Transfer Crush Tuesday: Andes Navarro (03/31/15)

This weeks Transfer Crush Tuesday....Andres Navarro!

Here is his story in his own words:

I am a 4th year transfer from Citrus College in Glendora, CA. From working in customer service, being a bouncer, and working for local and state campaigns, I found my niche as President of the Associated Students of Citrus College. Things came to a head with the President of the school and myself upon hearin...g that she'd get a raise on her already extravagant salary while they'd simultaneously cut classes. Never being the one to keep quiet about these kinds of things, I made it a point to fight this at the local and state level, even in the face of legal threats from the President for defamation of character and libel. Although my efforts were ultimately unsuccessful, I was proud of my board and the student body as a whole for energizing and mobilizing with me in our struggle.

I am now finishing up a political science degree with a digital humanities minor. I plan on attending law school after a gap year of working with local or state politicians. My goal, ultimately, is to work against institutionalized corruption either as a policy researcher or an elected official. I'm not going to be very popular with the old guard but, hey, that never stopped me before.

Andres is also a fellow Non-Traditional Student here at UCLA. Good job on making the members of NTSN, and UCLA community proud!

Transfer Crush Tuesday: Katie Webb (03/24/15)

Here is your Transfer Crush Tuesday during Spring Break....Katie Webb!

Katie is a transfer student from College of the Canyons and is working on a double major in History and Ancient Near East & Egyptology as well as a minor in Middle Eastern Studies. She has recently been involved as an intern at the Getty Museum and also helps in volunteering at the Travel Studies office.

Katie’s main focus of... study has been on Near Eastern archaeology and over the summer of 2014 she received the UCLA Travel Study Scholarship that covered her trip to Israel so she could research and excavate in Jaffa and Megiddo.

Katie is now working on a research project that involves art from the Armenian Genocide for the 100th year anniversary through the college honor’s department at UCLA. Katie is very well versed in the college honor’s department at UCLA as well as Travel Study. She also has plenty of information on both the NELC and History Departments at UCLA and if you have any questions just drop her a message on facebook.

Thanks Katie for being such an awesome transfer student and your efforts to also guide others!!!!

Transfer Crush Tuesday: Aubrey Sassoon (03/03/15)

Hey Everyone!! our very special Transfer Crush Tuesday for today is Aubrey Sassoon!!!

Aubrey is a transfer student from Santa Monica College working on her B.A. in Anthropology as she works as an Intern volunteer at the UCLA LGBT Campus Resource Center. She also serves as a student representative on the Academic Senate Committee on Diversity and Equal Opportunity and the university Transgender Ad...vocacy Taskforce, committed to building a more inclusive campus climate.
In her spare time she works with transgender youth in Hollywood and at her Alma mater Santa Monica High, as well as enjoying being an avid bicyclist and photographer. When she's not working retail on the side she likes to keep it casual and watch 15 straight hours of Netflix and eat sour candy until she can't feel her mouth anymore.

She is a great asset to our transfer community!! and if you are interested in knowing more about what she does and how she got involved pay her a visit at the LGBT center right next to the BRC!!.