To ensure all students have the same opportunities for higher education, outreach programs seek to create opportunities for, and encourage K-12 Students to continue their education at an institution of higher education. Each program targets under-resourced and/or low-income students from traditionally non-college going families.
A Step Foward (ASF)
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The Filipino Student Association's (FSA) A Step Foward program brings already-admitted high school and transfer students to UC Santa Cruz for 3 days, immersing them in the college experience.
Workshops, mentorship, and networking opportunities allow the participants to discover that the Filipino Student Association and the University are able to assist them in their success as undergraduate students.
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Not Available Until Spring 2012
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SIO 2008 Photo Gallery
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Destination Higher Education (DHE)
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The African/Black Student Alliance's (A/BSA) program, Destination Higher Education, includes personal, social and academic workshops that focus on the Black experience at UCSC. This is a 3-day program that introduces students to African-American student life on campus and gives admitted students an opportunity to meet with the African/Black community at UCSC. |
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Not Available Until Spring 2012
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SIO 2008 Photo Gallery
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Oportunidades Rumbo A La Educacion (ORALE)
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Oportunidades Rumbo A La Educacion is presented by Movimiento Estudianti Chicano/a de Aztlan (MEChA) in support of the Chican@ Latin@ community at UC Santa Cruz. ORALE is a 3-day program that focuses on the Chican@ Latin@ experience at UCSC while providing already admitted students with workshops about important aspects of college life such as student resources, financial aid, and EOP. |
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Not Available Until Spring 2012
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IndyBay.org Post about ORALE's Action
SIO 2008 Photo Gallery
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Motivation Conference (MC)
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Motivation Conference (MC) is an outreach program that targets underprivileged high school students. The Asian Pacific Islander Student Alliance (APISA), as well as many volunteers, organize the non-yield program. A non-yield program allow students who have no been accepted into UCSC to come visit the campus and be engaged in many workshops. Many high school students have not thought about higher education as an option, and many also do not feel that higher education is a space for them, especially coming from inner-city environments. MC allows these students to experience ways to express themselves and learn about their identity.
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Forms
Not Available Until Spring 2012
Liability Waiver
Visitor Release
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Motivation Conference Website
MC 14 Photo Gallery
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Getting Educated Now To Empower (GENTE)
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GENTE is a bilingual one day parent-student conference created by student members of MeCha at UCSC. The purpose is to motivate and inform students and their families about the opportunities of pursuing a higher education. The conference cosist of various workshops like admissions and financial aid. There are also social justice tours given around campus by UCSC students as well as performances by student groups.
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Forms
GENTE Registration Form 2012
GENTE Waiver (Spanish)
GENTE Waiver (English)
Visitor Release Form
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Inspiration for Scholars of Higher Education (ISHE)
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The Hmong Student Association (HSA) outreach program called, Inspiration for Scholars of Higher Education (ISHE) was created as a resource for underprivileged Hmong high school students. Due to low college enrollment rates and the poverty in which the Hmong community lives in, many Hmong high school students decides to not continue their education after graduating from high school. We, members of HSA, want to give Hmong students a chance to experience the college life and learn about the different resources that they can receive to pursue a higher education. Throughout this program, we will be providing workshops about admissions, financial aid, EOP, and even a short Hmong Identity Workshop to give students a chance to voice themselves about their own identities. The purpose of ISHE is to give Hmong students an open door to opportunities, raise awareness of the Hmong struggle, and inform Hmong students that higher education is a possibility.
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Not Available Until Spring 2012
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Raising Educational Awareness & Cultural Heritage (REACH)
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The Student Alliance of North American Indians (SANAI) outreach program creates awareness of the availability of higher education, and integrates culture & traditions with educational goals. |
Rainbow Theatre
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A multicultural theatre arts troop that travels to high schools throughout California doing interactive theatre, spoken word, and workshops to promote all forms of higher education.
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UC Santa Cruz Cultural Arts & Diversity
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