Umoja ASTEP Informational Brochure
Umoja ASTEP
- Designed for African-American scholars
- Offers courses with an African-American focus
- Based on African values of community
- Celebrates African-American culture
- Promotes academic excellence
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Contact
Dr. Paula Parks, Umoja Coordinator
pparks@bakersfieldcollege.edu
(661) 232-0191
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Benefits
- Courses with an African-American theme
- Faculty and staff dedicated to your success
- Community of motivated students
- Mentoring support
- Umoja counselors to help you stay on track to graduate and transfer
- Village space to study with support
- Indabas on topics of interest
- Academic and cultural events
- Activities with the state-wide Umoja Community
- Out-of-state trips to tour Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
- Book loans
- Visits to colleges in California
- Free school supplies
- Scholarships
- Opportunities to be immersed in culture
