Interested in taking your group on a LEGACY TOUR?

Fill out a resquest form HERE

Contact: Christian Gutierrez

Christian.Gutierrez1212@gmail.com

(408) 924-4138

SJSU Legacy Tour Leaders take groups of K-12 students on a tour of San Josè State University. The Legacy tour emphasize the legacies and history , events and people who are part of the social justice story of SJSU. Participants learn about the Tommie Smith John Carlos Statues, Yoshihiro Uchida Hall, César Chávez Arch of Dignity and other distinguished areas of the campus. Tour guides hope to ecourage students to strive for higher education. 

To be a Tour Leader please attend an information session:                                                           

January 30 th       4-5pm         AS House

Selected Tour Leaders must attend the training session:

TBD

For more information contact:

Christian Gutierrez     Christian.Gutierrez@sjsu.edu

Strive for College is an innovative college mentoring program that connects motivated, low-income high school students with undergraduate mentors, who guide them through the college application process and into enrollment at four-year universities and colleges, providing them with opportunities and resources to break the cycle of poverty forever.

Site:
Del Mar High School
1224 Del Mar Avenue
San Jose, CA 95128

*transportation provided by VTA light rail

To be a mentor please attend an information session:

Mon 2/4            12:00pm              A.S. House   
Tues 2/5:            10:30pm              A.S. House   
Thurs 2/7           12:00pm              A.S. House   
Mon 2/11           10:30pm              A.S. House   
Wed 2/13           12:00pm              A.S. House           

Selected mentors must attend the training session:

Friday 2/22    10am-2pm   TBD *

*Lunch will be provided.

For more information contact:

Alyx Goodwin   Alyxandra.Goodwin@sjsu.edu

Fuerza Escolar (FÉ) Mentoring Program advocates the need for college role models and the importance of promoting higher education in underprivileged communities. Mentors inspire hope, empower youth, as FE` in Spanish means faith and it is the backbone of initiatives the program highlights. The program is open to all San Jose State students or community members and was initiated in September of 2008.

Dates:  Wednesdays and Fridays
Site: Washington Elementary School

To be a mentor please attend an information session:

Wed   2/13 :          12:00pm              A.S. House   
Friday 2/15           12:00pm              A.S. House   

STILL RECRUITING!!! ****7 spots available*****

For more information contact:

Ben Vargas   Benjamin.Vargas@sjsu.edu