September 7-10, 2019 – Long Beach, CA
[vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='40' down='40'] Tara currently attends San Diego State University and is pursuing a degree in Public Administration. When I think of EOP I think of the first day I walked into the office and how that small act has made such a...
My thoughts on the Educational Opportunity Program are filled with incredible memories, from day one when I began the Summer Bridge Academy that smoothly transitioned into my First Academic Year in Fall of 2014. I was also part of the first cohort to participate in...
When I think of EOP I think about the program, the staff, and the student mentors who support the students. I also think of the environment it has for students to study, a place dedicated for them. The first memory that I have of the program...
My hometown is Sacramento and I came to HSU in 2015 and I am majoring in Criminology and Justice Studies. I am in my 3rd year and have been a Retention Through Academic Mentoring (RAMP) mentor and an EOP Peer Advisor. When I first came...
The story that comes to mind when I think of SDSU EOP happened during my very first day of the Transfer Bridge program. I remember checking in and picking up my folder and I was also given a SDSU catalog with a sticker that read...
Celina is the third in a family of four children. She struggled academically at Weston Ranch High School in Stockton, but has become a stellar student at Cal State LA. “I didn’t become aware of college until my senior year of high school. I didn’t think...
When I think of EOP, I think of registering for college my senior year in high school. I was in a program called Upward Bound which gave me a lot of support during my high school years. Being a first generation college student I knew...
I started attending CSU, Stanislaus in fall of 2014. I came from a small town called Carpinteria, which is about 6 hours away from campus. As the first person in my family to attend college, I was very excited, but very scared because I was...
When I think of EOP, I always remember when I first arrived at the California State University Maritime Academy for orientation week and felt very isolated. A majority of the students at school don’t look like me, so during the first day of orientation week...
EOP has always been there to help me through my journey. Not only am I attending school as a student/student assistant, I also have a teenager and an adult child that I am supporting. EOP has and is helping me get my education and supporting...
