4/25/2012
The Migrant Student Graduation Enhancement Program held its 25th anniversary Exemplary Migrant Student Recognition Ceremony on April 2. Check out our video report, photo gallery and links to press reports from this special event.
4/2/2012
Eric Guajardo from Alamo, Texas, and Jessica Reyna, from La Joya, Texas, were named “Students of the Year” on Monday, April 2, 2012, by the Migrant Student Graduation Enhancement Program.
3/28/2012
Throughout the month of March, we have posted updates on past Exemplary Migrant Students. Those posts have led up to this: the 25th anniversary of the Migrant Student
3/20/2012
To commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Migrant Student Program, we interview Maricruz Garcia Leal, a 1997 Exemplary Migrant Student now working as an elementary school teacher.
3/13/2012
To commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Migrant Student Program, we interview Adrian Flores, a 2006 Exemplary Migrant Student now working as a criminal defense attorney in San Antonio.
3/5/2012
In 2012, the Migrant Student Program celebrates its 25th Anniversary. To mark this milestone, we will feature updates on former students to see how the program impacted their lives. First is Alexis Fernandez, who went from 2006 Student of the Year to UT Austin graduate to Samsung Semiconductors engineer.
6/27/2010
Every graduation season, the K-16 Education Center goes into overdrive to ease the way for high school seniors to graduate on time. “The phone never stops ringing starting in April up through June,” says Erin Connolly. “We often go outside our usual process to help these students."
6/24/2010
Margarita Flores-Sicich plans to take her career in exciting new directions after completing CIE's Project Management Certificate Program (PMP).
5/5/2010
Peggy Wimberley describes how the Migrant Student Graduation Enhancement program has made a lasting impact on Texas migrant students. Since its beginning in 1987, over 15,000 students have earned credit toward their high school diplomas through this important program.4/1/2010
Forty outstanding high school migrant students from across Texas were recognized on March 29 at the 23rd annual Migrant Student Recognition Ceremony at The University of Texas at Austin. Our video cameras were on hand to capture the event.
3/29/2010
Rogelio Ortiz and Sofia Velazquez were named Students of the Year by CIE's Migrant Student Program. Ortiz and Velazquez were selected from among 40 migrant high school students honored for their exemplary achievements.
3/25/2010
CIE's Migrant Student Program provides distance learning opportunities to help migrant students maintain their studies while traveling. Preview next week's Migrant Student Recognition Ceremony by meeting three of the 40 students to be honored at the March 29th event.
3/22/2010
From the time she was born until her junior year in college, Luz Hinojosa traveled with her family each spring to harvest cotton and grapes in California. Luz now supports the migrant community through her work in CIE’s Migrant Student Program.
3/11/2010
The Migrant Student Program provides distance learning courses to high school students traveling with their families to harvest crops. Alexis Fernandez was the program's exemplary student of 2006. Today, he is studying Mechanical Engineering at UT.3/10/2010
On Saturday, March 6, the university welcomed an estimated 50,000 schoolchildren, teachers and parents to Explore UT. CIE was there with exhibits from the Migrant Student Program and PETEX, offering useful information on these programs with interactive games and prizes.
3/3/2010
On Saturday, March 6, the university welcomes an estimated 30,000 visitors to Explore UT, "The Biggest Open House in Texas." Find out what CIE, represented by the K-16 Education Center and PETEX, has in store for this year's event.© 2012 Continuing & Innovative Education - The University of Texas at Austin
