SRA Rising Star Kassandra Duran Beas Prepares for her future with Prep Medico
Hello, I am Kassandra Duran Beas, a rising junior at University of California Santa Barbara. I was born and raised in Santa Rosa, California in a predominantly Latino neighborhood. I am a Psychology and Brain Science major, minoring in Spanish and a pre-med on the path of becoming a Physician. Because of my passion to […]
Meet SRA’s Interns!
Meet SRA’s Interns: Students Rising Above has four new interns this summer, including myself, Aylin! Programs & Operations Intern My name is Aylin Velazco and I am the Students Rising Above Programs and Operations Intern. I am a rising junior at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania where I am majoring in Psychology and minoring […]
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 […]
Starting a New Chapter: College Graduation and Beyond
Students Rising Above works to close college attainment gaps and helps students break the cycle of poverty by achieving their college and career dreams. With SRA’s support, 91% of our students graduate from college in 5 years or less, and 88% are entering career-ladder positions or grad school within 12 months post-graduation. The success of […]
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 […]
Closing the Opportunity Gap and Making An Impact
UC Berkeley Professor and Founder of Bay Area Legal Incubator Increases Justice and the Diversity Pipeline for the Legal Profession Internships are a key part of the college-to-career experience. Data shows a majority of employers believe that internship experience is of paramount importance when they consider recent college graduate job candidates. Paired with a strong […]