January 23, 2019
The Partner College Weekly
ACTION REQUIRED
Please Submit Your Spring EVRs by Feb 28th
You should have received an email from Elena Salorio with this EVR template for the Spring/Q2 Term. There are three tabs in the template: 
 
1. Instructions: Instructions on EVR Process and how to complete and submit template.
2. Enter Data Here: Copy and paste the information from the PC Scholar Report and fill out the columns (following the instructions in the first tab).
3. Drop-Down Source Data: Do not make any changes on this sheet.

Please do not modify or change the template/tabs in any way, other than inputting your data on the second tab.  Upload the completed data report file no later than February 28 via this secure Dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/request/VKyS3Qq3s2Xh5hLULYAD 
MUST KNOW
Quick notes on how to read your ISTS Applicant Report
1. Check the application status in column O. 

Not Submitted – applicant has not answered all application required questions.
Submitted – Written portion of the application has been submitted. Required documents may or may not have been uploaded (if uploaded, they are pending review).
Complete – Application is fully completed; required documents have been accepted. Only Complete applicants who meet eligibility criteria will be reviewed during the selection process.

2. Email address (column J) and phone numbers (columns K & L) are provided for outreach purposes. We encourage you to reach out to applicants to help them complete the application. 

3. Missing information in the columns means it has not been provided by the applicant yet.

Having trouble accessing your ISTS Applicant Report, contact: TheDream.US_Support@applyists.com 
National Applicant Informational Session #2 Jan 29th at 7:00 pm EST

We are hosting a second webinar for National Applicants to learn about the criteria, application components, and get advice and tips on how to complete their application from a panel of current National Scholars.
USEFUL INFORMATION
BMCC Promotes our Scholarship with video of Graduate
Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York has created a dedicated page of their website promoting our Scholarship. The page features an interview with graduate Jose Perez in this video sharing his experiences at BMCC with TheDream.US Scholarship.

Mental Health – Building Strength in Undocumented Latinx Students
The National Latino Psychological Association has published a series of recommendations for students to build mental health and lower stress and anxiety levels. It also lists various resources to share with students.  
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
CATO Institute: "Senate GOP Bill Doesn’t Extend DACA. It Guts It."
Jan 22, 2019
By David Bier
This weekend, President Trump promised to an “extension” of DACA for the “700,000 DACA recipients brought here unlawfully by their parents at a young age many years ago.” But the Senate bill that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced to implement his deal does not extend DACA but rather replaces it with a totally different program that will exclude untold thousands of Dreamers who would have been eligible under DACA. It is important to remember that all of these requirements are for less than 3 years of relief from deportation and work authorization, not a pathway to citizenship.