CenCal Members, a couple clarifications from the previous email I sent out last night: #1 the cencal website is www.westopcencal.com, I keyed in the wrong address. #2 TRiO DAY 2011/ Student Leadership Conference has been moved to SATURDAY MARCH 12th, 2011, not March 26th, 2011. It was a better day to secure facilities and so forth at Cal Poly, either way attempt to start the conversation with your programs on sending your participants out to the event. #3 As you may have seen the Westop Conference Information went up this morning, here is the CVENT link for the 2011 Westop Conference in Las Vegas, NV: http://www.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?i=d9e2d176-000d-4461- ace8-575388fbfd02 If you register before December 17th, 2010 it will be $375 per paid member, or by January 28th, 2011 $425, and after $525, so plan accordingly to meet the early deadline. Hotel rates, agenda, deadlines, etc are all there as well. President-Elect, Bernardo Reynoso Academic & Curriculum Specialist TRiO Upward Bound Program California State University, Fresno (559) 278-5347 (559) 278-4306 * [log in to unmask] www.westopcencal.com "Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You!” Dr. Seuss SORRY FOR THE DUPLICATE EMAILS>>> LOL> On Nov 17, 2010, at 5:02 PM, Bernardo Reynoso wrote: > Greetings CenCal Members, > > I wanted to take a few minutes to update you on what's going on > with our Chapter and the Westop Pipeline, as many of us are busy > with our own jobs, but also asking for certain information and when > it will be out: > > 1) Westop Conference Update- I have received a handful of emails > from our membership asking about the Westop Conference Registration > and information not being sent out yet. I know they had sent an > email saying that it would be out on 10/31, and nothing has > followed. I spoke to someone from the board and they let me know > that hopefully by the end of this week the CVENT and registration > form & early bird will be out, we'll keep our fingers crossed as I > know many of your offices need the information out with time to > process payment and discuss who is going from your programs. This > year the Westop Conference will be at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & > Casino from February 27-March 2nd, 2011. Also the call for papers, > should be out soon for those offices who want to present. All > information should be up soon at: www.westop.org. > > 2) CenCal Scholarship/s- Jenny Amaro, scholarship chair has sent > out the CenCal Scholarship a few weeks back, and I hope all your > programs have been getting your participants to apply. Remember > the deadline to send back the completed packet postmarked is coming > up, Monday December 6th, 2010. To download the scholarship you can > get it on the CenCal Website under scholarships > www.cencalwestop.com, again please encourage your participants from > all of our programs to apply if you are a paid member. If you > would like to join Jenny's committee contact her at > [log in to unmask] > > 3) TRiO Day/ Student Leadership Conference - we should be hearing > from Luis and Jesus pretty soon with payment option & plans on the > event. So far they've gotten a lot done, but for now plan on > sending your participants on Saturday March 26, 2011 to Cal Poly > SLO for the combined events. If you would like to join Jesus's > Trio Day Committe his email is [log in to unmask] or Luis Gonzalez SLC > Chair at [log in to unmask] > > 4) Policy Seminar in DC - they sent out the information on the > Council for Opportunity in Education's 31st Annual Policy Seminar, > March 6-8, 2011 at Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. Do we as > a chapter want to send a representative or two to it this year or > are you planning on attending on your own account? I know it falls > very close to the Westop Conference, but I would be ok going but > want to see who is interested. > > 5) Summer Jam 2011 - Although we are 7 months away from June 2011, > the CenCal Chapter needs someone to chair the event. Last year it > was done in the Fresno Area, hosted by Reedley College and in years > past we have done one year here, one year outside of Fresno and so > forth. Any campus who or person who is willing to take on this > event???? > > 6) Website Updates- Under the Central Cal Highlights section we > have the PDS winners announced as well as baby additions, and > retirement of 2 of our CenCal Colleagues highlighted, as well as > the letter we received from Jim Costa and other archive postings. > When you get a chance or have someone or an event your program > coordinated forward the information to me along with a paragraph or > photos of the event you want mentioned. Also don't forget to > download the CenCal Scholarship. The website is www.cencalwestop.org. > > 7) Next CenCal Meeting - will be on Friday, January 28th at CSUMB. > Please plan accordingly to attend although its a few months away. > > Other than that, best of luck with your APR's for those of you > working on them diligently, and all participants applying for > colleges this month! > > President-Elect, > Bernardo Reynoso > Academic & Curriculum Specialist > TRiO Upward Bound Program > California State University, Fresno > (559) 278-5347 (559) 278-4306 > * [log in to unmask] > www.westopcencal.com > "Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive > who is Youer than You!” Dr. Seuss > > >