Michigan State University Winter 2014-2015

Inside this Issue

x� ALSAME x� CoBANK Scholarship Opportunity x� Migrant Student Services Highlights x� MSU CAMP Highlights x� MSU HEP Scholarship Recipients

Migrant Student Services

Newsletter

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Migrant Student Services (MSS) wishes well to all HEP/ CAMP scholars for their successful com-pletion of their time here at MSU. Best wishes to all continuing scholars and graduates for living their dreams. MSS continues to meet the needs of students and to serve the community with our fabulous

partners who have contributed towards our phenomenal success throughout the year. We celebrated our success with the Appreciation Breakfast with all of our campus and commu-

nity partners who make us look our best. Over the course of the semester our HEP/CAMP scholars were involved in various activities and events fostering personal and professional growth such as student

leadership retreats, United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) Conference in Chicago, meet-ing President Obama during signing of the historic farm bill on MSU campus, and a life changing study

abroad experience. We believe scholars benefit immensely from leadership activities to remain focused as we assist in their transitions to college and beyond.

MSU HEP continues to assist students in accomplishing their educational goals and providing students the opportunity for lifelong success. We just celebrated our 14th participant who obtained

their GED since the revised exams were launched nationally on January 2, 2014. MSS strives to provide the best services that can be offered to our students and participants. Our programs will continue to focus on becoming stronger through all our combined efforts. We look

forward to another outstanding academic year ahead and wish everyone a great semester!

On Behalf of Migrant Student Services

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Michigan State University hosted the annual 13th ALSAME conference. ALSAME, Advocates for Latino Advancement in Michigan Education. ALSAME is a non-profit organization that is committed to making college education a reality for Latino students in Michigan. ALSAME values higher education and seeks to increase access, awareness and opportunity for Latino students in Michigan. The goal is to serve as a resource to students, parents, and profes-sional staff through the dissemination of information about various colleges and universi-ties to students and community. The CAMP staff and scholars have partnered to serving and disseminate information about various colleges, and universities. ALSAME is committed to building a better future for Michigan youth through higher education. Watch video | Website

A.L.S.A.M.E

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CoBANK Dinner

CoBANK Internships Fellowship Program

CoBANK and Migrant Student Services have part-nered to create an Internship Fellows Program. This opportunity is available to CAMP Scholars; priority will be given to those students pursuing degrees with Agriculture &/or Agriculture-Business majors. This program will be able to sup-port a minimum of 14 students. The timeframe of the internship will vary depending on placement. Students who plan on applying must complete a minimum of 3 professional readiness workshops to better prepare them. This program is a collabo-ration with companies which included an agree-ment to fund the cost of the interns salaries and stipends. The funding will cover travel, profes-sional clothing and lodging. Students interested in this may apply at: mss.msu.edu/internships

Migrant Student Services Partnerships

The MSU College Assistance Migrant Program (MSU CAMP) and MSU Federal Credit Un-ion (MSUFCU) in partnership with the Telamon Farmworker Individual Development Ac-count (IDA) Program and The purpose is to assist migrant students with financial hard-ships as they complete a post-secondary education. Students are required to deposit a maximum of $500 in their bank accounts and Telamon will provide an 8:1 match, up to $4,000 in funds for tuition, books, etc. MSUFCU will provide students with financial liter-acy training on topics such as financial record keeping, budgets, taxes, credit and credit repair. MSU CAMP will provide students with progress towards their goal.

Michigan State Federal Credit Union Partnering With Telamon

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Migrant Student Services Highlights

Migrant Student Services, the MSU School of Social Work and the MSU Department of Community and Sustainability  hosted  representatives  from  Mexico’s  National  System  for  Integral  Family  Development  (DIF) and from four different states in (Puebla, Oaxaca, Yucatan and Campeche) an effort to introduce them to the American social welfare system and to initiate international dialogue about community needs. This is in conjunction with the Julian Samora Research Institute 25th anniversary celebration, “Latinos  in  2050:  Restoring  the  Public  Good.”  For  many  years,  DIF  has  hosted  MSU  students  through  vari-­‐ous study abroad programs. Through this meeting, MSU Migrant Student Services, the MSU School of So-cial Work and the MSU Department of Community Sustainability seek to develop programming, educa-tion, and resources that empower underprivileged communities in the U.S. and Mexico, as well as sup-port self-sustainable living, reduces the need for aide.

The Instituto De Los Mexicanos en el Exterior, IME a decentralized agency of the Mexican gov-ernment’s  Foreign  Ministry,  granted  Migrant  Student  Services  $15,000.  Juan  Manuel  Solana  Morales, the Consul of Mexico in Detroit presented this to Migrant Student Services on No-vember 20, 2014. The award will be used for scholarships for HEP/CAMP Students.

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MSU CAMP, Recruitment Coordinator, Elias Lopez, re-ceives the “Hispanic  Educator  of  the  Year”  Award  from the Hispanic/Latino Commission of Michigan and Michigan Hispanic Caucus at the Cesar Chavez Com-memorative Dinner. Elias has displayed a true commit-ment to Latino students in furthering their education through both MSU CAMP and ALSAME.

Veronica Morales joins the Migrant Student Services (MSS) team as an Accounts Manager. Her main responsibilities includes man-aging  and  maintaining  of  unit’s  bookkeeping  and  accounting  sys-­‐tems;  working  closely  with  unit’s fiscal officer, Director and Associ-ate Directors in processing transactions, reconciling accounts, de-veloping  budgets  and  maintaining  compliance  with  MSU’s  grant  sponsored fiscal guidelines. Prior to joining the MSS team, Veronica served as a Program Man-ager at the local Cristo Rey Community Center for past 11 years. Veronica is fluent in both English and Spanish.

Migrant Student Services Highlights

Congratulations to Miguel Tor-res, the Recruitment and Place-ment Coordinator for HEP and a National Kellogg Fellow. He at-tended a Leadership Academy at Ferris State University. This four-day training is designed to dis-cuss unique leadership traits. This was an educational and growing experience for Miguel.

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Congratulations to our CAMP Volley-ball Team, for continuing to build a community and stay healthy.

Students in costume at the annual CAMP Halloween party

Most Creative-Maurcio Cervantes, Best in Show-David Nava,

Most Daring-Raul Lucio

Welcome Reception

Impacts Holiday Celebration

Some CAMP Scholars hosting a Noche de Ciencia. For more

information check out the MSU SHPE website

Michigan State University CAMP

Chicago Trip CAMP students headed to Navy Pier, Downtown Chi-cago,The National Museum of Mexican Art and the Chi-cago "bean". They also stopped for a bite to eat at the restaurant, Nuevo Leon.

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CAMP SCHOLARS

Sonia Viridiana Viera, is a recent CAMP scholar, who gradu-ated with a degree in Food Industry Management this past December. Last summer she had the opportunity to study abroad and live in France for 2 months. While abroad she studied viticulture, French, food science and food agriculture production at a host university, Ecole d'Ingénieurs de Pur-pan.

Eliseo Gutierrez Jr. received a Chrysler Scholarship from the Soci-ety of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and will be interning with Eaton in an Informational Technology position in the Summer 2015.

After completing all the necessary steps and going through an in-terview, on October 14, 2014 Fabiola Yanez was accepted into MSU’S  Washington,  D.C  Study  and  Internship  Program,  Spring  2015. The program offers students the opportunities to intern in any area of interest in Washington D.C and further their develop-ment on a personal and professional level.

Migrant Student Services

Daniel Villagran attended a career fair at Michigan State University in hopes of obtaining an internship. Daniel began to network and shortly after he was offered a paid internship at LEAR Corp for the summer of 2015. As a freshman, Daniel is setting the bar high the rest of his time at Michigan State University.

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On January 29, 2015, freshman, Daniel Villagran and sophomore, Beatriz Ibarra were  invited  to  attend  the  Dean's  Showcase  of  Stars  Breakfast  at  the  Kellogg’s  Center to receive their engineering scholarships. Daniel received $2,500 from BP Oil. Beatriz received $2,500 from BP Oil and $1,000 from Eaton Corporation. Both students are members of the Society of His-panic Professional Engineers and will be spending their upcoming summer intern-ing in their fields of study. We thank the National HEP/CAMP Association for awarding these scholarships.

CAMP Scholarship Recipients

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The MSU High School Equivalency Program (HEP) at Michigan State University celebrated yet an-other year of successful students receiving their GED, under the new national computerized GED system that started on January 2nd, 2014. MSU HEP is a federally funded program through USDE Office of Migrant Education (OME), that provides GED instruction to migrant and seasonal farm workers and their children. The program offers a great opportunity for academic preparation to-ward completion of the Graduate Educational Development (GED) diploma as well as the develop-ment of academic, vocational, and personal skills necessary for placement in higher education, ca-reers, or military. HEP also has two satellite programs in Hart and Sturgis, MI. For more information check out MSU HEP Website.

Michigan State University High School Equivalency Program

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HEP Highlights

Congratulations to Eric Serrano, who was the 13th student to earn their GED through the MSU HEP since the national change of GED curriculum.

Students from MSU HEP Sturgis satellite vis-iting Sparty statue on campus.

MSU HEP students and staff Students and staff at MSU HEP Hart, Michigan satellite

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Scholarship Recipients: CAMP/HEP

Cristian Garcia-Mendoza, is a third year CAMP student. Cristian was on the  Dean’s  List  for  the  2014  Fall  semester.  He  is  currently  studying  Food Science and is a member of the College of Agriculture and Natu-ral Resources . Congratulations Cristian!

Sandy Martinez, is not only HEP student but also a mother who was able to obtain her GED. Sandy graduated from the program during the Fall semester of 2013.

Each year The National HEP/CAMP Association selects one student from the HEP and CAMP programs to recognize nationally. This is a tremendous recognition for Migrant Student Services to honor two incredible students with scholarships and recognition.

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MSU HEP welcomes Mike Rodriguez, Leydi Egan, Marcos Gonzalez y Floridalma Castillo to the HEP instructor team. Mike enjoys the outdoors and riding mountain bikes. Mike has a background in education and graduated from MSU in 2011. He is energetic and eager to make a positive impact in Education. Leydi has a Bachelor of Arts, Psychology from Mexico, a Bachelor of Science in Human Resources and Society, and a Graduate Certification in Teaching and Learning from MSU. She has teaching experience from working as an online instructor with MSU-HEP. Leydi enjoys jogging. Marcos is the online instructor who likes to teach. He has a Masters in Education from University of Puerto Rico with ten years of experience in teaching. He is planning to continue his graduate stud-ies. Floridalma Castillo is the Lead instructor with graduate studies from MSU, and with more than twenty  years  of  teaching  experience.  Floridalma’s  passion  is  her  family,  teaching  and  traveling.  The  team hopes to develop new strategies to make the MSU-HEP a great program.

New

HEP Team

Student Interns

Student Assistants

Adriana Carreon

Tami Marsh

Denise Cruz

Michael Suarez

Edgar Reynosa

Student Mentors

Alejandra Bonilla

Adriana Carranza

Daniel Villagran

Mauricio Cervantes

Irma Hinojosa

Nancy Barajas

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MSU Identification and Recruitment (ID&R) Center

What exactly is a migrant child? Where the definition of a migrant child may vary from program to program, the MSU ID&R center must follow the federal definition from the national Migrant Education Program (MEP). In short, we seek to identify any child under the age of 22 who has moved in the last 3 years due to seasonal or temporary agricul-tural work. Once identified, our job is to pro-vide them supportive services aimed at reduc-ing any disruptions to their education they may have experienced due to the migrant life-style. When deciding if a child is eligible, we look at five factors: x� The age of the child x� Possession of a GED or high school diploma x� The particulars of any moves over the last

3 years x� The purpose of the move x� What type of work was performed by the

child or family member In terms of their education, migratory children are  considered  “at  risk”  due  to  a  number  of  factors. Many migrant children experience poverty, language barriers, educational dis-ruptions, health issues, and social isolation. Some research suggests migratory moves can have  negative  effects  on  a  student’s  perform-­‐ance for as long as 6 months.

For more information, please contact Bruce Lack, Associate Director of the MSU ID&R Center at Migrant Student Ser-vices with information or questions related to Michigan’s Migrant Educational Program. Call 517-432-9900 or email lackb@msu.edu.

Unfortunately, many migratory children will make multiple moves in that time frame. Ad-ditionally,  Michigan’s  migrant  children  often  come from Texas and Florida, which have dif-ferent requirements for completing grade lev-els or graduation. Even the brightest and hardest working children often find them-selves unable to achieve academic success. For this reason, the MSU ID&R Center, on be-half of the Michigan Migrant Education Pro-gram (MiMEP), seeks to identify and assist all migrant children found in Michigan.

Data Entry Assistants

Recruiters

Sam Velez Magally Briseno

Teresa Devalez

Maria Vetere

Rosabelle Hernandez

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My undergraduate studies were completed at Michigan State Uni-versity with a Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics. At MSU, I in-terned with an outpatient-registered dietitian for 6 months as a vol-unteer. I was also a scholar in a research program supported by the NIH-NHLBI. In this role, I was project coordinator for a study assess-ing obesity risk, food access, dietary intake and nutrition-related knowledge in migrant and seasonal farm workers. Currently, I am pursuing my Master of Science in Nutrition and Metabolism at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. In five years I see myself as a registered dietitian working in a community nutrition setting helping underprivileged populations. Outside of my short and long-term goals, I continue to embrace my passion, which is community volunteer work. I want to take leadership and mentoring roles in Latinos and Hispanics in Dietetics and Nutrition Interest Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. I will continue to pay it forward and be a role model to future students such as myself.

Alumni Spotlight

Raquel Arevalo x� College of Social Science—

Family Community Services x� Financial Aid Administrator

of University of Michigan

Fernando Solis x� College of Education—

Kinesology x� Currently studying at Palmer

College of Chiropractic

Violeta Nieves

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On behalf of the Migrant Student Services, we would like to thank Titun Maiti for her dedication and willingness to help CAMP students over the last three and a half years. We wish her the best in her new po-sition as an academic advisor in the Engi-neering department here at MSU.

David Trevino

x� James Madison Col-lege—Social Relations and Policy

x� Currently works for Brownsville ISD

Micaela Soto

x� College of Social Science Interdisciplinary Studies Social Science Commu-nity Relations

x� Currently working for Illinois college of Advis-ing Corps.

Virgilio De Leon

x� Construction Manage-ment

x� College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

x� Working for Construc-tion Superintendent at Cannon Construction and Project Manager at O.S Interior Systems, Inc.

Alumni Spotlight

Farewell Titun Maiti

Welcome Gabriella Garza! Communications Intern

for Migrant Student Services.

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On behalf of Migrant Student Services we wish everyone a

fantastic semester!

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MSU Migrant Student Services newsletter is published Spring and Fall semester as a service to our community.

Michigan State University Migrant Student Services

Holden Hall 234 Wilson Rd, Rm C249 East Lansing, MI 48825

Phone: (517) 432-9900 Fax: (517) 432-9901

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