2018-Opportunity-Scholar-Orientation

2018 SCHOLAR ORIENTATION THEDREAM.US OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP August 2, 2018 Welcome • Meet TheDream.US Team • Your Scholarship Award • Your Resources • Your Scholar Commitments • Your Scholar Community • Questions MEET THE TEAM Our Founders ❖Amanda Bennett ❖Don Graham ❖Carlos Gutierrez ❖ Henry Munoz The Dream Team Candy Marshall President Hyein Lee Sr Program Officer Sadhana Singh Program Manager Gaby Pacheco Program Director Scholarship Management and Customer Care Tania Wilcox Program Director Partner Colleges Jennifer Soler-Rodriguez jsolerro@cbu.edu Tabatha Cuadra cuadraT@trinitydc.edu Pia Stokes PZStokes@desu.edu Bill Bisese bisesew@easternct.edu Gary Dukes dukesg@wou.edu Webinar Logistics • Ask questions of TheDream.US via the Q&A box at anytime • Ask questions of Partner Colleges via the Q&A box only • State the name of college (CBU, DSU, ECST, Trinity, WOU) and type your question Ex: Trinity, what is the first day of class? • College Rep will answer question via Q&A box only • We will pause twice during webinar to take live questions • Orientation is being recorded and will be shared YOUR SCHOLARSHIP AWARD 10 How much money am I getting? Up to $80,000 in total for tuition, fees, and on-campus housing and meals ✓Up to $20,000 per year over four years Note: Does NOT cover: ✓Books ✓Supplies (e.g., notebooks, computer, etc.) ✓Transportation (e.g local travel or travel home) ✓Personal expenses (e.g laundry, toiletries) 20 Your Scholar Advisor for help with: • Choosing courses you need for your degree • Developing a plan if your GPA falls below 2.5 • Addressing concerns or issues • Reviewing your progress against your plan • Answering your questions related to: • Academics • Internships or Career Opportunities • Your health – mental and physical 21 Your Financial Aid Advisor for help with • Finding other scholarships or sources of potential financial aid • Understanding how much money you have received from TheDream.US • Determining how to best manage your financial aid to cover as many expenses as possible 22 Tania and Sadhana from TheDream.US for help with • Scholar Webinars • Programs for Scholars • Summer Internships • Facebook Community 23 Your Scholar Hub for help with? • Finding your Program Guide • Finding your Scholar and Financial Aid Advisors’ contact info • Reading the latest emails sent all Scholars • Learning about enrichment opportunities 24 25 Don’t Miss Out on Critical Info! You will receive communications in ways: Emails from us – TheDream.US team Emails from ISTS - ADD THEDREAM.US@APPLYISTS.COM to your contacts! And remember to update your email address and mobile numbers in your ISTS Portal Text messages Facebook Scholar Community (Have you joined?) 26 Got Questions? YOUR COMMITMENT 28 Your Commitments as a Scholar ❑ Strive to maintain full time status, & a cumulative college GPA of 3.0 or better ❑ Maintain a relationship with my Scholar Advisor ❑ Thank the donors who are funding my education ❑ Join the Facebook community ❑ Read text messages & other communications ❑ Support my fellow Scholars & mentor new Scholars ❑ Do 10 hours of community service per term ❑ Support & help promote TheDream.US 29 The Scholar Pledge I believe in my future and myself I commit to enroll and persevere in college I commit to support other DREAMers who want to go to college I commit to graduate and join the workforce I will contribute to the economic prosperity and social richness of this country and the world YOUR COMMUNITY 31 32 Your Opportunity Scholar Community • You are part a community of Scholars from locked out states who have made the courageous move to another state to earn a college degree • You will serve as a leader and mentor to other Scholars who follow in your shoes • Join the Opportunity Scholar Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1757939237798781/ 33 Questions/Preguntas? This process is new and overwhelming! You and your family can ask us ANYTHING about the process and the scholarship! We want to help you and your family to succeed! 34