Creating Educational Equity for Undocumented Students

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Creating Educational Equity for Undocumented
Students

• Rose Carmona-Arbulú, M.A. Ed
• Financial Aid Counselor
• AB 540/Undocumetented Student Advisor
• Task Force Chair

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A Brief History of Undocumented Students

• Staff, faculty administrators committed to
  traditionally underserved students
• Implementation of AB 540 2001
• Training, guidelines and campus initiatives
  non-existent
• Lack of knowledge and information regarding needs
  of AB 540/Undocumented Students
• Student group organized 2007 Improving Dreams
  Equity Access Success (IDEAS)
• AB 540/Undocumented Student Advisors Appointed
• Educating and training campus community
• Undocumented Student Mental Health Initiative
  Counseling and Psychological Services
• Grassroots campus organizing
• Continue the Dream for Academic Excellence
  Scholarship
• AB 540/Undocumented Student Educational Equity
  Task Force

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Building Institutional Change
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Continue the Dream for Academic Excellence
Scholarship

• 2011 Established specifically to help
  undocumented students
• Scholarship committee ASI Project Connect, Metro
  Academies, Office of Student Financial Aid, Raza
  Faculty and Staff Association, Raza Studies, Step
  to College, The Safe Place, and Undergraduate
  Admissions
• Award amount varies
• Annual fundraising
• Faculty and Staff Contribute Monthly
• Every counts

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• Leading and Collaborating with the SF State
  Campus community and local bay area
• Helping undocumented students have equal access
  to higher education
• Above and Beyond Financial Aid Counselor duties
• Scholarship 101 Workshops for Undocumented
  Students
• Provide Additional Resources
• Student Assistant Position
• Website

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AB 540/Undocumented Student Website
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AB 540/Undocmented Student Educational Equity
Task Force

• Mission
• The San Francisco State University
  AB540/Undocumented Students Educational Equity
  Task Force is a coalition of staff, students,
  faculty and administrators dedicated to
  supporting the academic, professional and
  personal success of undocumented students
  enrolled at the university, as well as those of
  undocumented prospective students.  The Task
  Force seeks to support the higher educational
  aspirations of undocumented students by
  identifying and effectively addressing the
  institutional barriers to their enrollment,
  retention and graduation, and by supporting their
  personal empowerment and resiliency, as well as
  their experience of the university as a safe and
  welcoming campus.

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More Work To Be Done!

• More campus training needed
• Continue outreach efforts to students
• Staff/Resource Center
• Scholarships specifically for Undocumented
  Students
• Affordable housing options

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Rose Carmona-Arbulú

• rcarmona_at_sfsu.edu