Santa Fe Community College will offer College Ready, a five-part course, to help student parents prepare to go to college.
The classes, which will run from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays from Oct. 9 to Nov. 6, will help prospective students who are parents explore SFCC's academic offerings and resources, and complete college and financial aid applications.
"These sessions will walk parents through the admissions and financial aid process and connect them with the resources to support their success as parenting students at SFCC," Rachel Kutcher, Student Parent Success Program manager, said in a statement.
Participants will be offered a free meal during each class, and those who complete the full series will receive a $125 gift card.
Registration for the series is required before Sept. 30 at bit.ly/CollegeReady24.
Forestry research center in Mora to host field day
New Mexico State University's John T. Harrington Forestry Research Center, 3021 N.M. 518 in Mora, will host a free field day from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday. The event will highlight NMSU researchers' work to fill gaps in the reforestation pipeline.
To register to attend, visit rsvp.nmsu.edu/rsvp/moraforestry. For more information, call 575-387-2319.
Classrooms invited to compete in STEM challenge
STEMarts Lab is looking for Northern New Mexico classrooms to participate in the annual STEMarts International Design Challenge.
This year's competition theme is "Space for Earth -- Space for All," inviting students ages 14 to 20 to submit drawings on how space exploration contributes to innovation on Earth.
The challenge, which will include submissions from Northern New Mexico, Mexico, Ireland, Austria and Portugal, will be judged by a jury of scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory, CERN and Fermilab, as well as artists. Cash prizes for the winning designs will range from $100 to $500.
For more information, visit stemarts.com/get-involved/educators/intl-design-challenge/.
C-SPAN announces student documentary competition
C-SPAN is inviting middle schoolers and high schoolers to send a message to the next president of the U.S., answering the question "What issue is most important to you or your community?"
That's the theme of the media organization's 21st annual StudentCam competition, which asks students -- individually or in teams -- to produce five- to six-minute documentaries featuring multiple perspectives and C-SPAN video clips. The competition will award $100,000 in cash prizes to 150 students and 53 teachers.
"We hope to engage the next generation of young adults in an exploration of topics they are passionate about and that will affect their futures," Craig McAndrew, director of C-SPAN Education Relations, said in a statement.
Submissions are due Jan. 20, with winners announced in March. For more information, visit studentcam.org.