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The outcome of that meeting was the formation of the United MexicanAmerican Students (UMAS). Later that same summer. fifty minority students were admitted into a tutorial program initiated by university professors and students to make higher education accessible to African American and Chicano students. UMAS students worked for the program. The Migrant Action Program also brought migrant workers into the university and they also became UMAS members. A student referendum initiated and supported by UMAS was passed in March 1969 which dedicated five dollars from registration fees each semester to create scholarships for minority students. These funds and federal matching funds allowed UMAS to implement tutorial counseling. recruitment and financial aid programs.