{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Felcochats.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F40-years-puente-program-el-camino-college-b0OjUb75","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Celebrating 40 years of Puente Project at El Camino College","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/4f2b77f1-b710-4078-84ea-a0934b1f9cf4/494d2978-90a6-4b81-abb7-26733b010bd9/ecc-podcastart-3000x3000-c01.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/39491c3a-7a07-4c76-857b-d77bb095075f\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Celebrating 40 years of Puente Project at El Camino College\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"In this episode of ElCo Chats, Puente Project counselors and co-coordinators Maribel Hernandez and Griselda Castro celebrate a major milestone: 40 years of Puente at El Camino College.\n \nGriselda and Maribel share their own journeys as first-generation college students and ultimately the counselors who now guide others along the same path. They talk about what makes Puente work: the cohort model, the integration of counseling and instruction, the mentors who show students what's possible, and the sense of familia that follows Puentistas long after they transfer."}