CLU student selected for W.K. Kellogg Foundation Internship

Piamor Jacobe among only 50 chosen to design campus service project

(THOUSAND OAKS, CA – July 2006) – Piamor Jacobe, a senior liberal studies major at California Lutheran University, has been chosen to participate in the Collegiate Women of Color Leadership Development Institute sponsored by the Foundation for Independent Higher Education (FIHE) and funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Jacobe is among 50 young women selected from 650 affiliated private colleges and universities to participate in the program to be held Aug. 10-13 in Baltimore.

A resident of Moorpark, Jacobe was also awarded a $2,500 stipend to implement the servant leadership skills acquired in the internship. In the fall she will work with Dr. Silva Karayan of the CLU School of Education to design a service-learning project for the CLU campus.

The summer curriculum will provide insight into how to balance challenges within the work force and opportunities available to minority women in leadership roles. Interns will participate in a mentoring project with minority women currently serving as leaders within their companies and communities.

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation was established in 1930 to help people help themselves through the practical application of knowledge and resources to improve their quality of life and that of future generations.

For nearly 50 years, FIHE has worked with private colleges and universities ensuring that investments in higher education allow for higher standards in educational achievement.

FIHE currently partners with 36 state and regional independent college funds and more than 650 affiliated private colleges and universities.

CLU is located in Thousand Oaks with graduate centers in Oxnard and Woodland Hills. Founded in 1959, the selective liberal arts and science institution serves 2,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students. Members of the CLU student body come from across the nation and around the world and represent a diversity of faiths and cultures. For more information, please visit www.callutheran.edu or call the university at (805) 493-3151.

MEDIA NOTE: For more information on the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, please visit www.fihe.org.