Allison Oster
Senior Public Relations Specialist
(626) 815-4518
APU History Class Introduces California Gold Rush Teaching Tool
November 30, 2006
AZUSA, Calif. –
WHO:
Azusa Pacific University’s Center for Academic Service Learning and Research; local teachers, principals, and administrators
WHAT:
The Center for Academic Service Learning and Research, along with six history majors under the direction of former APU history professor Thomas F. Andrews, have prepared a teaching unit on the California Gold Rush, designed to meet the content needs for fourth grade teachers. A reception will take place to introduce the teaching unit and inform teachers on how the material may be implemented in the classroom.
WHERE:
Los Angeles Pacific College (LAPC) Banquet Room, located on APU’s East Campus
901 E. Alosta Ave., Azusa
WHEN:
Dec. 7, 4:30-6 p.m.
WHY:
The California Gold Rush remains a quintessential event that forever changed history. Students enrolled in a historical themes class wanted to tackle the Gold Rush in a new and exciting way to help educate the younger generation.
FACTS:
- Attendees will receive a book on the Gold Rush and be entered in a drawing to win various books, including John Doble’s Journal and Letters from the Mines, valued between $75-100.
- The teaching unit covers several Gold Rush topics including “California in 1848 when Gold was Discovered,” “Mining for Gold,” “Life in the Mining Camps,” and “Life Outside the Mining Camps.”
- This event is by invitation only. Reporters interested in covering the event may contact Allison Oster at (626) 815-4518 or email aoster@apu.edu.
Featured in TIME magazine and ranked as one of the nation’s best by U.S.News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Azusa Pacific is a comprehensive, Christian, evangelical university, committed to God First and known for excellence in higher education. Azusa Pacific’s main campus lies just 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, while its seven Southern California regional centers bring convenience and extend quality programming. The university offers more than 50 areas of undergraduate study, 22 master's degrees, and 6 doctorates to a total student population of more than 8,100.
