Welcome to the EOP Website
For those of you who missed the Welcome Orientation (9/22), you can use this link to download the presentation [pdf].
We provide a variety of academic and personal support programs designed to improve the retention and academic success of first-generation, low-income, or educationally disadvantaged college students. EOP serves to enhance undergraduate experiences by helping students acquire the skills to prepare for graduate programs, professional school, and future leadership roles.
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EOP Advising
Our advising services are designed to facilitate personal growth and development toward achievement and exposure to opportunities beyond the baccalaureate degree.Pre-Graduate Programs
Our Pre-graduate programs are designed to promote graduate and professional school interest, application preparation and entrance into these programs.Bridge Program
Our Bridge Program's overall goal is to deepen and personalize the UCSC experience by providing the resources for a smooth transition from high school into the university environment.AB540 Student Services
Our AB540 Student Services provide a safe space, a peer support network, and an AB540 caucus.Announcements
EOP EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!!!
APPLY THROUGH CAREER SERVICES: http://www.careercenter.ucsc.edu/ers/erspub/main.cfm
(APPLY FOR THE WORK STUDY & NON WORKSTUDY POSITIONS / Click on the ER# below to see job description)
Application Deadline: Monday, May 21, 2012
Interviews will be conducted before Thursday, May 31, 2012
2012-2013 ACADEMIC YEAR
Administrative Assistant (ER#: 3925):
Bridge Mentors (ER#: 3813):
Graduate Information Program Assistant (GIP) (ER#: 4174):
Peer Adviser Leader (PALS) (ER#: 4192):
posted 5/11/2011
2012-2013 Bridge Program
A select group of EOP students will be invited to participate in the EOP Bridge Program. Due to capacity, we are unable to invite all incoming EOP students. If you are selected, you will be sent an invitation via your UCSC email to apply to the Bridge Program. You must submit your application online by June 1 in order to be considered. If you are NOT selected, do not worry, you are still an EOP student and have access to all of our services that will support your transition to UCSC.
Explore our EOP website and Bridge Program section to learn more about the benefits of being an EOP student.
See what current Bridge students have to say about their experience as participants of Bridge on the testimonials page. Also, take a look at the Frequently Asked Questions page.
Feel free to e-mail Lilly Pinedo, Bridge Coordinator with any questions at lillypin@ucsc.edu.
posted 5/8/2012
EOP New Academic Counselors:
Meet Maryam Fard
Maryam Fard joins EOP in the role of Academic Counselor with a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) emphasis.
Maryam comes to us from West Valley Community College having worked as an EOPS Program Specialist coordinating the Peer Learning Assistant program that focused on supporting EOPS students through math courses. Ms. Fard served hundreds of non-traditional students at West Valley where she too began her educational career as a re-entry student.
Maryam began her career in math education with the goal of inspiring young women in Iran to transform their lives through mathematics.
Maryam is a proud product of the EOPS and community college system where she has worked for the past eight years and earned her master of arts degree in Counseling Education at San Jose State University.
posted 5/7/2011
EOP New Academic Counselors:
Meet Abdishakur Omar
Abdishakur Omar joins the EOP team as an Academic Counselor and comes to us from
Grossmont Community College in the San Diego area, where he
worked as an EOPS/CARE academic counselor.
During his tenure at Grossmont, Abdishakur providedpersonal, career and academic counseling to students from multi-cultural, multilingual and socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
His passion to serve students stems from his experience as an immigrant from Somali who transformed his life through the community college system.
Abdishakur earned his Bachelors degree in Social Work from San Diego State University and his master of arts degree in Education with an emphasis in Multicultural Counseling from San Diego State University
posted 5/7/2011