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JAMES ESPINOZA: Puente is
based on a cohort model, which

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means students are taking
certain classes together.

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Since 1981, Puente
mission is to increase

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the number of educationally
disadvantaged students

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who enroll in universities,
earn college degrees,

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and return to the community
as mentors and leaders

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to future generations.

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BRENDA VENEZIA: They get
orientation in the summer,

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so they get a chance
to meet each other

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and already kind of build
that sense of family.

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And then we put them in cohorts.

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They take classes together.

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They do events together.

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They meet each other's families.

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It's very community-based.

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JAMES ESPINOZA: The three main
components of the Puente model

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are English instruction,
counseling support for students,

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and mentoring
support for students.

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NANCY FONG: It's really how
the faculty and the students

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are in constant workflow
with one another

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throughout the academic year.

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It's not a traditional classroom
where we may or may not

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know our students'
names, we may or may not

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know their personal stories.

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But for Puente, we get
to know our students

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on an individual basis
in a group setting.

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BRIAN ALVARADO: My favorite
thing about the Puente classes

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are the kind of pedagogy
that the professors utilize.

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It really gets you
connected with the material

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that you're learning and
really gets you engaged

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with the overall material.

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JAMES ESPINOZA: Faculty
that are part of Puente

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receive a lot of training on
culturally-relevant material

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and social
justice-oriented practices.

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LEAH MARTINEZ:
Meeting new people,

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having good connections
with the instructor--

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you get to reach out to them.

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They give you extra support.

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I've made a lot
more new friendships

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with being in Puente,
so that's really nice.

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ALEXA HINOJOSA:
[SPEAKING SPANISH]

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JAMES ESPINOZA: It
makes going to the job

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feel like you are contributing
to your own community,

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like you are impacting
students' lives

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and they're impacting
yours as well.

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NANCY FONG: I just got to
witness their growth as adults

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and as learners and
now professionals,

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so that brings me
joy in my role.

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