GOALS congratulates its former President Dr. Sonja Martin Poole who was elected as the new president of the University of San Francisco Faculty Association, Full-Time (USFFA-FT). Pool is the first woman and person of color to hold the position of president since its...
“I’m not a survivor. Survivor comes from saying you barely made it and you’re a victim. I am triumphant. I’m not a survivor.” ~ Carlos Santana, Celebration of Cinco De Mayo
GOALS is extremely honored to acknowledge the outstanding achievements of Dr. Vernard Lewis, the first African American entomologist at UC Berkeley. Born in Minnesota, Dr. Lewis was obsessed with collecting and learning about insects at an early age. As he approached...
“The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.” ~Bob Marley
“Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny.” ~Mahatma Gandhi...
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” ~ Harriet Tubman
“It is not enough to teach our young people to be successful…so they can realize their ambitions, so they can earn good livings, so they can accumulate the material things that this society bestows. Those are worthwhile goals. But it is not enough to progress as...
“A life is not important except in the impact it has on others.” ~ Jackie Robinson
GOALS congratulates UC Berkeley student Shelby Mack who is this year’s recipient of the Morrison & Johnson Distinguished Achievement Award. GOALS also congratulates Esteban Vasquez, Keshlee Roy, Shelby Mack (The Morrison & Johnson Distinguished...
The EOP Family Dinner is a fun evening where undergraduates, alumni, and staff come together to celebrate the achievements of students and the life-changing impact of EOP! Guests enjoy great dinner and conversation while ticket proceeds help ensure that EOP students...
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” ~ Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
As a transfer student in the mid 70s, there was a scarcity of minority students at Cal, particularly African American students, and adjusting to campus life was difficult and academically challenging; however, looking back, I found it to be a period of great growth...
GOALS congratulates Josefina Baltodana, J.D., on being elected as the 2017 National Philantrophy Day Outstanding Fundraiser Volunter Award. Josefino Castillo Baltodano, J.D. has proven herself to be a champion fundraiser and institutional leader at multiple nonprofits...
“I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which one has overcome while trying to succeed.” ~ Booker T....
Maribel Medina is a prominent attorney, motivational speaker, and an advocate for equity, diversity and inclusion. Coming from an agricultural community where students did not receive the quality education offered in more affluent college prep high schools, Maribel...
“A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.” ~ Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King ...
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” … “I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my...
“What is the quality of your intent?” ~ Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall...
“Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.” ~ Cesar...
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
“We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community…Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own.” ~ Cesar...
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” ~ Nelson...
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others ?” ~ Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King...
