CAP Forum
Informational Sessions
CAP Forum 2019 featured informational sessions organized by the following topics:
- Policy: May 8, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
- Data: May 8, 2:30–3:30 p.m.
- Promising Practices: May 9, 9:40–10:40 a.m.
May 8: 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
CSU Admission Updates
Presenter: Angela Williams, Enrollment Management Services Manager, CSU Office of the Chancellor
Legislative Update: Insights on UC's Legislative and Budget Priorities in 2019
Presenter: Tyler Aguilar, Legislative Director for Academic and Student Affairs, UC Office of the President
Cross-sector Partnerships to Support Undocumented Students
Presenters: Daniel Arturo Alfaro Arellano, Coordinator, Undocumented Student Services Program, UC San Diego
Karina Gutierrez, Staff Attorney, UC Immigrant Legal Services Center
Linda Vasquez, Senior Public Affairs Director, California Undocumented Higher Education Coalition
UC Admission Updates: Serving California
Presenter: Han Mi Yoon-Wu, Interim Associate Vice President and Director of Undergraduate Admission, Student Affairs, UC Office of the President
May 8: 2:30–3:30 p.m.
Data Workshop: How to Use and Analyze Education Data from Public Sources
Presenters: Jason Straub, Data and Reporting Analyst, Diversity and Engagement, UC Office of the President
Hope Wear, Data and Reporting Analyst, Diversity and Engagement, UC Office of the President
Data in Action: Three Examples of How Programs are Collecting and Using Data to Inform Their Practices
Presenters: Orquidea Largo, Director, Center for Educational Partnerships, UC Merced
Lisa Rodriguez, Evaluation Coordinator, Office of Education Partnerships, UC Santa Barbara
Ann Trescott, Assessment Coordinator, California GEAR UP
Communicating Cost: A Comparative Analysis of Award Offers
Presenters: Heather D. Adams, UCOP Virtual Advising Coordinator, uAspire Bay Area
Monica Hayden, Senior Program Director, uAspire Bay Area
Jaclyn Piñero, Executive Director, uAspire Bay Area
Broken Mirrors: The Underrepresentation of Black and Latino Residents at Public Colleges and Universities
Presenter: J. Oliver Schak, Senior Policy and Research Associate for Higher Education, The Education Trust
May 9: 9:40–10:40 a.m.
Facilitating a Transfer Pathway: From High School through Community College to UC Completion
Presenters: Zefora Ortiz, Transfer Coordinator and Outreach Specialist, Community College Transfer Center/Transfer Alliance Project, UC Berkeley
Merryl Owen, Director, Community College Transfer Center/Transfer Alliance Project, UC Berkeley
Nikko Roxas, Associate Director, Academic Enrichment, Early Academic Outreach Program, UC Berkeley
Strategic Engagement of Communities of Color
Presenters: Mike Drish, Deputy Director, Undergraduate Admission, UCLA
Blas Guerrero, Director, Strategic Diversity Recruitment Initiatives and Transfer Programs, UC Davis
Alex Ruiz, Associate Director, Undergraduate Admissions, UC Riverside
Schooltalk: Designing Everyday Communications for Equity in Schools
Presenter: Mica Pollock, Professor of Education Studies and Director, Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment, and Teaching Excellence (CREATE), UC San Diego
Departments United: Establishing Collaboration Between Admissions and EAOP
Presenters: Ashley Cheri, Director, Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP), Center for Educational Partnerships, UC Irvine
Amanda Valbuena, Director of Research and Evaluation, Center for Educational Partnerships, UC Irvine
Ronald Whitenhill, Associate Director of High School Outreach, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, UC Irvine