Fire and Roses! In this week's episode of the Transfer Nation Videocast and Podcast, Alexis Atsilvsgi (pronounced: ah-tsee-luh-ski) Zaragoza shares her #TransferStory and her path to advocacy & activism in higher education as well as her how transferring made her who she is today. Transferring from Modesto Junior College to UC Berkeley, Alexis has served as a Board Member on the California Community College’s Board of Governors, the Board of Trustees for Calbright College, the Board of Admissions for the UC system in 2019, and currently serves as the 2020-22 Student Regent for the University of California Board of Regents. She is a McNair Scholar studying rural education for BIPOC and geographic disparity in university admissions. Leadership and student activism are tremendous parts of Alexis's student story and her higher education philosophy. True to the meaning her Cherokee given name (imparted to her by her grandmother), 'Atsilvsgi', Alexis weaves the elements of fire and harmony into all that she accomplishes.
Resources from Alexis:
Modesto Junior College:
https://www.mjc.edu/studentservices/sdncl/about.php
Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC):
https://studentsenateccc.org/
Regions for SSCCC:
https://studentsenateccc.org/what-we-do/regions/overview.html
Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges:
https://www.cccco.edu/About-Us/Board-of-Governors
Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools (BOARS):
https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/committees/boars/
Alexis's Articles and research work:
Reports:
https://www.csac.ca.gov/sites/main/files/file-attachments/cal_grant_modernization_report_legislature.pdf?1583522224
https://www.cccco.edu/-/media/CCCCO-Website/Files/Communications/vision-for-success/cccco-dei-report.pdf
https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/regmeet/nov20/s1attach.pdf
https://ccleague.org/sites/default/files/pdf/resources/board-focus/bf_winter19_final.pdf
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/story/2019-05-30/commentary-why-community-college-reforms-are-needed-for-student-success
https://indd.adobe.com/view/27518ed7-72ef-4d08-b862-23aae9f1ec45?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=5ee47f5a-69b2-41c4-b15b-c73dffbbc972
Alexis's mentors:
Bryan Justin Marks: https://www.lovemodesto.com/meet-our-team
Alejandra Espinoza and John Griffin (same link): https://www.mjc.edu/studentservices/sdncl/staff.php
Daisy Gonzales: https://www.cccco.edu/About-Us/Chancellors-Office/Deputy-Chancellor
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