Summer 2023
The Institute for Social Transformation is excited to offer an internship scholarship program called Transforming Futures. The goal of the program is to open up opportunities and remove financial barriers for first-generation, underrepresented, and low-income students at UC Santa Cruz so they can participate in career-advancing non-credit summer internships. Click here to learn more about the Transforming Futures program, and dive into the photos captured during our Transforming Futures reception!
Sophia Aguilera
Politics MajorOrganization: San Bernadino District Attorney’s Office
Position: Victim Services Volunteer Program Intern
Fernando Gallardo
Education, Democracy, and Justice MajorOrganization: Determined to Succeed
Position: Summer Programming Intern
Cayla Gapusan
Global and Community Health, Psychology Double MajorOrganization: Beacon Physical Therapy
Position: Physical Therapy Intern
Brianie Gonzalez
Education, Democracy, and Justice MajorOrganization: Your Future Is Our Business
Position: Event Planning Intern
Maria Lopez Guzman
Anthropology MajorOrganization: Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos
Position: Prison Project Intern
Dorsa Heydar
Politics MajorOrganization: Bay Area Legal Aid, Contra Costa
Position: Restraining Order Clinic Intern
Mango Iraheta
Sociology MajorOrganization: United We Dream Network
Position: UndocuHealth Program Intern
Aldrish Jimenez
Business Management Economics MajorOrganization: BuyBlack.Org
Position: Business Engagement Intern
Lizeth Peña Sanchez
Education, Democracy, and Justice, Latin American and Latino Studies, Sociology Triple MajorOrganization: Schools and Labor Against Privatization Bay Area
Position: Oral History Project Intern
Leslie Salgado
Psychology MajorOrganization: Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services
Position: Clinical Therapist Intern
