College of Marin - Outreach

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Kentfield Campus

College of Marin Outreach

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Welcome

The College of Marin’s mission is to provide educational opportunities for all students and community members: preparation for transfer to four-year schools and universities, workforce education, basic skills improvement, intellectual and physical development, and cultural enrichment. The College is committed to responding to community needs by offering student-centered programs and services in a supportive, innovative learning environment. The College of Marin pledges educational excellence to all members of our diverse community.

12th Annual, Latino College Awareness Day 2008 see Photo Gallery
College of Marin, Kentfield Campus

On Thursday, April 3rd, over 350 Latino high school juniors and seniors came to the Kentfield campus for the 11th annual “Latino College Awareness Day.” The event began at 9:00 AM and went through to 1:00 PM.

Visiting prospective students had an opportunity to participate in one of 19 thematic tours covering transfer and workforce development programs as well hear a motivational talk from Dr. Francisco Rodriguez, President of Cosumnes River College, Los Rios Community College District. The event concluded with a lunch and a DJ fiesta outside of the Learning Center Building.

Latino College Awareness Day provides a snapshot of college life to Latino freshmen, sophomore, junior and senior high school students. Emphasis was placed this year on encouraging high school juniors and seniors to attend.

Students had a choice of 19 different tours, which included visits to classes in session and student services areas. The day concluded with a burrito lunch and DJ Nica spinning tunes for “Fiesta Lunch.” The campus was filled with contagious merengue, cumbia, hip hop, and salsa beats. There were also prizes given out to students including COM T-shirts and an “iPod - Nano”. After lunch and dancing the visiting students got back on their respective buses to take them back to their schools.

The office of Outreach provided all the logistical and programmatic coordination and communication for this event. The event was funded by the College of Marin with the generous financial support of the Latino Educational and Cultural Foundation.

Student Ambassadors


Abiba Bola (see bio)	DJ Bola (see bio)	Todd McCleary (see bio)	Brandi Comaroto (see bio)

In the Spring Semester of 2007, the office of Outreach and School Relations developed a prospective student recruitment capability through the establishment of the Student Ambassador Program.

Student Ambassadors are second year COM students in good academic standing who are paid and trained to be our first line of contact for prospective students in the community.

Student Ambassadors’ training and work responsibilities include:

Public Relations: contact development and management
Outreach: General information sharing to small and large groups alike
Recruitment: prospective student contact, information sharing/collecting and follow up

The objectives of the Student Ambassadors are:

To create an active and visible presence of the College in the community
To provide concise and useful information to students and prospective students on the process of matriculation and services available at the College
To gather data on prospective students
To follow up with prospective students on referral or service-related queries
To provide scheduled and as needed tours on campus
To assist the office of Outreach & School Relations on event delivery
To provide new students information and support during the beginning of each semester.

Currently, the program has four Student Ambassadors who report to the Outreach Coordinator, Mauricio Torres-Benavides. The Student Ambassadors work 5-15 hours per week and 80%-90% of their work is off campus.

Student Ambassadors work primarily off-campus by tabling a booth at the following venues in Marin County:

Marin County Public High Schools (at least once per month per school)
Farmers Markets
Movie Theaters
Community Based Organizations
Community events

When Student Ambassadors are not out in the community they are working the “New Student Welcome Window” located in SS 232 (first two weeks of classes) or working in the outreach office: setting up new venues for recruitment, doing data entry information of prospective students, or following up with e-mail or letter correspondence with prospective students.

College of Marin is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. College of Marin serves approximately 9000 credit and noncredit students each spring and fall semester.

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For any member of the community seeking accommodations for the disabled, please contact (415) 485-9340. College of Marin students seeking academic adjustments should contact (415) 485-9406.