Sacramento Facility Expands To Eight Master’s And One Doctoral Program

Glen Thomas, Secretary of Education for the State of California, addresses the incoming graduate students at Drexel University

SACRAMENTO (OBSNews.com) – Drexel University has welcomed more than 120 new students this fall, bringing to over 175 its total number of graduate students as it expanded offerings for working professionals at the university’s Center for Graduate Studies in Sacramento.

Drexel, a 118-year-old institution based in Philadelphia, just opened its doors in Sacramento on January 5, 2009, at its high-tech Graduate Center at One Capitol Mall. .

Speaking directly to the University’s leadership in Philadelphia over Drexel’s high-definition videoconferencing system during a special Convocation event in September, Dr. Glen W. Thomas, Secretary of Education for the State of California, said, “Your vision to open a Sacramento campus is very exciting to us in Sacramento, in our region, in our state.” Addressing Drexel’s newest students, the Secretary said, “Drexel is known for being entrepreneurial and visionary and technologically savvy. Here we have cutting edge programs. Now, more than ever before, this state needs people like you who are highly educated. ”

WASHINGTON, D.C. (OBSNews.com) - Congressman Dan Lungren (R-CA) released the following statement after inspecting the engraving of the National Motto, ‘In God We Trust,’ in the Capitol Visitor’s Center (CVC):

“The CVC is a wonderful addition to the Capitol complex and it welcomes everyone who comes to share in our nation’s history. Today the Architect of the Capitol finished engraving our national motto ‘In God We Trust,’ and they have done a superb job.

Sacramento Superior Court Presiding Judge James Mize has been unanimously selected as the 2009 Sacramento County Bar Association’s Judge of the Year

SACRAMENTO (OBSNews.com) - Judge James Mize was selected for this honor not only because he met the five criteria used for selecting the SCBA Judge of the Year, but for excelling at demonstrating service to the community. He is a founder of the Voluntary Legal Services Committee, which was a program of the SCBA to provide pro bono legal services to indigent clients, and Sharing God’s Bounty, a free meal program offered at St. Philomene’s Catholic Church.

Judge James Mize is the recipient of many community-based awards including the Center for Youth Citizenship’s 2008 Education & Community Outreach Award and the California Judge’s Association’s 2007 Alba Witkin Humanitarian Award.

ROCKLIN, Calif. (OBSNews.com) - William Jessup University will commemorate, honor and celebrate their 70 year existence at a special cake ceremony for students and staff on September 21 at 11:45 a.m. The celebration observes the first day of class that the University, then known as San Jose Bible College, held on September 20, 1939.

As San Jose Bible College continued to grow, it was renamed San Jose Christian College in 1989. Later, regional accreditation was granted by the Western Association of Schools and colleges (WASC) in 2002 and the name was changed to William Jessup University in 2003.

The name change reflected the decision to broaden the academic programs to include traditional undergraduate studies, professional studies and, eventually graduate studies in a variety of disciplines.