A recap of leadership conversations on the pandemic’s impact on college and career success with topics ranging from basic needs to financial fit to career development and more.
For Making Waves Academy soccer coaches and father and son duo Barry Argueta and Alexis Argueta, soccer is more than just a game. It’s a way of building community, a way to give back, and a way of spending quality time with family.
As this first month of 2022 comes to a close, college students and education professionals are finding themselves amidst another time of uncertainty and inconsistency about what to expect as colleges and universities are starting back up. As we think about a strong start to each new term, we recommend the following steps in order to set yourself up for success.
“In high school, a 5.5-mile bridge separated my life between two different worlds,” says Yessenia. “During the day, I attended a private high school in Marin County where wealth surfaced the city. At night, the sound of fireworks and gunshots were an undistinguishable noise in Richmond. It was then that I became curious to explore the wide range of inequalities in both worlds I lived in,” says Yessenia, who also recalls the significance of reading the Wave-Maker Affirmation—a declaration of guiding principles for Making Waves students—starting in 5th grade.
When Jose C. was in the fourth grade and his mother brought him to an interview to join the Making Waves Education Program, he didn’t realize it would change his trajectory for the next 12 plus years. Upon graduating from high school in San Francisco, Jose received continued support from Making Waves through a scholarship and one-on-one coaching for college. Now, he has a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of California, Merced, and works as an Emergency Medical Technical (EMT) and volunteer firefighter in the Bay Area.
Part of the ‘7th Wave’ of students in the then Making Waves Education Program, Carol T. become interested in the combination of the sciences and human rights at an early age. Carol’s interest quickly grew into passion. She is now a first-year internal medicine resident physician at Highland Hospital in Oakland after earning her bachelor’s degree in the history of science at Harvard University and Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of California, San Francisco.
Stockton Scholars’ college success team shares challenges and opportunities in supporting and mentoring students in college and career success.
In this month’s College Success Institute Q&A, Courtney Arguello, lead career and alumni coach of Making Waves Foundation’s College and Alumni Program, or CAP, discusses the challenges and opportunities for newly degreed Wave-Makers.
more than 1,000 students back to campus and 100% in-person learning. Faculty, staff, and school leaders started the day and the week with a mix of trepidation and excitement. After 1.5 years of distance learning, it felt both foreign and familiar. “Our 5th graders returned as 7th graders, our 7th graders returned as 9th graders (taking their classes in the upper school for the first time!) and our 10th graders returned as seniors. This example is a reminder to us of what was lost in our time away from campus, along with how much we need to be patient and observant of the student experience and what they might need from us to adjust to being back,” says Alton B. Nelson, CEO.
The California State University (CSU) is the largest four-year public university in the country, and is also the most ethnically and economically diverse, with students
As we come to the close of 2020, we have all experienced a year none of us were prepared for, and its effects have hit
A holistic approach to student support at Making Waves Academy “It’s challenging, since I’m used to being on campus with my door open for students,”
