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RPCC student teaches seniors computers

LA (6/28/2009)

http://www.weeklycitizen.com/news/x135727741/RPCC-student-teaches-seniors-computers

Todd Borne, a student at River Parishes Community College in Sorrento, was awarded a Carter Academic-Service Entrepreneur grant through the Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter Partnership Foundation and the Louisiana Campus Compact for his proposal to teach computer skills to senior citizens.

Read the full story in the Gonzales Weekly Citizen.

A first-rate education, includes civic responsibility as well as academic preparation.... With the right programs in place, our schools can provide a wonderful opportunity for students to come together and learn the skills that will keep our democracy strong."

-Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education

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