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IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LAUNCHES VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGING VALLEY STUDENTS TO ATTEND FRESNO - The University of California is making a spirited effort this spring to encourage San Joaquin Valley students to enroll at a UC campus. Students applying to UC receive offers of freshman admission during the months of March and April, and they must sign a statement of intent to register by May 1. Community college students transferring to a UC campus must sign a statement of intent to register by June 1. Applications to the University of California and offers of admission from UC both increased substantially this year. The university admitted 15 percent more students from the Northern Central Valley and 13 percent more from the Southern Central Valley this year versus last year. The University of California is now working to ensure that admitted students seriously consider enrolling this fall. In the San Joaquin Valley, the UC Merced Office of Relations with Schools staff will hold a series of events during April designed to recognize student achievement, stress the affordability of a UC education and encourage students accepted by UC to enroll. "April is the culmination of much time and energy on behalf of the students and our outreach staff," said Encarnacion Ruiz, director of UC Merced Office of Relations with Schools (ORS). "We care deeply about Valley students' access to the University of California, and we're making every effort to encourage those who have been admitted to take advantage of the opportunity." During mid- to late April, 11 one-day UC campus visits are planned for Valley freshman admits and their parents on a first-come, first-served basis to Riverside, Santa Cruz, Davis, San Diego, Irvine, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, and Berkeley. In addition, seven overnight trips to San Diego, Irvine, Riverside, and Davis are scheduled in conjunction with UC Merced's UC Scholars Early Academic Outreach Program. (Please see attachment for complete list of campus visits and other activities.) The
trips provide Valley students and their parents an opportunity to
learn about UC academic programs and student services, along with
a chance to experience the UC campus environment Other spring activities aimed at increasing the number of Valley students who enroll at UC include direct mailings, phone-a-thons in Fresno and Merced during which alumni call to congratulate area admits, and a Valley-wide reception on April 18 in Fresno for new admits and their parents at the UC Center, Fresno, located at 550 E. Shaw Ave., across from Fashion Fair Mall. In
addition, ORS will sponsor campus visits for Valley community college
transfer admits in May. This year's activities in the Valley and throughout the state represent the University of California's commitment to expanding access to a UC education. Located at the UC Center, Fresno, the UC Merced Office of Relations with Schools is the Valley's local source for information on UC admission, financial aid, academic majors, campus visits, and all undergraduate educational opportunities. ORS works year-round with middle schools, high schools and community colleges throughout the San Joaquin Valley and mountain communities, serving more than 25,000 area students. In the spring, ORS efforts focus on encouraging Valley admits to enroll. ORS
consists of three departments: general outreach, community college
transfers and UC Scholars Early Academic Outreach Program. UC Scholars
is an early outreach program that serves underrepresented students
(low-income and first-generation college students) in grades The Office of Relations with Schools was established in 1986 to create greater access to the university for Valley students. Since then, the number of freshman students from the Valley who enrolled at a University of California campus has more than doubled. For
more information about the University of California's programs and
activities in the San Joaquin Valley, please visit www.ucinthevalley.org.
2001 University of California Admit Activities UC Freshman Admit Campus Bus Trips One-day trips: April
10, Riverside Overnight
trips: UC Scholars/Early Academic Outreach Program Overnight
trips: Phone
Banking UC
Systemwide Admit Reception UC Merced, UC Scholars EAOP Admit Receptions UC
Scholars admits and their parents will be honored at an evening
dinner reception. Presentations will be made in Spanish and Hmong.
* Indicates campus visits that are best suited for media participation. # #
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