by lesliel | Jun 2, 2020 | Course Descriptions, Puentes, Puentes Courses, Puentes Promotores Courses
Each year it is offered, Oakes 76 takes on a project that seeks to build Oakes College’s community relationships on campus and in the community, while building students’ understanding and skills. The course topic may change depending on the project we’re addressing with our community partner. 5 units. Satisfies PR-S. Enrollment: Oakes students or by permission code.
by lesliel | May 30, 2020 | Course Descriptions, Puentes Courses, Puentes Promotores Courses
Transformative Literacies (152) works with community partners to advance ongoing projects for community development. Using Promotor skills and ethics, students will work to develop existing resources and community organization to advance critical participation on this issue–stronger social networks, public awareness, issue identification, and channels or tools for constructive change. 5 units. Satisfies PR-S. Enrollment: Oakes students or by permission code.
by lesliel | May 26, 2020 | Community Resources, Puentes, Puentes Network
Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants: Coronavirus(COVID-19) In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, California is providing one-time state-funded disaster relief assistance to undocumented adults who are ineligible for other forms of assistance, including...
by lesliel | May 25, 2020 | Faculty Bio, Puentes, Puentes Legal Faculty, Uncategorized
Marina Garcia is a Department of Justice Accredited Representative with the Immigrants’ Rights Program at Centro Legal de la Raza (Centro Legal), and the Central Coast Coordinator for Immigrants’ Rights at the Watsonville Law Center (WLC). Marina has worked...
by lesliel | May 23, 2020 | Corre La Voz Faculty, Faculty Bio, Puentes Promotores Faculty
Leslie Lopez is a social anthropologist, and a Lecturer at UCSC–in Community Engagement at Oakes College, and in the Community Studies Department. At Oakes, Leslie has specialized in program design and development, creating the Writing Center (2011-13); the...
by lesliel | May 20, 2020 | Faculty Bio, Puentes, Puentes Legal Faculty
Henry Martin is a practicing attorney and Director of the Watsonville Law Center (WLC), a nonprofit legal service provider funded by the State Bar of California Legal Services Trust Fund Program. WLC serves low-income families on the Central Coast in areas of law...
by lesliel | May 27, 2018 | Course Descriptions, Puentes, Puentes Courses, Puentes Legal Courses
“Introduction to the Legal Profession and Legal Aid Work” gives students a practical overview of legal professional ethics and the practice of law.
by lesliel | May 26, 2018 | Course Descriptions, Puentes, Puentes Courses, Puentes Legal Courses
“Legal Field Practice: Professional Skills and Ethics” supports experiential learning in professional skills and ethics to undergraduates working on projects in the legal field or with legal information to empower under-served communities.
