STEM champion
Pacific Oaks alumna Susan Wood lives her mission delivering science, technology, engineering, and math curriculum in early childhood education settings.
Celebrating the Persian New Year
Amin Maghsoodi, director of outside recruitment and cohort development at Pacific Oaks College, shares his family’s Nowruz traditions.
Transferring from Community College: The Pacific Oaks Advantage
Transfer students have plenty of colleges to choose from, but Pacific Oaks’ unique ideology and one-of-a-kind transfer process puts it ahead of the competition.
Hope for the Future
Pacific Oaks faculty member Dr. Mary Starks delivers keynote address at John Hope Continuation High School’s 2022 commencement ceremony
Dr. Jack Paduntin’s inauguration as Pacific Oaks president
On Tuesday, October 1, Dr. Jack Paduntin was inaugurated as the 11th president of Pacific Oaks College and Children's School.
Community connector
Pacific Oaks College alumna Heaven Cisse received valuable hands-on practicum experience while finishing a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy. Within days of graduation, the agency offered her a full-time job.
Making a difference in early childhood education beyond the classroom
Alumna Lark Sontag started as a special education expert for preschool teachers and found a way to share her expertise on a larger scale with the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Bringing the campus experience online
The unique culture Pacific Oaks has worked to develop can be felt far beyond the campus classrooms. It is a culture of community reflected in the online programs, too.
Pacific Oaks Hosts Pride Panel with Community Members
Members of the Pacific Oaks community come together to discuss various topics affecting the LGBTQIA+ community.
Anti-Bias Education Symposium to provide tools to help combat systemic racism in community
The free conference is designed for professionals in early childhood education and the K-12 system, parents, nonprofit leaders, and the public.
Alumna adding value to early childhood classrooms, multiculturalism in every room
Pacific Oaks graduate La’Kisha Simpson is helping to inspire Early Childhood Development leaders to execute three e’s in their careers: educate, equip, and empower. This motto helped her develop a career as an ECE instructor and a public speaker.
Stories from Pacific Oaks College early childhood reporting fellow
The Pacific Oaks early childhood journalism fellow, Deepa Fernandes, focuses on a wide range of issues and implications for policy and practices related to children from prenatal to age five, their families, and communities. Fernandes has access to experts in the field of early childhood education through the community at Pacific Oaks College and The Children’s School. The Pacific Oaks early childhood reporting fellow is funded in part by First 5 LA.
