On August 10, Brooklyn College’s Immigrant Student Success Office (ISSO) hosted the incoming Dream.US scholar’s orientation, an event held in conjunction with TheDream.US Virtual National Orientation. These students are part of the largest-ever cohort of TheDream.US Scholars — more than 1,800 new scholars attending from more than 80 institutions across the nation. “We are excited to welcome 17 new scholars to Brooklyn College, joining our existing 15 scholars,” said Jesús Pérez, Director of ISSO. “Our mission at the ISSO office and throughout the Brooklyn College campus is to give these talented and resilient students all the resources they deserve to thrive. Each of the scholars will be awarded up to $39,000 towards their college tuition, complemented by an annual stipend of $1,500. The cumulative investment in these students, and by extension our institution, could surpass $1 million. Chris Aviles, TheDream.US Senior Program Manager was in attendance, along with Brooklyn College Vice President for Student Affairs Ron Jackson, Assistant Dean for Student Life Moraima Smith, among others. The annual TheDream.US application period launches on November 1, and ISSO will be holding application support workshops throughout the fall semester for students who have questions. Gaby Pacheco, Director of Advocacy, Communications, and Development at TheDream.US, stated: “We are proud to partner with Brooklyn College and our other Partner Colleges to support talented Dreamers’ pursuit of higher education and career success. Despite many obstacles that have been put in their way, our Scholars continue to persevere and succeed, demonstrating in the process why expanding opportunities for Dreamers is so important for the nation.” About TheDream.US TheDream.US is the nation’s largest college and career success program for undocumented immigrant students, having provided more than 10,000 college scholarships to Dreamers attending over 80 partner colleges in 21 states and Washington, DC. We believe everyone, regardless of where they were born, should have equitable access to a college education, a meaningful career, and opportunities to contribute to the communities they call home. For more information on TheDream.US, visit www.thedream.us
