The Partner College Weekly, Mar 22, 2023

March 22, 2023

The Partner College Weekly

ACTION REQUIRED

Deadline is 3/23: Order Stoles for Graduating Scholars

Please review and complete this Google Sheet to order TheDream.US Stoles for your graduating Scholars (Spring, Summer & Fall 2023):

Locate your Partner College on the list (if not there, please add it to the end of the list)
Enter the number of stoles that you need and your college's Spring 2023 graduation date (columns C and D)
Confirm or update the contact person and mailing address where the package will be sent (columns E - L)
Indicate when you are done by selecting "completed" in column A next to your PC.

The form completion deadline is Thursday, March 23rd at 5 pm CT.

Packages will be sent to you in early to mid-April. If you have any questions, please email Melanny.Buitron@thedream.us.

Thank you for helping us recognize our Scholars!

Must Know

Coming up: PC Power Hour on Tues. 3/28

Join us Tuesday, March 28^th for our next PC Power Hour, where we will share best practices on preparing for Graduation season and preview a new program to support you, our Partner Colleges, in hosting on-campus career events.

We will discuss:

Updates & Reminders: Spring EVR payments, graduation stoles and pins delivery, career development programming for Scholars
Best Practices: Supporting and Celebrating Graduates
New Programming: PC Career Development Events Fund to support hosting career/entrepreneurship events at your campus
Open Forum: Your questions, concerns, and feedback

This session is geared towards Partner Colleges with current Scholars.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Tues. March 28th

11 am PT/ 1 pm CT/ 2 pm ET

Link to join (no need to register)

Recording: "Best Practices for Creating Inclusive Fellowship Programs for Undocumented Students"

Watch this session to learn how institutions can create non-employment-based fellowship programs that are inclusive to undocumented students with and without work authorization.

Guest Speakers from Texas A&M University–San Antonio, Dominican University, and John Jay College of Criminal Justice shared information about their inclusive fellowship programs. Helpful resources were shared on how to create an inclusive program at your institution.

Scholar Programming

March 30: Immigration Q&A and Know Your Rights

Starting March 30th, Immigration Q&A is back, with the addition of Know your Rights training for our Scholars.

On the last Thursday of each month this Spring, Attorney Dan Berger will answer questions regarding Immigration-related matters as usual. In the second half of each session, we will have "Know Your Rights" training led by Jocelyn Aranda-Ortiz from the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant Refugee Rights.

Please encourage Scholars to attend:

March 30th, April 27th, May 25th

5 pm ET

One link for all sessions (no registration)

Scholars can apply for Professional Conference Grants

Our Professional Conference Grants Application is now live! Currently enrolled, eligible TheDream.US Scholars can now apply for funding to cover their flight/train, hotel, and/or conference registration fees through two opportunities.

Use this flyer to promote these opportunities to your Scholars. You can also review the email announcement, which was sent to Scholars.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Chris Aviles at chris.aviles@thedream.us.

FYI - Emails Sent to Scholars

3/16/23

March 30th: Immigration Q&A is back!

To: Scholars and Alumni

https://conta.cc/3yHBf2A

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