Political science major honored Shana Jenkins, a...

Political science major honored

Shana Jenkins, a 19-year-old political science major at Orange

Coast College, has been named to the 2005 Phi Beta Kappa

All-California Academic First Team, an honor reserved for only 30

community college students statewide.

An active member of the campus student government program, Jenkins

has served on Orange Coast College’s Planning and Budget Committee

and Alumni Hall of Fame Committee, and holds a post on the Coast

Community College District Student Council. This spring, she is in

charge of her college’s High School Scholarship Program.

She and the other members of the Phi Beta Kappa team will be

honored at an awards luncheon in Sacramento on April 7.

Seeking volunteers

The Orange County Transportation Authority wants volunteers to

serve on its Citizens Advisory Committee, a 34-member group that

gives input on transportation projects and acts as a liaison between

the transportation authority and the public. Members of the citizens

committee are unpaid and must devote at least 20 hours a year to OCTA

activities. They serve one- or two-year terms.

The deadline to apply for the 2005 term is April 11. For more

information call Kelly Hart at (714) 560-5725 or send an e-mail to

khart@octa.net. The application is available online at

https://www.octa.net.