A Look at the Coalition for HB 1079 through Video

Coalition Raises Awareness of Undocumented Students at WSU Vancouver

The Washington State Equal Access Coalition for HB 1079 Students met at WSU Vancouver to provide training on ongoing higher education reform laws and best practices for working with undocumented students. The Coalition routinely travels across the state training university staff on how to help undocumented students through the higher education process. Laws such as HB 1079, which provides in-state tuition rates to eligible undocumented students, and President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals all were focused on at the training. This video takes a look at that event.

Marcela Pattinson: Educating on Undocumented Students

Marcela Pattinson works as a bilingual multicultural financial aid counselor at Washington State University as well as the coordinator for the Washington State Educational Access Coalition for HB 1079 Students. This video serves as a profile story and incorporates footage from the event video in addition to interview segments.