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(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

Richard Partida, Admissions and Recruitment
In the midst of his heavy travel schedule, Rich has managed to schedule and coordinate four major evening events at local high schools: Caruthers High School, Sanger High School, Reedley High School, Central High School. Doing so, he demonstrated his commitment to the mission of the department, University and has extended himself beyond what was asked of him.

Angelica Robles-Trinh, Educational Opportunity Program
Angelica is extremely supportive to students and colleagues. Her dedication to her students and those around her is admirable. Thank you, Angelica for being a wonderful person. I really appreciate your support.

Nicole Traverso, Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving
Nicole went above and beyond to host the Alumni Homecoming Tailgate. Over 500 faculty, staff, alumni and community members attended the Homecoming tailgate. With very little staff, she pulled off a huge impactful engaging event for the Bulldog community. The event had excellent local BBQ catering, complimentary face painting, a bounce house for children, a selfie booth, a DJ and also featured the Alumni Marching Band. Kudos to Nicole and staff for an excellent event.

Athletics
Huge thank you to the Athletics team for their assistance with the Red Wave Alumni USC Tailgate. From the box office staff to the development team, they went above and beyond to collaborate with the Alumni Association to make the tailgate a sell out event for students, staff, faculty and the community to enjoy. We appreciate all of you and your partnership.

Provides Excellence Customer Service

Careen Wong Stach, Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving
Careen provides excellent customer service for Alumni events. This past weekend, we hosted over 500 guests at the Alumni Homecoming Tailgate, and she was the voice, face and person behind the screen handling all of the registrations. She answered questions, assisted with any hiccups, engaged with guests and most of all was the smiling face at check-in that evening. She is an excellent asset to the alumni team, and we are lucky to have her.

Saved My Bacon

Megan Gorrell, Title IX and Clery Compliance
I needed a letter signed on very short notice and Megan assisted me however she could so that I could submit the document on time. Thank you.

Martha Lomeli, Curriculum and Instruction
Thank you, Martha, for saving my bacon.