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Mentoring program helps students

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IMG_1050By Rhejean King-Johnson| Staff Writer|
The Student Mentoring Program wants to help undergraduate students reach success.
The program uses peer support to encourage academic excellence.
“It beneficial for students to become more confident in their academic careers and to get more involved on campus,” said student coordinator Barbara Herrera.
There are approximately 1200 students and 44 mentors in the program.
Students are paired up with a mentor who has the same major or college.
It makes it easier to mentor students who are motivated, since it is a volunteer program.
This program is filled with students who want to either mentor or be mentored.
“We are a volunteer program, so students have a choice to have a mentor,” said Herrera.
About 30 percent of college students are first-generation, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
First year students will be guided and shown how things operate through this program.
Students who were mentored in the past encourage incoming students to be a part of this program because not only do you get helpful information, but a lifelong friend.
These mentors help guide them to certain resources that will help them excel.
Many students are unaware of resources that are available to them.
CSUSB provides different resources such as free scantrons, computer lab use, advising and more.
The mentoring center also offers utilities to students who are involved.
“We have 2 computer labs, free printing and DVD rentals for those who need it,” said mentor Gabby Rodriguez.
The student mentors want all their prodigies to succeed during their first year and the years to follow.
A student really enjoyed the help she received when she first attended college.
“I would encourage more students to join this program, it really helped me with the path I am still following today into my junior year,” said student Karina Duque.
College can be a challenge to figure out how for those seeking success.
“It’s a great way to figure out your first year and see how things operate,” said student Amanda Haun.
It’s common for freshmen students to feel overwhelmed by the adjustment into college, so mentors do their best to lend a helping hand.
They share experiences, advice and methods to make it easier on them.
“It helps with stress relief but it’s a big brother, big sister type of program,” said mentor Sophia Fregoso Pena.
This program has been extended to sophomore students so they can receive guidance further into their college career.
This is helpful for those who are indecisive about their major or anything related to their field of study.
The mentoring program room is located on the second floor, on the side of the library, room PL-208.
It’s important for students to do well in their first year because it will give them an advantage for the following year.
“It’s good to have a mentor during their first year of college because the first year is the most critical,” concluded Haun.

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  75. Saturday, July 23, 2016

    RE: Criminal Complaint: Financial and Academic Fraud Allegations; President Tomas Morales

    Chief Jamsen,

    This formal email notifies the CSUSB Police Department of allegations of criminal conduct taking place on the campus and at overseas locations in South Korea, Vietnam and China. A brief summary of the allegations are outlined in an attached July 11, 2016, EO 1140 Fiscal Improprieties, filed with CSUSB, Office of the Chancellor, Board of Trustees, State Auditor, Finance Department and the US Department of Education. I am available to be interviewed and request that a formal criminal investigation take place or that the PD forward the complaint to state or federal investigators. June 5, 2016, via a campus listserv (attached), a former long term CSUSB state employee made admissions of another diploma mill with unknown Chinese agents and CSUSB. Had the PD investigated the South Korean fraud, they would have found the Chinese and Vietnamese academic frauds in 2014.

    In November 2014, (see email to Chief Brown, below, that the chief ignored) and while in the presence of two officers on campus in August 2014, which was recorded, I reported allegations of a widespread fraud and conspiracy in the form of a South Korean diploma mill and criminal acts by university officials to conceal the fraud. At that time, two officers attempted to serve me with false suspension papers after I reported the fraud allegations to university and CSU officials. See attached Feb. 2015, which is a solicited final summary narrative of the acts of top university officials to the California Department of Justice (civil), Elisabeth Frater. Chancellor White, has never released those investigation findings. Want to bet, Chief Jamsen, that the PD will never see this state civil investigation?

    Public Records Request: That the past multiple criminal filings (identified above) and case number(s) be produced. This is a formal request for public records. Identify if this information is on the 2014, PD report on reported crimes on campus.

    This criminal complaint is also against, Ron Chen, Provost for Academic and International Programs. Chen is cited as being notified by the outgoing state employee of illicit use of state resources and assorted other illegal acts to 'sell' CSUSB to Chinese agents. Chen also acts as the WASC Liaison Officer (WLO), for CSUSB. As the WLO, it's alleged that Chen concealed the diploma mills hand-in-hand with WASC Senior (Alameda, CA (see attached WASC Letter) and with other CSU officials who concurrently sit as WASC commissioners. WASC has a state and federal requirements as an overseer of CSUSB. That Chen and WASC Senior knowingly concealed illegal activities, that Chen was facilitating on behalf of Morales, and that CSUSB's state and federal re accreditation in October, 2015, is fraudulent.

    Chief Jamsen, you report to the VP of Finance, Freer. It is alleged that Douglas Freer misrepresented the fraud in earlier documents and because Freer and Brown, report to President Tomas Morales, there are too many conflicts of interest. Appointee President Tomas Morales is identified as the chief strategist, coordinator and concealer of these criminal frauds.

    Jake Wallace

    cc: Campus Police Personnel

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