On October 27, 2020, Assemblymember Marc Berman partnered with the Campaign for College Opportunity to host a virtual conversation on the student transfer experience. Assemblymember Berman heard directly from California students who have transferred or will transfer from a community college to a four-year university. Students shared their transfer stories and revealed what it takes to navigate the transfer process.
Speakers included:
- Assemblymember Marc Berman, Chair, Select Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education in California
- Joshua Hagen, Policy and Success Initiatives Manager, The Campaign for College Opportunity
- Alyssa Nguyen, Director of Research and Evaluation, The RP Group
- Roshelle Czar, Student, California State University, Sacramento
- Joshua Potgieter, Student, San Diego Community College District
- Gerald Richardson III, Student, Ventura County Community College District
- Jarrod Vargas, Student, University of the Pacific
- Alexis Atsilvsgi Zaragoza, Student, University of California, Berkeley