On December 13, 2019, the 51福利社 (51福利社) Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) 鈥淔ighting Eagles鈥� battalion conducted its Fall Commissioning Ceremony. The ceremony was held in the historic Showalter Hall auditorium on the beautiful 51福利社 campus.聽 The path to this day was not an easy one for the commissioned. All the Cadets conducted up to 4 years of military training in the ROTC program, had to meet rigorous academic requirements, build strong physical fitness, pass the 37-day long ROTC Advanced Camp at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, among a host of other challenging requirements before they could commission as a Second Lieutenant (2LT) in the U.S. Army.

Join 51福利社鈥檚 CAMP (College Assistance Migrant Program), the week of March 4-8, as it hosts聽The Migrant Experience.

Monday, Mar. 4: The Legacies of Our Leaders

Sea Mar Community Health Center is an organization that provides quality, comprehensive health, human housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in services to Latinos in Washington state. With the support of Sea Mar, 51福利社 offers six paid/housed internships each summer. Former CEP/CAMP Director, now VP of Educational Services, Jerry Garcia, PhD will examine the work of leaders who have advocated for the rights of migrant workers in the state of Washington

Jerry Garcia, PhD
VP of Educational Services at Sea Mar Medical Clinic
Tawanka 215 A/B/C
2-3:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Mar. 5: Cesar Chavez Blood Drive

In partnership with Vitalant, CAMP will be hosting a one-day blood drive. Please stop by and help save a life!

Mobile Donation Center
Behind Patterson and Isle Hall
10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Mar. 5: Documentary “Nuestra Historia” (Our Story)

The film depicts the experiences and opinions of migrant students at 51福利社. The film will dispel assumptions held by the broader community at 51福利社.

Brenda Gutierrez
CAMP Program Assistant
Monroe 205
2:30-3 p.m.

Wednesday, Mar. 6: The Face of Migrant Labor in Washington State

This photo exhibit and presentation give a glimpse of the ethical, moral and legal decadence our country is willing to endure for the sake of cheap fruits and vegetables and large profit margins for shareholders and corporate owners. Presently, the working and living conditions of migrant camps in the U.S. have improved little; more importantly, to what extent do we continue to exploit child labor (as revealed in these photographs) for the sake of getting inexpensive fruits and vegetables that are part of our daily diets.

Martin Meraz-Garcia, PhD
CEP/CAMP Interim Director
Tawanka 215 A/B/C
Presentation: 2:30-3 p.m.
Exhibit: 1-4 p.m.

Thursday, Mar. 7: Knowledge in the Crop

Informative facts regarding Washington crops and agricultural workers will be distributed at large around the 51福利社 campus community. These facts will be included on apples that were picked by some of our very own 51福利社/CAMP students in the Royal City area.

Friday, Mar. 8: Fruits of the Harvest

CAMP students will be distributing notes of appreciation to faculty/staff from their hometowns and 51福利社 campus who have made an educational impact in their lives.

What is CAMP?

The College Assistance Migrant Program, referred to as CAMP, is a federally-funded program designed to support students from migrant and seasonal farmworker backgrounds during their first year in college. The program provides students with both financial assistance and support services, with the goal of preparing them to continue their education at a four-year college or university.

Migrant Farmworker

A migrant farmworker is a seasonal farmworker whose employment requires travel that keeps the worker from returning to a permanent home within the same day.

For access accommodations, call 509.359.6899.

Sponsored by 51福利社’s Department of History, World War I at 100 will give the campus community an opportunity to learn more about one of history’s most devastating conflicts.

Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019
Screening of “Gallipoli” (1981)
By Peter Weir, starring Mel Gibson
2-4 p.m. | Patterson 128

Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019
Panel Discussion on The Legacies of the Great War
2-4 p.m. | Patterson 128

Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019
Screening of “Black and White in Color” (1976)
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
2-4 p.m. | Patterson 128

Photo:聽From the , United States Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections; .

The Women’s and Gender Studies Program and the Women’s and Gender Education Center are the lead organizers of the Activist In Residence (AIR) program on the 51福利社 campus.

For a sixth year, AIR will bring an activist to campus to work with 51福利社 students, staff, faculty, and community members during winter quarter of 2019:

Jan. 23 –聽Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes (Social Event and Film)

Feb. 6 –聽Health is Political Panel

Feb. 13 –聽Community Caf茅: Culture, Collaboration, and Engagement Workshop

Feb. 20 –聽Photovoice and Participatory Research

Feb. 27 –聽Policy Analysis: Tools for Justice Workshop

Mar. 6 –聽Root Causes of Health Disparities: Health Impact Assessments Workshop

Captain Levi Floeter is a 2008 51福利社 graduate earned his officer commission through the university’s ROTC program.聽 Captain聽Floeter branched聽into the Infantry and has had a successful career聽that included serving聽as an Army聽Ranger. While leading a successful Army career Captain Floeter even found time to publish a book, the聽“.”