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Supporting Undocumented Students: Suggested Models & Practices Laura Bohorquez Dream Educational Empowerment Program DEEP Coordinator United We Dream Network Sadika Sulaiman Hara

Supporting

Undocumented

Students: Suggested Models & Practices

Laura Bohorquez

Dream Educational Empowerment

Program (DEEP) Coordinator

United We Dream Network

Sadika Sulaiman Hara

Director, Department of Student Diversity

& Multicultural Affairs

Loyola University Chicago

Goals for this session

Assess what you are currently providing for undocumented students and explore areas

of growth for you institution and or

organization

Gain knowledge about existing resources and services with and for undocumented students

United We Dream (UWD)

OUR NETWORK

organizing | programs | resources | action

UWD PROGRAMS

Education Not Deportation

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Loyola University Chicago (LUC)

 Currently accepts and has undocumented students on campus – ssn is not required for application process

 Started to use Safe Space Training (Share the Dream) aimed

at supporting undocumented students

 Most recently, started accepting medical school applications for undocumented students (first cohort in fall 2013)

 Fr Garanzini has signed a President’s statement standing in solidarity with undocumented students

 Student Government for Loyola Chicago (SGLC) legislation declaring our solidarity and calling upon university to take more action

Institutional websites

Loyola University Chicago

http://luc.edu/diversity/resources/undocumentedstudentresources/

LUC Ally Training – Share the Dream

Year founded: 2012, first training was in fall 2013, 3 hours

• To date we have trained over 300 staff, faculty and

students

Development process:

• Web site

• Research of existing models: CSU LA and Long Beach,

University of South California, UC Berkeley

Campus partners

• Center for Urban Research and Learning

• Assistant to the Provost for Social Justice

• Division of Student Development

Areas of ongoing assessment

• Learning needs – case studies

• Pre and post assessments

Training

Who are Undocu-mented students

Resources

Defining Ally

What is the current context re:

immigration/

education

UWD Model

Visible Allyship

National Partners and Models

CA

University of California Berkeley (Public University) UndocuAlly Training Program

CA

University of California Los Angeles(Public University) UndocuAlly

CA

California State University Long Beach (Public University) AB 540 Ally Training Project

AZ Arizona State University (Public University) DREAMzone

IL Chicago Public Schools (K-12)

Illinois DREAM Act Training for Counselors and College &

Career Coaches

IL Northeastern Illinois University (Public University) Undocumented Student Ally Training

 Pre- Training

 Assessment

 Homework (Research Summary)

 Commitment Sheet

 Human Bingo (Terminology)

 Gallery Walk (Who we are)

 Timeline Activity

 Student Voices

 UndocuKnowledge (Self-Assessment)

 Departmental Break-Out

 Action Planning

 Poster, Agreement & Certificate

 Assessment & Evaluation

 Debrief

 Next-Steps

UndocuPeers

Curriculum Design & Content

Affiliate Training’s

schools represented

Technical College

TX University Leadership Initiative & Youth

Empowerment Alliance

University of Texas at Austin

University

Metropolitan State University, University of Denver

Areas of ongoing Assessment

 Adding a 5 th hour for

additional action planning

a week or two after training

 Series of trainings with all

educational entities (K-16)

 Have UndocuPeers

facilitator cohort

 Handbook for facilitators

 UndocuPeers Series- 2.0

Advisory Committees

Dreamer Committee of Loyola University Chicago: 2015

*Developed from one of the 20 recommendations of the University

Collaborative for Undocumented Students (UCUS): 2013-2014

Who is on it: Faculty, Deans, Directors, Students (undergrad and grad)

Mission

The mission of the Dreamer Committee is to develop equitable policies and practices to promote educational opportunities and improve the lives of

undocumented students at Loyola University Chicago This will be achieved by through multidisciplinary collaboration, and the promotion of research,

education, advocacy and service that is informed by the lives and

experiences of undocumented students seeking higher education

*The name of this working group, Dreamer Committee, is to convey the

commitment to Undocumented students at Loyola who inspire, strive for more, and achieve excellence

Scholarships

Loyola University Chicago Scholarships

• five offered fall 2015 to DACA students Magis Scholarship

• Student led

Magis Scholarship

been a motto of the Jesuit community reminding its

members to always strive to do “the more” for others

and diverse communities and to inspire other Jesuit

institutions, by doing “the more” for this unique

population, to provide equal access and opportunity for all

service of faith, of which the promotion of justice is an absolute requirement Thus, the Magis by definition

always points Jesuits and colleagues toward that

ultimate goal of achieving justice

“Do you approve of the addition of $2.50 each semester to the Student Development fee to

support undocumented Loyola undergraduate students who

demonstrate financial need but do not qualify for federal financial aid (FAFSA)?”

Laura Bohorquez

laura@unitedwedream.org

Sadika Sulaiman Hara

ssulaimanhara@luc.edu

Questions?