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William Jessup University offers discounts, internships for Loomis employees under proposed MOU
Summary
A partnership proposal from William Jessup University would offer tuition discounts for Loomis municipal employees and potential internship pipelines for town departments; council members directed staff to proceed toward drafting a memorandum of understanding for later review.
Representatives from William Jessup University outlined a proposed memorandum of understanding that would give municipal employees a tuition discount and create internship and recruitment pathways for local employers and the university.
Robert (last name not provided in the presentation), partnership development manager for William Jessup University, described Jessup as a small, WASC‑accredited institution based in Rocklin with about 2,000 students and emphasized its focus on employability, internships and community partnerships. “We want to actually be a partner to help meet your needs,” he said, describing partnerships Jessup has signed with other nearby cities.
Jessup said the MOU model typically includes a staff tuition discount (example: 20% was discussed in the presentation), opportunities for on‑campus recruitment and mock interviews, and the option to customize short certificate programs for partner employers. Robert said graduate certificates and online options are available now; Jessup is exploring stand‑alone undergraduate certificate offerings that would let local staff take a small number of targeted courses for credentialing.
Council members asked for the standard MOU terms and clarified questions about accreditation and program formats. “We are WASC accredited,” Robert said in response to a question about regional accreditation. Councilmembers expressed particular interest in internship pipelines and said they would like to see the MOU text before formal approval.
Town staff recommended moving forward with drafting an MOU for the council to review. The council gave direction to prepare the formal MOU and return it for consideration at a future meeting.
