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Migrant Services

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University Migrant Services
Student Affairs
Joyal Administration Building, Room 204
(559) 278-4768
FAX (559) 278-6654
Director, Raul Z. Moreno

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The Office of University Migrant Services (UMS) 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.

UMS 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, we are concerned with helping you stay in school. We will help 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.

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 professional schools
• Cultural Enrichment
• Migrant Student Alliance
• Recreational field trips
• Student leadership development
• Student awards banquet
• Teatro TORTILLA

Support Services

• Financial aid advisement
• Scholarship application assistance
• Referrals to university resources
• Referrals to community resources

College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) is a federal program designed for freshmen migrant and seasonal farmworker students. UMS 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 our office. Our staff will gladly provide you with the necessary applications and materials.


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