On Saturday, October 24, Empire College faculty and staff participated in the Walk to Cure Diabetes. Empire's team was led by Susanne Richards, Empire's Director of Accounting and Human Resources who has a most personal connection with the disease that affects millions of children and adults. She was diagnosed with diabetes on December 18, 2008. As a result, besides
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Empire College students connect with the community to prepare them for the future. We believe the philanthropic spirit at Empire College sets us apart from other schools. It also gives our students real-world experience while helping them stand out from those they’ll be competing with for future careers.
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Sherie Hurd10/28/2009
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Sherie Hurd10/17/2009
Empire College has been recognized as the California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools (CAPPS) School of the Year for 2009. Selected from among approximately 600 member institutions in California, the award recognizes a college for contributions and excellence in several areas, including: legislative, public relations, community outreach, volunteerism, career services, and
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Sherie Hurd10/12/2009
Congratulations to Empire's student volunteers (Laura Gutierrez, Lisa Haun, Nicole Livingstone, Kaitlin Maksim, Cristina Poueu, Natalie Rogers, Delphone Russell, Ascelia Sanchez, and Maria Valmonte) who assisted at the recent Employee Health Fair at River Rock Casino. Volunteers were asked to perform blood pressure and blood glucose screenings at the Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital and Sonoma
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Sherie Hurd09/27/2009
On Friday, October 2, the Empire Legal Student Association (ELSA) will hold a dinner and social hour on campus from 4 to 9 p.m. with BINGO starting at 5 p.m. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Family Support Center, a homeless shelter in downtown Santa Rosa for children and their parents which serves 134 people each day. The Family Support Center is a project of Catholic
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Sherie Hurd09/16/2009
Your volunteer spirit, generosity, expertise, and compassion made the Fourth Annual Neighbors in Health a success for nearly 400 uninsured children.
These children participated in healthy living activities and received medical care at the Kaiser Permanente Stein Medical campus. Many received dental screenings, immunizations, and vision assessments.
Empire College provided
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blogger09/03/2009
Although great thinkers have called experience “the most brutal of teachers,” the lessons learned in the real world – as a supplement to classroom instruction – can be invaluable.
So it is with Clinical Education clerkships and internships for future attorneys at Empire College’s School
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blogger09/01/2009
In a tight economy, many people decide to take the opportunity to hone their skills by returning to school. Some take courses to update their skill set, while others elect to explore a field that has always interested them or seems more secure.
Matthew Clark is such an example. After completing his service in the U.S. Marine Corps, he decided to use his education benefits under the
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blogger07/29/2009
In a tight economy, many people decide to take the opportunity to hone their skills by returning to school. Some take courses to update their skill set, while others elect to explore a field that has always interested them or seems more secure.
Yolanda Rodriguez is such an example. With ten years of experience as an advocate for victims of domestic violence for the Catholic Immigration
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blogger07/28/2009
Have you seen the banners around Santa Rosa urging us to Play Local, Stay Local, Shop Local and Eat Local? Empire College’s hospitality students like the message this sends, so they decided to create a village on campus complete with food, drink, music and games to showcase their event planning – and philanthropic – skills.
With 100 percent of the money raised
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blogger07/27/2009
Medical assisting students at Empire College are excited about the unique learning opportunities afforded them through the community outreach portion of their courses. Whether studying to become clinical or administrative assistants, they are able to practice their skills in a variety of settings that benefit
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