RELEASED: JUNE 19, 2024, Santa Fe Reporter
"The
Santa Fe Reporter’s 50th anniversary officially falls on June 26, but co-founders Richard McCord and Laurel Knowles gave advance warning before the first edition hit the streets, so we celebrate our birthday all month. In a June 13, 1974 story in the former
Santa Fe News, McCord heralded the forthcoming
Reporter by saying the paper’s “emphasis” would be local."
Included in the article are perspectives from Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Senator Ben Ray Lujan, and other esteemed local figures.
“In the next 50 years, what makes Santa Fe timeless will still resonate. As forces change outside of our town, our people retain a sense of continuity, kindness and genuine nature that will be more coveted than ever in the world.”
— Meg Fisher, co-founder of Santa Fe AI Partners, senior advisor for Code for America and adjunct instructor at the Santa Fe Community Collegehttps://www.sfreporter.com/news/coverstories/2024/06/19/pushing-fifty/ RELEASED: Fall 2023, Issue 9, Santa Fe Magazine
SHE IS FROM KANSAS. She is one of those people who change the very weather pattern of a room from neutral to warm just by entering it. She is earthy and happy, a woman grounded in her family and her homes. She is the Kansas of our imagination: a land of twisters, open fields, big landscapes, straight talk, and The Wizard of Oz.
Meg can say Holy smokes, or That’s where the hockey puck ends up, or Egad without a touch of self-consciousness. She is the kind of person who always gets invited back. She had a monster career at Apple, which she is predictably modest about. She was an early employee there, a key player in the startup of the App stores, iTunes U, and the iBooks store. She even half-apologized to my daughter for helping to create Siri.
But after the pandemic, she decided that New Mexico would be a great place to bring Apple’s coding program to the schools. And, apparently, Apple takes Meg’s enthusiasm and ideas very seriously – with remarkable speed, she was empowered and funded to test a coding curriculum called “Everyone Can Create.”
She is in full go mode with some programs already started. When she delivers her initial results to Apple, the next step will be a comprehensive plan to get the financial and product support to change the landscape of higher education in New Mexico.
Holy smokes.
- Owen Lipstein, Publisher, Santa Fe Magazine
https://santafemagazine.co/article/from-kansas-with-love/RELEASED: JULY 18, 2023
Partners for the fall launch include Santa Fe Public Schools, Santa Fe Indian School, Boys & Girls Club of Santa Fe/Del Norte, STEM Santa Fe, and SFCC Foundation
This fall, Santa Fe Community College will offer the Santa Fe region new learning opportunities around coding and creativity, with the support of Apple’s Community Education Initiative. Community partners include Santa Fe Public Schools, Santa Fe Indian School, Boys & Girls Club of Santa Fe/Del Norte, and STEM Santa Fe, which will work with the college and Santa Fe Community College Foundation to cultivate digital literacy, digital equity, and coding and creativity experience to Santa Fe’s diverse community.
SFCC President Becky Rowley, Ph.D., said, “Santa Fe Community College is thrilled Apple is supporting our work to offer training in coding and other creative digital skills to young people who have had limited access to such opportunities in the past.”
The initiative will reach youth in a variety of locations primarily in the Santa Fe Public Schools, Santa Fe Indian School, as well as at the Boys & Girls Club based at the Santa Fe Place Mall. STEM Santa Fe will assist with the initiative.
Christie Abeyta, Superintendent of Santa Fe Indian School said, “Our students who represent the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico and many other tribal nations are eager to acquire digital skills that will not only enrich their education but will also benefit their home communities and future workplaces. We are so excited to have this support from Apple to foster inclusive learning opportunities that enable students to discover, investigate, and build relationships through experiential, community-based, and service-learning projects that embody our school’s core values. These initiatives will serve as a digital gateway between our school, Native American rural communities, and other local communities, facilitating knowledge sharing and collaboration for the betterment of all in this digital age.”
Apple’s Community Education Initiative (CEI) brings coding, creativity, and career opportunities to communities that are traditionally underrepresented in technology. Through CEI, Apple provides Apple technology, and financial and educator support to schools, educational institutions, and community-based organizations. The work aligns with Apple’s Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, which in part aims to expand opportunities for communities of color through education.
Santa Fe Public Schools Superintendent Hilario “Larry” Chavez said, “Working with Apple’s Community Education Initiative is an excellent opportunity for SFPS to enhance the learning experiences of its students. By involving students at all levels in learning digital skills, SFPS is equipping them with valuable tools for the future. Engaging students in digital skills not only fosters their creativity but also builds their confidence in acquiring new abilities. In today’s rapidly evolving world, digital literacy is becoming increasingly essential across various industries. By providing students with the opportunity to develop these skills, SFPS is preparing them for the jobs of tomorrow.”
Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber said, “I’m grateful to Apple for this exciting investment in Santa Fe’s young people. With their support, our young people will get the skills they need to get high-paying, sustainable jobs in Santa Fe. The future is digital and now, with Apple’s support, Santa Fe’s young people will have a role in making it happen right here.”
For more information about SFCC’s role in this program, contact Dean of Continuing Education and Contract Training Kris Swedin via email at kris.swedin@sfcc.edu or call 505-428-1253.
https://www.sfcc.edu/press/santa-fe-community-college-offers-coding-and-creativity-opportunities-with-support-from-apple/One Summer Chicago's use of Apple's App Development with Swift curriculum with paid internships enabled young people to learn and gain useful experience during the pandemic. Everyone Can Code is in more than 12,000 schools across the United States.
