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PUMA Center

DVC campuses are closed, but the college is OPEN for online classes and services. 
DVC is now delivering all classes and student services remotely, and the PUMA Center wants to support you! If you have questions about a particular class, contact your professor. Visit our student services page for links to all of our services, or try our new chat options. College campuses remain closed to students until further notice.

Overview 

The PUMA (Puente, Umoja, and MESA Achievement) Center is the home for three college access and success programs – Puente, Umoja, and MESA and was established in 2015. As a vibrant center, the PUMA Center serves students from underserved/underrepresented backgrounds by building and nurturing community through embracing and validating students' cultural identity and humanity, with an emphasis on holistic development, equity, and social justice. The Center focuses on interdisciplinary collaboration, integrating instruction and support services to address the students’ various needs, while fostering student leadership, providing mentoring, and raising cultural awareness. PUMA is a space that enables students to build community in order to achieve academic and career success, become empowered, and discover their full potential.

In a virtual setting, the PUMA Center provides tutoring, workshops, and opportunities to build community. For any questions, we are available through offline chat service. Just click on the green chat box on the right side of your screen to submit a query for a later response. 

Services

Free immigration legal consults 

The Immigration Institute of the Bay Area (IIBA) is still offering free immigration legal consultations virtually to ALL California Community College students, faculty, and staff. Appointments are required. 

Where: Call (925) 237-8581 ext. 11 or book an appointment online

Tutoring & Workshops

Tutoring is offered through MESA. The workshops highlighted below are open to students across-learning communities. Zoom links or registration pages directly linked to each title.

MESA Tutoring M-Th 10AM-7PM, Fri 9a-1p (Biology, Math, Physics, Computer Science & Chemistry) at https://4cd.zoom.us/J/501022232 .  

Oct 12	Oct 13	Oct 14	Oct 15	Oct 16
CSW: Tips & Tricks to help you find free eBooks, 3:00p-4:00p		CSW: Transfer Basics and Guarantees, 3:00p-4:00p	MESA: PUMA Student Hangout, 1:00p-2:00p CSW: 10 Strategies for Success in Online Classes, 1:00p-2:00p	MESA: Supplemental Instruction Math 192, 10:00a-12:00p Chem 120 & 121, 12:00p-2:00p
Oct 19	Oct 20	Oct 21	Oct 22	Oct 23
PUMA: Tea Time with Bree, 3:00p-4:00p	PUMA: Youth Vote and Local Propositions by Monument Impact Fellow and DVC Alum, Zoom ID: 993 4429 7145 Passcode: 109537 MESA: Financial Aid Drop-In, 1:00p-2:00p		CSW: How to Succeed in Online Learning, 2:00p-3:00p	MESA: Supplemental Instruction Math 192, Chem 120 & 121 PUMA Movie Night, 6:00p-7:00p
Oct 26	Oct 27	Oct 28	Oct 29	Oct 30
PUMA: Tea Time with Bree, 3:00p-4:00p CSW: Strategies for Improving & Maintaining Mental Health 3:30p-4:30p		PUMA: Halloween Contest Closes  PUMA: Resume Workshop, 3:00p-4:00p	PUMA: Costume Contest Voting on Instagram	MESA: Supplemental Instruction Math 192, 10:00a-12:00p Chem 120 & 121, 12:00p-2:00p

Counseling

If you need to meet with your learning community counselor, please schedule an appointment using the options listed on the Counseling webpage. 

Staff and faculty  

 

Other resources

• The Academic Support Center (ASC) offers free tutoring and academic support also available online. Visit their webpage for more information. Need help? Just ASC!
• The DVC library offers an IM chat for continued support. Visit their webpage and send them a message. 

Contact the PUMA Center

Telephone:	925-969-4320 - The telephone line is currently offline. Please email us instead.
PUMA Center's location:	Learning Communities Annex (LCA) campus map
	@DVCPuma