Hidden Costs of College: Why First-Gen Students Stop Out
What a Target Run Taught Me About the Real Cost of College By Eli Kennedy, CEO, Students Rising Above. The hidden costs of college are the expenses beyond tuition, such as laptops, textbooks, transportation, and emergency bills. For first-generation, low-income students without a family safety net, one unexpected cost can force them to leave school. […]
Join SRA’s Virtual Fund their Future Celebration
Since we couldn’t have you join a March 2020 Gala…. Please join Students Rising Above for our Virtual Fund their Future Celebration on Wednesday, September 2nd from 6:30-7:30 PM PDT. Register now! Program Agenda: Introduction to SRA Class of 2020 and Rising College Freshmen Silent/Live Auction & Paddle Raise SRA Alum Remarks, Tyisha Higgins, […]
SOARing into 2020!
What is SOAR? Students Online Achieving Results (SOAR) is a program of Students Rising Above. Read about the history of SOAR below and the impact SOAR is making on students across the country! Students Rising Above is SOARing into 2020 with great success! Rising Stars: Students Rising Above began with the Rising Stars Program. Nationwide […]
#SRAStudyHaul Success!
On August 21st, Students Rising Above launched our first ever #SRAStudyHaul Campaign to support nearly 500 SRA students as they headed back to school, eager to excel! The goal of the campaign was to raise $10,000 for back to school. We are thrilled to announce that by September 13th, the #SRAStudyHaul Campaign raised over $22,500! […]
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 […]
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 […]
Students Rising Above Launches CODEversity, Increasing Diversity in Tech
June 19, 2019 — Today, Students Rising Above launched, CODEversity, an eight week, virtual coding camp, offering college students the fundamentals of coding while gaining career exposure through visits at leading tech companies throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including Atlassian, Workday, and Zoom. CODEversity provides SRA Rising Stars, from rising college freshman to rising […]
Passion Meets Commitment at Charles Schwab for SRA Alum Carina Bustos
Carina Bustos is an SRA alum, and a first-generation college graduate from Occidental College in 2015, majoring in Critical Theory and Social Justice. While in college, Carina took advantage of Students Rising Above’s robust career development support, landing internships with CPUC (California Public Utilities Commission) Administrative Law Judges Division Internship, the San Francisco District Attorney’s […]
Congratulations to Our Volunteers of The Year!
We’re so thankful for our community of over 400 Students Rising Above volunteers. From mentors, corporate volunteers, essay and resume editors, and more – our dedicated network of volunteers help make a direct impact on our students through their hours of support, guidance and expertise. In keeping with our tradition of honoring our incredible volunteers, […]