INLAND EMPIRE CHAPTER'S 2008 SCHOLARSHIPS

Applications are now available for the 2008 Chapter scholarships.

The CCNMA Inland Chapter Scholarship is awarded annually to qualified Latino students who are planning to pursue a career in journalism. The scholarships range from $250 to $2,000 per student, are based on several criteria, including: commitment to the field of journalism, scholastic achievement, community awareness and financial need. Students must be enrolled for the 2008-2009 academic year. All winners will be invited to and recognized at the 20th Annual CCNMA Inland Scholarship Banquet on May 16, 2008 in Riverside.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA - This scholarship competition is open to:
•  Latino college students and graduating high school seniors attending a college or university. 
 •  Students may major in any field, but must be able to prove sincere interest in pursuing a career in journalism.
•  To receive award, winners must provide proof that they are officially enrolled in school. 
•  The amount of the award may be reduced if the student enrolls in a school other than the one indicated on his/her application or if awarded a CCNMA Statewide Scholarship.  If the winner does not enroll for the fall semester, the award is withdrawn. 

REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS 
1.  Completed application form. Please print clearly or type.
2.  Autobiographical essay (typed, no longer than 3 pages) explaining why you want a career in journalism or communications, your specific career goals, journalism experience, financial need and thoughts on ethnic diversity in journalism.
3.  Two reference letters, preferably including one from a faculty member (no family members). Ask them to address your academic ability and journalistic skills.
4.  Current official transcripts. 
5.  Work samples (which include newspaper articles, TV or radio audition tapes, photographs produced by student applicant). Send five to seven samples. For articles, please cut and paste each one on an 8 ½-by-11-inch sheet of paper. Photocopies are acceptable.

Please put all materials in one envelope with the application form. No faxes. Applications must be postmarked by April 1, 2008 to:

CCNMA Inland Chapter Scholarships
P.O. Box 20300
Riverside, CA 92516-0300

Questions? Email us at ccnmainland@hotmail.com

Click here for online application
Click here for PDF application

19th Annual Inland Empire Scholarship Dinner

Dinner set for Friday, April 20, 2007, at Riverside Community College District Alumni House, 3654 Ramona Drive in Riverside.
Click here for more information.

INLAND EMPIRE CHAPTER'S 2007 SCHOLARSHIPS

Applications are now available for the 2007 Chapter and Lawrence Young Memorial scholarships. Click here for more information.
Click here for online application or here for a PDF application.
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO WEDNESDAY FEB. 28.
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CCNMA Inland Empire Chapter Meeting March 1 in Riverside

The Inland Empire chapter will hold its first quarterly meeting of 2007 at 7 p.m. March 1 at The Spaghetti Factory, 3191 Mission Ave. in Riverside. Agenda items include upcoming events, the future of the chapter and the annual spring scholarship dinner. Please RSVP either
way at ccnmainland@hotmail.com.

The Spaghetti Factory is at 3191 Mission Inn Ave.
From San Bernardino area: I-215 south. Continue onto 91 W. Take the Mission Avenue exit to Downtown. Turn left on Mission Avenue. 
From Moreno Valley or further east: CA-60 W until it merges with I-215 S via the MainSt/CA-91/I-215 exit. Continue to CA-91 W. Take the Mission in
Avenue exit to Downtown. Turn left on Mission Avenue. 
From Temecula Valley: I-215 N until it merges with I-215 S via the MainSt/CA-91/I-215 exit. Continue to CA-91 W. Take the Mission in Avenue exit to Downtown. Turn left on Mission Avenue.
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18th Annual Inland Chapter 2006 Scholarship Dinner

The California Chicano News Media Association Inland Chapter is hosting its 18th ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP DINNER at 6:30 p.m. on April 21, 2006 at Riverside Community College's Norco Campus. The annual fund-raiser benefits minority high school and college students throughout the Inland Empire interested in the field of journalism, including print, radio and broadcasting.

Featured speakers will be Journalists MINERVA CANTO and YVETTE CABRERA, authors of the award-winning Orange County Register series "Women of Juarez," an eight-part series about the hundreds of women killed in Ciudad Juarez. 

Minerva Canto last worked at The Orange County Register in 2005 as a local news columnist covering a wide variety of issues. She arrived at the Register in 1999 to cover what she considered her dream beat: immigration and U.S.-Mexico issues. Born in Mexico City, Minerva grew up in Orange County. She speaks and writes fluent Spanish and basic French. She is married to Ross Bunch, an operating engineer whose specialty is running tower cranes. They live in Corona with their 8-month-old son, Aidan. Last year, Minerva resigned her position as columnist to take care of her baby full-time.

Yvette Cabrera is an Orange County Register local news columnist who writes about people and issues in Orange County's diverse communities, and also serves
as the newspaper's Latino coverage coordinator. Previous to her local news column, she wrote a Latino perspective column for the Register. She tackled health issues such as diabetes and alcoholism among Latinos, explored the obstacles facing Latino immigrants, and dealt with topics ranging from the cultural taboos tied to AIDS/HIV in the Latino community to the bicultural lifestyles of today's Latino youth. The daughter of Mexican immigrants, Yvette was born and raised in Santa Barbara. She is currently
statewide president of the California Chicano News Media Association.

We are also honoring THE LATINO NETWORK, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting social, cultural, health and educational issues affecting the Latino
community in Riverside, and ROBERT GONZALES VASQUEZ, a cultural activist and documentarian. Gonzales founded Inland Mexican Heritage (IMH) in 2001 and the
website mexicanheritage.org in 2004 to educate and promote awareness of Mexican and indigenous cultures, and to continue research and development of community
stories for media production. IMH received major funding in 2003 to create "Living on the Dime: A View of the World Along I-10:, a regional umanities initiative conducted throughout Riverside and Western San Bernardino Counties.

We will also commemorate the memory of RAY GRIFFITH, former assistant managing editor of The Press-Enterprise, who died in December. Griffith was a STRONG
supporter of the CCNMA state organization and Inland Empire Chapter's mission.

LAWRENCE YOUNG scholarships, named after the former managing editor of The Press-Enterprise for his dedication to newsroom diversity, will also be presented, along with the chapter's annual scholarships. Student winners this year hail from Ontario High School, Granite Hills High School, RCC and the University of San Diego.

Tickets are $50. In lieu of attendance, donations can also be sent to CCNMA Inland Chapter Scholarships, P.O. Box 20562, Riverside, CA 92516-0562. For tickets call (951)233-1908 or email ccnmainlandchapter@hotmail.com with name, address and phone number.

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The Inland Chapter Scholarships

February 2006

Dear journalism advisers, counselors and students,

The California Chicano News Media Association's Inland Chapter is again offering two scholarships for Latino and minority students in Riverside and San
Bernardino counties who are interested in journalism careers.

Please encourage your students of Latino heritage to apply to the CCNMA Inland Scholarship by the postmark deadline of February 17, 2006. As detailed on the
attached application, we require an essay, two letters of references, transcripts and five to seven samples of a student's journalistic work. Applicants must be high school seniors or college students who will be attending college in Fall 2006.

For the third year, we present a special scholarship opportunity for Inland Empire minority students interested in journalism.

On July 20, 2002, journalism suffered a great loss with the death of Lawrence E. Young, managing editor of The Press-Enterprise. In less than one year at the
newspaper, Mr. Young made a huge impact. He inspired all who worked for him to do their best. He recruited and promoted minority journalists. He ensured that
the newspaper reflected the Inland area's ethnic diversity.

From the sadness at Mr. Young's passing came CCNMA Inland Chapter's desire to create a scholarship in his name for students in Riverside and San Bernardino
counties. The chapter will award the Lawrence E. Young Memorial Scholarship to one minority student journalist. That student must possess the passion for
journalism, dedication to diversity and commitment to quality news coverage of all people that burned within Mr. Young. Requirements are the same as the Inland
scholarship.

The chapter's scholarship committee may need to interview finalists and will contact them if necessary.  Winners will be notified in early March. Scholarship
awards will be paid in the fall upon receiving proof of a student's enrollment in college.

The chapter usually awards three to five scholarships that range from $250 to $2,000 each. The exact number and amounts depend on the success of fundraising
for scholarships.

Winners will need to attend the scholarship banquet on April 21.

Please make as many copies of this letter and the application form as you need. If you or your students have any questions about the scholarships, please e-mail
us at ccnmainland@hotmail.com.

Sincerely,
Jamie Ayala
CCNMA Inland Chapter President


REQUIREMENTS:
The Inland CCNMA college scholarship competition is open to Latino students who are continuing college students or graduating high school seniors in Riverside
or San Bernardino counties. The Lawrence E. Young Scholarship is open to all minority students interested in a journalism career.

The chapter usually awards three to five scholarships that range from $250 to $2,000 per student. The criteria include: commitment to journalism, journalistic
skills, academic achievement, community awareness and financial need. Applicants must enroll full-time in college for the 2006-2007 school year.

Students should be interested in pursuing journalism or communications careers, but don't need to be journalism majors.

Application Instructions:

Please put all materials in one envelope with the application form. No faxes.

1.  Application Form. Complete an application form. Please print clearly or type. click here for application.

2.  An Essay. Write an essay explaining: Why you want a career in journalism or communications, your specific career goals, journalism experience, financial
need and thoughts on ethnic diversity in journalism. Must be typed and no longer than 3 pages.

3.  Two References. Submit two letters of recommendation, preferably including one from a faculty member. Ask them to address your academic ability and
journalistic skills.

4.  Transcript. Include a current official transcript of your grades.

5. Samples. Send five to seven samples of your journalism-related work, such as articles, columns, news scripts, photographs or audio/visual tapes. For
articles, please clip and paste each one on an 8 1/2 by 11 inch sheet of paper. Photocopies are acceptable.

6. Enrollment Proof. Next fall, winners must provide proof of registration in college before the scholarship will be paid.
Send completed package, postmarked by February 17, 2006 to:

CCNMA Inland Chapter Scholarships
P.O. Box 20562
Riverside, CA 92516-0562
Questions? E-mail us at ccnmainland@hotmail.com

click here for application

Fall Mixer Friday Nov. 11, 2005

Eat, meet and drink with CCNMA members and journalists across the Inland Empire at a casual, informal gathering at journalism professor and former Press-Enterprise reporter Sharyn Obsatz's home at 10600 White Oak Drive in Riverside, CA on Friday Nov. 11, 2005

Topics up for discussion include our Spring Scholarship banquet and future events.

This is a wonderful networking opportunity as well a chance to find out more about the most active journalism group for minorities in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.

Please pass this message on to anyone else you think might be interested in joining.

Food and drinks will be provided.

Deadline to RSVP is Friday, Nov. 4.

RSVP by email to ccnmainland@hotmail.com 


Chapter Officers:

President: Jaime Ayala, newspaper reporter
Vice President:Lys Mendez, newspaper reporter
Secretary: Jessica Zisko, newspaper reporter
Publicity Officer: Leezel Tanglao, newspaper reporter

17th Annual Inland Chapter Scholarship Banquet 

The California Chicano News Media Association Inland Chapter is hosting its 17th Annual Scholarship Banquet at 6:30 p.m. on April 15 at Riverside Community College.

The featured speaker will be Jennifer Medina, metro reporter for The New York Times. Jennifer is a Riverside native who received both the state and Inland
CCNMA scholarships for four years. She graduated from the University of Southern California and held internships at The Orange County Register, the Boston Globe
and Denver Post.

We will honor Juan Delgado, chair of the communications department at Cal State San Bernardino, with the chapter's Esperanza Award. Juan is a poet who quit
school at a young age to support his family, later going on to earn a masters from UC Irvine. He now hosts poetry readings and has developed a Chicano/a
Literature courses for the university.

Latino students interested in pursuing newsroom careers will be awarded scholarships.

The dinner will also feature the 3rd annual Lawrence Young Scholarship, named after the former managing editor of The Press-Enterprise for his dedication to
newsroom diversity.

Tickets are $40 and proceeds will go toward student scholarships.  In lieu of attendance, donations can be sent in to CCNMA Inland Chapter Scholarships, 
P.O. Box 20562, Riverside, CA 92516-0562. For information about tickets, please call (951) 688-6391.

CCNMA Inland Chapter Scholarships
P.O. Box 20562
Riverside, CA 92516-0562