Foothill College Sparked Alums Career in Respiratory Therapy

Leslie graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a degree in biology, but it wasn't until a conversation with a friend of a friend who had just retired from a 20-year career in respiratory therapy that she found her vocation.

Foothill College's Science Learning Institute (SLI) Continues its Successful Internship Partnership with Rambus

Last year, Foothill College's Science Learning Institute (SLI) internship program, which places first generation, low-income students in their first STEM internship, welcomed Rambus a semiconductor company with its headquarters in Silicon Valley, as a new corporate partner. The student interns received hands-on experience in engineering and computer science, while Rambus gained the opportunity to invest in the development of local talent from diverse backgrounds, and employees at Rambus who served as mentors got support on work projects.

Vician

Inspired by the generosity they once experienced as students, Drs. Thomas and Elizabeth Vician recently established an endowment to benefit De Anza College students planning to transfer to a four-year university to study humanities, social sciences or STEM.