Sam,

I am attending along with seven other staff members from CSUMB:

Cesar T. Velasquez, Jacinto Salazar, Melissa Padilla, Tony Anderson, David
Levyssohn, Jesus Ruvalcaba, and Carolina Sordia.

Jose


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>Good morning Central CA,
>I checked with Damian Peņa, WESTOP Conference Chair, regarding the
>status of Central Cal members' attendance and he mentioned that as of
>Friday March 26 twenty (20) people have registered under Central CA.
>While the number is higher than the six that was originally reported I
>am still concerned about the low attendance.  By the way, the total
>number of registered attendees for the whole conference is 275. At the
>same time it is my understanding that the hotel is sold out with over
>400 people registered under WESTOP. My suspicion is that many Central CA
>members are planning to register on-site.  In order for me to gauge the
>real attendance I want to have an "electronic show of hands." So please
>answer these basic questions for me and reply with your answer.  You can
>reply to me directly or on the listserv.
>
>Answer 1:       Yes, I am attending and have registered already
>Answer 2:       Yes, I am attending but plan to register on-site
>Answer 3:       No, I do not plan to attend
>
>I would also like to give you an update on the conference and highlight
>some meetings.  I am attaching a word document with the schedule of
>events and below I am listing some of the workshops already approved.
>Please note the following meetings and make sure you attend:
>
>
>New Member Orientation:         Sunday April 4          1:00-3:00 pm
>Candidate's Forum :             Sunday April 4          7:15-9:00 pm
>Chapter Meeting:                        Monday April 5          4:30-6:00
>pm
>Meeting of the Members:         Tuesday April 6         8:00-11:00 am
>2004-05 WESTOP BOD meeting      Wed April 7                     2:00-5:00
>pm
>(New chapter president and Treasurer required to attend)
>2004-05 WESTOP BOD meeting      Thur April 8            9:00-1:00 pm
>
>WORKSHOP UPDATE
>
>Date    Time    Presentation Title      Presenter(s)
>5-Apr   9:30-11:00      Broadening Access Using On-line Resources
>Lourdes Guerrero, Valentine Garcia, Richard Vasquez
>5-Apr   9:30-11:00      The Importance of TRIO Parents Ivona Williams
>5-Apr   9:30-11:00      CAS Standards   Andrea Reeve
>5-Apr   9:30-11:00      Student Access: A Student Tracking Solution
>Tony Golobic
>5-Apr   9:30-11:00      Implementing TRIO testprep programs that
>raise scores and assess improvements David Waldherr
>5-Apr   9:30-11:00      Roundtable: WESTOP's Strategic Plan Irvin L.
>Coin
>5-Apr   2:45-4:15       Program Event Planning  Gretchen Mitchell,
>Rosario Villafana
>5-Apr   2:45-4:15       Cultivating Reading Comprehension and Critical
>Thinking . . .Kay A. Pittman
>5-Apr   2:45-4:15       Creating Learning Communities: Developing
>Academic Skills . Suzanne McEvoy, Judy Narcisse,Tony Johnson
>5-Apr   2:45-4:15       Mentoring Practices Designed to Enhance
>Retention of Students Dr. Marcia Canton
>5-Apr   2:45-4:15       The New SAT: What Everyone Needs to Know about
>Upcoming Changes        Deana Lewis
>5-Apr   2:45-4:15       Tracking Students and Preparing the APR using
>Blumen  Carlos Fortin
>6-Apr   11:15-12:30     Alumni Tracking         Rosario Villafana,
>Blanca Escobar
>6-Apr   11:15-12:30     Assessment of Grade Level Programming
>Lee Chhen Stewart
>6-Apr   11:15-12:30     Advanced Student Support Services for
>Upperclassmen   Rhonda Moses. Robert McCune
>6-Apr   11:15-12:30     High School to College Transitions:
>Preparing American Indian Students . . LouVina Maho
>6-Apr   11:15-12:30     If I Knew then What I Know Now . . .A
>Roundtable Panel with TRIO veterans Matthew Benney
>6-Apr   11:15-12:30     Creating Lasting Memories for TRIO
>Participants    Cristina Aguirre, Marcella Cuellar
>6-Apr   3:30-5:00       Beating the Odds! Preliminary Results of a
>Study of the Science Enrichment Prog. Tomasa Mauricio, Dr. Cynthia Park
>6-Apr   3:30-5:00       Build, Strengthen and Grow: Youth Development
>as a Movement Griselda Suarez
>6-Apr   3:30-5:00       A Practical Guide for Implementing CAS
>Standards       Lucia Delgado-Wilson, Lee Fulmer
>6-Apr   3:30-5:00       Freshman Year Experience: An Experience for
>Students and Staff Michael Tokuno
>6-Apr   3:30-5:00       TRIO Program Impacts in Micronesia
>Heinrich Palik, Morgan Jonas
>6-Apr   3:30-5:00       On-line Counseling      Marco Antonio Diaz
>
>
>
>See you all in Tucson,
>
>Sam
>
>
>**********************************
>Samuel Cortez
>Upward Bound Program
>Student Academic Services
>Cal Poly State University
>San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
>Phone: (805)756-2301
>Fax: (805)756-5122
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