Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Please join us at the following sessions at MASCA's spring conference in Sturbridge, MA:

Urban Counselors Sharing Session from 2:00-3:15pm in the DANFORTH room - Come join urban and ELL counselors for sharing of best practices in working with urban and ELL students, along with a brief update on Education Equity for undocumented students. Please bring 50 copies (or electronic copy to post to MASCA website) of a summary of your best practices. Suggested issues include: achievement gap, mandated testing, TOEFL, advocacy, urban males.

Thursday's sessions also include an additional session on urban youth by the morning keynote speaker.

10:45 - 12:00 Dr. David Blustein’s breakout “Urban Youth and Marginalized Populations”

December 4th, 2008, 4:15pm - 6:30pm (Date Passed)

Join us for a discussion with Karen Lott, Chief Educational Manager (K-12) of NE Regional College Board discussing how College Board can assist us to best help our urban students.

Also, an update from the MIRA Coalition and Student Immigrant Movement (SIM) regarding Education Parity (in-state tuition for immigrant students) will be provided.

Please plan to arrive at 4:15pm in the lobby of 73 Tremont St., Boston, where a student will direct us to the room. The session will begin at 4:30pm.

Please RSVP to Tim Poynton at tpoynton@suffolk.edu. Also, please email Tim or myself with any topics or questions you would like our presenters to address.

Transportation options

MBTA: Take the MBTA to Park St (Green and Red lines) or Government Center (Blue and Green lines). 73 Tremont Street is equidistant from both T stops, and is on the corner of Beacon and Tremont Streets, across from the Omni Parker House hotel and Tremont Temple Baptist Church.

Parking: Parking at Boston Common garage and walk 5 minutes for most economical price. Suffolk directions at
http:www.suffolk.edu/campuslife/3134.html .

Light refreshments (cookies, juice, water, soda) will be provided.

May 7th, 2007, 4:00 - 6:00pm (Date Passed)

The Urban Counselors Association of Massachusetts (UCAM)is proud to announce it's first training for counselors. The training will be led by Patricia de Oliveira, one of the youth organizers and co-coordinator of the Student Immigrant Movement (SIM), which is part of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition. It will focus on issues impacting immigrant students and how we as counselors can advocate for them:

• information about college access
• who is eligible for what regarding financial aid and job training
• bills currently pending at the state and federal level which may affect college access for immigrant students
• resources and referral agencies for immigrant and undocumented students
• how students and counselors can get more information or join in advocacy efforts regarding these issues

The training will run from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at 73 Tremont Street (Suffolk University) in Boston. Directions are available for download. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided, and attendance is absolutely free!

March 21, 2007 MASCA Governing Board Meeting (Date Passed)

UCAM received affiliate status from the Massachusetts School Counselor Association (MASCA) at their Governing Board meeting on this date. Brad Toney, UCAM President, Don Coverdale, UCAM Trustee to MASCA, and Tim Poynton, Treasurer/Membership Coordinator were in attendance.