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Mana to the Transfer: Expanding Access to Higher Education for Pasifika Community College Students


On Aug. 11, 2023, UCLA’s Center for Community College Partnerships (CCCP) held its first in-person Summer Intensive Transfer Experience for Pasifika community college students from across California since the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was an all-day affair that included ac8vi8es and talanoa for students to engage with Pasifika-centered resources for transferring to four-year institutions, as well as opportunities for participants to network and build community. The program was led and organized by a team of Pasifika and Indigenous staff and allies, many of whom are community college transfers, and are highly involved with UCLA’s Pasifika student organizations including the Pacific Islands’ Student Association (PISA) and Pacific Islander Education and Retention (PIER). This roundtable will include a review of the organizing process for the day’s activities, the importance of replicating similar programming at other four-year institutions, as well as how Pasifika-centered programming specifically for community college students can further develop a transfer-sending culture at community colleges, and a transfer-receptive culture at four-year institutions.

Zach Anderson

Lecturer, California State University Long Beach

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