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I am a third-year transfer student from San Diego Miramar College (MC), and my commitment to higher education accessibility is deeply personal. As the daughter of an immigrant, re-entry student mother who has worked towards her GED and associate's degree for the past 16 years, I’ve firsthand witnessed the up-hill battle to obtain a higher education. From attending community colleges with her to transferring as a first-generation student to UC Berkeley, I’m dedicated to ensuring all student needs are represented and met so that students can pursue ambitions to their highest potential. I will prioritize nontraditional transfer student success through various equity-centered and multicultural initiatives, including the removal of barriers to extracurricular programming, ensuring lucrative opportunity accessibility. I will strengthen basic needs security for all by creating a home appliance lending model for costly, infrequent-use appliances to alleviate financial burdens. In collaboration with community leaders, I will enhance student wellness support through a culturally informed approach addressing stressors unique to low-income, immigrant, and first-generation communities, alongside topics related to substance use. My leadership experience as MC Student President overseeing 13,000 students, Board Trustee for the San Diego Community College District representing 80,000 students, and Nontraditional Equity and Opportunity Executive in the ASUC Transfer Student Representative's Office* prepares me to fight barriers to basic needs access, informed wellness support, and targeted resources for underserved communities. I am leading with 100% lived experiences to ensure an impactful, community-centered, and representative individual is at the table.

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Nontraditional Equity & Opportunity

Nontraditional students bring strength, resilience, and diverse perspectives to our campus, yet they often face barriers that make it harder to fully engage in student life. Saigel is dedicated to breaking down these barriers and creating equitable opportunities for nontraditional students to thrive.

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Nontraditional Equity & Opportunity

Nontraditional students bring strength, resilience, and diverse perspectives to our campus, yet they often face barriers that make it harder to fully engage in student life. Saigel is dedicated to breaking down these barriers and creating equitable opportunities for nontraditional students to thrive.

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Nontraditional Equity & Opportunity

Nontraditional students bring strength, resilience, and diverse perspectives to our campus, yet they often face barriers that make it harder to fully engage in student life. Saigel is dedicated to breaking down these barriers and creating equitable opportunities for nontraditional students to thrive.

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Student Wellness

Student wellness is about more than just academics. It's about ensuring students have the mental, emotional, financial, and physical support they need to thrive in every aspect of their lives. It’s recognizing that challenges like financial insecurity, housing instability, family responsibilities, and cultural barriers can weigh heavily on students, especially those from underrepresented groups like community college transfer students, immigrant communities, low-income students, and first-generation students.

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Student Wellness

Student wellness is about more than just academics. It's about ensuring students have the mental, emotional, financial, and physical support they need to thrive in every aspect of their lives. It’s recognizing that challenges like financial insecurity, housing instability, family responsibilities, and cultural barriers can weigh heavily on students, especially those from underrepresented groups like community college transfer students, immigrant communities, low-income students, and first-generation students.

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Student Wellness

Student wellness is about more than just academics. It's about ensuring students have the mental, emotional, financial, and physical support they need to thrive in every aspect of their lives. It’s recognizing that challenges like financial insecurity, housing instability, family responsibilities, and cultural barriers can weigh heavily on students, especially those from underrepresented groups like community college transfer students, immigrant communities, low-income students, and first-generation students.

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Furthering Basic Needs Support

Every student deserves equitable access to the resources and support they need to succeed, both inside and outside the classroom. Unfortunately, many students face barriers to basic needs like housing, healthcare, and wellness resources, making it difficult to focus on their education and personal growth.

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Furthering Basic Needs Support

Every student deserves equitable access to the resources and support they need to succeed, both inside and outside the classroom. Unfortunately, many students face barriers to basic needs like housing, healthcare, and wellness resources, making it difficult to focus on their education and personal growth.

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Furthering Basic Needs Support

Every student deserves equitable access to the resources and support they need to succeed, both inside and outside the classroom. Unfortunately, many students face barriers to basic needs like housing, healthcare, and wellness resources, making it difficult to focus on their education and personal growth.

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Saigel in the News

Student trustee creating meaningful changes

After being sworn in on January 25 as a student trustee representing San Diego Miramar College, Saigeldeep Ghotra embarked on back-to-back trips to Sacramento and Washington, D.C., to advocate on behalf of the San Diego Community College District. For Ghotra, who was raised in Merced, Calif., by parents who immigrated to California from India, public policy has always been in her plans.

Student trustee creating meaningful changes

After being sworn in on January 25 as a student trustee representing San Diego Miramar College, Saigeldeep Ghotra embarked on back-to-back trips to Sacramento and Washington, D.C., to advocate on behalf of the San Diego Community College District. For Ghotra, who was raised in Merced, Calif., by parents who immigrated to California from India, public policy has always been in her plans.

Student trustee creating meaningful changes

After being sworn in on January 25 as a student trustee representing San Diego Miramar College, Saigeldeep Ghotra embarked on back-to-back trips to Sacramento and Washington, D.C., to advocate on behalf of the San Diego Community College District. For Ghotra, who was raised in Merced, Calif., by parents who immigrated to California from India, public policy has always been in her plans.

San Diego Community College students in Washington, DC on a legislative mission

A delegation of leaders from the San Diego Community College District is on the way home from Washington, D.C.

San Diego Community College students in Washington, DC on a legislative mission

A delegation of leaders from the San Diego Community College District is on the way home from Washington, D.C.

San Diego Community College students in Washington, DC on a legislative mission

A delegation of leaders from the San Diego Community College District is on the way home from Washington, D.C.

KPBS-SD: The Future of Public Education: SDCCD and SDUSD Hold Joint Board Meeting

KPBS-SD: The Future of Public Education: SDCCD and SDUSD Hold Joint Board Meeting

KPBS-SD: The Future of Public Education: SDCCD and SDUSD Hold Joint Board Meeting

We Can't Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis Without Including Young People

In this op-ed, Saanvi Arora, founder and executive director of The Youth Power Project, explores the need for youth-centered mental health policy solutions, like Senate Resolution 769, and why we must prioritize mental health care for young people.

We Can't Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis Without Including Young People

In this op-ed, Saanvi Arora, founder and executive director of The Youth Power Project, explores the need for youth-centered mental health policy solutions, like Senate Resolution 769, and why we must prioritize mental health care for young people.

We Can't Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis Without Including Young People

In this op-ed, Saanvi Arora, founder and executive director of The Youth Power Project, explores the need for youth-centered mental health policy solutions, like Senate Resolution 769, and why we must prioritize mental health care for young people.

NONTRADITIONAL EQUITY & OPPORTUNITY

STUDENT WELLNESS

FURTHERING BASIC
NEEDS SUPPORT

NONTRADITIONAL EQUITY & OPPORTUNITY

STUDENT WELLNESS

FURTHERING BASIC
NEEDS SUPPORT

NONTRADITIONAL EQUITY & OPPORTUNITY

STUDENT WELLNESS

FURTHERING BASIC
NEEDS SUPPORT