{"id":2348,"date":"2023-02-10T15:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T23:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-peopleofpacific.pantheonsite.io\/?p=2348"},"modified":"2025-10-13T15:54:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T22:54:24","slug":"stockton-first-generation-students-eligible-for-pacifics-community-involvement-program-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacific.edu\/blog\/2023\/02\/10\/stockton-first-generation-students-eligible-for-pacifics-community-involvement-program-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Stockton first-generation students eligible for Pacific’s Community Involvement Program scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Alana Manning and Irene Hernandez-Martinez, graduates of Pacific’s Community Involvement Program.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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If you\u2019re a Stockton student interested in scholarship opportunities at Pacific, make sure to check out the Community Involvement Program<\/a> (CIP). From the benefits of the program to how to apply, we\u2019ll tell you everything you need to know about this special opportunity for local, first-generation college students to thrive at Pacific while giving back to the Stockton community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pacific\u2019s Director of Enrollment, Access and Inclusion, Mario Fuentez, who is also a CIP alumnus, urges local students to take advantage of the opportunity.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCIP is such an impactful program that supported me to complete my undergraduate degree at Pacific and I didn\u2019t need to take out school loans. And now, I want other Stocktonians to have this same life-changing experience as well.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the Community Involvement Program? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Community Involvement Program<\/a> is a need-based scholarship and retention program for first-generation college students from the Stockton community who show leadership potential. It was started in 1969 by a group of Stockton students and community members who wanted to increase educational opportunities for under-represented groups in the local community.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe purpose has been and still is to ensure that Stockton students have access to a quality undergraduate education that will provide them with an opportunity to improve their quality of life,\u201d says Director of CIP Karen Collins. \u201cWhen they have the opportunity to obtain a bachelor\u2019s degree, they are also likely to experience social mobility that will benefit their families and communities in Stockton.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CIP scholarship pays up to $40,000 of tuition and fees per school year, providing access to a college education for low-income students. The program also provides opportunities for scholars to develop their leadership skills by mentoring and tutoring students in Stockton schools, as well as participating in other volunteer projects in the community.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CIP scholars engage in one of three mentoring programs:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n