Pop Up Workshop: New York State DREAM Act

Workshop Description

Students in New York State (NYS) have a new path to financing college with the new NYS DREAM Act. Join Katia Chapman and Jonnathan Salgado to hear how the first semester of New York’s DREAM Act is unfolding.

This workshop will introduce participants to the Act’s eligibility, highlight common questions, identify challenges, and provide guidance on how to help interested high school students prepare to apply. With the mobility of our students, presenters will also share new pathways for NYS graduates who have since moved out of state.

The presentation will also review the SUNY College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) at Oneonta and distinguish between New York State financial aid and Federal financial aid for college.

Objectives/Learning Targets: 

• Before NYS DREAM ACT: To briefly review the migrant-specific College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)
• To understand which grants are NYS-funded versus federally funded, to better assist students who become eligible through the NYS DREAM Act.
• To understand the NYS DREAM Act Eligibility and Application Steps.
• To learn that there are options for mobile students, such as the migrant population, to apply for out-of-state, but students would need to work with experts in financial aid.

Presented and Developed by

Katia Chapman

Katia is the bilingual (English-Spanish) Admissions and Financial Aid Counselor at Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC). As part of her position, Katia serves on the SUNY Taskforce to Support Undocumented Students. Katia also serves on the planning committee of ADELANTE Student Voices, an emerging non-profit for rural and suburban undocumented students in New York. Prior to working for FLCC, Katia worked as the Education Coordinator at Rural & Migrant Ministry where she counseled members of the three youth empowerment programs on career and college planning.

Jonnathan Salgado

Jonnathan is the bilingual (English-Spanish) Recruiter for the SUNY College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) at Oneonta. Prior to working for CAMP, Jonnathan was a Migrant Educator with the Cortland METS.