In this Newsletter, you will find:
✔ Upcoming Events
- Immigration Policy Updates Live Webcast - Nov 8
- The Ballad of Juan José - Nov 9 - Nov 18
- Moving Stories - Nov 13
- Break the Mold - Nov 17
- Mindfulness for Wellbeing - Nov 13
- Cisco Multi-Cultural Career Day - Nov 15
- Leadership today - Nov 20
- Career advising - Dec 4
✔ Student Academic Success
✔ Reminder on Financial Aid Applications!
✔ Internships/ Professional Development
- Immigration Justice Fellowship- Nov 30
✔Scholarships Information
- Latinos in Technology Scholarship- Nov 13
✔ Legal Services and Updates
- SJSU DACA Fee Assistance
- Legal Resources
✔ Faculty Fellow and USRC Intern Office hours
✔ USRC Event Calendar
✔ Office hours and Location informatio
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*Expand the newsletter to view all of our announcements
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Immigration Policy Updates Live Webcast
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American Night: The Ballad of Juan José
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San José Department of Film & Theatre
Hammer Theatre Center, San José
November 9–18, 2018
If you would like to receive FREE tickets to this event let us know!
Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office
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Moving Stories
November 13, 2018, 10 am- 1 pm
De Anza College, Hinson Campus Center Conference Room A &B
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November 17, 2018
11 am - 3:30 pm
Escuela Popular 467 N. White Rode, San Jose
This all-day workshop will focus on radical, progressive, compassionate and achievable solutions and alternatives to our existing economic, financial and political institutions.
Panelists will include local community and political leaders in the areas of housing, prisons, public education, worker-owned co-ops, universal healthcare, public banking, eco-transportation and corporate-free politics.
Lunch and entertainment are included in the $10 cost which will be collected at the door.
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Need to take a break for a stressful week?
Mindfulness for Wellbeing:
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Given the national context, it makes sense to worry about uncertainties of the future. Come to learn ways to keep coming back to the present; to let go of what is not within our control; to shift your thoughts and emotions.
Facilitated by Dr.Ellen J. Lin
Don't forget to bring a friend!
Dates and Locations:
Tue. Nov 13 - Student Union 2B
Tue. Nov 27 - Student Union 3A
Workshop starts promptly at: 2:00pm
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Consultations with Ellen J. Lin!
Every Tuesday, from 2-4pm
Students can drop in or sign-up to consult with Ellen J. Lin. Consultations are private and confidential and students will not have to fill out an intake prior to meeting with Ellen.
To sign-up for a consultation email
ellen.lin@sjsu.edu
, or come by the USRC to learn more.
When: Every Tuesday from 2-4pm
Where: Student Wellness Center
3rd Floor, Room 300B
(corner of 7th and San Carlos St., across the Event Center)
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Cisco Multi-Cultural Career Day
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Thursday, November 15, 2018, 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Cisco Campus,San Jose, CA
In order to RSVP email Lauren Grimaldo lgrimald@cisco.com no later than
Friday, November 9th
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Once you have RSVP, you will receive a confirmation email with additional details and logistics.
Breakfast, lunch and plenty of coffee and tea will be provided.
The Cisco Multi-Cultural Career Day
is an event designed to share important tips around what students should look for when selecting a company to kick-off their career after graduation. Don’t miss this great opportunity to hear from industry professionals at various stages in their careers, across a variety of technical and non-technical roles, as they share their insights into understanding the important qualities and aspects to look for in a company before accepting an offer.
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Leadership Today applications for 2019 are open! Please invite your students to apply.
Leadership Today
is a 3-day immersion retreat focused on diversity, social justice, and cross-cultural communication. We are looking to provide an opportunity for those who are interested in infusing social justice into their personal, educational, and professional lives. There is no cost to attend the retreat.
This year the retreat will be held at Koinonia Conference Grounds in Corralitos, CA.
Apply today using the link
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Sandra De Leon
SJSU Career Center Advisor
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DROP IN HOURS AT THE USRC:
December 4, 2018
From 3pm - 4pm
Come have a conversation about your future goals, and plans. If you might not know what your plan is yet that is okay too! She will be able to answer any questions and possibly meet with students in finding their unique path!
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In need of help to pick classes or need advice towards your 4 year plan? Plan a meeting with an Academic Advisor!
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Academic Advising and
Retention Services
academic.advising@sjsu.edu
Phone: 408-924-2129
Located in the Student Services Center.
Office Hours:
M - Th: 8:15 am- 4:45 pm,
F: 9:00 am to 1:30 pm.
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Tutoring: Peer Connections
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Work for Peer Connections!
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Peer Connections Services and Tutoring
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Interested in being a peer mentor, peer tutor, embedded tutor, or supplemental instruction leader?
Important dates:
- October 2018: Recruitment Applications due on
October 31st @ midnight.
- November 2018: Interviews
- Late November/Early
December: Decisions and paperwork
-Must have a work permit
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Peer Connections' tutors enhance students’ individual learning in particular courses. Tutoring is
FREE
for SJSU students. Classic tutors offer appointments and drop-in tutoring for a wide variety of subjects as well as undergraduate and graduate student writing.
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Print/ Copy/ Scan
Late-Night Tutoring
Student Technology Training
Software training and support for SJSU students, faculty, and staff
Writing Center Tutoring
Student Computing Services
Borrow laptops, computer accessories, and other tech equipment
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Financial Aid Applications are Open!
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The online application is available on
October 1, 2018,
for students to complete for the 2019-2020 academic year. Make sure to submit your application before
March 2, 2019,
for priority financial aid.
Our financial aid liaison:
Lucy Serrato-Lager
is available to meet with students and answer questions regarding the CA Dream Act, eligibility, and other financial aid questions. Please contact her at
lucy.serrato@sjsu.edu
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Financial Aid and the Scholarship office will be providing
Free workshops
in order to have assistance with the application, and for any pondering questions you might have.
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Internship/ Professional Development:
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Immigration Justice Fellowship
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Application Deadline: Friday, November 30, 2018 at 11:59PM PST
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https://laborucla.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eRjarEw6ttyLfOl
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The Immigrant Justice Fellowship (IJF) is a project of the Dream Resource Center (DRC). It is a statewide rapid response fellowship that serves as a platform for immigrant youth to protect and empower immigrant communities.
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IJF is an eight-month, part-time fellowship across six regions in California: Orange County, Inland Empire, Los Angeles, Central Valley, Silicon Valley, and Sacramento.
The fellowship begins in February 2019 and concludes in September 2019. Each fellow receives monthly leadership award of $2,000.
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If you have questions regarding the Capital Fellows Programs, please contact Sacramento State’s Center for California Studies at
(916) 278-6906
,
calstudies@csus.edu
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This Program is Nationally recognized public policy fellowships offering unique experiences in policy-making and development in each branch of California state government. Fellows work for 10-11 months as full-time, paid staff members in the State Assembly, State Senate, Executive Branch or the Judiciary.
The fellowships are administered by the Center for California Studies at California State University, Sacramento, and are an outstanding opportunity for college graduates to engage in public service and prepare for future careers.
Applications for the 2019-20 Capital Fellows Programs are now OPEN. 2019-20 fellowship year applications are due by
February 11th, 2019 by 5:00 PM PST
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Above is the information on how to get involved in your community and be a volunteer for MESA. The next upcoming volunteer opportunity will be on:
Thursday November 8, 2018
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Asian Law Alliance Needs You!
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Asian Law Alliance is in need of Spanish and Vietnamese speaking volunteers to work Mondays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays from
1-5PM.
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We are motivated students mobilizing to create a strong student support group for Undocumented students and their Allies.
Meetings are every Thursday at 6:30pm at the Martin Luther King Library, 5th Floor Cultural Heritage Center Program Room
Contact Information:
INFO@SAHESJSU.ORG
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Applications are due
Nov.13, 2018.
For more information on Immigrant Rising's Entrepreneurship Fund and to apply,
Click Here!
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Latinos in Technology Scholarship
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In order to be eligible to apply for the scholarship you must be a current college student entering their junior or senior year in the 2019 academic school year and planning to enroll on a full-time or part-time basis. Preference will be given to full-time and rising junior students. You may be a United States legal residents and a student who has obtained Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Note: A.B. 540 students who are also DACA recipients are eligible to apply
Up to $30,000 (paid over three years, provided renewal eligibility requirements are met)
Applicants must be in a Science, technology, engineering, math (STEM)-related field.
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The application deadline is December 13, 2018.
For more information and to apply,
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2019 Ford Foundation
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
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The Ford Foundation is committed to increasing the diversity of the country’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. Their Pre-Doctoral fellowship opportunity offers an annual stipend of $24,000, expenses paid to attend at least one Conference of Ford Fellows, as well as access to Ford Fellow Regional Liaisons, a network of former Ford Fellows who have volunteered to provide mentoring and support to current fellows.
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Find more Scholarships in the links below!
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Legal Services and Updates:
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Temporary Protection Status Update
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Public Charge Rule Update and what you can do to fight back!
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Need Financial Assistance to renew your DACA?
Currently enrolled SJSU students
can contact the UndocuSpartan Student Resource Center to learn more on how they can receive the support.
You can contact us at undocuspartan@sjsu.edu
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Would you be interested in becoming a panelist for future UndocuAlly Trainings?
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Nhu Nguyen
Office Hours:
Tuesday: 9am-3:30pm
Thursday: 1pm-5:30pm
Friday: 8am-12pm
Contact Information:
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Brenda Pantoja
Office Hours:
Mon./Wed.: 12:00-5:30 pm
Fridays: 1:30 pm- 4:00 pm
Contact Information:
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Jenifer Martinez
Office hours:
Tues/Thurs:1:30-6:00 pm
Fridays: 9:00-3:00 pm
Contact Information:
Jenifer.martinez@sjsu.edu
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Giselle Arellano
Office Hours:
Tues/Thurs 1pm-4pm
Friday 8am-4pm
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Associate Professor
Chicana and Chicano Studies
(formerly know as Mexican American Studies)
Fall 2018 USRC Office Hours
Wednesday 9:30-11:00am
Thursday 1:30pm-3:00pm
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Available via drop-in or by appointment.
M-Th 9am-5pm
Fr 9am- 4pm
408-924-3677
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Stay up to date on upcoming workshops and events at SJSU and the Bay Area. Folks can visiting our website and/or follow us on social media to stay informed. Don't miss out on great opportunities for you to learn, network, form community, and obtain free resources!
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@undocuspartanresourcecenter
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Student Union Building, 2450 (second floor)
Hours: M-Th 9am-5pm
F 9am-4pm
Contact us at 408-924-2762
Via email: undocuspartan@sjsu.edu
Students can drop-in or schedule an appointment
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