Contact: Kristin Fabos, Director of Marketing and Communications
T: 831-479-6158
krfabos [at] cabrillo.edu
October 1, 2014
For Immediate Release
Cabrillo College Invites the Community to Explore the Baskin Center at Science Expo
Saturday, October 11th from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Cabrillo Aptos Campus
APTOS, CA —Cabrillo College and the Cabrillo College Foundation invite the Santa Cruz
County community to a free Science Expo on Saturday, October 11th at the newly renovated
Baskin Engineering, Physics and Computing Center on the Cabrillo College Aptos campus,
6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos.
The event will provide an opportunity to explore the Baskin Center and participate in a dozen
hands-on experiments and displays for all ages, that feature Cabrillo’s STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math) programs. During the Science Expo, participants of all
ages will be able to:
• Examine minerals, rocks, and fossils from the Cabrillo Geology Program’s world class
collection and hold a 15 pound meteorite that is 4.6 billion years old
• Learn about mobile phone games and programming
• See and learn about sustainable food production
• Sample ice cream made using liquid nitrogen
• Create engineering designs of their own
Hot dogs, chips, and drinks will be provided to guests and during the event, attendees can
participate in a raffle for an Apple® iPad Mini™.
The Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation donated nearly $900,000 to support the renovation
and preservation of the Baskin Center, which features an expanded and improved facility, as
well as targeted program support for Cabrillo’s STEM students. The Science Expo is being held
to honor Peggy and Jack Baskin and to showcase the STEM programs at Cabrillo College.
“I have an engineering background, and it is the basis for where I am today,” said Jack Baskin,
Co-Founder of the Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation. “I think the renovated Baskin Center will
be an excellent addition to the curricula at Cabrillo, one that helps students be successful and
provides graduates with a very optimistic employment prospect.”
Event details are as follows:
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Cabrillo College Science Expo
Saturday, October 11th, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Cabrillo College Baskin Center (800 Building), Free Parking in Lot P
Free
http://cabrillo.edu/associations/foundation/news-Science%20Expos.php
About The Cabrillo College Foundation
The Cabrillo College Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1962 to raise private donations for
the support of Cabrillo programs. Private support is used for student scholarships, research and educational
programs, faculty and departmental support, facilities, and equipment. Of the 1,400 community colleges in
the nation, the Cabrillo College Foundation ranks among the top 2%. The generosity of Cabrillo College
supporters has resulted in top state and national rankings in an annual study of college donors conducted by
the Council for Aid to Education (CAE), a subsidiary of RAND Corporation.
Local citizens, college staff, faculty and Cabrillo trustees serve on the 34-member foundation board,
representing all geographic areas. Over the last ten years, the foundation has raised over $32 million for
college initiatives. Donations for the 2011-12 academic year were $3.4 million. The foundation has helped to
build an endowment of over $16 million. A recent survey completed by the Network of California Community
Colleges ranked Cabrillo College’s endowment as the sixth largest statewide.
About Cabrillo College Cabrillo College is a leading California community college serving Santa Cruz County with locations in Aptos,
Scotts Valley and Watsonville. It is ranked #1 in transfers to UC Santa Cruz. Founded in 1959, the college offers
over 100 academic and career technical education programs that serve multiple educational goals such as
A.A. and A.S. degrees, certificates of achievement, skills certificates, transfer to 4-year institutions or for
lifelong learning and personal enrichment. Cabrillo College is a dynamic, diverse and responsive educational
community that is dedicated to helping all students achieve their academic, career, and personal
development goals.
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