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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Attention CalWORKs students, student workers and STNCs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Have you</span></i></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <b><i>consider enrolling in a Work Experience course?</i></b></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Note: <b><i>Students may “retake</i></b>” Work Experience courses <b><i>up to 16.0 units.</i></b></span><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span></i></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The Work Experience department is positioned to accept <u>a large number of adds</u> in the following courses</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> and </span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>is accepting late adds for this semester</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>:</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>General Work Experience: WRK EXP 97 students may enroll in up to 6.0 units per semester</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Occupational Work Experience: WEOC 99 students may enroll in up to 8.0 units per semester</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Internships: WEOCC 99I, AGRI 99I, CS 99I</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> + </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>internships</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Community Involvement: CI 51, 53, 54 volunteers at non-profits; up to 3.0 units per semester</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Work Experience students improve their “soft skills” (customer service, communication, motivation) that <b><i>improves their job performance and career success</i></b>.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>It’s a win-win-win for students, employers, and SRJC. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Students short on units to receive financial aid</span></i></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>? Encourage them to enroll in a Work Experience course.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Access: Work Experience instructors work in the field and <u>meet with students and their supervisors at the work site</u>.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Students do not need to be present on an SRJC campus to participate</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>.</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>For more information about Work Experience enrollment: <a href="http://www.santarosa.edu/instruction/cte/wei/"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.santarosa.edu/instruction/cte/wei/</span></a></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#403152'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>