Michael Heim
Director, Educational Opportunity Grants
michael.d.heim@wsu.edu
509-335-7018
Michael Heim has dedicated his career to supporting first-generation college students from migrant and seasonal farmworker backgrounds in accessing and succeeding in higher education since 2004. A Pullman native and proud WSU alumnus, he is deeply committed to the mission of the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) and TRIO Student Support Services at Washington State University. He strongly believes these resilient and dedicated students deserve comprehensive support to achieve their academic dreams:
“It truly is a privilege to serve our CAMP and TRIO scholars and help them realize their educational goals.”
Michael currently teaches UNIV 104 and UNIV 101 courses for CAMP students at WSU and has presented extensively at national conferences on student success, academic coaching, advising practices, and the management and evaluation of federally funded grant programs. His historical research on the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) has been published in the Journal for Migrant Education, and his ongoing and future research focuses on retention and graduation outcomes for migrant/seasonal farmworker students, as well as evaluating the overall effectiveness of CAMP and TRIO Student Support Services projects.
He has served as a New Director Mentor/Coach for the National HEPCAMP Association, currently chairs the Marketing and Communications Committee, and is a member of the Historical Committee.
Outside of work, Michael loves soccer, believes green chile makes almost everything taste better, prefers Mexican Coca-Cola in 500 ml glass bottles, favors the color blue, enjoys action movies, and treasures Friday nights spent with his family.
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Michael Heim lleva desde 2004 trabajando para apoyar a estudiantes universitarios de primera generación con antecedentes de trabajo agrícola migrante o temporal, ayudándoles a acceder y triunfar en la educación superior. Natural de Pullman y orgulloso egresado de la Washington State University (WSU), está profundamente comprometido con la misión del College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) y de TRIO Student Support Services en WSU. Cree firmemente que estos estudiantes resilientes y dedicados merecen un apoyo integral para cumplir sus sueños académicos. «Es realmente un privilegio poder servir a nuestros estudiantes de CAMP y TRIO y acompañarles en la consecución de sus metas educativas».
Michael imparte actualmente los cursos UNIV 104 y UNIV 101 para los estudiantes de CAMP en la WSU y ha presentado numerosas ponencias en congresos nacionales sobre éxito estudiantil, coaching académico, prácticas de asesoramiento académico, y gestión y evaluación de programas financiados con fondos federales (TRIO). Su investigación histórica sobre el College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) ha sido publicada en el Journal for Migrant Education, y sus líneas de investigación actuales y futuras se centran en las tasas de retención y graduación de estudiantes con experiencia agrícola migrante o temporal, así como en la evaluación de la eficacia global de los proyectos CAMP y TRIO Student Support Services.
Ha ejercido como mentor/formador de nuevos directores en la National HEPCAMP Association, actualmente preside el Comité de Marketing y Comunicaciones y forma parte del Comité Histórico.
A Michael le apasiona el fútbol, sostiene que el chile verde mejora casi cualquier plato, prefiere la Coca-Cola mexicana en botellas de cristal de 500 ml, su color favorito es el azul, disfruta con las películas de acción y atesora las noches de los viernes en familia.