Publish Date: Jun 11, 2015
SALINAS, Calif. – Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 10, 2015, Hartnell College welcomes NASA Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Aerospace Academy (SEMAA) Astronaut-in-Residence, Captain Daniel W. Bursch to speak to over 800 students at the Alisal Community School in Salinas.
More than 1,800 students from the Alisal Union School District participated in Hartnell’s NASA SEMAA Saturday Academy. The Astronaut’s visit to the Alisal Community School is to congratulate them for achieving the best attendance out of 12 schools that participated. The presentation will be as follows:
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
8:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Alisal Community School
Multi-purpose room
1437 Del Monte Avenue
Salinas, CA
The Alisal Union School District is a partner and a sponsor of NASA SEMAA. For more information about the NASA SEMAA program, contact Director, Maggie Melone-Echiburu at 831-755-6970, mmelone@hartnell.edu, or www.facebook.com/hartnellsemaa.
Media contacts during the event are Esmeralda Montenegro Owen, Director of Communications for Hartnell College, and Marcos Cabrera, Public Information Officer for Alisal Union School District.
Hartnell Community College District
The Hartnell CCD serves over 15,000 students annually through its main campus in Salinas, the Alisal Campus in East Salinas, the King City Education Center, and various outreach learning centers throughout the Salinas Valley. Hartnell College, a Hispanic Serving Institution, provides workforce training, basic skills courses, and prepares students for transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Hartnell College is recognized for its innovative public and private partnerships that support world class STEM education, career technical education, fine and performing arts, humanities, and athletics. We are growing leaders through opportunity, engagement, and achievement. For more about Hartnell CCD, visit www.hartnell.edu.
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