New face of ASO

[ Moving up the ranks, pg. 1] shift the process more toward shared governance where students represent their peers as a whole so everybody is represented.

“We have for a long time had a lot of these [shared governance] committees meetings that we never have student representation,” Lombrano said. “And that is what ASO should be dealing with, is the issues for our students and things here at

Opportunities and a Department Fair. STOMP Co-Chairs Jewel Bourne and Lucy Plasencia organized the conference and went through months of planning and preparing volunteers with their leadership team for the long awaited date.

“I’m on the leadership team, so we met every week for the past two months, and we’ve been non stop, especially this week,” Salcido said. “For our volunteers we’ve been keeping them up through email and provided them with tour guides, well at least for my

The fair had two parts to it, one in the morning and one at night. Both contained the same agendas which are the panels and the different college and university booths.

There was also the Community College Transfer Options (CCTO), where they discussed the advantages and affordability of attending a community college. Workshops such as writing UC and Common App essays, choosing a major, becoming a student-athlete and more were presented.

Students from middle school interested in community colleges were invited to the fair. Allan Sianders, 17, is a junior from Rancho Dominguez Preparatory looking for the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program.

“I haven’t decided yet for my major because I plan to go to the military,” Sianders said.

Jonah Cohen, 17, from Milken Community Schools, checked out schools that offer an Illustration or Animation Program for his major.

“I’m aiming for Cal Arts or Rhode Island School of Design who isn’t here today, but I did research on them,” Cohen said. “Cal Arts has this vibe of nurturing their artists to tell a story.”

The National College Fair happens every April in Los Angeles, according to Carroll.

“It’s open to all students at any grade levels, and we also invited community college students who want to transfer,” Carroll said.

Pierce College and helping to come up with the solutions on these issues.”

Wong said it is important for students to know that ASO is here for, and to represent them.

“The number one responsibility of officers is to represent the students, and be an advocate for overall student welfare and the needs of the pierce college students,” Wong said.

Astorga said that if students are more involved in campus activity and have a sense of belonging, they have higher retention rates with an end result of meeting their goals, such as transferring or graduating.

“That is really what Conrady and myself are committed to, component.”

The Department Fair gave attendees the opportunity to talk with members of different departments such as Applied Linguistics, Nursing and held and among them was one focused on summer programs that are available for those interested.

According to Program Coordinator for the Center for Community Colleges Partnership Chely Gonzalez, who led the workshop on summer programs, these workshops present students with first hand experience of life at UCLA. By completing the summer programs students are given the chance to join a mentorship program.

“Our mentors work with students to help provide insight and a student’s perspective into the transfer process,” Gonzalez said. “There’s a lot of things that students can know about transferring that can come from a counselor or an admissions representative but hearing it from a someone that recently went through the process itself gives it a different feel.”

The housing tour lead by volunteers and resident life Allison Duffy, Imelda Islas and Samir Ahmed guided groups of students to the housing buildings Holly and Gardena specifically as those two are primarily designated to transfer students.