CTN E-News November 2016

Dream Catchers- Newsletter

November 2016 - Volume 5, No. 6

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Catch the Next Thankful for Many Blessings

In this season of thanksgiving, Catch the Next, Inc., would like to acknowledge our many
blessings and give thanks to those who surround us and make those blessings possible.
We are thankful to John Siceloff, CTN founder, for the opportunity to offer the Dream Catchers
Program, based on the award winning Puente Project, on our campuses. We are thankful to
Felix Galaviz and Pat McGrath for recognizing the need for and creating the Puente model
and methodology.

Fall Semester Events Continue To Engage Dream Catchers

PAC Puentistas
Visit UTSA

A record attendance of sixty-
seven Puentistas from Palo
Alto College visited The
University of Texas at San
Antonio on Friday, November
10. The group of potential
Roadrunners received a VIP
guided tour around campus
along with transfer and
financial aid information.

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We are thankful for the commitment of our CTN Board of Directors and Advisory Board for
supporting our organization designed to improve the educational outcomes of Latinos and
other underserved- first generation students. In particular we want to highlight our board chair,
Dr Luzelma Canales, and our advisory board chair, Dr. Patricia Gandara. We are also
grateful for the vision and "ganas" (desire) of Dr. Maria Martha Chavez who tirelessly leads
our Dream Catchers and Peer Mentoring Programs.

STC STARR Campus Hosts Successful Noche de Familia

South Texas College (Starr Campus) held their Noche De Familia on Tuesday, November 15th. About 90
individuals attended, including parents and students. Both students and their parents received information about
the details on the Dream Catchers/Puente Program. Guest speaker, Mr. Saul Garza, Centers for Learning
Excellence Manager from STC, spoke to the students and their parents about his setbacks and his successes.
Mrs. Anna B. Alaniz, Dream Catchers/Puente Program Instructor and Cindy Yarely Marroquin, Dream
Catchers/Puente Program Student Success Specialist, worked together to have a successful Noche De Familia
for the Dream Catchers/Puente Program familia. Students had a blast and parents were beyond grateful that
their sons/daughters were able to participate in such an awesome program.

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We are thankful for the leadership at each of our colleges, from the Presidents to the
administrators leading our efforts, thank you. Your vision and faith in our program has led to the
success of your students.

STC Starr Campus Participates in Relay for Life

Thirteen Dream Catchers/Puentistas from South Texas College (Starr Campus) participated in the annual Relay
for Life on Saturday, November 12th. Relay for Life’s main purpose is to raise funds to find a cure for cancer.
The community is able to honor loved ones who are battling cancer, who have won the battle, or who have
perished to this disease.

El Paso CC Dream Catchers Sell Nachos at Fall Festival

EPCC Dream Catchers sold nachos at the Fall Festival held at the EPCC Valle Verde campus on October 31.
According to Instructor Jose Gomez, "the nachos sold like pan caliente." A lot of candy was passed out too,
and even President Serrata stopped by to get some nachos. Approximately $475.00 was raised at the event.

Instructor Richard Yanez says "cheese." Dream Catchers prepare to serve nachos at festival.

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We are thankful for instructors and staff who give more than the paycheck requires ; who
believe in the program and their students ; who give their students knowledge, but also a
sense of belonging , pride in who they are, and a path to their future.

EPCC Hosts Noche de Familia

El Paso Community College hosted their Noche de Familia on November 9. Dinner was served and former
students spoke about their career or university experiences. Erick Martinez, who graduated from EPCC in 2013
and will graduate from UTEP on December 10, related how his time in Puente helped him break out of his
shell. A competition with a pizza party as the prize was won by Rio Grande campus for the most in attendance.

PAC CTN-Puente students attend the San Antonio Symphony

Seventy-five students and staff met at the Tobin Center to enjoy the
sounds of Tchaikovsky “Pathétique” on Friday, November 18. These
two emotional works of the Romantic era were paired in a program
that tugged at the heartstrings. From beauty to despair, these
masterpieces created a portrayal of symphonic passion.
Not only did the students have the opportunity to experience the
symphony, but also to relish the beautiful architecture of the new
Tobin Center.

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We are thankful for our students, who often against the odds, have proven time and
again that ''si se puede" ("yes, we can") is real and that success is possible with hard
work, determination, and support from familia (family).

Lee College Dedicates Noche de Familia to Student's Mother

Lee College's Noche de Familia was dedicated to Rosa Elva
Pizana, who passed away on October 29th. Rosa was the mother of
student Cynthia Rose Pizana. "Rose Elva Pizana was a social
worker and a great supporter of her daughter, family, and the local
community. She was present at all of our major events these past
few years and will be irreplaceable," Instructor Orlando Lara
commented.

Cynthia found out shortly after her mother's death that she had been accepted to UT Austin. She will begin her
studies there in the spring. At Noche de Familia, Cynthia spoke about her mother and about how she had
decided that she would continue with her education despite the pain of losing her mother because she knows
that it is what her mother would have wanted her to do. The day after Noche de Familia, several students noted
that that was the most memorable moment of the evening, even though it was hard for some students who have
also lost their mother.
"I hope it gave the families present a sense of what the Puente idea of familia is, en las buenas y en las malas,
we suffer and celebrate together," added Instructor Orlando Lara.
Cynthia posted the following on instagram on November 11: "God's gotta plan for me. He and mom are workin'
miracles because I found out this week I got into the University of Texas. Come January I'll be in Austin gettin
my degree on just like mom wanted....Thank you to everyone who has helped me on this journey and have
given me the confidence to believe I can achieve something like this. Two and half years ago I never thought I
would."- #hookem

Cynthia speaks about her mother. The audience listens to Cynthia say she will continue her plan.

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We are grateful for the CTN Leadership Team: Roxanne Franco, Allegra Villarreal, Lydia
French, Daniel Rodriguez, Erin Doran, Rafael Castillo, Yolanda Reyna, Valentin Sandoval,
Debra McBeath, Diane Lerma, Anna Alaniz, and Kurt Wilson. We are also grateful for our
Puente Fellows.

Lee CC Dream Catchers Share Aspirations During Noche de Famila

Approximately 120 people attended Lee Community College's Noche de Familia on November 15. The
audience listened to student readings and viewed a slideshow presentation of one slide per student with a selfie
showing what they aspire to be and what their biggest motivation is. Mentors and students had an opportunity to
share time as well. Scholarships, FAFSA and TAFSA were also discussed.

STC Designs Dream Catcher T-Shirts Using Aztec Calendar

STC Dream Catcher t-shirts join the Aztec calendar with Dream Catcher feathers. "We wanted for the shirts to
connect to our Hispanic roots; hence, the Aztec calendar, and we wanted to connect with
the idea of catching our educational dream. Since the Aztec calendar
was known to tell what would come in the future, we decided to
quote Cesar Chavez," explained Instructor Esmeralda Macias.

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Criminal Justice Advisor, Mr. Peterson, sponsored the Dream Catcher t-shirts at STC.
We are thankful for the Scholars, Authors and Community Leadership Mentors who work with us on
our professional development Institutes and Webinars. We are grateful for our Scholars serving on the
Editorial Board of our Journal of Ideas and Pedagogy and for serving on our Research and Evaluation
team/ Knowledge Development Working group and Training Institutes.

ACC's Dream Catchers' Tour of UT Austin Offers "Closer Look"

Students in Austin Community College's Puente CTN Program visited UT Austin campus on October 27. The
guided tour offered the group a closer look at what being a UT student looks like, and they learned valuable
information about admissions, transfers and career options. The students finished their day sharing lunch at
UT's Jester cafeteria.

Austin Community College Dream Catchers boarded a bus to the UT Austin campus for a guided tour.

UNTD Dream Catchers Meet Their Faculty Mentors

UNTD hosted a party with music and refreshments for their students to celebrate the semester and to meet their
faculty mentors. Students had just previously completed their final semester projects/presentations. The faculty
mentors reported having interesting conversations and generating ideas for their next meeting. Puente

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instructors and staff were also able to share more about the Dream Catchers' program and why the mentor
relationship is so important.

"We are going to have to reach these goals because the future of the state depends on it"

Commissioner of Higher Ed Addresses the

Goals of 60x30TX

"Texas cannot get to the goals of 60x30TX by doing business as usual," declared
Raymund Paredes, Commissioner of Higher Education, in his State of Higher
Education Address in October. "We are going to have to find a way to reach those
goals in any circumstance because the future of this state depends on it," he added.
Using ACT statistics, he addressed across the board college readiness which is 8
percent for African-Americans and 12 percent for Latino students. "The 8 percent and
12 percent numbers should be scary to all of us." He pointed out that "Latinos are the
fastest growing group in the state" and the 60x30TX goals cannot be reached "unless we significantly raise
Latino student achievement."
Of the four student-centered goals for 60x30TX , the first "overarching goal is that 60 percent of young adults
ages 25-34 will achieve some form of postsecondary credential by 2030. The second is for at least 550,000
students to complete a certificate or degree in 2030.
He next discussed the demographics of Texas, specifically that Texas is expected to see 100,000 more high
school graduates in 2027 than in 2008. "Most of that growth is among Latinos. By 2050, Latino workers in
Texas will outnumber Anglo workers three to one."
"It is not too much to say that how well we educate Latino children will pretty much determine the fate of Texas
in the 21st century," he stated. And then reminded his audience that "only 14 percent of Latinos are currently
receiving some form of postsecondary credential."
The third goal of 60x30TX addresses the need of programs with marketable skills. According to a survey of
college freshmen attitudes, "the number one reason that young people go to college is to get a better job."
Paredes stated that it is not the only reason, but "we should honor that statistic." To do so, he stated that "we
need to look at marketable skills in the broadest possible way." He suggests expanding paid internships,
increasing service learning opportunities, and having extracurricular experiences which have marketable skills
embedded in them, such as leadership training.
Goal four of 60x30TX is to hold student debt at its current levels. One way he suggests is "to re-establish 30
hours a year as a standard measure of academic progress." Right now students in Texas average 90 hours to
achieve a 60-hour community college degree, way about the national average of 75. "We would save the state
and families tens of millions of dollars if we got to 75, and even that is too high," he added. He also suggested
another way to reduce student debt is to develop "more programs that are based on competency-based
instruction."
He concluded his address with ten recommendations to improve Texas Higher Education and to reach the
60x30TX goals. His first recommendation was that we "have to fix developmental education." One way is to
"combine reading and writing into a single course. Right now, only about 35 percent of institutions have done
this, despite evidence that there is absolutely no cognitive justification for separating these two disciplines.
They are complementary, opposite sides of the same coin."
(For his other recommendations and the complete address, go to Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's
website. )

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CTN Presentation to THECB Provides Overview of Program

A group of Catch the Next staff along with Dr. Richard Armenta and Alejandra Polcik from the Dream
Catchers' program at Austin Community College, met with representatives from the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board to provide an overview of our program and its mission for college success in Texas on
Friday, November 18th.
Joining the team from the CTN staff were Dr. Maria Martha Chavez (CEO), Dr. Erin Doran (Director of
Research and Evaluation), Allegra Villarreal (Director of Professional Development), and Dr. Lydia French
(Director of TLFSS Peer Mentoring). This team, along with the ACC staff, successfully presented the history
of the Dream Catchers-Puente program and the gains that the program has made in its five years in Texas.
The presentation as a whole was well-received; there was widespread recognition of the critical function of the
Dream Catchers mission in Texas, and the feedback from the many arms of the Coordinating Board—from data
and evaluation to curriculum and special programs to college readiness—was positive and supportive. Our team
demonstrated the passion we have for our students’ success and for the foundational elements of our program:
familia, cariño, mentoring, and literacy.
We showcased how, with these foundational principles at the heart of all we do, Catch the Next serves to
support not only Texas students but also faculty, staff, and institutions.

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"We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community...Our ambitions
must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own."
-- Cesar Chavez

Dear friends,

As the year comes to an end, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Catch the Next, Inc. (CTN), a
registered 501(c) 3 non-profit with the mission of empowering Latino and other underserved students to catch college and
career dreams through its Dream Catchers Program, based on the award winning CA Puente Project, and our Teaching
and Learning for Student Success Peer Mentoring Program/Webinar Series.

The Dream Catchers Pathway has many components, but at its core is literacy. Literacy enables students to master
English classes in college. But that is only the beginning. Literacy is also essential for courses in every other discipline of
study. The ability to read at a high level of comprehension and write well-crafted papers is critical for success in
everything from health sciences to manufacturing and industrial work to STEM careers. The Dream Catchers Pathway
builds on literacy skills to create multiple career pathways through higher education. Courses in Dream Catchers
Pathways include: English Composition 1 and 2, Psychology, Mexican American Studies, History and Music. All Dream
Catchers courses validate the culture of the student by integrating their history, literature and culture. In January of 2017,
we begin to advise Mathways' students in partnership with the UT Dana Center. As we scale up the Dream Catchers
Pathway in Texas, we are empowering students to succeed in whatever subject they select, and in whatever career they
choose.

"The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating. The paths to it are not found, but made; and the
activity of making them changes both the maker and the destination."
-- Peter Ellyard

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Student Outcomes. Colleges implementing our Dream Catchers Program in Texas have student outcomes that exceed
state averages in reading and writing. This has been the case during our four years of operations in the state. As the title of
the article written by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board1 shows, we are part of the transformation of
education in the state due to the hard work of our faculty, administrators and students. We hope that you consider making
a tax deductible donation to Catch the Next, Inc., to keep our campaign for college completion moving forward in the new
year.

Thank you for your consideration.

Maria Martha Chavez, Chief Executive Officer.

Scholar Mentor-CTN Board Member Victor Saenz Receives Promotion
to Department Chair

Congratulations to Dr. Saenz for his promotion to Department Chair of the Department of
Educational Administration at UT Austin School of Education effective June 1, 2017.
Victor B. Sáenz, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Educational
Administration at the University of Texas at Austin, and he is a Fellow in the A.M. Aikin
Regents Chair in Junior & Community College Education Leadership. He also holds
courtesy appointments with the UT Center for Mexican American Studies and the
Department of Mexican American Studies. Since 2008 he has also been a Faculty Fellow
with the UT Division of Diversity and Community Engagement (DDCE). Dr. Sáenz has
published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and recently published two books, including one on Latino males
in higher education (Stylus Publishing, 2016). His current research agenda seeks to advance research-informed
best practices and policy solutions that improve educational outcomes for underserved students in
postsecondary education, with a special emphasis on young men of color.
In 2010 Dr. Sáenz founded an award-winning initiative called Project MALES (Mentoring to Achieve Latino
Educational Success), a multi-pronged effort based at UT-Austin that is focused on advancing success strategies
for male students of color across the education pipeline. In 2013 the project launched a statewide initiative
called the Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color.

PAC President Receives Community Service Award

Dr. Mike Flores, president of Palo Alto College, received the Community Service Award
from the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce recently.
"Each candidate was nominated by members of the Hispanic Chamber who then formed a
special committee to decide on the nine winners. While each category has specific criteria to
determine who is best suited for the award, all honorees were judged by their “significant
and consistent contributions to our community over the course of their career.”

1 “Transforming Developmental Education in Texas” Journal of Developmental Education, Fall 2014

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Dr. Ralph Castillo Publishes Two Articles

Dr. Rafael Castillo, Director of Curriculum and Instruction for CTN, recently published two articles. The link
for each article can be found below:
For more information, you may contact him at [email protected].

" Learning to read a text closely and carefully is a practical skill that serves students in any discipline—and
introductory literature is no exception." This is the opening line from Dr. Castillo's article titled "Close Reading
With Eyes Open" in NISOD Innovation Abstracts. For the full article go to
https://www.nisod.org/category/innovation-abstracts/

"The moral of the story: Pay attention in grammar class and remember that one tiny, humble comma can be a
lifesaver when it comes to clarity, economy, and law." This is the lesson to be learned in Dr. Castillo's article
from the SA Express News. To read the full article, go to
The-power-and-glory-of-the-comma-10608757.php

CTN Cultivates New Peer Mentors

One of the hallmarks of the Catch the Next, Campaign for College Completion in Texas has been the cultivation
of a network of scholars, authors, artists, activists, and community leaders from across the nation who all
believe mightily in contributing to the college success of our students in our Dream Catchers Program
replicating the award winning CA Puente framework in Texas. The CTN Teaching and Learning for Student
Success Peer Mentoring Program is designed to create partnerships among Dream Catchers-Puente practitioners
and those author, scholar, and community leadership mentors who have joined our Dream Catchers' Familia.
Dr. Lydia French, Director of the Teaching and Learning for Student Success program, can help facilitate these
partnerships and provide lines of communication to connect a college’s Dream Catchers team to a peer mentor
who can fulfill the teams—and the students’—needs. Feel free to contact Lydia at
[email protected] for more information.

Teaching and Learning for Student Success Webinars

Thank you to all who attended our webinar with Dr. Erin Doran. The recording for the webinar will be housed
on the CTN wiki in addition to being emailed to all registrants.

For participants who have not yet registered, please register as soon as possible using this link:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4371867515740868353
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. For
those who have previously registered and participated in the monthly webinar, you will receive reminder emails
with the link and instructions for how to join.

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November Webinar Presenter, Dr. Erin Doran, Speaks on Role

of Puente Professional Development in Texas’ Rollout of INRW

Our November Teaching and Learning for Student Success webinar
speaker, Dr. Erin Doran, Visiting Assistant Professor at Iowa State
University, delivered an exciting presentation of her research into the role
of Puente’s professional development model on the integration of reading
and writing in Texas on November 17th. Among other findings, Dr.
Doran’s research reveals that, while the one-time initial training offered to
most reading and writing instructors across the state led to lapses in
retention of new pedagogical practices, instructors in the Texas Dream
Catchers program, who attended the first Puente trainings, tended to
vividly recall and expertly implement many of the strategies for teaching reading and writing that they had
learned at the Puente Institutes. For a full look at her talk, see the video recording of this month’s webinar.

December Teaching and Learning for Student Success
Monthly Webinar Features Dr. Linda Hagedorn

Dr. Linda Serra Hagedorn is Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs,
International Programs, Student Services, Diversity, and Community in the
College of Human Sciences and Professor in the School of Education at Iowa
State University. She is a prominent researcher in the area of community
college student success with over 200 publications and presentations. As the
Director of International Programs at Iowa State, she is also highly involved in
international education. Dr. Hagedorn has extensive international experience
beginning with her initial work in Vietnam as a Fulbright Specialist at AnGiang
University (2003). She subsequently has been a researcher and collaborator in
China, Russia, Korea, and Spain. She is on the advisory board of international
universities in both China and Iran. As the past president of the Association for
the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) and Vice President of the American
Educational Research Association (AERA), Dr. Hagedorn has a rich history of
leadership. Included in her long list of funded projects, including the latest funded by the U.S. Department of State
where she heads the American Cultural Center at Henan Normal University in Xinxiang China. Dr. Hagedorn has
also served as a Data Coach for the Achieving the Dream Initiative and works with colleges in Texas.

Twelfth Annual National AAHHE Conference Set for March

The twelfth annual national conference of the American Association of Hispanics in
Higher Education (AAHHE) will be held in Irvine, California on Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday, March 9-11, 2017, at the Hotel Irvine, Irvine, California.
Each year a distinguished scholar or national leader is selected to present the Tomás
Rivera Lecture. In the tradition of the Hispanic Caucus, AAHHE will continue this

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lecture in honor of the late Dr. Tomás Rivera, professor, scholar, poet and former president of the University of
California, Riverside. For more
information:http://www.aahhe.org/conference/annualconference.aspx

The College Board's Preparate Conference Set for April

The College Board's Prepárate conference assembles education professionals from
across the nation to discuss new solutions and approaches that will help Latino students
succeed. For more information: https://preparate.collegeboard.org

2017 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD)
Call for Presentations

¡Calling All Stellar Dream Catchers Faculty, Staff, and Administrators! (Hint: That’s All of You)

Our Director of the Teaching and Learning for Student Success Peer Mentoring Program, Dr. Lydia French, is
coordinating a partnership between CTN and NISOD, and you could benefit! In cooperation with CTN Peer
Mentor and NISOD Director, Dr. Edward Leach, we have an opportunity to develop a large cohort of
participating Dream Catchers-Puente faculty and/or staff presentations. With a critical mass of Dream Catchers-
Puente presentations, we could be eligible for a group rate for the conference registration fee, special
designation in the program, and even time allotted for a special meeting of CTN colleges.

What do you need to do? First, review the NISOD Conference information, here:
https://www.nisod.org/conference/

The NISOD conference itself is May 27-30, 2017 in Austin, TX. Proposals are due by January 9th, and can be
submitted using this online form. When submitting your proposal, notify Lydia French at
[email protected] with the names of all presenters, the name of your presentation, and your
college affiliation. She will then begin sending the information for Dream Catchers presentations to Dr. Leach
so the NISOD conference organizers can set those proposals aside.

If you are interested and have any questions at all, please feel free to contact Lydia at
[email protected].

NISOD's International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence is the definitive gathering of
community and technical college educators passionate about teaching and learning. As a presenter, you will
make a meaningful contribution to an outstanding conference; help colleagues examine the challenges, issues,
and trends affecting community and technical colleges; extend your professional network, and return to campus
with an invigorated outlook. Submit your proposal today!

NISOD’s activities and programs are based on the premise that teaching excellence is a result of concerned and focused
leadership, increased awareness and use of adult learning principles, exemplary teaching practices and technologies, and a
profound commitment to student success. Member colleges who make this commitment to teaching excellence aim to:

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 Enrich the learning experience for all students;
 Enhance the standards of excellence throughout the academic community; and
 Recognize, celebrate, and reward outstanding educators and their accomplishments.

To assist its members fulfill their commitment to teaching excellence, NISOD provides access to the following exceptional
benefits:

 Innovation Abstracts, NISOD’s flagship teaching and learning strategies publication;
 Discounted registrations for NISOD’s annual International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence;
 Conference scholarships that help support faculty attendance at NISOD’s annual conference;
 NISOD’s Excellence Awards Program that recognizes outstanding faculty, staff, and administrators;
 The Scott Wright Student Essay Contest that awards $1,000 to the winning students and featured faculty members,

staff members, or administrators;

For more information go to: http://www.nisod.org/?q=about-nisod

Dream Catchers - Professional Development Opportunities

The following professional development opportunities encourage engagement, demonstrate application of technology, grant and
funding opportunities, conference opportunities and relevant information of theory, research and practice of wonderful ways to
exemplify the academic and cultural approaches that welcome and socialize Latino students to college while increasing their
persistence, self-esteem, academic success and transfer rates through the Puente Project. I encourage you to forward any information
that would provide wonderful opportunities to our team by emailing me at [email protected].
Thank You,
Stacy Ybarra Evans
Catch The Next

Staff Opportunities

Date Activity Activity Description
10/21/2016 Program Virtual Fellows Program
https://careers.state.gov/work/fellowships/vfp

10/21/2016 Webinar Free HACU Webinar
International Opportunities funding for Study Abroad
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6952349839470531331

10/21/2016 TACHE TACHE Fellowship
https://tache.memberclicks.net/awards-fellowships

10/21/2016 Fellowship International Affairs Fellowship
http://on.cfr.org/2cI4Z5x

10/21/2016 Abstract NISOD Writing Abstract
http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Mc7CdN-92MvWlB78sDbjP2Yzo3ful8lDlad6iVUSIXsp4H56X-
Zo_Q2G1XeO4F6jNrkzIhyMlZyBOIm0ghHgGcTeECrVJZUj-

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2Y6DTdU0SjVEkP1BQa33C0w==

Students Opportunities

Date Activity Activity Description
10/21/2016 Fellowship EMERGE Fellowship
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=855693037863626&set=a.854092874690309.107374183
10/21/2016 1.100002688120428&type=3&hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE
10/21/2016
10/21/2016 Scholarship AXA Scholarship
10/21/2016 https://www.scholarsapply.org/axa-achievement/
10/21/2016
10/21/2016 Scholarship HRCC Scholarship Application
http://form.jotformpro.com/form/51136098442959

Scholarship Hot Sauce Depot Scholarship
https://www.hotsaucedepot.com/hot-sauce-depot-texas-scholars-program/

Scholarship Scholarship
https://www.ticketcity.com/ticketcity-annual-college-scholarship-program.html

Internship White House Internship
http://sites.ed.gov/hispanic-initiative/internship-program/

Fellowship Congressional Fellowship
WWW.CHCI.ORG

CHCI Guide to Applying for Financial Aid and Scholarships [BILINGUAL] This guide provides students and parents
with information about FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), loans, scholarships, and financial resources.

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Catch the Next Program Partners

We are thankful for our CTN partners.
We are thankful for The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for their continued
support, and specifically for Dr. Suzanne Morales- Vale for going with us to California to look
over the Puente program to determine if we would bring the model to Texas.

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We are thankful to the Puente Project for empowering Texas to increase its capacity to implement its own
program based on their framework and continued support. We are
grateful to Julia Vergara and Grace Ebron for their mentoring of our
program.

We are thankful to the Greater Texas Foundation for sponsoring the scale up of our
Campaign for College Completion and Economic Development. In particular we thank
Wynn Rosser, former President of Greater Texas Foundation, Leslie Gurriola and Carol
Miller for their continued guidance.

We are thankful to the Meadows Foundation for sponsoring our work for
students at the lowest levels of Developmental Education through our Campaign
for College Completion and Economic Development and for Mr. Charles Glover
and Celeste Arista for their support.

We are thankful for the University of Texas Division of Diversity and
Community Engagement for hosting our program for our annual summer
institute on their campus and for hosting and sponsoring our Student-
Dream Catchers Motivational Conference every summer. In particular our thanks goes to Ms. Erica Saenz,
Associate Vice President, and Milagros Lopez Assistant Director for their continued support.

We are thankful for our partnership with UT Austin’s Dana Center’s New Mathways
Project and to Uri Treisman and Monette McIver for their collaboration and
support.

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Catch the Next Colleges Trained on Puente Model

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About Our Newsletter

A publication by Catch the Next Inc., for its Dream Catchers–Puente Project.
Submissions are welcomed. Please send all information to: Dr. Maria Chavez, Editor
in Chief. Debra McBeath Editor.

Submissions: [email protected]
Or:

[email protected]

Contributors: Stacy Ybarra, Palo Alto College; Anna Alaniz, South Texas College; Alejandra Martinez,
ACC; Allegra Villarreal, CTN, ACC; Lydia French, CTN; Dolores Zapata, PAC; Victoria Marron, Lee
College; Richard Yanez, EPCC; Yasmin Ramirez, EPCC; Dr. Erin Doran, CTN; Dr. Yolanda Reyna and Dr.

Daniel Rodriguez, PAC; Sarah Steinkopf, Lee College.

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