SRA’s Career Development Winter Workshop (Part 1)
Students Rising Above hosted the first ever Virtual Career Development Winter Workshop Part 1 on Saturday, January 16, 2021 on Zoom. Thank you so much to all our students, volunteers, and staff for a great event! Organized by the incredible Career Development Team, spearheaded by Career Development EdTech Lead Kaitlyn Endo, the Virtual Career Development […]
Seeking Social Justice as a Fellow at the Catholic Legal Immigration Network
Alondra Vazquez is currently an incoming junior at Yale University, double majoring in Ethnicity Race, and Migration, and Studio Art. Alondra is working as a Fellow at the Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc.,(CLINIC), in Washington, as part of the FirstGEN Fellows program. Alondra is thankful to Students Rising Above for helping open doors to this […]
Leading the Future: Here We Go, We Are Prep Medico
Greetings from Prep Medico! My name is Cynthia Orozco and I am a college junior attending UC Merced. In college, I am majoring in Public Health and am looking for a position that will allow me to use my collaboration and problem solving skills. Over the past few years, I’ve been strengthening these skills through […]
Making Anything at Autodesk
Rogelio Rodriguez is going into his fourth year at the University of California, Los Angeles, majoring in Political Science and exploring a major in Communications. He’s currently interning at Autodesk as a Global Product Support Intern, a role focused on customer support success. Learn more about what a typical day looks like for Rogelio in […]
One Step Closer with Aim High
SRA Scholar Jenny Hoang is a rising college junior at UC Davis, pursuing a major in Psychology and minor in Education. In a recent feature on UC Davis’ First Generation Initiative, Jenny shared her journey as a first-generation college student, how she manages her mental health, and more. Now, she shares her experience with us […]
Get Interactive: Jump Starting my Career
SRA Scholar Emma Ottum is a rising college senior at UC Riverside, pursuing a major in Industrial Organizational Psychology with a Minor in Human Resources. She is passionate about Industrial Organizational Psychology and how in intersects with business and professional development. Emma recently returned from India, where she received a highly competitive fellowship to teach […]