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What brought you to Cal State Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV?

What are you involved in on campus (IE: Clubs, student organizations etc.)? How have they contributed to your personal and professional growth?

Although I was actively involved at Ohlone College, working in both the Basic Needs Resource Center and Student Life Department and serving as a Senator and Director for Associated Students of Ohlone College, I do not think I fully stepped into my leadership style until I came to Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV. Being surrounded by genuinely welcoming departments and programs that prioritized self-development and exploration pushed me in the best way possible. I stepped into spaces that felt new and unfamiliar, but in an exciting, growth-filled way. I began hosting my own workshops, communicating directly with higher administration, and serving as a bridge between students and decision-makers.

Through my roles as the Student Leadership Involvement Center’s Leadership Initiatives Lead, ASI Senator for the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences, Vice President of the Society for Collegiate Leadership and Achievement, Alpha Phi’s Panhellenic Delegate, and Orientation Leader in training, I was able to experiment with my voice and define what leadership actually means to me. Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV gave me the space to try, to fail, to speak up, to listen better and to build community intentionally. I learned am still exploring my goal: how I want to show up for people. That is something I will carry with me far beyond this campus. 

What advice can you give someone transferring to Cal State Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV?

Say yes! Look around. Try things. Go to that random meeting, apply for the position, introduce yourself.

You do not need to have your whole life planned out. Sometimes the right path finds you when you are brave enough to just step into the room.

What brought you to Cal State Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV?

I came to Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV because it was local and I'm already familiar with Hayward because of Chabot College. 

What are you involved in on campus (IE: Clubs, student organizations etc.)? How have they contributed to your personal and professional growth?

I am apart of Alpha Kappa Omega Fraternity. Joining a fraternity deficiently developed my character. My confidence as a person grew and I learned how to be a leader in my own way. It also gave me a community granted me opportunities that I never thought I'd get. I also work on campus at the Student Leadership and Involvement Center. SLIC allowed me to grow on a professional level, expanding my social and assistive skills.

What advice can you give someone transferring to Cal State Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV?

Strive to be a newer and better person. Transferring is your chance to start over and build your character from the ground up. Make the most of college before it's over and take initiative.