The final tutorial will be this Thursday, April 18th.
The PALMA picnic, and PALMA’s 10th anniversary celebration, will be on April 20th, starting at 4pm. Tutors, remember to bring non-alcoholic beverages, and get ready to eat amazing food and dance! Keep an eye out for emails about the carpool.
And don’t forget to fill out the survey, which should be hitting your email inboxes sometime this week.
Email contact.palma@umich.edu if you have any questions!
On April 4th, PALMA presented a College Night at the Admissions Office of the University of Michigan. The night started off with a college fair, including representatives from the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, University of Detroit Mercy, Washtenaw Community College, and the University of Michigan – Dearborn. After the college fair, José Antonio Rubio, admissions counselor for the University of Michigan, gave a presentation in English to students about what they should do to prepare themselves for college. Marco Serna of Eastern Michigan University also gave a presentation in Spanish for the parents of students about how to apply and pay for college. The night concluded with a panel of University of Michigan student speakers who answered questions and shared their experiences.
College Night was a success, and a wonderful way for students, parents, and colleges to come together and learn from each other about the process of applying to and enrolling in college. PALMA would like to thank the University of Michigan Office of Undergraduate Admissions, University of Michigan Center for Educational Outreach, the Ann Arbor District Library, José Antonio Rubio, Marco Serna, and of course, our very own Cristhian Espinoza-Pino for helping make College Night possible. Additionally, we would like to send a shout-out to Sarah for working tirelessly to make the night as special as it was. Thank you!
Hello everyone! Here are some friendly reminders about upcoming events and activities for UMich and Latin@ students alike!
PALMA’s College Night will be next Thursday, April 4th at the U of M Admissions Office on State Street. It will start at 6pm and include speakers from colleges in the area, information sessions for parents and students, a college panel, and free food! This event is open to anyone, but especially focused on high school and middle school students. This event isn’t PALMA-exclusive, so please invite anyone you think would also be interested! Thank you to Sarah, who has worked tirelessly to make college night a reality.
At the end of the semester, the Latin@ and the UM communities join together to celebrate Palma with an incredible picnic, full of delicious Latin@ food and friendship.
Palma joins together at the end of each semester to have a community picnic!
Now that 2012 is coming to an end, it’s time to get ready for winter semester PALMA!
2013 will mark PALMA’s tenth anniversary partnering the Ann Arbor Latino community and the University of Michigan. It’s going to be a great year, and we’re excited to put together some new events to celebrate the ten years of hard work that all of our participants have put into this great cause.
Just as importantly, make sure to mark down the following dates so you’re ready for the next PALMA semester.
January 15: New tutor orientation (not required for returning tutors)
January 17: First tutorials
April 18: Final tutorials
April 23: Picnic
If you have any questions or want to learn more about PALMA, email us at contact.palma@umich.edu!
