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Aims Supports Multilingual Learners

Explore language-accessible resources and services for Aims students and employees.

Addressing a Growing Need for Multilingual Learner Support

The City of Greeley and Weld County are becoming increasingly diverse and multicultural. In fact, at least 18 languages are spoken at Aims, including English, Spanish and French. Faculty and staff often request language-accessible campus and academic resources to help them support multilingual students, demonstrating a growing need.

This page is a central hub for multilingual students, faculty and staff designed to support student learning and engagement in the classroom and beyond. The Multilingual Learner Resources initiative is a new area of intentional growth at Aims and a work in progress that will be updated as we identify more information and resources.

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Academic Support Resources for Multilingual Students

Advising

The Aims Advising team has Spanish-speaking success coaches and advisors on staff who can support multilingual students who need additional assistance.


Other Academic Resources

  • An Aims Community College student and Tutor work together in the Learning Commons on the Greeley Campus.

    Academic Coaching

    Academic Coaching, including writing coaching, is available in Spanish via Melissa Troutman on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Students can also work one-on-one with Peer Academic Coaches who can help them with study skills, navigating college and understanding course expectations. While these peer coaches are not bilingual per se, they can offer peer support where questions are addressed with patience and care.

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  • Advisor meeting with student poining to a computer screen

    Career Services

    Career Services offers one-on-one career appointments to Spanish-speaking students. These appointments should be scheduled in advance to allow time for a staff member to be available to translate.

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  • Student in a red sweatshirt holding a pamphlet, sitting in a modern lounge area speaking to an advisor

    Financial Aid

    Bilingual brochures and resources folders for Spanish-speaking students are available at the Financial Aid office. They currently have a bilingual full-time staff member and two bilingual student staff members. Student employees are also eligible to receive a bilingual stipend.

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  • Aims students using a tablet and laptop

    Online Learning

    If you need support taking an online course at Aims, the Online Learning Specialist, Wendy Huggins Acedo, is bilingual in English and Spanish. The Online Learning page also has content in both English and Spanish.

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  • David at the DAS Office at Aims walking by front desk with people greeting him

    Student Accessibility Services

    Students with documented disabilities can receive accommodations and other support from Student Accessibility Services (SAS), which has a Spanish-speaking staff member available to help students and their families understand how to access accommodations. SAS collaborates with colleagues skilled with accessible technology and helps students with text-to-speech programs Read&Write and Equatio.

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  • 3 Aims TRIO tutors sitting at a table with books in front of them, from left to right: Nike Rovero, Stan Scott, Karen Lehman

    TRIO Student Support Services

    TRIO is a federally-funded program that supports first-generation, low-income, and students with disabilities to succeed academically and beyond. Aims has a bilingual TRIO advisor, Alicia Nava, on staff.

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  • College students in a classroom

    World Languages

    Aims offers language classes in ASL, French, German, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. Classes are offered in the academic schedule and often also in both Continuing Education and Corporate Learning, which may be helpful to someone interested in developing or expanding language skills. The department also offers challenge exams that may allow students to earn free college credits for demonstrating prior knowledge of a language.

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Mental Health and Personal Needs Support for Multilingual Students

  • Students at the Arty's Pantry in the Student Commons

    Arty's Pantry

    Arty's pantry is a free resource for Aims students that provides food and personal and school supplies. PantrySoft, the software used to place orders, can translate into 34 languages. Pantry locations also have bookmarks printed in both English and Spanish with information about how to order.

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  • An Aims counselor and student look at paperwork together

    Counseling Services

    Aims offers free personal counseling services to Aims Students. The CARE Case Management Team has two Spanish/English speaking case managers who can direct students to community resources and Aims departments. These team members can also provide comprehensive case management services, and job-seeking and resume assistance. The CARE team also has relationships with staff in each department on campus who speak Spanish.

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Other Multilingual Supports at Aims

Here are some more multilingual resources available at Aims: