MSU Denver Experts Guide
Luis Rivas

Topics:
Education, Immigration, Rhetoric, Social Work, Spanish
Expertise:
Rhetoric and composition theory, Students of migrant/seasonal-farmworker background, Post-secondary education
Degree: Ph.D
Title: Associate Professor, Director of the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)
Department: English
Email: lrivas4@msudenver.edu
Office Phone: 303-615-1268
Mobile Phone: 720-989-6473
Interviewed by: La Suavecita 1090AM, Univision
Additional Languages Spoken: Español
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Biography:
Luis Rivas, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the English Department and Director of the College Assistance Migrant Program at Metropolitan State University of Denver.
Rivas initially worked for the CAMP program as a student liaison in 2010, developing workshops and other activities for students, before stepping in as associate director in 2011. In 2013 he was appointed to serve as director to oversee daily activities reporting to the Office of Migrant Education. He utilizes cross-campus relationships and collaborations to best support student success. Rivas has attended and presented at several Office of Migrant Education sponsored conferences to share relevant experience with other CAMP programs.
Rivas received a doctorate in Composition and Rhetoric Theory, a masters in Creative Writing in Poetry from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln and a bachelor’s in English from York College.
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