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Migrant Services

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Student Affairs
Joyal Administration Building, Room 224
(559) 278-1787
(559) 278-6654 FAX

RAUL Z. MORENO, Director

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Program Overview. The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) at California State University, Fresno provides retention services to university students from migrant and seasonal farmworker families. CAMP works with campus student services, faculty, and community-based agencies to improve educational opportunities for CAMP students.

CAMP is for you if you are an entering freshman at California State University, Fresno and have a migrant or seasonal farmworker background. As a retention service program, CAMP is committed to helping you stay in school. Our staff will help you explore your academic and career choices and make sure that you have the information you need to make informed decisions.

Members of the CAMP staff are trained professionals in various areas including academic advising, counseling, career development, and language skills development. They will gladly take a personal interest in helping you adjust to the university environment.

Services. Services designed to assist CAMP students include the following:

Academic Assistance

• academic career skills assessment
• assistance with selection of classes
• study skills training
• peer tutoring
• computer training
• library research training
• University 1

Career Planning

• interest testing for major selection
• career development workshops
• referrals for part-time and summer employment
• exposure to graduate and professional schools

Cultural Enrichment

• Migrant Student Alliance
• recreational field trips
• student leadership development
• student awards banquet
• Teatro TORTILLA
• College Ambassadors
• Colmena Universitaria
• fraternity (Sigma Delta Alpha)

Recruitment

• admission assistance
• university orientation
• campus tours

Special Services

• financial aid
• scholarship application assistance
• referrals to university resources
• referrals to community resources
• vision and dental assistance
• Health Services

Criteria. To qualify for services, a student must be the following:

• an active participant in a migrant education program, or a seasonal farmworker, or a dependent of a seasonal farmworker
• admissable to California State University, Fresno
• a first-time freshmen student
• a full-time student

To apply to CAMP, write, call, or, better yet, come by in person to the CAMP office. The staff will gladly provide you with the necessary materials and assistance.


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