TAFT COLLEGE
September 2012 NewsleƩer
EOPS Students of the Month!
Ginger Booker
Ginger Booker
Thank you very much! Such anThank
honoryou
to bevery
nominated
much! Such
and Ian
amhonor
so grateful
to be nominated
for all the and I am so grateful for all the
help that everyone in EOPS hashelp
given
thatme.
everyone
You allinhave
EOPS
definitely
has given
made
me.my
You
college
all have
ex-definitely made my college
perience much less stressful! experience much less stressful!
My academic achievements include
My academic
being onachievements
the President'sinclude
List and
being
ViceonPresident's
the President's List and Vice President's
List. I have also graduated fromList.
Lyle's
I have
College
also graduated
of Beauty from
and received
Lyle's College
my cosmetology
of Beauty and received my cosmetology
license so that I could get a joblicense
in a salon
so that
while
I could
attending
get a college.
job in a salon while attending college.
After graduating from TC in December,
After graduating
I hope to
from
transfer
TC intoDecember,
either CSUI Chico
hope toortransfer
CSU to either CSU Chico or CSU
Bakersfield to pursue a degree Bakersfield
in psychology.
to pursue
I love psychology
a degree in psychology.
and hope to focus
I love on
psychology and hope to focus on
gender studies. I would like to gender
counselstudies.
womenIand
would
girlslike
who
to need
counsel
encouragement
women and girls
and who need encouragement and
support on becoming independent. Whether it be women in abusive relationships or young girls who lack self
young
confidence,
girls who
I'd love
lacktoself
spread
confidence,
my feminism
I'd love
after
to spread
obtaining
my afeminism
higher degree
after obtaining
when I ama in a position that I can help
higher
others. degree when I am in a position that I can help others.
I really owe my counselors, advisors and instructors a big thank you for opening my mind, expanding my knowledge
mind,
and building
expanding
my confidence.
my knowledge and building my confidence.
Juana Espinoza
My name is Juana Espinoza.My
I was
name
born
is Juana
in Mexico
Espinoza.
City. II was
haveborn
two in
children
Mexicoand
City.
I am
I have two children and I am
married to a great man whomarried
helps me
to to
a great
continue
manwith
whomy
helps
education.
me to continue with my education.
Currently, I am a full time student
Currently,
at Taft
I amCollege
a full time
where
student
I willataccomplish
Taft College
part
where
of myI will accomplish part of my
dream of graduating with my
dream
A.A.ofingraduating
Criminal Justice
with my
and
A.A.
an A.S.
in Criminal
in SocialJustice
Science.
and an A.S. in Social Science. Being
Being a full time student has
a full
not been
time student
an easy has
partnot
in my
beenlife;
an but
easythanks
part intomy
mylife;
advibut thanks to my advisors,
sors, professors and all the programs
professorsthat
andT.C.
all the
offer
programs
for theirthat
students,
T.C. offer
I have
forbeen
their able
students, I have been able to
to maintain a 3.65 G.P.A. Some
maintain
of the
a 3.65
programs
G.P.A.
that
Some
I have
of the
attended
programs
during
thatmy
I have
time attended during my time here at
here at Taft include: PTK, EOPS,
Taft include:
TRIO, PTK,
and Gold
EOPS,
Program.
TRIO, and Gold Program.
After I graduate from Taft College,
After I graduate
I will transfer
from Taft
to California
College, IState
will University:
transfer to California State University:
Bakersfield and continue my
Bakersfield
education and
to get
continue
a B.A. my
in Criminal
education
Justice
to getwith
a B.A.
a minor
in Criminal
in
Justice with a minor in
Social Science. I would like to thank those special persons who have helped me to make my dream come true; my
make
family,my
advisors,
dream come
professors,
true; my
tutors,
family,
and advisors,
other staffprofessors,
who weretutors,
alwaysand
willing
othertostaff
helpwho
and support me whenever I needed
were
it. I have
always
to say
willing
that to
everything
help and is
support
possible
meifwhenever
you put your
I needed
best effort
it. I have
to dotoit.say that
everything is possible if you put your best effort to do it.
EOPS Spring 2012
President and Vice President List
President List
3.50-4.0 GPA
Salvador Almaguer
Jose Armenta
Jennifer Ayala
Aaron Bruce
Claudia Garcia
Nancy Gipson
Cristina Gutierrez
Kathy Mixon
Alvin Morgan
Edgar Padilla
Tonya Patalion
Candace Tarango
Kelli Wheeler
Vice President List
3.0-3.49 GPA
Krystal Allikas
Joanne Almaguer
Rodrigo Alvarez
Ana Bravo
Mariela Cabezas
Monica Cisneros-Campos
Janet Dickinson
Juana Espinoza
Deyanira Garcia
Humberto Gonzalez
Sandra Herrington
Rick Johnson
Miyokang Kumangai
Brook Lange
Edgar Lopez
Priscilla Martinez
Cletis McCoy
Rodolfo Noriega
Gabriela Rios
Jose Rivera
Wendy Rodriguez
Jennifer Ryle
Lupita Sandoval
Gerardo Santiago
Barbara Shaffer
Mateo Solano
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Tips For Success
To remain in good
standing with EOPS,
make sure to complete
your THREE contacts
per semester by
December 21st !!
Study for difficult subjects first,
Avoid cramming for tests, Be
aware of your time to study,
Don’t skip classes and be on time,
Keep up with your homework,
Find a study buddy, Get
tutoring!!!
September
Birthdays!
Martin Alvarez
Rosa Alvarez
Jennifer Ayala
Xan Blackwell
Ginger Booker
Ruben Cardenas
Fall 2012 Semester Deadlines
Danielle Carlile
Karla Contreras
* For individual class drop dates copy/paste the link below!
http://www.taftcollege.edu/student_services/pdf/class_schedules/
Deadlines_for_Fall_Add_Drops.pdf
Sarah Jacquin
Mauricio Jaimes
Francisco Negrete-Munoz
Kassidy Rubio
Johnnie Solley
Mayra Soriano
Calendar
Sept. 4th-Nov. 2nd
2nd contact required! Call and make an appointment.
Sept. 11th
9/11 remembrance ceremony in the quad at 8:40am.
EOPS/CARE Staff
Lourdes Gonzalez
Alex Castro
Chris Flachmann
Coordinator/Counselor
Secretary/ Advisor
Advisor
(661) 763-7830
(661) 763-7723
(661)763-7858
EOPS Office Hours
Monday 8:00-5:30
Tue.-Thur. 8:00-4:30
Friday 7:30-4:00
lgonzalez@taftcollege.edu
acastro@taftcollege.edu
cflachmann@taftcollege.edu