Highlights

TRIO Director:

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES

TRIO Upward Bound & Upward Bound Math/Science Programs

NEWSLETTER

Spring 2015 Volume 1 Important Dates

Summer Orientations June 9, 2015

New Student Orientation &

June 10, 2015 General Student Orientation

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Summer Program 2015 June 15 - July 24, 2015

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Residential Summer Program Sunday June 28 - July 10, 2015

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Picture & Sports Day July 17, 2015

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Closing Ceremony & Academic Year Orientation

July 29, 2015

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CSULA TRIO Programs UB & UBMS 5151 State University Drive - KH D150

Los Angeles, CA 90032

Office: (323) 343-3238

Website: ww.calstatela.edu/upwardbound

Facebook: CSULA Upward Bound

Greetings TRIO family! It is an exciting time of the

year for the CSULA Upward Bound Programs. As

the end of the school year nears, we have been

focusing on making sure our participants finish

the year academically strong by offering them

academic support through our Study Hall,

Saturday Academy and Academic Advising. With regards to our 12th

grade participants, we are excited to announce that they have all

committed to enroll in postsecondary education in fall 2015, please take a

look at page 4 of the newsletter to learn where each participant will be

enrolling this fall. Congratulations to all of them. I am proud of their

academic accomplishments and wish them a successful postsecondary

education journey.

We are also gearing up for our busiest time of the year. Our rising 9th, 10th,

11th, and 12th grade participants will continue with us this summer as part

of our rigorous 6-week summer program. In addition, select 11th and 12th

grade participants will take part in our 2-week residential program. We

have an amazing team of teachers, tutors and residential advisors who are

ready and eager to work with our participants. Our goal is to provide the

participants with an enriching academic experience that will prepare them

for the upcoming school year.

I am looking forward to finishing off the year strong and to take part in

what I’m sure will be a successful summer program, with the active

participation of our students, parents and staff. I am also looking forward

to meeting and welcoming our new participants.

Sincerely,

Yara Jimenez, Director

TRIO Upward Bound Programs

California State University, Los Angeles

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Announcements

Scholarships / Recognitions Cal State L.A. TRIO Upward Bound & Upward Bound Math/Science Programs

Gates Millennium Scholar:

Kimberly Mejia, a senior from Muir has been awarded the Gates Millennium

Scholarship. This scholarship gives Kimberly the opportunity to make her choice

of which college to attend without having to think about the financial aspect as

that is taken care of by the Gates Millennium Scholarship. This scholarship will

help pay for all of tuition for 10 years. It also pays for graduate work in the fields

of computer science, education, engineering, library science, mathematics,

public health or science. This scholarship is focused on creating leaders in their

fields that can help solve future global problems. Kimberly was one of the thirty

Edison Scholars awarded the Edison scholarship. This scholarship of $40,000 is

paid over the course of four years. It is for students pursuing studies in

engineering, math, technology, and science. In addition, Kimberly also received

the SanDisk ($10,000), and WESTOP Student Leadership Scholarship. Kimberly

will be attending University of California, Berkeley.

Congresswoman Judy Chu Internship

Congratulations!!! Upward Bound staff is

extremely proud of Daniel Teixeira-Pinto,

a rising 12th grade student who will be an

intern this summer in Congresswoman

Judy Chu’s office. Judy Chu was elected

to the U.S. House of Representatives in

July 2009. She represents the 27th Congressional

District, which includes Pasadena and the west San

Gabriel Valley of southern California. We are sure this

internship will be of great benefit, as Daniel will be

serving his community and will pursue a law degree in

the future. Good Luck and enjoy your internship

Daniel #TRIOworks.

UC Irvine Premed Program

Cesar Escobedo has been selected as a par-

ticipant in UC Irvine’s Summer pre-med

program. Cesar will get a chance to attend

lectures given by UC Irvine faculty. Along

with workshops that are designed to give

him hands on experience in the medical

field. This is a great chance to see what it’s

like being a medical student first hand.

Council for Opportunity

in Education (COE)

TRIO Upward Bound &

Upward Bound Math/Science

Director and committee, selected

students per program to serve as

delegates to the Council for Op-

portunity in Education’s National

Student Leadership Congress

(NSLC), in Washington D.C.

(Left to right, Anthony Castillo, Victoria Martinez,

Kimberly Mejia, Jennifer Villareal, Wesley Cox)

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Enrichment Activities

Cal State L.A. TRIO Upward Bound & Upward Bound Math/Science Programs

Spring Retreat 2015

Fifty-five students were selected to travel and

visit various east coast universities; such as Ivy

Leagues. In addition to visiting prestigious

universities, students visited New York city,

New Jersey, Massachusetts, and attended a

Wicked Broadway Show.

Annual College Awareness Day

Garfield and Wilson High School students at

Times Square in New York

Blair, Marshall, Muir and Pasadena High School students

at Columbia University Library

In Support of Greater Los Angeles National College

Fair, all TRIO students attended National Association

for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) College

Fair assisting with the whole process of finding, ap-

plying, and paying for college.

The College Fair gave students a chance to meet with

representatives from various colleges and institu-

tions, nation wide and international universities ,

such as Europe and China.

Giselle Vincent, Karen Flores, Samantha Romero,

Wendy Gonzalez, Laura Hernanded, Jonahtna Pos, Ana Pos

and Lesly Fuentes

CSULA TRIO UPWARD BOUND & UPWARD BOUND MATH/SCIENCE PROGRAMS

Aguirre, Joshua, UC San Diego

Anthony, Ashley, UC Irvine

Caballero, Priscilla, Azusa Pacific University

Chavez, Alexander, UC Irvine

Colchado, Ashley, Pasadena City College

Cox, Wesley, CSU San Francisco

De La Torre, Nuvia, UC Merced

Diaz, Jose, CSU Los Angeles

Gasca, Maria, UC Los Angeles

Guerrero, Yesenia, New York University

Nunez-Dominguez, Stephanie, Massachusetts

Institute of Technology

Perry, Devin, CSU Northridge

Rodriguez, Jazlyn, CSU Northridge

Satey, Stefanie, CSU Los Angeles

Songolqui, Gisella, UC Davis

Truly, Jasmine, UC Los Angeles

Zuniga, Lisette, CSU Humboldt

Bustos Ortega, Juan C ,CSU Los Angeles

Carrillo, Esmeralda ,CSU Channel Islands

Castillo, Anthony E , Colgate University

Cheung, Thomas , UC Berkeley

Duong, Jason H , UC Los Angeles

Garcia, Desire D, CSU Humboldt

Gonzalez, Mathew I, UC Los Angeles

Guzman N., Andrea N, UC Los Angeles

Li, Jia H , UC San Diego

Martinez, Frances , Wellesley College

Medrano, Julissa G , CSU Northridge

Millan, Marlen C, CSU Los Angeles

Olguin, Perla, Mount St. Mary’s

Ortiz, Irvin, Colgate University

Palacio, Jose E , CSU Los Angeles

Porras, Jorge A , Hamilton College

Rodriguez, Andres , Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Ruiz, Ester I , UC Berkeley

Sanchez, Andrew N, UC San Diego

Sanchez, Gilberto, Columbia University

Vaca, Jorge, CSU Los Angeles

Varela, Gabriel, CSU Fullerton

Xiao, Ke X, UC Los Angeles

Yee, Wendy, UC Irvine

Zoquiapa, Gabriela, UC Santa Cruz

Aguiar, Emiliano, UC Irvine

Bustos, Maria, CSU Los Angeles

Cardenas, Arianna,UC Davis

Cobarruvias, Berenice, UC Merced

Cortes, Roberto, Colgate University

De Los Santos, Jesus, UC Merced

Duran, Diana, CSU Northridge

Flores, Alina, University of San Francisco

Flores, Angelica, CSU Northridge

Garcia-Zarate, Karina, University of Rochester

Gonzalez, Andrew, CSU Northridge

Medina, Keren, UC Irvine

Murillo, Kimberley, Washing and Jefferson College

Nava, Alex, Pasadena City College

Perez, Daymellen, CSU San Francisco

Ramblaz, Arturo, CSU Los Angeles

Ramirez, Carolina, CSU Monterey Bay

Rodriguez, Margarita, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Ruiz, Michelle, CSU Los Angeles

Sanchez, Kevin, CSU Los Angeles

Sandoval, Rodolfo, UC Irvine

Villareal, Jennifer, UC Santa Barbara

Betancourt, Aztlan, CSU Northridge

Chico, Graciela, Pasadena City College

Larkin, Camilla, CSU Sacramento

Slack, Victoria, UC Irvine

Adams, Feather, CSU Sacramento

Broussard, Jayson, Pasadena City College

Mejia, Kimberly, UC Berkeley

Cano-Ramirez, Jennifer, CSU Fullerton

Chavez, Jennifer, CSU Los Fullerton

De La Torre, Miguel, CSU Chico

Hernandez, Christian, UC Santa Cruz

Jones, Malik, CSU Monterey Bay

Lopez, Kevin, CSU Humboldt

Martinez, Victoria, Loyola Marymount

Morales, Karla, Pasadena City College

Medrano, Julissa, Arizona Pacific U.

Arevalo, Carina, Cal Poly Pomona

Balbuena, Tiffany, Cal Poly Pomona

Benitez, Fatima, UC Davis

Calderon, Zitlaly, UC Irvine

Crane, Christopher, CSU San Jose

Del Cid, Ethan, CSU Los Angeles

Flamenco, Ivette, UC Los Angeles

Flores, Karina, University of Arizona

Hernandez, Eduardo, Rio Hondo College

Huerta, Bryant, CSU Los Angeles

Katrdzhyan, Hovannhes , UC Santa Barbara

Lopez, Carlos, CSU San Jose

Ramirez, Graciela, CSU Los Angeles

Reliford, Justyce, Howard University

Romero, Jacqueline, Pasadena City College

Romero, Rosa, UC Santa Cruz

Saenz, Abel, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Sashoyan, Susana, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Velasquez, Nayeli, CSU Fullerton

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