妮可Calande

创意写作硕士

“As a queer writer, I’ve often been concerned with voices on the margins. 回去 to school to get my MFA in creative writing was as much about being connected to diverse 同行的作家和艺术家，因为这是在寻找自己的声音. 以我以前的经验 in independent podcasting and book publishing, I’ve seen the potential to shift power 以及资源流向未被充分代表的声音和艺术家. 我希望能继续下去 passion through creating platforms that directly serve artists and community members 以各种各样的方式——始终牢记可访问性和授权. 今年, being involved with Reed Magazine and the CLA will allow me to get the leadership experience in community arts programming that I hope to implement on my own after 毕业.”

乔'Leysha棉花

城市规划硕士

“The impetus for my 创造不同的激情 is because some一个 before me had 让我有勇气做出改变，这样我就能过上更充实的生活. 特别是, these people include my enslaved ancestors, civil right leaders, community activists, 社区成员，还有我的父母和其他家庭成员. 做出改变是 not always easy, the best way to pay homage to our ancestors is to pay it forward 给我们的后代.”

米切尔·霍金斯

多发性硬化职业治疗

驾车 Le

教育顾问

“My greatest passion for making a difference in the world stems from my educational 高等教育经历. 作为第一代低收入的越南裔美国人 man, I grew up in a single-parent household where I, as the eldest son, had the sole responsibility of taking care of my family while my mother, a Vietnamese immigrant, worked incredibly hard to make ends meet to put food on our table and keep a roof 在我们头顶上. 虽然我成功地成为了家里第一个毕业的人 from college, my journey toward achieving this goal was not easy due to my low socioeconomic background and not having the navigational assistance to steer me toward higher education. Through my own educational journey and my work as a Counselor Intern at West Valley College in EOPS, I realized that students like me are often challenged with attaining their educational 目标 due to various circumstances that make it difficult for them 这样做. In fact, achieving my educational 目标 of transferring to a 4-year university and earning a college degree was something that I initially thought was out of reach 对于像我这样的人.

As a future community college counselor, I am keenly determined to decrease these unequal, recurring rates by closing the achievement gap among first-generation, low-income college students from diverse backgrounds so that they can attain their educational 目标. I strive to use my education to provide opportunities for college students from underserved communities to help them achieve their dreams and aspirations through higher education, ultimately fueling my passion and drive to continue making a difference 为了全人类，为了整个世界.”

凯瑟琳·雷耶斯

公共卫生及康乐

“As a graduate student and public health worker, I am guided by my personal experiences 作为一个年轻时被监禁的人. 我的资源来自那些有经验的人 paved the way for generations before me, fighting for the rights of Black, Indigenous, 残疾人、移民、妇女、变性人以及其他受压迫群体. 我相信公众 health as a field has an important role and responsibility to support marginalized 在我们争取尊严和解放的斗争中. 具体来说，我相信 racial justice is central to public health and envision a world where public health is a leader in addressing structural racism through bold action such as divesting from carceral solutions and investing in community-centric efforts like housing and 全民医保和全民基本收入.”

泰勒Zavala

社会工作硕士