{"id":2494,"date":"2013-03-20T20:26:58","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T20:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/news\/?p=2494"},"modified":"2013-03-21T13:47:10","modified_gmt":"2013-03-21T13:47:10","slug":"university-members-attend-immigration-undocumented-students-in-higher-education-information-session-in-washington-d-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/news\/2013\/03\/20\/university-members-attend-immigration-undocumented-students-in-higher-education-information-session-in-washington-d-c\/","title":{"rendered":"University Members Attend \u201cImmigration: Undocumented Students in Higher Education\u201d Information Session in Washington D.C."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Washington<\/a>Earlier this year, representatives from Saint Peter\u2019s University attended \u201cImmigration: Undocumented Students in Higher Education,\u201d an information session on undocumented students
\nat Jesuit institutions of higher education and institutional practices that affect these students. The event, held in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington D.C., was the culmination of a Ford Foundation-funded two-year study led by Fairfield University\u2019s Center for Faith and Public Life in Connecticut, and co-authored by Loyola University Chicago\u2019s Center for Urban Research and Learning and Santa Clara University in California.<\/p>\n

Executive Director for the Guarini Institute for Government and Leadership Nicholas A. Chiaravalloti, J.D., Associate Professor of Political Science Anna Brown, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education Jennifer Ayala, Ph.D., and students Gabrielle Sepulveda \u201914, Catalina Adorno \u201913, Bernadette Sylla \u201914, Fiorella Cacho \u201914 and Marichka Milord \u201915 joined more than 50 Jesuit university and college presidents, faculty and students at the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cImmigration status is an issue that is very familiar to us all for we are either immigrants, or know family members or close friends who are immigrants,\u201d said Sylla. \u201cThis study goes beyond the scope of studying immigration statistics and towards the moral advocacy of helping undocumented immigrants gain a sense of welcome, belonging and assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a wonderful experience,\u201d added Cacho. \u201cI know people who have experienced struggles because of their immigration status. What interested me the most about the program was the fact that we were able to gain first-hand knowledge on the topic of immigration, share our experiences and talk about the things that we want to do to help.\u201d<\/p>\n

The study, titled \u201cImmigrant Student National Position Paper,\u201d suggests a new model of leadership in higher education for the undocumented student. Spearheaded by the legal and social science teams of the project’s lead institutions, the study aimed to answer the following questions: “What are the practices, attitudes, challenges and opportunities in current institutions? How do current federal and state laws and practices impact the undocumented student\u2019s college experience? How can a committed network of Jesuit higher education institutions join together to work collaboratively to support the human dignity of undocumented students who find themselves adrift in a world hostile to their future because of a past they did not choose for themselves?”<\/p>\n

Recently, 25 Jesuit university and college presidents \u2013 including Saint Peter\u2019s University President Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D. \u2013 signed a moral statement \u201cin regard to the presence of undocumented individuals as students\u201d within their institutions. The document supports the belief that \u201cevery human person deserves dignity and the opportunity to better one\u2019s state in life,\u201d recognizes that \u201cthe history of Jesuit institutions of higher education in this country is inextricably linked to first and second generation immigrant populations,\u201d and promises the continuation to \u201caffirm that Jesuit colleges and universities are morally committed environments where students are inspired and encouraged to understand and address issues on justice, fairness, political involvement, and a preferential option for those whom society has marginalized.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also as part of the Washington D.C. trip, the representatives from Saint Peter\u2019s visited with New Jersey senators and representatives to voice their support for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR). Students met with staff members from Senator Frank R. Lautenberg’s and Senator Robert Menedez’s \u201976 offices, and also convened with Congressman Donald M. Payne Jr. and Congressman Albio Sires \u201974 personally.<\/p>\n

\"Washington<\/a>\u201cOur goal was to influence them to push for Comprehensive Immigration Reform instead of the \u2018piece meal\u2019 approach in order to resolve the widespread issues of broken\/separated immigrant families, talent wasted due to lack of financial aid for undocumented students and exploited immigrant workers,\u201d said Sylla.<\/p>\n

Dr. Brown, who attended both events, commended the University\u2019s students on their presentations to government officials. \u201cOur students who met with their congressional representatives were truly magnificent,\u201d she said. \u201cThey well-articulated the merits of Comprehensive Immigration Reform while at the same time ensuring that what’s most important, the humanity of each immigrant individual, remained at the center of their stories.”<\/p>\n

She added, \u201cOur work in Washington D.C. on behalf of undocumented students and for Comprehensive Immigration Reform is work that is centered in the mission, and heart I would add, of our University. The student population of Saint Peter’s University is, in large part and proudly so, immigrant. There is nothing better we can do than to use our intellectual gifts in service to the well-being of those who are vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Earlier this year, representatives from Saint Peter\u2019s University attended \u201cImmigration: Undocumented Students in Higher Education,\u201d an information session on undocumented students at Jesuit institutions of higher education and institutional practices that affect these students. 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