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Continue below to read about how your colleagues are going above and beyond to help the campus community.

(Note: Campus News edited comments only for misspellings and missing or incomplete words. They appear mostly as written for each employee.)

Works Above and Beyond

Amanda Andalon, Services for Students with Disabilities
Amanda is not only a great colleague, but she continues to keep our office running smoothly. She consistently goes above and beyond in her duties, always ensuring that every task is completed with the utmost efficiency and care. Her dedication and hard work not only enhance our productivity but also create a positive and supportive work environment. Amanda’s ability to anticipate needs and address them proactively is truly commendable. Her presence in the office is invaluable, and her efforts do not go unnoticed.

Michael Ballin, The Amendola Family Student Cupboard
Michael is truly a fantastic colleague. He has continued to collaborate with us every year, and when we ask him something, he genuinely tries to make it work. Michael, thank you for being a great person and being tremendously considerate. It has been an honor to work with you.

Paul Forte, Office of Compliance and Civil Rights
Paul is always willing to help out. He is committed to helping these students overcome barriers. He does not care if it is a part of his job description; he views it as his mission to give back to the youth. Thank you for your dedication to the future and for helping us with Super Saturday.

Annette Gallegos, Scheduling Office
Annette is amazing and always ready, willing to help me out with any type of scheduling questions/clarifications that I need. She is very patient and explains to me when I don't understand something. I know she is always extremely busy helping all departments with scheduling but somehow is always willing to help. Thank you so much Annette, you are appreciated.

Olivia Garrett, Division of Equity and Engagement
Thank you, Olivia, for always being willing to help. You always offer assistance before I ask, and I appreciate your dedication to staff, faculty and student success. Thank you for being a light on campus, and I appreciate your commitment to the community.

Tiffany Jennings, Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership
Tiffany is an exceptional colleague. Whenever I have a question about processing paperwork that I haven't done before or need emotional support, she is always there with an open mind and heart. I appreciate Tiffany's unselfishness in taking time away from her duties to help me. She makes our working environment uplifting and enjoyable. I hope everyone has someone like her on their team. Thank you for being an amazing coworker.

Marisa Mata, Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
Marisa is amazing. She goes above and beyond for our new department and always provides excellent insight to keep us connected and have an internet presence. Even when feeling unwell, she communicated with us and checked on us. She is truly a phenomenal person.

Danielle Mendoza, Student Health and Counseling Center
Danielle put her heart and soul into leading the planning of our Fall Mental Health Screening Day event. This event can truly be life saving for so many of our students. We are so appreciative of Danielle's dedication to awareness and education around mental health and proud of her incredible success with this event. She is truly making a difference.

Curtis Witherspoon, Office of Black Student Success
Curtis, thank you for all the work you put into Super Saturday. I know you were up to your ears in paperwork but thank you for stepping in where needed and being willing to stretch yourself in different capacities. Thank you for joining the team and supporting the students.

Center for Advising and Student Services
Center for Advising and Student Services advisors and credential analysts went above and beyond this last year to ensure students' needs are met. They are a huge support to faculty and coordinators with programmatic needs as well! I want to acknowledge the whole team for going above and beyond in their respective roles. We see you and we acknowledge you: Ivy Fitzpatrick, Ana Espinoza, Pea Vang, Annalisa Benavidez, Ge Yang and Holly Jamison.

Traffic Operations
Hats off to the men and women who direct traffic in the morning and evenings whether it is hot or cold, wet or dry. I really appreciate your efforts.

Jordan College of Agricultural Science and Technology
Thank you for your continued support of Super Saturday. We appreciate your commitment to exposure and hope to continue expanding the collaboration. Thank you, Dean St. Hilaire and Karine.

Warehouse and Property Services
I'd like to express my sincere gratitude to Tiffany, Sean and the Warehouse team for going above and beyond in assisting our department of Outreach and Special Services by providing special deliveries to our office, bringing our supplies and print jobs for our event Feria de Educacion 2024.

Provides Excellent Customer Service

Brian Alley, Accounting Services
Thank you, Brian, for assisting us with the storefront for Super Saturday. You were very thorough in hearing our concerns, and I appreciate your assistance during this transition.

Isaac Caro, Scheduling Office
Isaac provided great customer service to our Outreach and Special Programs team to ensure and assist us with scheduling our workshop break out rooms for our Feria de Educacion Conference held Oct. 5. Thank you, Isaac, for all your extra assistance.

Antoinette Castanon, Procurement and Support Services
Antoinette excels in providing customer service each and every time I need assistance with P2P, adding a New Vendor and all the general questions I have regarding P2P. I appreciate that she is very approachable and follows up to make sure our questions and concerns were met. Thank you, Antoinette.

Chris Hernandez, Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Chris not only took the time to train me in Qualtrics but also walked me through setting up my first survey and provided me with plenty of templates I can use as a starting point when setting up future surveys. Having this tool in my toolbelt is going to save me so much time! Thank you, Chris.

Jacob Locke, Accounting Services
Thank you, Jacob, for assisting us with the invoicing for Super Saturday. You were always willing to answer our questions and take the extra step to ensure we were secure. We appreciate your efforts and thank you for making the process so easy.

Benita Washington, Social Work Education
Thank you, Benita, for ensuring the guests had a fantastic experience. Thank you for ensuring they got their swag items and that they, most importantly, felt essential and that they mattered to campus and us. We appreciate you donating your time to enhance the student experience.

Etisha Wilbon, Student Health and Counseling Center
Etisha was pivotal in ensuring our guests were checked in and that they had all the necessary forms to immerse themselves in the experience. Thank Etisha, for donating your time to give back to the community. We appreciate the level of detail you brought to the table.

Saved My Bacon

Esmeralda Cruz, Human Resources
Esmeralda was incredibly helpful when I encountered an unexpected problem. Without hesitation, she stepped in to assist, quickly assessing the situation. I was grateful for her willingness to help immediately, as it demonstrated her commitment and readiness to support her colleagues. Thanks to her intervention, we were able to resolve the issue efficiently, highlighting Esmeralda's reliability and dedication. Thank you, Esmeralda.

Dr. Sierra Estrada, Financial Aid and Scholarships
Thank you, Sierra, for always being willing to step in when no one will. You are a hard-working individual and thank you for being willing to fulfill a need. You are valued and appreciated.

Seven Townsel, Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
Seven, thank you for coming when you did. You have been here for three weeks, counting, and planning one of our largest events. Thank you for bringing your programming expertise and being an extra set of hands, eyes, ears, and logic. This event would not be as refined without you. BSSI appreciates you.

Estevan Parra Guerrero, Upward Bound
I'd like to thank Estevan for assisting our department of Outreach and Special Programs making himself available to assist us with picking up our programs and print jobs for our event, Feria de Educacion, as I was not available to pick them up. Estevan, I'm very grateful. You went above and beyond assisting our team and it did not go unnoticed.

Marie Tongson-Fernandez, Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Marie went above and beyond to launch a clad-iron registration system for our annual event. I genuinely believe that the ease of our registration process increased registrations. She also made information accessible on our website. I truly enjoyed working with her; she took on something that was not directly related but put her heart into it. Thank you, Marie.

Office of Clinical Practice
Office of Clinical Practice team, thank you for ensuring we have relevant policies and practices in place to support students and guide faculty and staff. We are especially appreciative of your lead work in clinical placements and the Teacher Education Handbook. We would like to acknowledge Chris Cooper for his leadership, Annie Nunez for her innovations, and Evelyn for her support in the absence of the administrative assistant. Lastly, although she is no longer with Office of Clinical Practice, we want to acknowledge Itzel Montoya's support of the Office of Clinical Practice and CASS last year, especially her work with the Teacher Internship Program and teacher induction orientation. We appreciate you saving our bacon every day and especially in the absence of an administrative assistant.

College of Arts and Humanities
Thank you for your continued partnership and for allowing us a space for the community to explore different forms of art. Dr. Sowles and Susie, we appreciate your commitment to student success. The participants enjoyed their art workshops.

Printing Services
Our office of Outreach and Special Services would like to thank Denise, Mike and all the Printing Services team for printing out our rush items for Feria de Educacion 2024. Thank you to the whole team.

Modeled Principles of Community

College Assistance Migrant Program
Thank you to the College Assistance Migrant Program staff and volunteers for assisting us at our Feria de Educacion 2024 event. A special thank you to the office for allowing us to borrow your golf cart. Thank you.

Cross Cultural and Gender Center
Thank you, Cross Cultural and Gender Center, for consistently supporting outreach events. I appreciate you all donating your time to support Super Saturday and connecting it to your mission. Thank you to Varselles for your leadership, Michael for your dedication, Juan for your flexibility, Kat for your inclusivity, Cynthia for your commitment to collaboration, and Felix for your efforts on this campus.

Kremen School of Education and Human Development
Thank you to Kremen College for supporting Super Saturday in different capacities this year. Workshops from Community-Based Learning and Advising and Dr. Lane for participating in the Resource Fair. Thank you, Dean La Porta, for always being willing to support the initiative. I appreciate you all.

Outreach and Special Programs
Thank you for your continued collaboration with Super Saturday. We appreciate the expertise, wisdom, labor, and dedication you all provide to Super Saturday. I appreciate your commitment to outreach and exposure. Martina, Ricardo, Juan, and all the ambassadors were essential to Super Saturday.

Recruitment
Thank you to the office of recruitment (Admissions and Recruitment) for allowing our department of Outreach and Special Programs to borrow the golf cart to support our Feria de Educacion 2024 event. Our team appreciated it. Thank you.