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Welcome
Puente Students, Mentors and Amigos de Puente to
the Spring Semester of
2002!
The Puente
English class is in full swing and the students
have completed drafts of their first papers. The
class is continuing reading articles from The
Latino/a Condition. The first unit we're
studying is called "Nativism, Racism, and Our
Social Construction as a 'Problem' Group." The
second unit is entitled "Rebellious Lawyering and
Resistance Strategies: We Fight Back," and students
will be interviewing their mentors to ask their
opinions on the issues raised in this unit and
integrating pieces of their mentor interview in
their papers. The third unit and subject for the
in-class midterm is called "Sex, Gender and Class."
For the fourth unit, the students will be writing
collaborative papers on the book Harvest of
Empire: A History of Latinos in America by Juan
Gonzalez. Then we will wrap up the semester with a
compilation of short stories and memoirs titled
Growing Up Chicana/o edited by Tiffany Ana
Lopez. But it won't be all work and no play for the
Puente students this semester; see below for all
the fun activities coming up…
Calendar
of Events for Spring
2002
February 15th, Friday 6:30pm:
Student/Mentor Dinner at Chevy's on Hickey
Blvd
February 15th to February 24th:
Students interview mentors for Paper
#2-due 2/25
March 15th, Friday:
Students Tour UC Berkeley
April 13th, Saturday:
Student chosen event with the
mentors--TBA
May 10th, Friday:
End of Year Celebration at Skyline
College
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Change in
location for Student/Mentor
Dinner:
The dinner
scheduled for 6:30pm Friday, February 15th has been
changed to a new location: Chevy's Mexican
Restaurant, 141 Hickey Blvd in So. SF. Join us for
appetizers, good conversation, and fun! Kindly
RSVP to Jacquie by Wednesday, February
13th.
Recruiting
Mentors for the Mentor
Council:
The Puente
Program is currently seeking mentors interested in
serving on the Mentor Council. The Mentor Council
will consist of a core group of 6-8 current Puente
Mentors who will serve in an advisory role to the
Skyline College Puente Program in matters related
to Mentoring. The overall mission of the Mentor
Council is to support the Puente Program in areas
of advocacy, fundraising, and leadership. Mentors
will help the program co-coordinators Jacquie and
Rachel explore such questions as:
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How do mentors enhance the transfer of
students?
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How to better foster the student-mentor
relationship?
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How to recruit new mentors to the Puente
Program?
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How to raise funds for mentor-related events?
An informational meeting for mentors interested in
serving on the Mentor Council will be held at the
Skyline College campus on Thursday, February 28th.
Please contact Jacquie if you're interested in
attending.
Mentor
Check-Ins:
Mentors, we
want to know how your mentor experience is going.
Throughout the month of February, we will be
contacting you to hear what is working for you as
well as what is not. We are committed to making
your mentoring experience a positive
one!
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