Student of the Month

The Student of the Month Award was established to recognize a Transfer APASS student who has shown qualities of excellence. Nominated students are dedicated to their studies, actively participate in Transfer APASS services and programs, and exhibit qualities of a role model. A student who goes above and beyond not only for themselves, but also for their community.

Qualifications

To be eligible to receive the Transfer APASS Student of the Month Award, a student must:

Be nominated by students, faculty, or staff
Utilized Transfer APASS services (tutoring/mentoring/academic advising/etc) and participating in program events, workshops, and/or course(s)
Served as a role model for the Asian and/or Pacific Islander Community

Award

Recipients of the Student of the Month Award will receive:

A Certificate of Excellence
Featured on Transfer APASS Website/Social Media Accounts
Paid admission to the APAHE Conference 2018

Malala Yousafzai Student of the Month Award

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani educational rights advocate and author who, by the age of 20, became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize, give a speech to the United Nations and have a fund created in her name which champions every girl’s right to 12 years of free, safe and quality education.

Transfer-APASS honors Malala for continuing to be a pioneer for educational equality. She symbolizes hope, perseverance and dedication because she continues to tell her story and the importance of education even after surviving multiple adversities including an assassination attempt. We are honored to feature students who display leadership qualities through active participation in Transfer-APASS and their academic studies regardless of the barriers and various forms of oppression present in their journey.

Transfer-APASS presents the Malala Youzefai- Student of the Month Award to the following students:

January 2019

Zahra Saremi

Major: Business Administration
Transferred from: Berkeley City College

November 2018

Suekalena Tafao

Major: Business Administration
Transferred from: El Camino College

October 2018

Irene Sich

Irene Sich Oct 2018

Major: Biological Science
Transferred from: Laney College

September 2018

Priya Raman

Priya Raman Sept 2018

Major: Health Science
Transferred from: Chabot College

To apply for the Transfer Asian Pacific American Student Success Program please complete and submit the online application, using this link, apass application. If you have any questions, please call us at (510) 885-7767 or email us at apass@csueastbay.edu.