A STUDENT-LED GRA NT REPORT
20 17?20 19 IN REVIEW
THREE YEA RS
OF
EXCELLENCE 1
20 17
20 18
En d less t h an k you t o D ean D ella Colet t a, Ch an cellor Con st an ce Carroll, an d Vice Ch an cellor St ep h an ie Bu lg er for
revolu t ion izin g
h ig h er
h u m an it ies st u d en t s in Colleg e D ist rict , t h rou g h p rog ram , for w ork in g
ed u cat ion
the
San
for
D ieg o
t h e creat ion
art s
20 19
an d
Com m u n it y
of t h e PATH
t ow ard s g reat er d iversit y an d
accessib ilit y h ere at UC San D ieg o, an d for t h eir con t in u ed ad vocacy for t h e art s an d h u m an it ies ? n ot on ly as a d iscip lin e, b u t also as a life p at h . D esp it e exist in g for a m ere t h ree su m m er session s, t h e PATH p rog ram h as aff irm ed t h e p assion s an d d ed icat ion of 81 st u d en t coh ort m em b ers, m an y m ore p rosp ect ive t ran sfer
st u d en t s,
an d
w ill
st an d
to
serve
as
a
Un iversit y-w id e rem in d er of t h e im p ort an ce of t h e art s an d h u m an it ies, in all it s vast an d varied ap p licat ion s.
The p ro g ram is nam ed PATH, an acro nym fo r " Prep aring Acco m p lished Transfers t o t he Hum anit ies."
W it h g rat it u d e, PATH St u d en t s
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A MOCK MA GA ZINE
" In fall o f 20 16 , t he A nd rew W. Mell g rant o f 2.59 M t o t he Div isio n o f A r in p art nership w it h t he San Die m arking t he Div isio n?s larg est g ran Co m m unit y Co lleg e Dist rict enco Co lleg e, Mesa Co lleg e and Miram ar
W it h t he int ent io n o f creat ing a new reshap e t he value o f t he hum anit Facult y and st af f at b o t h inst it ut io b uild co nnect io ns acro ss t he reg io n new o p p o rt unit ies fo r st ud ent s co m m unit ies, and sup p o rt st ud ent s t he t ransit io n f ro m co m m unit y co universit y, and in p rep arat io n fo r ca
W ITH 20 20 TESTIMONIA LS FROM PA TH STUDENTS
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A ND CONTENT FROM YEA RS 20 17 TO 20 19
o n Fo und at io n aw ard ed a g enero us rt s and Hum anit ies at UC San Dieg o eg o Co m m unit y Dist rict ( SDCCD) , nt received t o d at e. The San Dieg o o m p asses t hree cam p uses ? Cit y Co lleg e.
w g enerat io n o f t ho ug ht lead ers t o t ies, t he g rant w as set in m o t io n. o ns b eg an a co llab o rat ive ef fo rt t o nal hig her ed ucat io n syst em , creat e f ro m t rad it io nally d isad vant ag ed st ud y ing t he art s and hum anit ies in lleg e t o life at t he larg e research reers b eyo nd ."
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PATH 20 17?20 19 IN REVIEW A STUDENT-LED GRA NT REPORT BY ELISA A DY
w it h t est im o nials f ro m p ast PATH st ud ent s
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Sin ce
it s in cep t ion , PATH
h as
exist ed for an d w orked t o ad d ress the
m an y
b arriers
b arrin g
com m u n it y colleg e st u d en t s f rom en t erin g t h e art s an d h u m an it ies aren a. M an y of t h ose b arriers ? like econ om ics, accessib ilit y, an d resou rce su p p ort syst em s ? exist an d im p ed e at an in st it u t ion al level. Th ese b arriers can b e d iff icu lt t o overcom e if n ot in su rm ou n t ab le, p art icu larly w h en st u d en t s com e f rom m arg in alized com m u n it ies h ist orically
ost racized
in st it u t ion s of PATH
h ig h er
alleviat es
st rain , an d
f rom learn in g .
m u ch
of
t h is
sm oot h s t h e
p at h
t ow ard s t h e research u n iversit y. Becau se t h e p rog ram p art n ers a h ig h er in st it u t ion D ieg o
w it h
like UC San
the
San
D ieg o
Com m u n it y Colleg e D ist rict , t h e g ran t
is ab le
elevat e
to
id en t ify
excep t ion al
an d
com m u n it y
colleg e st u d en t s w h o m ig h t h ave ot h erw ise b een sw ep t asid e b y t h e larg er syst em s at w ork . Each st u d en t 's st ory is d ifferen t , b u t t h ey are all lin ked b y a d esire t o learn , an d t o overcom e. M an y are f irst -g en erat ion , low -in com e, st u d en t s
of
color,
or
som e
com b in at ion t h ereof. Th ey are, in a w ord , w on d erfu l an d resilien t . M ore t h an
an yt h in g , t h ey
are
excit ed t o p u rsu e t h eir p assion s.
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Navig at in g t h e ed u cat ion al syst em w it h so
few
resou rces b rin g s com m u n it y
colleg e st u d en t s in t o con t act w it h every ob st acle im ag in ab le. Th ere is n o g rou p of st u d en t s b et t er eq u ip p ed t o en t er h ig h er ed u cat ion an d en act
ch an g e t h an t h ose w h o h ave
sp en t t h e b et t er p art of t h eir acad em ic careers facin g h ard sh ip . An d yet , in sp it e of t h e n u an ces in each of ou r orig in st ories, w e w ere all ab le t o m eet h ere, n ow , w it h PATH. Th e p rog ram h as allow ed u s t o w at ch com m u n it y colleg e st u d en t s b loom in t o Ch an cellor's Sch olars, TRELS research ers, BLUM
in t ern s,
An alyt ical
W rit in g
p u b lish ed
w rit ers,
Prog ram
m en t ors,
W rit in g Hu b t u t ors, M cNair Sch olars, an d m ore. It w ou ld b e rem iss of m e, h ow ever, t o accred it all of t h eir excellen ce t o t h e p rog ram alon e.
Th e st u d en t s I'd m et at San D ieg o Cit y Colleg e p rior t o PATH I'd k n ow n as En g lish Cen t er t u t ors, VAM P st oryt ellers an d p erform ers, acad em ically aw ard ed p layw rig h t s, an d m ore. Th eir b rillian ce h as alw ays exist ed . PATH h as sim p ly st oked it . I feel lu cky t o h ave g lim p sed , for even a m om en t , t h e ext raord in ary m in d s t h is g ran t h as d ist in g u ish ed . In m an y w ays, it 's b een t h e b rid g e b et w een t w o w orld s, a t ran scen d en ce t ow ard s g reat er an d m ore com p lex op p ort u n it ies, resou rces, an d su p p ort n et w orks. W h en I ap p lied for t h e PATH p rog ram on t h e recom m en d at ion of on e of m y m en t ors an d com m u n it y colleg e p rofessors, Kelly M ayh ew , I n ever im ag in ed I w ou ld b e st an d in g w h ere I am
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t od ay, com p ilin g an d d esig n in g a g ran t
rep ort
for
the
An d rew
W.
M ellon Fou n d at ion . I cou ld n o m ore p red ict t h e lifelon g f rien d s I'd m ake ?
m an y of w h om w rot e t o m e at
len g t h for t h e p u rp oses of t h is g ran t rep ort
?
t h an
the
p rofession al
con n ect ion s I'd f in d t h at n ow su st ain so m u ch of m y learn in g . Th ou g h t h e PATH p rog ram is n ot forever, it s effect s are, an d t h at is m ore t h an m ost of u s cou ld ever d ream of. Elisa Ady Litera tures in English M a jor
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20 17 SUMMER ACA Ment o r Scaveng er Hunt Ment o r Beach Picnic @ La Jolla Shores
Fo rt if ying A cad em ic St reng t hs @ Geisel Lib rary
JULY 13
Caree W o rksh Sum m er St reng t h Career Ser Cent e
JULY 6
JULY 18
JULY 11
JULY 11
Dig it al Co m m o ns W o rksho p @ Geisel Lib rary
JULY 12
Co ast al Training Cent er f o r TRNERR and t he Casa Fam iliar p ro g ram in San Ysid ro
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A rc T Do Sa
DEMY HIGHLIGHTS
er ho p : r w/ hs @ rvices er
Ment o r St ud y Jam @ Price Cent er JULY 25
Clo sing Recep t io n Int ernship s, Enrichm ent , & St ud y A b ro ad @ Price Cent er
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A UGUST 1
A UGUST 3
JULY 24
chit ect ural To ur o f o w nt o w n an Dieg o
A UGUST 4
JULY 27
Lunch w / Pro f . Danny W id ener @ The Facult y Club
Play : At The Old Place @ La Jolla Playhouse
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20 18 SUMMER ACA D Career Cent er W o rksho p s @ Lib rary Room Ment o r Meet -up @ Tiog a Hall
JULY 9
Jazz Event @ Dizzy's
JULY 2
Queens @ The La Jolla Playhouse JULY 17
JULY 7
JULY 3
JULY 11
Lib rary To ur and Research W o rksho p @ Geisel Lib rary
St uart A rt Co llect io n To ur
JULY 10
St ud y Skills and CA PS W o rksho p @ Career Cent er
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DEMY HIGHLIGHTS Field Trip @ Eart hlab at Millenial Tech Mid d le School
Field Trip @ Scrip p s Coast al Knoll Hike JULY 23
JULY 30
St ud y Jam @ Price Cent er JULY 25
JULY 24
JULY 18
Gy m Meet -up
Lunch & A rt To ur @ St rauss Found at ion A rt Gallery
JULY 30
Panel W o rksho p ft . Cam p us Rep resent at ives
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20 19 SUMMER ACA D Philo so p hy & Kay aking @ La Jolla Shores To urs / Op ening Dinner
The Lucki @ Pot Theat
JULY 10
Lib rary To ur / Gam e Nig ht
JUNE 30
JULY JULY 3
JULY 1
JULY 15
Ment o r Meet -up @ Glid erp ort
Sm art Go als W o rksho p @ Huert a Cruz
JULY 11
Zine W o rksho p @ Wom en's Cent er
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F
DEMY HIGHLIGHTS
e est iker t re
The Po lit ics o f Fo o d Research Sy m p o sium
Panel W o rksho p f t . Cam p us Rep resent at iv es JULY 22
A UGUST 1
Jazz Ev ent @ Dizzy's
16 JULY 25
JULY 24
JULY 19
Farm To urs Field Trip
Dig it al Co m m o ns W o rksho p @ Geisel Classroom
JULY 29
CA PS/ SA RC W o rksho p @ Huert a Cruz
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PIXCA FA RM FIELD TRIP
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LTCS Field Trip : Pixca In 20 19, st u d en t s sp en t t h e m orn in g at Pixca in San Ysid ro ? a sm all u rb an farm p rovid in g f resh p rod u ce t o t h e Sou t h Bay reg ion ? h arvest in g & t ran sp ort in g crop s b y h an d u n d er t h e in st ru ct ion of local farm ers.
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The Pixca f ield t rip t o o k p lace in co njunct io n w it h LTCS 165: The Politics of Food, t aug ht by Pro fesso r St ep hanie Jed . The co urse fo cused o n fo o d just ice research at cro ssro ad s w it h crit ical race t heo ry, env iro nm ent al st ud ies, and sust ainab ilit y, and culm inat ed in a sum m er research sy m p o sium .
"Goin g on t h e farm f ield t rip w as a m ajor d eviat ion in t h e p at t ern s of acad em ia. I f in ally felt in t ou ch w it h w h at w e w ere g et t in g at in class an d in t h e read in g s. Un eart h in g act u al an d f resh p rod u ce f rom t h e g rou n d , p ot at oes, t om at oes, cu cu m b ers, I cou ld see w h at Est eva m ean t w h en h e esp ou sed t h e id ea of com ida . Look in g arou n d at everyon e as t h ey w orked , ju st as aw ed , sw eat y, an d h u m b led , I u n d erst ood h ow food cou ld also m ean com m u n it y. Pixca Farm h elp ed sh ed a n ew fou n d lig h t on t h e id eas w e?d b een d iscu ssin g in class. It m ad e t h em feel like livin g , t an g ib le t h in g s t h at cou ld b e lift ed off t h e p ap er an d en g ag ed w it h . It m ad e m e t h in k of St ep h an ie?s w ord s ? w h ich I can ?t rem em b er verb at im ? on h ow en g ag in g w it h a t ext can feel like an art in it self." An g elica Ilag an , W orld Lit erat u re & Cu lt u re m ajor
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An g elica Ilag an h ard at w ork w eed in g an d h arvest in g .
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iPh on e p ort rait series t aken b y Even t s & Ou t reach sp ecialist Joelle Fu saro.
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" One o f m y favo rit e p art s o f t his class w as o ur farm f ield t rip . It w as such a uniq ue and incred ib le exp erience t o b e ab le t o p ut everyt hing t hat w e w ere learning in t he classro o m int o p hysical p ract ice. I p ro b ab ly w as o f t he o p inio n b efo re t his class t hat act io ns are m o re im p o rt ant t han w o rd s o r t ho ug ht s, b ut as Pro fesso r Jed em p hasized , t hinking and w rit ing and sp eaking are all act io ns. Thinking and Do ing are co nnect ed , and w e are d o ing b o t h all o f t he t im e. If it had no t b een fo r t he t hinking and w rit ing and co ncep t ualizing and researching t hat w e w ere d o ing in t his class, I d o n?t b elieve w e w o uld have b enef it ed as m uch f ro m t he f ield t rip . These t w o d o m ains t ruly info rm each o t her and o nly m ake t he o t her b et t er and richer." Fart o o n Hag i-Mo ham ed , Lit erat ure/ W rit ing m ajo r
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Van essa Flores h elp in g p eers p u t u p a t en t .
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In ad d it io n t o v isit ing Pixca, st ud ent s sp ent t he af t erno o n help ing Diane Mo ss, m anag ing d irect o r o f t he no np ro f it Pro ject New Villag e, w it h up keep at Mt . Ho p e Co m m unit y Gard en, a p lo t o f land b urst ing w it h life. The g ard en, w hich sit s nest led aw ay in a San Dieg o fo o d d esert , served t o g ro und St ep hanie Jed 's t eaching s o n fo o d scarcit y and fo o d act iv ism .
" I w as rem ind ed o f t he d ay o ur class v isit ed t he lo cal farm s in San Dieg o. W hile harvest ing t he f ruit s and veg et ab les o f t he farm , I learned t o ap p reciat e w here o ur fo o d co m es f ro m , and t he w o rk m any p eo p le end ure in o rd er fo r t he fo o d t o g et t o o ur t ab le. Scho larly read ing s g o int o g reat d et ail ab o ut t he p ro cess, t he ind ust ries, d ist rib ut io n, and o t her syst em s in p lace t hat d eliver fo o d t o t he p eo p le. W o rking t he f ield s, how ever, g ave m e ano t her sense o f und erst and ing . The so il, t he w at er, t he sunlig ht , all t he t hing s w e t ake fo r g rant ed , p lay an int eg ral p art in o ur fo o d . Being p hysically in t hat sp ace, o ne learns t he skill and und erst and s t he b ig g er p ict ure o f fo o d and w here it co m es f ro m ." Zim ri Zap at a, Visual A rt s m ajo r
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"Th e Polit ics of Food h as b een on e of m y favorit e classes I h ave ever t aken . I w as n ot so su re w h at exact ly I w ou ld b e learn in g , b u t t h at b ecam e
ap p aren t
as t h e
w eeks flew
b y.
Read in g aft er read in g I cam e u p on au t h ors w h o sp oke of food ju st ice an d sovereig n t y. I w as ab le t o fu se m y f ield of research w it h t h e Polit ics of Food .
In
m y research
for t h e
sym p osiu m , I con n ect ed food an d sp irit u alit y in t h e b est w ay I cou ld , an d w as su rp rised t o see h ow sp irit u al Cesar Ch avez really w as. I learn ed h ow relig ion can leg it im ize in ju st ice an d u n ju st st ru ct u res t h at are cen t u ries old . I w as h ap p y t o g o t o t h e Pixca farm . I h ad n ever d on e t h at
k in d
of w ork . I fou n d
it
very
h u m b lin g an d h on orab le. Th at food t h at w e p icked w ou ld even t u ally g o t o som eon e?s p lat e an d b e eat en . I h ad a n ew sen se of sym p at h y for t h e w orkers w h o d ed icat e t h eir b od ies an d h an d s so t h at ot h ers can eat ." Jason Berm u d ez, St u d y of Relig ion m ajor
"Th e f ield t rip t o t h e com m u n it y g ard en w as also su ch a t reat , b ecau se it w as so eye op en in g t o exp erien ce t h e t h in g s t h at I h ad read ab ou t in class. Person ally, I am t h e t yp e of p erson w h o is fascin at ed b y everyt h in g u n d er t h e su n . For exam p le, if I w ere t o h ave read ab ou t a cu lt u ral food it em in class, I w ou ld au t om at ically t ry t o f in d said food it em an d t ry it ou t . If I read ab ou t an art p iece in a h ist ory class, I w ou ld sp en d t h e rest of m y life t ryin g t o exp erien ce t h at art in p erson . Th ere is a cert ain k in d of allu re you g et w h en you are ab le t o see, in t h e flesh , som et h in g you h ave sp en t so lon g read in g ab ou t . So t o m e, t ak in g t h at t rip t o t h e farm , feelin g t h e d irt u n d er m y f in g ers, seein g t h e lit t le com m u n it y of m icro-org an ism s h ou sed in t h e soil ? t h at w as an irrep laceab le exp erien ce." Avery Tao, Urb an St u d ies m ajor
Avery Tao & Jason Berm u d ez w eed in g .
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" Being am o ng t he eart h and so il is so m et hing cat hart ic in it s ow n rig ht . At no p o int d uring t hat f ield t rip d id I w o rry o r co ncern m yself over t he anxiet y o f f ut ure p ro sp ect s. W hy? Because I w as in t he now. I had co m e t o f ind t hat cent er o f realit y in t he hum an m ind called t he p resent . That ?s w here w e co m e f ro m . That ?s w here w e really are at any m o m ent , it ?s just t hat so m et im es w e g et a lit t le t o o w o rked up t o rem em b er t hat . Mayb e t hat ?s all t his class really need ed t o d isp ense t o m e: t o rem em b er t hat . That ?s all t hat anyb o d y sho uld learn w hen t heir lives are m oving in as m any st rang e p laces as m ine is rig ht now. I alw ays ask m yself how I w o uld chang e t hing s if I w ent b ack t o relive cert ain p art s o f m y life. But now, fo r t he f irst t im e, I?ve co m e t o ask m yself : w hy w o uld I ever g o b ack? Mayb e as I?m g row ing o ld er, I?m also co m ing t o accep t m yself, and m y p resent . Fo r t he f irst t im e, I g enuinely w o uld no t w ant t o g o b ack t o t he p ast , b ecause I?m act ually co nt ent w it h how t hing s w ent . I know t hat I?ll see t hese p eo p le ag ain. I know t hat t his isn?t t he end . I?m f ine w it h t hat . This m ay no t b e t he acad em ic answ er t o w hat I learned f ro m t his class, b ut t his is m o re valuab le. I like t his far m o re. I p ro m ise yo u all, if t here?s anyt hing yo u need f ro m m e, I?ll b e t here." Greg Boyer, Hist o ry m ajo r
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W ORKSHOPS
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PATH W ORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS
M axim izin g st u d en t su ccess b eg in s w it h eq u ip p in g in com in g an d on g oin g t ran sfers w it h every t ool at PATH's d isp osal. Th is h as m ean t p u t t in g t og et h er w orksh op s, p an els, an d even t s, oft en feat u rin g food an d g u est s, t h at en cou rag e st u d en t s t o m ain t ain p rofession al an d in t erp erson al relat ion sh ip s, t h at offer st u d en t s a w id e variet y of resou rces, an d t h at aid in t h eir con t in u ed g row t h at UC San D ieg o. Th e follow in g p ag es offer a g lim p se at a h an d fu l of t h ese w orksh op s. Sin ce t h e creat ion of PATH, t h e p rog ram h as p rod u ced over 20 even t s ? all op en t o p ast coh ort s ? ran g in g f rom w orksh op s t o review session s t o reu n ion s, an d m ore. From b rin g in g st oryt ellin g con su lt an t s t o Assist an t Professors for Af rican a St u d ies t o cam p u s, PATH h as w orked t o p u t on even t s t h at w ill leave a last in g im p act on st u d en t d evelop m en t , even aft er t h e Su m m er Acad em y h as en d ed .
" Sust aining a Creat ive Life" feat uring g uest Sharo n Lo ud en Sh aron Lou d en is an art ist , ed u cat or, d irect or
ed it or, of
Ch au t au q au
&
Visu al
art ist ic Art s
at
In st it u t ion . Sh e
join ed PATH st u d en t s for a w orksh op d iscu ssin g h ow t o su p p ort a creat ive career an d fu t u re t h rou g h t h e len s of t h e art s & h u m an it ies, p art icu larly w h en
n avig at in g
asp irat ion s
w it h ou t
career su p p ort
f rom a st ron g fam ily n et w ork . Her p resen t at ion t ou ch ed on p rofession alism , h er p erson al exp erien ces as a creat or, an d creat in g last in g relat ion sh ip s t h rou g h art .
M alaiya Eraso at t h e "Su st ain in g a Creat ive Life" PATH w orksh op .
Malaiya Eraso, Theat re m ajo r Th e b ig g est b arrier I?ve h ad t o overcom e is p eop le?s op in ion s on b ein g an Art s m ajor, m ore sp ecif ically a D an ce m ajor. W h en g rad u at in g h ig h sch ool, I h ad m an y fam ily m em b ers an d in d ivid u als w h o w ere very verb al ab ou t t h eir op in ion s an d I learn ed t o b e u n d erst an d in g of everyon e?s t h ou g h t s b u t t o also n ot let t h em p h ase m e. I alw ays received feed b ack like, ?How are you g oin g t o m ake an in com e as an Art s M ajor?? or ?How d o you exp ect t o g et ?b ig ?in t h e d an ce w orld ?? An d b ein g t h e p erson I am , I h ave alw ays com e in t o t h in g s t h in k in g it all t h e w ay t h rou g h an d k n ow in g exact ly w h at I w an t ed . So, w h en I?d ap p roach t h em t ellin g t h em ab ou t b ein g an ed u cat or in t h e d an ce w orld an d sh arin g m y p assion w it h t h ose w h o n eed t h at ou t let , it t ook t h em b y su rp rise sin ce t h ey w ere n ot exp ect in g a clear-cu t p lan an d career as a d an cer. I t h in k m y b ig g est t h in g is overcom in g t h ose op in ion s an d sh ow in g ot h ers t h at b ein g an art s an d h u m an it ies m ajor d oes n ot d ef in e you r fu t u re. Th e PATH p rog ram it self g ave m e a sen se of com fort an d valid at ion w h en t ran sferrin g t o a fou r year u n iversit y. I w as ab solu t ely t errif ied an d u n su re if it w as u lt im at ely t h e rig h t d ecision for m e. I w as scared it w ou ld b e h ard t o m ake f rien d s or d ef in e m y p lace as a st u d en t t o t h ose w h o h ave b een at t h e Un iversit y sin ce t h ey w ere a f resh m an . How ever, I t h in k t h at t h e PATH p rog ram u lt im at ely g ave m e t h at valid at ion t h at t h is w as t h e rig h t d ecision for m e an d g ave m e a g rou p of f rien d s t h at w ere n ot on ly p assion at e ab ou t t h eir ow n st u d ies an d art s b u t also p eop le w h o w ere in t h e exact sam e sp ot as m e, feelin g t h e exact sam e w ay I w as feelin g . An d t h at in it self w as a g reat sig n t h at I w as in t h e rig h t p lace in m y life.
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Zim ri Zap at a cat ch in g u p w it h Professor St ep h an ie Jed b efore a w orksh op .
PATH it self h as im p act ed m e in so m an y w ays, b eyon d ju st acad em ics. It h as st ren g t h en ed m y in t erp erson al sk ills, fu rt h ered m y career g oals, an d m ad e m e m ore aw are of t h e p erson I w an t an d h op e t o b ecom e. Th e PATH p rog ram g oes far b eyon d ju st acad em ics an d UC San D ieg o as a w h ole. It p u t s you in t h e m in d set of t h e p erson you h op e t o b ecom e an d it su rrou n d s you w it h p eop le w h o h ave t h e sam e ou t looks an d p assion s. I w ill forever st an d b y PATH an d I h op e it st ays in p lace far b eyon d t h ese n ext few years. It t ru ly h elp ed m e b ecom e t h e p erson I am t od ay an d h as p u t m e on t h e rig h t ?p at h ?t o t h e p erson I h op e t o b ecom e in t h e fu t u re an d m y career.
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W ORKSHOPS IN REVIEW
Resum es, Cover Let t ers and Int erview s, & Learning t o Make Yo ur Pit ch
Co m m unicat io n & Lead ership Present at io n by t he Cent er fo r St ud ent Invo lvem ent
Pub lic Sp eaking & A nsw ering Int erv iew Quest io ns
Jo b Searching , Exp lo ring New Skills, & Benef it s o f Info rm at io nal Int erview s
Basic Jo b Skills ? Net w o rking & Prio rit izing
Financial Lit eracy
Id ent if y ing Career Int erest s
# BlackCo d e St ud ies & Messy Dat a w/ g uest Pro fesso r Jessica Marie Jo hnso n
Review ing Grad uat e Scho o l w/ Grad St ud ent Guest Sp eakers
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" I g o t hired as a t ut o r at t he W rit ing Hub at UC San Dieg o. I ap p lied af t er hearing ab o ut it f ro m a PATH w o rksho p . I've also b een ab le t o creat e p ro fessio nal relat io nship s w it h t eaching assist ant s, as w ell as p ro fesso rs w ho w ere inst ruct o rs d uring PATH. I m iss hap py ho ur and b reakfast event s. So cializing w it h f riend s over f ree fo o d and hearing ab o ut d if ferent p ro g ram s and reso urces is t he b est ." A lliso n Sant ana, Lit erat ures in Eng lish m ajo r
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" PATH co nnect ed m e t o st ud ent s, st af f, and facult y t hat I co nt inue t o keep in t o uch w it h. They p rovid ed a w arm and w elco m ing co m m unit y. Thanks t o t he p ro g ram , I recent ly ap p lied fo r t he TRELS sum m er p ro g ram and o b t ained a cert if icat e f ro m ILEA D." Gab i Van m ajo r
Ko nynenb urg , Visual
A rt s
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20 19 Pan el w orksh op feat u rin g cam p u s rep resen t at ives f rom t h e Acad em ic In t ern sh ip Prog ram , Acad em ic En rich m en t Prog ram s, Teach in g & Learn in g Com m on s, St u d y Ab road , An alyt ical W rit in g Prog ram , an d Fin an cial Aid .
Jessica Bravo, Theat re m ajo r Peop le are im p ressed w h en t h ey f in d ou t I g o t o UC San D ieg o, b u t it ?s q u ick ly follow ed b y su rp rise w h en I t ell t h em I?m a Th eat re m ajor. Th e m ajorit y of t h em h ave n o id ea art s an d h u m an it ies m ajors are so flesh ed ou t on cam p u s, an d a n u m b er of t h em alw ays ask h ow I p lan t o m ake m on ey or f in d su ccess as a ?st arvin g art ist .? Th is is q u ick ly follow ed b y con fu sion w h en I exp lain t h at I?m n ot an act or an d m an y w h o st u d y Th eat re are n ot as w ell. I alw ays h ave t o exp lain m y em p h asis in t h e m ost sim p le of t erm s. PATH p rovid ed m e w it h an ad van ced look in t o w h at t o exp ect d u rin g m y t im e at UC San D ieg o. I w as ab le t o ad ap t an d learn t h rou g h t rial an d error b efore I w en t in t o m y m ajor cou rses, w h ich I cred it for m y con t in u ed su ccess in m y m ajor an d m y overall w ork et h ic for fu t u re p roject s. W h ile I n ever really f ret t ed over it , n et w ork in g is a h u g e t h in g I k n ew I n eed ed t o p art icip at e in an d keep u p . PATH p rovid ed m e w it h m an y n et w ork in g op p ort u n it ies, w it h su g g est ion s on h ow t o reach ou t , t ip s on h ow t o m eet n ew p eop le ou t sid e of m y com m u n it y an d m ake con n ect ion s. PATH overall h as h elp ed m e feel p rep ared an d en t h u siast ic for m y fu t u re career an d p lan s for p ot en t ially g oin g t o g rad sch ool.
Sin ce p art icip at in g in PATH t w o years ag o, I h ave w orked on rou g h ly 5 sh ow s off cam p u s, all in cost u m e or p rod u ct ion
m an ag em en t .
w orked
a
t eam
on for
st ag e
on e
I
h ave
m an ag em en t
UC
San
D ieg o
p rod u ct ion . I am a p rin cip le m em b er for t w o st u d en t org an izat ion s, h ave
Seein g a p lay at La Jolla Playh ou se w as
b een on t h e p rovost h on ors list for
in cred ib ly fu n ! It w as t h e f irst t im e I w as
M u ir Colleg e every q u art er, t au g h t a
ab le t o sit an d see a sh ow w it h so m an y
t h eat re w orksh op
p eop le I k n ew an d t h en h ave a p rofou n d
st u d en t s, in st allm en t
an d an d
for
h elp ed
h ig h
sch ool
w it h
facilit at ion
in
the
d iscu ssion ab ou t it aft erw ard . M y coh ort
the
also h ad Tu esd ay Nig h t g am e n ig h t s on
Un iversit y Art Gallery exh ib it ion s. I?m
ou r
cu rren t ly
in flu en t ial in b on d in g u s.
w ork in g
as
Prod u ct ion
ow n
an d
t h ose
w ere
in cred ib ly
St ag e M an ag er for m y d ep art m en t 's d an ce sh ow , exp lorin g w ays t o keep
Jessica Bravo, Th eat re m ajor
art ist w ork alive in a rem ot e form at in resp on se t o ou r cu rren t p an d em ic.
Sajjad Naseri, Lit erat ures in Eng lish m ajo r PATH is d esig n ed t o h elp n ew t ran sfer st u d en t s m axim ize t h eir ed u cat ion al exp erien ces at UC San D ieg o as w ell as g et an in t rod u ct ion t o cam p u s resou rces. Th e p rog ram h as b een ab le to
ad d ress com m u n icat ion
acad em ic
life.
Th e
in
my
p rog ram
is
collab orat ive, w h ich h elp ed m e t o n avig at e b et t er d u rin g m y u n d erg rad .
Jessica Bravo, Lu is M oren o, an d Nat alia M ag g io at t h e La Jolla Playh ou se for a p rod u ct ion of "Qu een s."
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A p rosp ect ive t ran sfer st u d en t at t en d in g t h e "Su st ain in g a Creat ive Life" w orksh op .
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Erin Glass lead in g a D ig it al Hu m an it ies Overview w orksh op .
Jerem y Mo o re, Philo so p hy m ajo r I g ain ed a g reat d eal of ju st if ied en t it lem en t f rom m y p art icip at ion in t h e PATH p rog ram . W h at I m ean b y t h is is t h at u p on m y t ran sfer h ere, I in it ially felt very ou t of p lace an d t h at I d id n ot b elon g h ere eit h er acad em ically or as a p art of a w id er com m u n it y. PATH g ave m e a
b asic
yet
p ow erfu l
su p p ort
st ru ct u re of st u d en t s, m en t ors, an d k n ow led g eab le ad m in ist rat ors t o lean
on
an d
w elcom in g en viron m en t
learn an d g ave
f rom .
Th e
en cou rag in g me
the
con f id en ce t o feel t h at I d id b elon g at UC San D ieg o.
Jerem y M oore p resen t in g at Th e Good Place: Ph ilosop h y in t h e W orld Con feren ce.
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COMMUNITY
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Y & BEYOND
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Vanessa Flo res, Theat re m ajo r
As a f irst g en h ere in t h e U.S., I've h ad t o learn t h e ed u cat ion al syst em t h rou g h com m u n it y colleg e b y m yself. I w as t errif ied w h en I t ran sferred b ecau se it m ean t t h at I h ad t o f ig u re it ou t
jou rn ey.
" PATH help ed sig nif icant ly in g uid ing me and p rov id ing reso urces o f w hat o ne can d o w hile at UC San Dieg o. A lso, t he b ig g est t hing w as t he co ho rt I cam e int o it w it h and seeing t hem o ccasio nally and know ing t hat t hey t o o are in a sim ilar b o at as m e. I m ay no t b e clo se t o t hem , b ut I m ad e so m e f riend s t hat I w o n't ever fo rg et ."
PATH w as su ch a w on d erfu l exp erien ce. It h elp ed m e f in d m y
Oskar Lim o n, Philo so p hy m ajo r
b y m yself all over ag ain . I w as af raid t h at I w as g oin g t o m ess it u p . Bu t h avin g PATH p rovid ed u s w it h an d g u id ed u s u sin g t h e p rog ram s t h at UC San D ieg o h as t o offer, as w ell as on e-on -on e m en t orsh ip , cleared m an y of m y d ou b t s, an d g u id ed m e t o h ave m e a g ood st art at t h e Un iversit y. It h elp ed m e b u ild a com m u n it y of f rien d s t h at I can t ru st an d rely on . W h en I st art ed classes at UC San D ieg o I t h ou g h t I d id n 't b elon g h ere. It w as t oo g ood t o b e t ru e. Bu t h avin g t h e su p p ort of t h e PATH p rog ram an d t h e com m u n it y t h at it h as b u ilt for m e m ad e m e realize t h at I am n ot alon e in t h is
sen se of b elon g in g h ere at UC San D ieg o, an d p rovid ed m e w it h t h e t ools an d cou rag e t o su cceed h ere.
Th e 20 17 coh ort p art icip at in g in a st u d y jam session .
Th e 20 18 coh ort t ou rs t h e St rau ss Fou n d at ion Art Gallery.
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Ed ric Villarreal, Lit erat ure/ W rit ing m ajo r As a p erson f rom a low -in com e fam ily, I?ve h ad t o cou n t t h e p en n ies w h en it com es t o h ig h er ed u cat ion . Un like m an y p eop le at UC San D ieg o, I am u n ab le t o b u y all of t h e n ecessary cou rse m at erials w it h ou t w orryin g ab ou t m y f in an cial secu rit y. In
t h e art s an d
h u m an it ies, I can
som et im es g et p ig eon h oled in t o a g en re of w rit in g b ecau se I am M exican an d low -in com e. Becau se of PATH, I w as ab le t o form a su p p ort g rou p rig h t off t h e b at g oin g in t o UC San D ieg o. W it h ou t t h e p rog ram , I w ou ld n ot h ave b een ab le t o form a t ig h t social circle I cou ld rely on so q u ick ly. I h ave m ad e a lot of f rien d s t h at are valu ab le t o m e. Th e relat ion sh ip s t h at I form ed h ere h ave b een f ru it fu l an d w ill m ost likely b e lon g last in g . M y favorit e m em ories f rom
t h e p rog ram
all
h ap p en ed in t h e d orm s. Becau se w e w ere all t og et h er every d ay, m ost of u s g ot alon g w it h each ot h er an d I h ad a lot of fu n livin g w it h f rien d s. I t ook an in t ern sh ip f rom PATH, an d h ave t ried t o w ork on m u sic w it h Sh in sin ce t h e Su m m er Acad em y. I am also st art in g an art collect ive w it h Zim ri Zap at a. I w ish I cou ld d o it all ag ain t o b e h on est .
A ND CONTENT FROM YEA RS 20 17 TO 20 19
M em b ers of t h e 20 17 coh ort p ose for a p h ot o sh o
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A lliso n Sant ana, Lit erat ures in Eng lish m ajo r At f irst I t h ou g h t I w ou ld n 't h ave an y f rien d s at UC San D ieg o. How ever, I w as ab le t o m ake n ew f rien d s d u rin g t h e PATH acad em y, an d t h at h as h elp ed m e keep a social life w it h p eop le t h at h ave sim ilar acad em ic in t erest s. PATH also allow s u s t o keep a close com m u n it y t h at allow s st u d en t to
exch an g e
in form at ion
ab ou t
d ifferen t
op p ort u n it ies an d resou rces, an d t h at 's b een h elp fu l t o m e as w ell. Cu rren t ly I am look in g in t o g rad p rog ram s. I g ot in sp ired t o d o t h is b y som e PATH f rien d s w h o seem really in volved an d en t h u siast ic ab ou t it . Th is h as p u sh ed m e t o d o t h e sam e.
Sam Sp rag ue, Philo so p hy m ajo r I form ed last in g f rien d sh ip s w it h m y coh ort , an d learn ed valu ab le career sk ills as a PATH in t ern . I felt m ore at h om e on cam p u s as a resu lt of t h e Su m m er Acad em y. W h ile at UC San D ieg o, I led the
Trit on Art s
org an izat ion
for
the
Art s
&
Hu m an it ies. Sin ce g rad u at ion , I've w rit t en several screen p lays an d st art ed a vid eog rap h y b u sin ess.
oot .
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Jessica Bravo an d Lu is M oren o t ou rin g t h e St rau ss Fou n d at ion Art Gallery.
Elisa Ad y, Lit erat ures in Eng lish m ajo r
Life aft er PATH isn 't all t h at d ifferen t f rom life d u rin g PATH, con sid erin g I'm st ill so in volved in t h e p rog ram . Th at 's in larg e p art d u e t o t h e effort s of Joelle Fu saro, w h ose en t h u siast ic even t p lan n in g
con t in u es t o h old
ou r sm all
com m u n it y t og et h er w h en t h e cu rren t s of life an d acad em ia m ig h t h ave ot h erw ise sw ep t u s all ap art . I can 't p u t in t o w ord s h ow g rat efu l I am for t h at com m u n it y, an d for t h e t ig h t -k n it in n er circle t h at 's com e ou t of it . I m et som e of m y b est f rien d s at t h e Su m m er Acad em y an d it 's st ran g e t o im ag in e n ot k n ow in g t h em n ow t h at w e've orb it ed each ot h er for so lon g ? even if ou r w eek ly con t act w as som et im es lim it ed t o a PATH w orksh op at n in e in t h e m orn in g . Life b efore PATH is a lit t le easier t o p u t in t o w ord s. I d id n 't k n ow w h at I w as d oin g or w h ere I w as g oin g , an d
t h e su p p ort
syst em s I'd g row n u p w it h seem in g ly van ish ed w h en all of m y f rien d s left t h e st at e t o st art at 4 -years aft er h ig h sch ool. It w as h ard n ot t o feel like a failu re in t h e face of m y ow n in ab ilit y t o m ake it t o a 4 -year on t im e, m u ch less p ay for on e. Now , I can look b ack on m y t im e at com m u n it y
colleg e
w it h
p rid e,
an d
p ersp ect ive. W it h ou t t h ose t w o years, I w ou ld n 't h ave fou n d t h e m ot ivat ion t o keep m y g rad es u p , I w ou ld n 't h ave m et som e of m y g reat est m en t ors, an d I alm ost cert ain ly w ou ld n ot h ave d iscovered PATH. Sin ce t h e su m m er acad em y, I've received
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a recom m en d at ion for t h e Lit erat u re D ep art m en t Hon ors Prog ram f rom Ch air Zh an g . I'm a TRELS sch olar w ork in g on a p oet ry ch ap b ook , u n d er t h e m en t orsh ip of Professor St ep h an ie Jed . M ost im p ort an t ly, I've ext en d ed m y st ay w it h PATH b y b ecom in g an in t ern an d am n ow w ork in g on t h is g ran t rep ort . All of t h is h as b een m ad e p ossib le b y t h e An d rew W . M ellon Fou n d at ion , an d t h e m an y SD CCD an d UC San D ieg o facu lt y m em b ers w h o h ave b rou g h t t h is p rog ram t o life ? in p art icu lar Lau ra M art in , w h o h ad fait h in m y ab ilit y t o creat e som et h in g like t h is an d w h ose role in p u t t in g t h e g ran t t o g ood u se w e h ave t o t h an k for PATH's con t in u ed su ccess, an d of cou rse, t o SD CCD Ch an cellor Con st an ce Carroll an d Vice Ch an cellor St ep h an ie Bu lg er an d UC San D ieg o D ivision of Art s an d Hu m an it ies D ean Crist in a D ella Colet t a, for sp earh ead in g an d cat alyzin g t h e p rog ram . Th an k you , for everyt h in g , an d esp ecially for b elievin g in ou r rig h t t o h ig h er ed u cat ion as h u m an it ies st u d en t s.
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SURVIVING A CA DEMIC TRA NSITIONS
by Fart oon Hag i-Moham ed , Lit erat ure/ W rit ing m ajor, 20 19 cohort
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" Because o f PATH, I w as ab le t o b eco m e an Eng lish t ut o r and p eer m ent o r, and g et invo lved at t he Cro ss Cult ural Cent er." Sajjad Naseri, Eng lish m ajo r
Lit erat ures
in
I st ru g g led q u it e a b it w it h variou s in t ern al an d ext ern al
b arriers
on
my
p at h
to
h ig h er
ed u cat ion . In t ern ally, I w as w racked w it h d ou b t ab ou t m y ab ilit y t o t ran sfer an d t h rive at a fou r-year in st it u t ion , as w ell as t h e valid it y of m y ch oice t o b e a Lit erat u re/ W rit in g m ajor. Th e form er con cern w as h eig h t en ed b y t h e fact t h at I w as reject ed t w o years in a row b y every colleg e t h at I ap p lied t o. Th e lat t er w as m ad e m ore real b y t h e ob ject ion s of fam ily an d loved on es, w h o w on d ered w h at I cou ld p ossib ly accom p lish or h ow I cou ld m ake a livin g w it h a lit erat u re d eg ree. For a t im e, I w on d ered if I w ou ld ever b e ab le t o
" I?ve co m p et ed reg io nally and nat io nally in t he Et hics Bow l am o ng t eam s f ro m all over t he nat io n. I have co nt inued to p art icip at e in p hilo so p hy-o rient ed read ing g ro up s and p ap er p resent at io ns fo r p o ssib le f ut ure PATH st ud ent s in t he SDCCD co m m unit y." Jerem y Mo o re, Philo so p hy m ajo r
t ran sfer t o a u n iversit y an d g o on t o ach ieve m y acad em ic d ream s. PATH h elp ed t o q u ell m an y of t h e fears t h at I in it ially h ad u p on t ran sferrin g t o UC San D ieg o. I w orried ab ou t w h et h er I cou ld form a st ron g com m u n it y at a n ew sch ool like t h e on e t h at I h ad creat ed at m y com m u n it y colleg e. An ot h er con cern t h at I h ad w as w h et h er I w ou ld b e ab le t o n avig at e an d en joy livin g on cam p u s. An d
yet
an ot h er fear I felt
w as
w h et h er I cou ld t ran sit ion effect ively f rom t h e sem est er t o t h e q u art er syst em . Aft er ju st on e w eek of b ein g in t h e p rog ram , I h ad b ecom e f rien d s w it h m y su it e m at es an d m an ag ed t o recon n ect w it h fam iliar faces f rom m y com m u n it y colleg e. Aft er ab ou t t w o w eeks, I realized t h at t h e w alks in b et w een m y classes an d f rom m y d orm t o t h e d in in g h all w ere n ot on ly m an ag eab le, b u t rat h er en joyab le. I loved t h e feelin g of livin g in a sp ace w h ere a com m it m en t t o acad em ic ach ievem en t an d sch olarsh ip w as sh ared b y every sin g le p erson
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Fart oon Hag i-M oh am ed t ak in g n ot es at t h e "Su st ain in g a Creat ive Life" w orksh op .
arou n d m e, in on e w ay or an ot h er. At
t h e en d of t h e su m m er session , w h en I
at t en d ed t h e PATH com m en cem en t cerem on y an d off icially com p let ed t h e p rog ram , I realized t h at I h ad f in ish ed t h e eq u ivalen t of t w o 10 -w eek cou rses in 5 w eeks. Th is sh ow ed m e t h at n ot on ly cou ld I h an d le t h e rig orou s w ork load t h at UC San D ieg o is k n ow n for, b u t also t h at I cou ld learn t o t h orou g h ly en joy it . By t h e en d of PATH, I fou n d m yself m ore con f id en t t h an ever in m y acad em ic ab ilit y, as w ell as t h e im p ort an ce of m y role w it h in m y com m u n it y an d on t h e cam p u s as a w h ole. As t ran sfer st u d en t s, w e h ear f rom every ad visor an d resou rce off icer t h at ou r t im e is lim it ed an d w e m u st m ake t h e m ost of it . I u sed t o t h in k t h at t h is on ly ap p lied t o acad em ics an d t h at t h is m ean t t h at w e m u st t ry t o t ake as m an y classes, b e in volved in as m u ch research , an d ob t ain as m an y let t ers of recom m en d at ion as p ossib le in t h ese sh ort t w o years. W h ile t h ese g oals are im p ort an t , t h ey are n ot t h e on ly on es t h at w e m u st st rive t o ach ieve as u n d erg rad u at e t ran sfer st u d en t s. PATH sh ow ed m e t h at it is cru cial t o u se m y k n ow led g e an d sk ills t o n ot on ly b e an excellen t st u d en t , b u t also t o ad vocat e for ot h ers, b e a g ood f rien d , an d m ake a d ifferen ce in m y com m u n it y. Ou r cou rses over t h e su m m er in volved t op ics w h ich exist ou t sid e of t h e realm of t rad it ion al acad em ia ? food secu rit y an d ju st ice, m u sic as a collab orat ive,
g lob al
im p ort an ce of b ein g
p h en om en on , a crit ical an d
an d
the
skep t ical
con su m er of in form at ion an d m ed ia. I u se t h e sk ills I learn ed f rom m y classes, w orksh op s, an d f rien d s on a d aily b asis. PATH n ot on ly t au g h t m e h ow t o b e a g reat st u d en t , b u t also h ow t o b e a
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resp on sib le
an d
em p at h et ic
cit izen
of
my
com m u n it y.
w orksh op s, carefu lly org an ized even t s, an d so m u ch m ore ? b ecau se of t h e p eop le w h o m ad e it all p ossib le.
To b e en t irely h on est , I st ru g g le t o t h in k of a PATH
m em ory
t h at
w as
n ot
en joyab le,
Th rou g h PATH even t s an d m eet in g s w it h m y
in form at ive, or a com b in at ion of b ot h . Som e of
m en t or Han n ah Griff it h , I learn ed ab ou t several
t h e m om en t s w h ich com e t o m in d n ow are ou r
resou rces on cam p u s t h at I st ill m ake u se of
f ield t rip s w it h D r. St ep h an ie Jed t o variou s
t od ay. I h ave visit ed t h e variou s resou rce cen t ers
com m u n it y farm s arou n d San D ieg o, a g u id ed
?
t ou r of t h e p rivat e St rau ss Collect ion , a p lay at
Cen t er ? on several occasion s. I am also m ore
t h e La Jolla Playh ou se, an d a jazz con cert
com fort ab le
org an ized b y D r. D avid Borg o. Th e m om en t s t h at
rep resen t at ives w h en n ecessary, d u e t o t h e
are m ost im p ressed in m y m em ory, an d w h ich I
p an el
w ill likely carry w it h m e forever, h ow ever, are
an sw ered ou r q u est ion s an d sp oke t o u s ab ou t
t h ose m om en t s of con n ect ion an d f rien d sh ip
h ow t o com m u n icat e ou r n eed s effect ively.
t h e BRC, W om en ?s Cen t er, an d sp eak in g
w h ere
w it h
rep resen t at ive
LGBTQ+
f in an cial M ich ele
aid
O jed a
t h at I w as ab le t o fost er w it h everyon e in t h e p rog ram ,
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f rom
the
coord in at ors
to
the
I w as also m ad e aw are of t h e Trit on Food Pan t ry
p rofessors t o t h e TAs t o m y m en t or t o m y
an d com m u n it y g ard en s, an d w h ile I p erson ally
w on d erfu l p eers. I w ill alw ays rem em b er t h e
n ever u t ilized eit h er resou rce m yself, I h ave
st u d y session s, classroom d iscu ssion s, w eeken d
recom m en d ed
lu n ch es sp en t at t h e d in in g h all, in form at ive
acq u ain t an ces.
t h em
to
M oreover,
m an y
f rien d s
relat ively
an d
sim p le
t h in g s t h at I w as n ot aw are of, like t h e silen t floors w it h in Geisel Lib rary an d t h e locat ion of RIM AC, h ave com e in h an d y on m u lt ip le occasion s. Last ly, Joelle h as d on e a w on d erfu l job of offerin g w orksh op s for PATH alu m n i of all coh ort s, allow in g u s t o recon n ect w it h p eers an d m eet n ew f rien d s, all w h ile learn in g som et h in g n ew ab ou t h ow t o b e su ccessfu l acad em ically an d b eg in t o t h in k ab ou t w h at t o d o aft er w e g rad u at e. Th an ks in larg e p art t o PATH, I've b een ab le t o w ork as a w rit in g m en t or w it h t h e An alyt ical W rit in g Prog ram at UC San D ieg o for t w o q u art ers n ow . I f irst h eard ab ou t t h e p rog ram at a PATH even t w h ere t h e coord in at or, D r. Jan e Cou lt er, p resen t ed on a p an el w it h several ot h er p rog ram rep resen t at ives on cam p u s. D r. Cou lt er d escrib ed t h e p rog ram t o u s an d en cou rag ed u s t o ap p ly t o w ork for t h e An alyt ical W rit in g Prog ram as soon as ap p licat ion s w ere op en in t h e fall if w e w ere in t erest ed . Th e w ork is very sim ilar t o m y form er d u t ies as a w rit in g t u t or at San D ieg o Cit y Colleg e, so n at u rally, I leap t at t h e op p ort u n it y t o f in d a sim ilar p osit ion at m y n ew cam p u s. I sp oke w it h Joelle, w h o offered t o look over m y resu m e an d sen t m e D r. Cou lt er's con t act in form at ion . I am in cred ib ly g rat efu l t o Joelle an d t o t h e PATH p rog ram for m ak in g m e aw are of t h e An alyt ical W rit in g Prog ram an d for facilit at in g t h e op p ort u n it y for m e t o w ork t h ere.
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