UC Riverside

 

Students in the SBVC Honors Program continue to impress, with six selected to present their research this month at the Honors Transfer Council of California's 25th Annual Building Bridges Research Conference at UC Riverside: James Vargas, Alyssa Puentes, Yareni Pelayo-Sanchez, Kiana Vasquez, Juanita Lorenzo-Ruiz, and Aaliyah Medawar. The conference gives community college honors students the chance to share their academic work with peers, and the SBVC participants showcased original research projects they developed under the mentorship of Professor Ed Gomez and Dr. Mandi Batalo.

The SBVC Honors Program, led by Professor Carol Damgen, provides rigorous academic experiences that prepare students for university-level research and successful transfers to four-year institutions. This semester, 54 new Honors students were welcomed to the program and 11 participants are set to graduate. Students who meet the GPA requirements and are looking to deeply engage in new learning opportunities and receive support from faculty mentors are encouraged to apply.