more about CARA, including how to join, here:https://californiaalliance.org/ Kristen

Hi Older Adults Education Supporters, Here is the link for the meeting of today, Sunday, March 16: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85647085793?pwd=gzAOIcHdxV0aOShjGxxsD2b8yVmdEi.1 Meeting ID: 856 4708 5793 Passcode: 653628The schedule is as follows: West Contra Costa County meeting, 1:30-2:00 PM. All welcome, West County matters discussed. General meeting, 2:00-4:00 PM Notes from our last meeting and a draft agenda for today's meeting are attached. Please look over the notes to see if you have any corrections, and feel free to suggest additions and changes to today's agenda. There will also be opportunites to add or revise agenda items during the meeting. See you this afternoon. Kristen

Hi Older Adults Education supporters, The next meeting of Older Adults Education Forever will take place this coming Sunday, March 16. Here is the schedule: West Contra Costa County meeting, 1:30-2:00 PM, all welcome, West County matters discussed General meeting 2:00-4:00 PM We will use this link for both meetings: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85647085793?pwd=gzAOIcHdxV0aOShjGxxsD2b8yVmdEi.1 Meeting ID: 856 4708 5793 Passcode: 653628 Please send me any agenda items you have. See you Sunday! Kristen

Hi Folks, I updated our calendar on our website - https://sites.google.com/view/oaef/calendar Our next meeting is March 16. The other update is on me - I have stage 4 liver cancer. Hopefully chemo will help me feel better. In general, I think I need to step down from helpiing with meetings, updating google website, etc. Luckily, we got the tshirts all made, etc.! If you want my full cancer journey,, it's here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1weirsx0O05beXd3Sz3XUEa5wyIJcGWurBYzJ2OuQ3-o/edit?usp=sharing We now know it's a rare neuroendrigenic cancer that starts in lungs or pancreas. Anyway, I have it! So I'm glad I got in a lot of adovacy work in my time here on this beautiful planet! Love, Cynthia

Check out the new WCC page and the new info on the Resources page, including articles shared by Tom Lawson - National Library of Medicine article and Lincoln Library OAEF site

Hi everyone, A draft agenda for today's meeting is attached. Sorry to be sending it out so late. Please feel free to suggest changes and additions. There will also be opportunities to add agenda items at the meeting. Here is the link for this online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87591299469?pwd=RqXr8MX2Nxlg9pl7nC5ebQ3YaJYvua.1 Meeting ID: 875 9129 9469 Passcode: 761146The schedule is as follows: 1:30-2:00, West Contra Costa County meeting; open to all, but West Contra Costa matters discussed 2:00-4:00 , General meeting. We will use the same link for both meetings. See you this afternoon. Kristen

Hi everyone, The February meeting of Older Adults Education Forever (OAEF) will take place online on Sunday, February 2. The meeting schedule is as follows: West County meeting: 1:30-2:00 PM. All welcome, West Contra Costa County matters discussed General Meeting: 2:00-4:00 PM We will use this link for both meetings: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87591299469?pwd=RqXr8MX2Nxlg9pl7nC5ebQ3YaJYvua.1 Meeting ID: 875 9129 9469 Passcode: 761146 Please send me any agenda items you have. See you Sunday! Kristen

Hi Older Adults Education Forever folks, One of our members would like some help with how to do email advocacy from her phone. If you can help out, please contact me by email and I will put you in touch. Kristen