2008 Woodie Awards
Students making a difference
Daniel Esquivel
Issue date: 10/4/06 Section: Student Life
I can't remember the last time I volunteered for anything. For most students, we're too wrapped up in our classes and other activities, right? Wrong!
There are so many students who aren't recognized for the work they are putting into the SSU community. Take these four freshmen students who are already representing SSU to the public.
Mercedez Johnson, Derek Pierre, Evelyn Baltazar and Angelina Bravo are just a handful of new students who helped out last week at the CSU Counselor Conference.
"We've been here since 5:30 in the morning getting ready," said Pierre. "We help high school counselors take back information on Sonoma State to their students, so they get to know the campus and what it has to offer."
These four students are members of the Educational Opportunity Program, commonly known as the EOP Academy. The EOP Academy is geared to assist students who are first generation or come from low-income households. EOP students build a network within their classes and in the residence halls and use that network to reach out to the community.
"We got to know many people in different offices, like the Scholarship office and Campus Tours," sad Baltazar. "I'm glad we're out here doing this. I'd do it again."
There are so many students who aren't recognized for the work they are putting into the SSU community. Take these four freshmen students who are already representing SSU to the public.
Mercedez Johnson, Derek Pierre, Evelyn Baltazar and Angelina Bravo are just a handful of new students who helped out last week at the CSU Counselor Conference.
"We've been here since 5:30 in the morning getting ready," said Pierre. "We help high school counselors take back information on Sonoma State to their students, so they get to know the campus and what it has to offer."
These four students are members of the Educational Opportunity Program, commonly known as the EOP Academy. The EOP Academy is geared to assist students who are first generation or come from low-income households. EOP students build a network within their classes and in the residence halls and use that network to reach out to the community.
"We got to know many people in different offices, like the Scholarship office and Campus Tours," sad Baltazar. "I'm glad we're out here doing this. I'd do it again."