Profile: Vanessa May Cisneros

Vanessa May Cisneros
Ojibwe


University of California, Berkeley
B.A. Peace and Conflict Studies 2011

Native American Recruitment and Retention Center
Native American Student Development
Multicultural Community Center
Multicultural Student Development
UCLA Law Fellow 2011 
 

Boozhoo.

I am excited to have the opportunity to stay connected 

to the Cal Native community, even after graduation. 

I am originally from Saginaw, Michigan and my family is 

Saginaw Ojibwe, Swan Creek and Black River Bands. 

I migrated to California after joining Americorps 

in the Summer of 2005. I was placed in Oakland, and 

After a year of service I traveled down to San Diego 

to attend junior college and work. I recieved my associates 

in Cross-Cultural Studies and transferred to UC Berkeley 

where I spent two amazing and grueling years. 

I graduated with a degree in Peace and Conflicts Studies 

and am currently in the process of applying to law school. 

I owe much of my success and ambition to pursue
"higher" higher education to the support 

I received from my community at Cal. 

I am always available to answer any and all questions you have, 

whether they are about Cal or the law school application process, 

or anything else.  I look forward to hearing from you.

Baamaapii.

Profiles-Gonzalo Arrizon

NASD has the good fortune to have Gonzalo Arrizon with us at the Student Learning Center.  He is passionate, kind and an incredibly gifted teacher.  As an ally he is incomparable.

His specialty is study strategies. 

This semester he will be teaching several Education 98 classes (sections 14 and 15).  He will also be leading a Study Strategies and Writing Workshop at the International House on Thursday evenings (5-7 pm).  I encourage you all to attend.  These sessions will compliment the work we will be doing at our sneak ups.  (Please check the SLC's website for additional information on Gonzalo's workshop.)

Study strategies include but are not limited to:  Time Management & Procrastination, Motivation & Goal-setting, Effective Reading Strategies, Exam Preparation and Performance, Lecture Note taking, Writing and Research, Public Speaking, Studying and Learning, and Campus Resource referrals and information.

For more information about study strategies at the Student Learning Center please visit their site:

http://slc.berkeley.edu/studystrategies/index.htm

Gonzalo's Education 98 Sections:  http://slc.berkeley.edu/courses/index.htm

Ed. 98, Wed 1-3, Section 14

Ed. 98, Thursday 2-4, Section 15

He will also be available for individual consultations on Mondays and Tuesdays.  You can contact him at imp8@berkeley.edu or 642-1330.  His office is located at 144 Chavez.