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Migrant Services
The Office of University
Migrant Services (VMS) at
California State University,
Fresno provides retention services
to university students from
migrant and seasonal farmworker
families. UMS works with campus
student services, faculty, and
community-based agencies to
improve educational opportunities
for UMS students.
VMS is for you if you are entering
Fresno State (freshman through
graduate level) and have a
migrant or seasonal farmworker
background. As a retention
service, University Migrant
Services is concerned with
helping you stay in school. The
staff will hel p you explore your
academic and career choices and
make sure that you have the
information you need to make
the decisions which will shape
your future.
Members of the UMS staff are
trained professionals in various
areas including academic
advising, counseling, career
development, and language skill
development. They will take a
personal interest in helping you
with your adjustment to the
university environment.
Special services designed to
assist UMS students in developing
their academic potential include
the follOWing:
Academic Assistance
• academic skills assessment
• assistance with selection of
classes
• study skills training
• peer tutoring
• English as a Second Language
(ESL) assistance
• oral language development
Counseling
• orientation to university life
• personal counseling
• peer counseling
Career Planning
• interest testing for major
selection
• career development workshops
• referrals to part-time and
summer employment
• exposure to graduate and
professionai schools
Cultural Enrichment
• Migrant Student Alliance
• recreational field trips
• student leadership development
• student awards banquet
• Teatro TORTILLA
Support Services
• financial aid advisement
• schoiarship application
assistance
University Migrant Services
Student Affairs
Joyal Administration Building, Room 204
(209) 278-476B FAX (209) 278-6654
Raul Z. Moreno, Director
• referrals to university resources
• referrals to community resources
The College Assistance Migrant
Program (CAMP) is a federal
program designed for freshman
migrant and seasonal farmworker
students. VMS students eligible
for CAMP may be offered a CAMP
stipend, vision and dental insurance,
and other supplemental
services.
To apply to UMS or CAMP, write,
call, or, better yet, come by in
person to the UMS office. The
staff will gladly proVide you with
the necessary applications and
materials. ?f;.'
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Object Description
| Title | 1997-98 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 1997-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | Page 039 |
| Full Text Search | Migrant Services The Office of University Migrant Services (VMS) at California State University, Fresno provides retention services to university students from migrant and seasonal farmworker families. UMS works with campus student services, faculty, and community-based agencies to improve educational opportunities for UMS students. VMS is for you if you are entering Fresno State (freshman through graduate level) and have a migrant or seasonal farmworker background. As a retention service, University Migrant Services is concerned with helping you stay in school. The staff will hel p you explore your academic and career choices and make sure that you have the information you need to make the decisions which will shape your future. Members of the UMS staff are trained professionals in various areas including academic advising, counseling, career development, and language skill development. They will take a personal interest in helping you with your adjustment to the university environment. Special services designed to assist UMS students in developing their academic potential include the follOWing: Academic Assistance • academic skills assessment • assistance with selection of classes • study skills training • peer tutoring • English as a Second Language (ESL) assistance • oral language development Counseling • orientation to university life • personal counseling • peer counseling Career Planning • interest testing for major selection • career development workshops • referrals to part-time and summer employment • exposure to graduate and professionai schools Cultural Enrichment • Migrant Student Alliance • recreational field trips • student leadership development • student awards banquet • Teatro TORTILLA Support Services • financial aid advisement • schoiarship application assistance University Migrant Services Student Affairs Joyal Administration Building, Room 204 (209) 278-476B FAX (209) 278-6654 Raul Z. Moreno, Director • referrals to university resources • referrals to community resources The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) is a federal program designed for freshman migrant and seasonal farmworker students. VMS students eligible for CAMP may be offered a CAMP stipend, vision and dental insurance, and other supplemental services. To apply to UMS or CAMP, write, call, or, better yet, come by in person to the UMS office. The staff will gladly proVide you with the necessary applications and materials. ?f;.' 39 |
