Updates on COVID-19

10/29/2020

From the Desk of the Executive Director:

Dear Students, Families, Colleagues and Program Partners:

Cal Poly Pomona has been closely monitoring the spread and impact on operations the COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) has had in the surrounding area. On March 11, 2020, University President, Soraya Coley, of Cal Poly Pomona announced that the campus would go to an instructional format promoting “social distancing” in an effort to minimize the risk of the Coronavirus appearance to our institution.

As a form of update to our campus partners and participants, we wanted to share that our campus community has recently been instructed that we will not be returning to campus no earlier than June of 2021.

In an effort to further minimize risk or spread of illness, the TRIO Pre-College Programs, which includes Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math Science and Educational Talent Search, developed and have been implementing our “Interrupted Services Plan”. This plan includes key student services to continue to be done virtually, online, or in a telecommunicated format. All tutoring services and academic advising will continue to be conducted virtually or via an online format. This system has been utilized all of last semester and is continuing this current semester (fall 2021). This has allowed for a seamless form of support for our student participants.

Program coordinators and academic advisors will continue to conduct their counseling sessions with participants via online service (email, social media, or direct messaging), virtual meeting Zoom, or by telephone (text messages or phone call) to ensure continuation of services. Our Educational Talent Search Program will likewise continue to suspend in-school office hours at their respective partner school sites. However, ETS staff will be available to its participants remotely, similar to the online methods used by the Upward Bound Programs.

The program staff and I understand that the interruption to in-person services presents new challenges for our student participants and our community partners. However, it is our priority to ensure the safety, health, and well-being of our student participants, their families, our community partners, and our program staff as a whole. We hope that these precautions will prove effective in preventing illnesses from spreading, while at the same time offering alternatives to services that must continue as part of our commitment to our participants and the institution. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (909) 869-3439 or via email at rdquintero@cpp.edu. You may also find further information about Cal Poly Pomona’s efforts and helpful information on their website at www.cpp.edu/safety/coronavirus. Thank you for your understanding and support.

Regards,

Ricardo D. Quintero, Ed.D,

Executive Director

TRIO Pre-College Programs

Cal Poly Pomona

04/27/2020

A Video From the Cal Poly Pomona Wellness Center:

03/10/2020

TRIO Pre-College Programs COVID-19 response/update:

On behalf of the Cal Poly Pomona TRIO Pre-College Programs ongoing effort to provide the most updated information to our student participants and families, community partners, and Cal Poly Pomona campus partners, please be advised that the following information is effective Monday, April 6, 2020, or until further notice. Please continue to visit this website or our social media sites for changes or to contact one of our staff members.

Safety and Health Information for our student participants and families for both UB Programs and ETS:

All TRIO Pre-College Programs (UB, UBMS, and ETS) will continue to provide services via virtual and online format
Virtual tutoring will begin soon using iTutor, and will be able to connect with our UB/ETS tutors and staff based on the subject matter they will need help (more information to come)
- Students need to contact their advisor with their non-school email so that they may be added to the platform
Virtual Saturday Academies will begin this Saturday, April 11^th with “Life Hacks” (with the UB and ETS staff), and “Leadership and Advocacy” (with Mr. Mandla Kayise)
For updates on college admission testing information, please visit The College Board website for SAT information, and ACT, Inc.
Virtual Summer Program is being planned, and more information will be forthcoming in the next few weeks
Continue to check our social media sites for messages and updates
If you need to contact us, you can email your advisor or coordinator, call the office and leave a voicemail, or direct message us on social media (all messages will be addressed by a staff member within 48 hours, but email and social media are faster)

Safety and Health Information for our Community and CPP Campus Partners:

All TRIO Pre-College Programs (UB, UBMS, and ETS) will continue to provide services via virtual and online format
Virtual tutoring will begin soon (more information to come)
Virtual Saturday Academies will begin this Saturday, April 11^th
Virtual Summer Program is being planned and information will be forthcoming in the next few weeks
Continue to check our social media sites, and the Cal Poly Pomona Pre-College Programs website for program updates to the community
For updates to the California State University system admissions guidance, please go here.
For updates to the University of California system admissions guidance and updates on the UC system response to the COVID-19 pandemic, please go here.
For updates on college admission testing information, please visit The College Board website for SAT information, and ACT, Inc.
If you need to contact us, you can email your advisor or coordinator, call the office and leave a voicemail, or direct message us on social media (all messages will be addressed by a staff member within 48 hours, but email and social media are faster)

03/13/2020

A Message from the Executive Director:

Dear Students, Families, Colleagues and Program Partners:

Cal Poly Pomona has been closely monitoring the spread and impact on operations the COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) has had in the surrounding area. On March 11, 2020, University President, Soraya Coley, of Cal Poly Pomona announced that the campus would go to an instructional format promoting “social distancing” in an effort to minimize the risk of the Coronavirus appearance to our institution. All courses are being moved to online formats beginning Wednesday, March 18^th and through April 3^rd (after the CPP campus spring break). Although campus operations and offices will remain open for business until this initial “social distancing” period, all international and non-essential travel, and CPP sponsored large events of over 100 attendees have been suspended until May 31, 2020. At that time the University administration will re-assess and re-evaluate next steps.

In an effort to further minimize risk or spread of illness, the TRIO Pre-College Programs, which includes Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math Science and Educational Talent Search, developed an “Interrupted Services Plan” in early March 2020. This plan includes key student services to move to a virtual, online, or telecommunicated format. Effective immediately, all tutoring services and academic advising will be moved to a virtual or online format.

The programs are currently working to implement virtual and/or online tutoring for program participants to access and work with program tutors. Tutoring has been suspended for a minimum of two weeks to prepare the necessary infrastructure and transition to fully online tutoring services. More information will be forthcoming on or before April 2^nd. Tutoring services will be contingent upon the operation of the school districts we serve.

Program coordinators and academic advisors will conduct their counseling sessions with participants via online service (email, social media, or direct messaging), virtual meeting (Skype, Zoom, or GoTo Meeting), or by telephone (text messages or phone call) to ensure continuation of services. Our Cal Poly Pomona offices will remain open for business unless otherwise directed by the University administration. Our Educational Talent Search Program will likewise suspend in-school office hours at their respective partner school sites. However, ETS staff will be available to its participants remotely.

Lastly, all Saturday Academy workshop sessions planned for the months of March through May 2020 have been postponed. We will provide further information about rescheduled workshops at a later time upon the University’s re-evaluation of service interruption. This new plan for services for our TRIO Pre-College Programs will remain in effect until May 31, 2020.

The program staff and I understand that the interruption to in-person services presents new challenges for our student participants and our community partners. However, it is our priority to ensure the safety, health, and well-being of our student participants, their families, our community partners, and our program staff as a whole. We hope that these precautions will prove effective in preventing illnesses from spreading, while at the same time offering alternatives to services that must continue as part of our commitment to our participants and the institution. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (909) 869-3439 or via email at rdquintero@cpp.edu. You may also find further information about Cal Poly Pomona’s efforts and helpful information on their website at www.cpp.edu/safety/coronavirus. Thank you for your understanding and support.