Colleen Murphy
Colleen Murphy is a single mother and transfer student that started at UC San Diego in the Fall of 2022 and has been very intentional and proactive about building and nurturing a community for formerly incarcerated and system impacted students on campus. She has strived to organize events that cater to formerly incarcerated student such as a workshop on record expungement, worked with students to meet with local politicians to advocate for formerly incarcerated students, held social events for students to spend time together, and established a study hall for formerly incarcerated and system impacted students. Her work has brought together students closer, creating a space for students to build relationships that will last beyond UC San Diego.
Karen Johnson
While working as a Peer Mentor at the BRC, Karen influenced folks to be peer mentors. She recruited 3 of our peer mentors to join sigma gamma rho, as a way to continue the growth of belonging & mattering for Black wxmen through love. Karen is a true ambassador who has engaged in coalition-building and holistic support by being a student & student staff of Summer Bridge and the TLC.
Roberto Saldana
As a member of the 2016 TRIO SSSP cohort, residence life, LGBT center, and many more I have had the pleasure of bonding with many individuals building long lasting campus wide communities. My first exposure to strong unity began with TRIO, because of summer experience I learned the power and importance of community.
