CAMPer's In The News

Inspiring CAMP students at New Mexico State University have been featured in news stories over the years. Their successes demonstrate the power of the CAMP program to empower migrant and seasonal farmworker students to overcome obstacles and earn college degrees. The students profiled here exemplify the spirit and determination of CAMP scholars. We are proud to showcase these outstanding students who are making a difference in their communities and serving as role models. Their achievements are a testament to their own hard work as well as the crucial assistance of the CAMP program.

News Articles

	NMSU graduate, father of two credits family and CAMP program with his success David Rodriguez will cross the stage to collect his degree this Saturday with hundreds of other graduates at this year’s commencement ceremony at New Mexico State University. He will earn his degree in chemical engineering, but this father-of-two’s non-traditional path began in Mexico, where he was born and raised... (Read More)
	'We live as second-class citizens': what it's like to face border agents every day The moment that Jorge Rodriguez noticed five armed border patrol agents beginning to surround his car, his first instinct was to tell his 17-year-old cousin, in the passenger seat next to him, to pick up his hands and not make any sudden movements... (Read More)
	NMSU’s Upward Bound program at Hatch Valley high school helps prepare students for college “The Hatch community as a whole has embraced the TRIO Upward Bound’s presence at Hatch Valley High School,” said Lourdes Ambriz, Upward Bound program director. “The most significant piece of what we do as a program is being available to help our participants, to answer their questions and guide them through the often scary and overwhelming process of enrolling in postsecondary education - especially for our first-generation students... (Read More)