September 7-10, 2019 – Long Beach, CA
When I think about EOP, I just think of all the people who have made me feel welcomed and made me feel like I belong at Fresno state. EOP has provided me and many other students the ability to connect with other students with similar...
When I think about EOP, I see the opportunities and success I have made here at CSU Sacramento. There were a lot of factors in my life that I felt held me back from achieving the type of success I really wanted to achieve. Financially,...
EOP is giving me a home away from home. EOP has given me many opportunities to grow in my academic and personal life. I am grateful that the program has given me the position to be their Student Ambassador to develop my professional and social...
I remember my freshman year and being so lost in what to expect from college. Being a first-generation college student and not knowing who to ask advice for is a scary feeling. Luckily meeting my advisor, she always reassured me and gave me the available...
When I was doing my applications, I went to talk to my college counselor, and he told me about Educational Opportunity Program. He told me to apply because they could help me out since it was program that helped low income students and first-generation students...
[vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='40' down='40'] The Educational Opportunity Program genuinely made a positive impact throughout my educational path. I experienced several unforgettable memories with the program; one specific memory that remains with me was the first time I met with my advisor, Yvette Ching....
[vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='40' down='40'] Being a First-Generation student, coming from a Mexican background, the only thing I knew was that I was the first in my family to graduate high school and go to an “adult school,” college. I had no idea what...
[vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='40' down='40'] I’ve met with at least two handful advisors throughout my time with CCSF/SFSU and none of them got to help and understand me the way Arlene did. Every meeting with her was actually helpful and I left the meetings...
[vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='40' down='40'] How can I forget all those times of panic and despair trying to navigate course selection, financial aid issues, and personal dilemmas. Ever so calm and collected my EOP Counselor Beth Crawford would talk me off the ledge and...
[vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='40' down='40'] Reminiscing back to my time at Cal Poly Pomona in the Educational Opportunity Program, I remember all the smiling faces who were encouraging; always uplifting and positive. It was support that I did not know I needed, I will...
