Yik’al Kuym is in its 8th year of serving the Raza community by increasing Chicana/o Latina/o admission and graduation rates. Using its two main components, recruitment and retention, Yik’al Kuyum aims not only to increase the number of Raza students in higher education but also to provide a culturally sensitive and academic support in order to facilitate expedient graduation dates.
Continuous conservative attacks on the education system have taken their toll on many of our minority populations. In addition, the inability of the education system (primary, secondary, and the university) to take into account the specific cultural needs of the Chicana/o Latina/o population has failed. Therefore, Yik’al Kuyum provides an alternative route by which students can achieve educational success. Yik’al Kuyum utilizes the holistic educational model to help students meet their educational needs by personalizing their education.
Minerva Carrillo , Student Director/RROC Representative
E-mail: miarrillo@ucdavis.edu
Jeanette Plascencia, Administrative Coordinator
E-mail: jplascencia@ucdavis.edu
Erica Oropeza, Academic Support and Outreach
Services Project Coordinator
E-mail: esoropeza@ucdavis.edu
Joel Juarez,
Gender and Sexuality Project Coordinator
E-mail: jjuarez@ucdavis.edu
Christal West,
Liberatory Workshop / Peer Mentorship Project Coordinator
E-mail: cmwest@ucdavis.edu
