WEBVTT 0:00:01.639 --> 0:00:06.710 Greetings UIC admitted students and parents! We welcome you to our campus and we are excited to be part of your education journey at UIC. 0:00:06.710 --> 0:00:13.679 I'm Jennifer Juarez, Assistant Director of the LARES program and this video is meant to get 0:00:13.679 --> 0:00:17.820 you ready for UIC and help you with the next steps as you enroll to our campus. 0:00:17.820 --> 0:00:21.240 First, let me introduce you to the program. LARES stands for the 0:00:21.240 --> 0:00:24.960 Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services program. The LARES 0:00:24.960 --> 0:00:28.050 mission is to empower students by providing personal growth and 0:00:28.050 --> 0:00:31.650 educational opportunities to prepare leaders so will make individual and 0:00:31.650 --> 0:00:35.309 collective contributions towards the cultural and social advancement of the 0:00:35.309 --> 0:00:40.050 Latinx community. The LARES program a nationally recognized academic success 0:00:40.050 --> 0:00:44.430 program at UIC assist students with academic advising, major and career 0:00:44.430 --> 0:00:49.079 exploration, provides academic tutoring and seminars, student organization 0:00:49.079 --> 0:00:52.570 involvement ,and financial aid understanding. 0:00:52.570 --> 0:00:57.820 In this video, you will learn about UIC financial aid, LARES academic advising, 0:00:57.820 --> 0:01:02.920 LARES academic professors and tutoring, LARES scholarships, How to become part 0:01:02.920 --> 0:01:06.940 of the LARES program, and the Next Steps. Let's get started! 0:01:06.940 --> 0:01:11.619 So, you completed and submitted your FAFSA what's next? Financial aid 0:01:11.619 --> 0:01:17.800 information is accessible through your UIC portal at my.uic.edu. Please keep in 0:01:17.800 --> 0:01:21.280 mind that if the Office of Student Financial Aid requests additional 0:01:21.280 --> 0:01:25.810 documents they will only communicate with you via your UIC email. Once UIC 0:01:25.810 --> 0:01:31.119 receives the information reported on FAFSA two things may happen. One, students 0:01:31.119 --> 0:01:35.380 will receive a UIC award letter it is highly recommended that the student 0:01:35.380 --> 0:01:45.160 reviews the award letter carefully and complete all necessary actions in a timely manner. Two, students will be selected for verification and additional 0:01:45.160 --> 0:01:50.229 information is required. If you do not become verified you may access your UIC 0:01:50.229 --> 0:01:56.470 award letter by logging into your portal at my.uic.edu under the financial aid 0:01:56.470 --> 0:02:01.030 tab. Once you access your award letter you will see how much aid you receive 0:02:01.030 --> 0:02:06.850 and how much you may be expected to pay out of pocket. Aid comes in two ways, free 0:02:06.850 --> 0:02:12.459 aid which consists of the Pell Grant, a federal grant, and the MAP grant, a state 0:02:12.459 --> 0:02:15.880 grant. There may be additional scholarships you may have qualified for 0:02:15.880 --> 0:02:21.130 such as the President's Award, the Chancellor or Provost Award. Aid you have 0:02:21.130 --> 0:02:26.530 to pay back our loans such as subsidized and unsubsidized loans. You can decide on 0:02:26.530 --> 0:02:31.420 loans by accepting denying or reducing the loan amounts. If you become 0:02:31.420 --> 0:02:35.230 verified you must submit the information requested by the Office of Student 0:02:35.230 --> 0:02:39.579 Financial Aid otherwise you will not receive an award letter. While each 0:02:39.579 --> 0:02:44.230 student case is different some forms you may be expected to submit are dependent 0:02:44.230 --> 0:02:49.299 and independent verification form, proof of Illinois residency, IRS FAFSA data 0:02:49.299 --> 0:02:54.579 retrieval tool, or an IRS tax transcript. If you have additional questions 0:02:54.579 --> 0:02:58.890 regarding your award letter please visit the Office of Student Financial Aid at 0:02:58.890 --> 0:03:05.019 financialaid.uic.edu or you can schedule a phone appointment with your 0:03:05.019 --> 0:03:08.319 LARES advisor by visiting the list of our LARES advisors at 0:03:08.319 --> 0:03:14.000 lares.uic.edu/services/advising. LARES Academic Advising. 0:03:14.000 --> 0:03:17.980 LARES offers a wide variety of advisors to help students progress in their academic 0:03:17.980 --> 0:03:21.190 pathways. Excelencia in Education, a national 0:03:21.190 --> 0:03:24.610 program whose mission is to accelerate Latinx student success in higher 0:03:24.610 --> 0:03:29.800 education named LARES as its 2014 Example of Excelencia Award as the 0:03:29.800 --> 0:03:33.340 nation's top program for increasing achievement of Latino students in the 0:03:33.340 --> 0:03:37.960 undergraduate category. LARES also received the Outstanding 0:03:37.960 --> 0:03:42.170 Institutional Advising Program Award from the National Academic Advising 0:03:42.170 --> 0:03:46.520 Association. The award recognizes programs for best practices in academic 0:03:46.520 --> 0:03:50.690 advising. The holistic LARES advising model entails course selection and 0:03:50.690 --> 0:03:55.910 degree requirements, financial aid review, career exploration, social and leadership 0:03:55.910 --> 0:04:00.680 development, research, and graduate school preparation. Through the LARES advising 0:04:00.680 --> 0:04:04.640 model significant strides and strong mentorship has developed and positively 0:04:04.640 --> 0:04:08.476 challenged students to reach their highest academic potential. 0:04:08.476 --> 0:04:14.030 LARES advisors are bilingual and bicultural that provide culturally relevant advising. Most of the 0:04:14.030 --> 0:04:18.799 LARES advisors graduated from UIC, are first-generation college students, or are 0:04:18.799 --> 0:04:23.240 in graduate programs at UIC. Each LARES advisor ensures that students receive 0:04:23.240 --> 0:04:26.300 the best academic experience and challenge students to reach their 0:04:26.300 --> 0:04:30.560 highest academic potential. LARES advisors approach advising with care and 0:04:30.560 --> 0:04:39.920 empathy and ensure that students develop a positive sense of belonging on campus. 0:04:39.920 --> 0:04:43.430 Meet our academic advisors. Marilyn Diaz advisor for students in the College of Engineering. Jennifer Juarez, advisor for students in the College of Education 0:04:43.430 --> 0:04:47.990 and Architecture Design and the Arts. Daisy Lemus advisor for students in the 0:04:47.990 --> 0:04:51.980 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Eddie Mendoza advisor for students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. 0:04:51.980 --> 0:05:00.470 Iliana Miranda advisor for pre-health and pre-nursing students. Gonzalo Trejo advisor for students in the College of 0:05:00.470 --> 0:05:06.120 Business. Aracely Vasquez advisor for pre-health and pre-medicine students. 0:05:06.120 --> 0:05:08.720 To schedule an appointment with your LARES advisor please visit 0:05:08.720 --> 0:05:12.565 lares.uic.edu/ services/ advising. 0:05:12.565 --> 0:05:16.080 LARES Academic Professors and Tutoring. 0:05:16.080 --> 0:05:20.210 LARES academic professors ensure that every student is successful 0:05:20.210 --> 0:05:25.430 in their courses. LARES professors also teach academic skills courses every fall 0:05:25.430 --> 0:05:28.820 and spring semester which assist students to sharpen their academic 0:05:28.820 --> 0:05:32.780 skills. In addition, our professor's tutor our LARES students. Tutoring is 0:05:32.780 --> 0:05:36.620 conducted by the LARES academic professors every day at the LARES study area. 0:05:36.620 --> 0:05:41.290 Meet our professors. Dr.Terry Mankus is our math professor and tutor. Dr. Mitzi Ramos is our English and Writing professor and tutor. 0:05:41.290 --> 0:05:45.600 Dr. Jose Ortiz is our chemistry tutor. 0:05:45.600 --> 0:05:49.140 LARES scholarships. 0:05:49.140 --> 0:05:53.300 Our scholarships are meant to assist our students financially and academically. 0:05:53.300 --> 0:05:58.190 Our scholarships seek students with a diverse academic financial community and 0:05:58.190 --> 0:06:02.510 school involvement, and leadership characteristics. The scholarships we 0:06:02.510 --> 0:06:06.560 offer is the LARES First-Year Scholarship. LARES Transfer Scholarship. 0:06:06.560 --> 0:06:13.220 LARES Tuition Award. LARES Destino Award, the Cesar E. Chavez and Frida Kahlo Award, 0:06:13.220 --> 0:06:18.200 and the Latino Alumni Award. For scholarship eligibility and deadlines 0:06:18.200 --> 0:06:24.770 please visit lares.uic.edu/lares-opportunities/scholarships. 0:06:24.770 --> 0:06:28.450 So, what's next? Sign up to be part of the LARES program. 0:06:28.450 --> 0:06:37.580 You can do so by logging to my.uic.edu. Then, click on the student services tab, then click on the academic skills help tab, 0:06:37.580 --> 0:06:44.150 and search for LARES, L A R E S. 0:06:44.150 --> 0:06:48.140 Review your information and click submit confirmation. Congrats! Now you're 0:06:48.140 --> 0:06:54.637 officially part of the LARES program. Now that you have been admitted don't forget some very important steps. 0:06:54.637 --> 0:06:58.500 Step 1-Activate your Net ID and password. 0:06:58.500 --> 0:07:02.780 Step 2- What are you waiting for?! Accept your UIC admission offer! This needs to be 0:07:02.780 --> 0:07:08.000 submitted by June 1st. Step 3- Complete your placement exams in order for you to 0:07:08.000 --> 0:07:11.360 register for our summer orientation. Step 4- Register for a LARES day two summer orientation. 0:07:11.360 --> 0:07:19.760 We would love to meet you and your family! You may visit our office at the start of the fall semester. Our 0:07:19.760 --> 0:07:24.950 office is open from Monday to Friday 9am to 5 p.m. We are located at the Student 0:07:24.950 --> 0:07:30.200 Services Building, corner of Harrison and Racine, 1200 West Harrison Street, Suite 2640. 0:07:30.200 --> 0:07:34.850 Congratulations on becoming admitted to UIC! We look forward to 0:07:34.850 --> 0:07:41.380 working with you and making you a successful UIC student. GO FLAMES!