Rosalva is a first-generation, low-income, Latina, transfer student, born and raised in South Central, Los Angeles. Growing up she attended LAUSD schools. She enrolled at Santa Monica College and majored in English. After three years, she transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles where she minored in Chican@ Studies and Labor and Workplace Studies. She has volunteered for non-profits like City Year and Changeist. She is in her last semester of graduate school and is pursuing her master’s degree in Educational Counseling at USC. She is a Graduate Assistant at USC Dornsife Office of Advising and a Research Intern for the Pullias Center at USC.
She is passionate about giving back to her community, empowering the voices of BIPOC (black, indigenous, people of color) and marginalized communities, and being a resource, mentor, and role model. She looks forward to meeting with students and providing them with resources and support. Rosalva’s quarantine hobbies include making playlists on Spotify, baking with her siblings, reading for fun, and making handmade floral bookmarks
You can make an appointment with Rosalva to talk about:
- Graduate school as an undocumented student
- Resources related to being a part of a graduate program
- Life, family, roommates, stress, etc.
- Opportunities available to undocumented students with/without DACA
- Referrals to:
- financial aid resources
- internships, leadership opportunities
- legal resources