Fall 2011
Standing Together As oNe Dream
at California State University of San Marcos
“Keep Letting Your Lights Shine!”-Ernie G.(Empowerment Comedian)
2011-2012Officers
President
Yeraldin Montiel
monti013@cougars.csusm.eduVice-President
Maria Baca
baca011@cougars.csusm.eduSecretary
Lizeth Ortiz
Treasurer
Deisy Merino
Historians
Deisy Merino, Gina Diaz,and Asher Stefani
Advisor: Marisol Clark-Ibañez Co-Advisor: Karen Glover mibanez@csusm.edu kglover@csusm.eduE-mail us at: standcsusm@gmail.com
Our Mission
SOC Rep
Rodrigo Gonzalez andAlejandra RamosAnais Stefani, SusanAlejandre, and Ivonne Olguin
StudentMentorsWebmaster
Cecily Angeline
To provide support and networking opportunities to empower AB 540 students. STAND enhances the educational experienceof its members by offering such opportunities as: mentorship,scholarship, guest speakers, workshops, and lectures. In order toraise awareness of the challenges of AB 540 students, theorganization participates in civic and political engagement.STAND also participates in outreach to local secondary schoolstudents in order to inspire their pursuit of higher education.
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Want to get involved and makea difference in the community?
JOIN S.T.A.N.D.!
Standing Together As oNe Dream
is a student organization atCSUSM that raises awareness and engages in advocacyregarding higher education, immigration, AB 540 students, theDREAM legislation, and more!
What we do and offer:
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Workshops
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Fundraisers
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Scholarships
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Rallies
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Film screenings
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Outreach
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Mentoring/Guidance
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Networking Opportunities
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Fun gatherings… and more!
“One word: STAND=Family”Gina Diaz, 3
rd
year student atCSUSM“If I could tell someonesomething about STAND, I’d tellthem STAND is like having asecond family”Maria Baca, 4
th
year student atCSUSM
Our Accomplishments
Standing Together As oNe Dream has worked hard asa team from its official recognition to fundraise for our annual scholarships and advocacy events.We have successfully presented, the 3rd annualDREAM Act Rally at CSUSM and collected a largequantity of signed petitions.In addition, we continue to be advocates for socialchange as we are a diverse group of passionatemembers, allies, and supporters.
S.T.A.N.D. is committed to the continuation of accomplishing more and bigger things from now towhere this student organization goes.
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What’s the DREAM Act?
If enacted
it would provide an opportunity for certainimmigrant students to adjust their status to that of alegal permanent resident on a conditional basis for ten years based on the following requirements:
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Age.
Immigrant students must have enteredthe U.S. before age 16 and must not be older than 30 years old.
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Academic requirements.
Students must have been accepted for admission into a two- or four-year institution of higher education or have earned a high school diploma or ageneral educational development (GED)certificate at the time of application for relief.
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Long-term U.S. residence.
Students mustreside in the U.S. when the law is enacted. Inaddition, those eligible must have lived in theU.S. for at least 5 years preceding the date of enactment.
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Good moral character.
Immigrant studentsmust demonstrate good moral character, adefined term in immigrant law. In general,students must have no criminal record.
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Earned a degree from an institution of higher education (two- or four-year institution).OR
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Served in the U.S. Armed Forces for at leasttwo years.(*Information based on the latest 2010 FederalDREAM Act version)
“The future belongs tothose who believe in the beauty of their dreams”
Eleanor RooseveltThe formation of Standing Together As oNeDream, formerly known as Espiritu de NuestroFuturo, began in November 18, 2006 when agroup of 5 people—amongst where CSUSMstudents—attended the CSU Dominguez Hill's2nd AB-540 Conference. In addition to thisevent, a CSUSM student who attended the AB-540 Conference, was present on the CA DreamNetwork Retreat which occurred on Dec 15-17,2006.It was at these two events that members learnedthat there were other AB-540 support groups indifferent CSUs, UCs, and Community Collegecampuses throughout California.Thus, the idea of starting a new support groupwas developed at CSUSM.The organization was then established andnamed after its sister Chapter at CSUDH andofficially recognized on spring 2007.The name then changed to Standing Together As oNe Dream on fall 2010 due to theorganization’s values of being more inclusiveand supportive towards the different backgrounds in the community.In the year of 2010, a high school chapter of STAND began in San Marcos High School bytwo high school students (Maria and Emma),which was made possible by their initiative andcommitment to the organization’s mission.
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