CSUSM ACE Scholars Services

Thank you to all who came out to show support for ACE Foster Care Awareness event yesterday! What better time to celebrate this great month on National Foster Care Awareness Day!! Throughout our time, we got to connect with students, staff and faculty about some stats of foster youth and why ACE’s work is valuable on-campus. It was a great afternoon where we got to meet new people and provide fun giveaways that were tied with . It was also great to read the beautiful notes many people jotted down on how they will make the world a better place for foster youth 🥹💙. We can’t wait to keep celebrating all month long 🥳.

Hey ACE Scholars ⭐️

FINALS SEASON IS HERE.. and we got what you need to gear up and pass your exams, projects and papers 😉. Feel free to stop by May 4- May 14 to get some delicious breakfast 🍳 and snacks 🍎while you study 📚 🧐. Attending a day throughout the May 4- May 14 timeline will count toward your 3 event requirement toward your ACE Book Scholarship for next semester 💸📖.

Join ACE in celebrating Foster Care Awareness Month (May) on Foster Care Awareness Day (May 5) 😉!

We’ll be outside in front of the Administration Building from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., sharing fun giveaways and helpful resources. 💙

Stopping by our table is a great opportunity to learn more about the strengths and resilience of foster youth and discover how ACE is dedicated to supporting students with lived experience in foster care as they succeed at CSUSM. 🐾💪

We hope you can stop by and celebrate with us!

Please join us celebrating our 19th cohort of ACE graduates 🎓 🥳. We are excited to support our ACE students as they move into their next chapter.🥹💙

This year ACE Graduation Celebration will be held Thursday, Monday May 7, 2026 @ 4:30 p.m. at the Tukwut Courtyard.

⭐️ACE Scholars⭐️- this event will count toward your 3 event requirement to be eligible for the ACE Book Scholarship 📚 for next semester.

Please register to let us know that you will be able to make it by visiting csusm.edu/ace/events/index.html or check out the link 🔗 in our bio. Can’t wait to see you there!

Hey ACE Scholars,
We have a great workshop coming up for you to attend 🎉. Please join us Thursday, April 16,2026 during-hour to learn more about how your vote counts 🗳️ to make a big difference. We have the honor to host this workshop in collaboration with Shelby Rogers, the Associate Director of Experiential Learning. We hope that you can join us next Thursday for some yummy pizza 🍕 and an insightful chat.

Hey ACE Scholars,
ACE team will be joining the North County Day of Service tomorrow Friday, March 27! 🤩 We will be closing the ACE Center in order to join our CSUSM community and give back. We will be available if you have any questions or concerns through email [email protected].

We will re-open Monday, March 30 8 am-5 pm. Have a wonderful Spring Break!!

This past Saturday, ACE collaborated with Palomar NextUP and Foster, Adoptive & Kinship Care (FAKCE) with Grossmont College, to host its second annual Turning Dreams into Degrees conference 🥳. In support of initiative to reach more foster you and supporters, we all came together to discuss common obstacles for foster youth navigating higher education and the tools caregivers can utilize to ensure academic success 🎓📚.

It was a great day full of positive energy and possible opportunities for our attendees 🙌. We are so grateful to have our participants join us on a Saturday and let us share helpful tips on how they can support more foster youth succeed in post-secondary education 😄🎊.

Thank you to our wonderful collaborators and colleagues coming together and making this a successful event! 🌟

Hey ACE Scholars , Week 6 and you all are going strong! We want to take sometime to share a great scholarship opportunity that you 🫵 could apply for 💸💸💸. Deadline is March 20,2026. Let us know how we can support you and the application process 🤗✨. Good luck! 🍀

Hey ACE Scholars! Check out this great opportunity to hike and get reconnected with nature 🥾🌲🏔️🐿️🙌. This non-profit has been supporting foster youth to get in touch with the world around them, for years! Even some current ACE Scholars have had some remarkable journeys with .the.earth . Be sure to reach out or connect with ACE to learn more about this great organization 🤗✨.

I AM… an ACE Scholar ⭐️!!

We are on the third week of the semester. How are you all doing so far? 🥹

Whether your mind is overloaded with things happening around you, or you feel like you’re on top of the world, please remember to give yourself grace as you navigate this new semester, new transitions and new challenges.

YOU ARE worthy of the care you provide for others 💐. YOU ARE powerful, strong, and capable of getting through whatever life throws at you! 💪

If any ACE Scholar is in need of any help, guidance or encouragement at this time, feel free to stop by the ACE center. We’re always a message away 🙌.

What are some “I AM” affirmations you like to carry on with you throughout the day? Share them with the ACE Community below to spread some empowering words. 😇 ⤵️