CLU Student Support Services

California Lutheran University's Student Support Services program, part of TRiO. Anything You Need To Succeed, and loaded with fun!

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Cares Day begins at midnight. Please check out our page to donate to our fund to support the costs of cap and gowns for our graduating SSS seniors!
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Save the Date- Donate to SSS on Cal Lutheran Cares Day 4/12.

Please consider supporting SSS as we will be raising funds to cover the costs of cap and gowns for all graduating seniors.

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We had so much fun celebrating the Class of 2022! We are so proud of you!

For more photos from the commencement celebrations, visit our Facebook page.

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This is why college has been so important to me; to show that education is not limited to those with resources or money; it doesn’t matter where you come from, solo ponte las pilas.” #clusss #trioworks #callutheran

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Senior Spotlight: Enrique Marroquin-Juarez 🎓✨
Major: Criminology&Criminal Justice and Psychology 
Minor: Spanish
Hometown: South Central Los Angeles, CA
Why is College important to you?: “My immigrant parents have sacrificed a lot and worked hard for me to get to this point.
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poor neighborhood, living in poverty, and all the different struggles, graduating will show my brothers, cousins, and others in my neighborhood that college is achievable.
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Why College Is Important to you?: “College is important to me because as a first generation student, it has opened doors that seemed unreachable. It has also allowed me to find what I am truly passionate about and who I am as a person and as a professional.” #clusss #trioworks

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Senior Spotlight: Gisselle Curiel Perzabal 🎓✨
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Major: Psychology with an emphasis in Business/Organizational Applications 
Minor: Spanish & Sociology 
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I now hold a key giving me access to more knowledge and opportunities.” #clusss #trioworks #callutheran

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Senior Spotlight: Miguel Angel Gomez 🎓✨
Hometown: Oxnard, CA
Major: Biology
Why is college important to you?: “College is important to me because it is an indicator that the risks my parents took coming to this country seeking a better life for their family paid off.
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It means that all those people who took a chance on me were correct in doing so. It is the fulfillment of an accomplishment and realization of a dream to become a doctor. It is a victory for my community and my family.
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Thank you friends for all the memories!! 💛💜 Stay well!!
- Nayeli Caballero '22

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Why is college important to you?: “College is important to me because I want to achieve a higher education while also being the first in my family to receive a college degree and make them proud.” #clusss #trioworks #callutheran

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Senior Spotlight: Pablo Paredes 🎓✨
Hometown: Oxnard, CA
Major: BioChemistry
Minor: Spanish
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My family painfully escaped violence and poverty Latin America and came to the US like so many other people. By being the very first college graduate in my family I am proof that the sacrifices made by my family in the past have paid off.” #clusss #trioworks #callutheran

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Senior Spotlight: Jorge Membreno 🎓✨
Hometown: Ventura, CA
Major: Business Administration with an emphasis in Economics
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Why is college important to you?: “College for me is an opportunity to honor the sacrifices of the generations before me and ensure a more stable future for the ones after me.
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Senior Spotlight: Jesus Raya 🎓✨
Hometown: Inglewood, CA
Major: Philosophy & Political Science
Why is college important to you?: “College to me is the fulfillment of my parents' hard work and sacrifice. But it is also much more than that.
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Throughout my undergraduate career, I have come to realize that academia is a powerful tool that can be used to further my own activism. I do not think this realization would have been possible without all of the amazing academics I have met throughout my four years in college.”