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• February 1, 2010

• President Mohammad H. Qayoumi

Following the NFL’s big championship game, the 裸聊直播 system will host its fifth annual “Super Sunday” events — far more important to the future of the state than the game between the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts. And 裸聊直播 will be in the middle of it all.

A week after the last commercial airs for the Super Bowl, CSU presidents, administrators, faculty, staff and students will begin appearing in African American churches across the state. In Sunday services Feb. 14, 21 and 28, congregations in more than 90 churches will hear messages about the importance of students planning for college admission and earning a degree.

裸聊直播 has been a major player in Super Sunday events since their inception four years ago. Over two of these upcoming Super Sundays, more than 150 CSUEB faculty, staff and students will be in 21 churches in Antioch, Berkeley, Dublin, Fremont, Hayward, Oakland, Pittsburg, Richmond, Stockton, Vallejo and Inglewood.

In each of these churches, 裸聊直播’s representatives will be introduced by the pastor and speak to the congregation about the importance of preparation for higher education, then attending and graduating from college. Afterward, our outreach teams will hand out information and discuss the admissions process with potential students and their parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and guardians.

Taken together with our African American / Latino Education Summit on Feb. 20 – at which we expect to host more than 1,000 students and family members – these events make this month one that truly demonstrates the depth of our mission and commitment to the underserved populations of the region we serve. Ultimately, the Super Sunday concept has grown from 26 churches in the first year to more than 90 today due to excellent support from our faith-based partners and because we foster relationships in our community as part of an ongoing mission of regional stewardship.

Already, members from five Super Sunday churches have also committed to attending the Educational Summit, which has as its theme: “Closing the Achievement Gap for African American and Latino Youth.”

It has been a privilege to speak at two churches on each morning of the last three Super Sundays. I have been inspired and moved by the stories the congregations shared with me about their dreams, and it is an honor to share my personal story with them.

On Feb. 14, I will be speaking to the congregations of Acts Full Gospel Church in Oakland and The Well Church in Dublin, whose pastor is the Rev. Napoleon Kaufman, a star running back from 1995 to 2000 for the Oakland Raiders. When I met the Rev. Kaufman recently I was delighted by his enthusiasm for our upcoming Super Sunday visit and his eagerness for The Well Church to become our partner as a hub for college outreach efforts.

This kind of partnership is critical to us because we don’t want our interaction with these congregations to be limited to a once a year event. A number of the churches we’re working with – such as Allen Temple Baptist and Acts Full Gospel in Oakland and Glad Tidings in Hayward - have adopted this hub concept to become our outreach partners in identifying students and families who can benefit from our efforts, such as the popular mathematics achievement academies.

After last year’s Super Sunday event at his church, at which CSUEB Professor Donna Wiley spoke from the pulpit, the Rev. Jason Caranto of First Baptist Church in Pittsburg wrote to sum up the message of our visit to his congregation: “it is a privilege to get a college education, but there is no destination without preparation.”

First Baptist is another of the churches where 裸聊直播 has a partnership to promote the math academies.

“We truly believe that education is the key to success,” Rev. Caranto said. “We want our children to get the best start possible with an experience in higher learning.”

Several members of the Rev. Caranto’s church, who are CSUEB alumni, spoke about the power of education during that service. Meanwhile, in another Pittsburg sanctuary that morning, New Birth Church, 裸聊直播’s Emily Brizendine, executive director of the Concord Campus, gave the address and delighted the congregation by telling how the mother of their pastor, the Rev. Rufus Chambers, had been a student of hers in our educational leadership program.

裸聊直播 students, administrators, faculty and staff come away from their Super Sunday experiences energized from their encounters with grateful families. This is why so many volunteer for this wonderful multicultural experience.

If you would like to join any of this year’s CSUEB teams, there is sign-up information, and a list of churches, at our . If you are interested in joining us at the African American / Latino Educational Summit, you can find more information at the .

I am proud and grateful for the way the 裸聊直播 community has rallied around these events, to help demonstrate to our region how a university education is the key to unlocking the golden door of opportunity. It truly is the road map to pursue the American dream of prosperity, health and ultimate freedom.