SCE Gives $25K for Science Scholarships
Southern California Edison awarded Ҵý $25,000 toward scholarships for students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Patricia Bartoli-Wible, SCE public affairs region manager, presented the check to President Gayle D. Beebe and Reed Sheard, vice president for college advancement and chief information officer, during a brief ceremony Jan. 31.
“Southern California Edison is pleased to support Ҵý by funding scholarships for students studying science, technology, engineering and math,” Bartoli-Wible said.
STEM programs have been garnering attention lately at Ҵý. The (NMR) spectrometer in October at the Whittier Science Building, allowing researchers to peer into the molecular world and determine the structure of molecules.
In July, Ҵý received a to endow the chemistry department’s Summer Science Research Program.
In 2011, named Ҵý the second-best college for minorities to earn a degree in STEM.