Social Science Student Spotlight: Profiles in Resilience

December 8, 2021
 Briana Moreno Sanchez
 Elijah Harris
 Briana Moreno Sanchez
 Elijah Harris

We'd like to take this opportunity to showcase two Social Science majors who were featured in SSU's new series, "Profiles in Resilience". This series honors and celebrates the resiliency of our Seawolves, and their diverse, complex, and inspiring stories of perseverance and strength. 

Like many first-generation college students, Briana Moreno Sanchez did not know what to expect from higher education. The child of immigrant parents, Briana spent most of her high school years believing that college was accessible only to those of financial means — a group to which she did not belong. Briana grew up in Richmond, California, where, she says, culture and tightly-held community was accompanied by unabating violence and deep poverty. Read more about Briana's inspiring story here...

Elijah Harris can still remember the classroom at Hoover Middle School in Long Beach, California, in which he was told his future was limited. Room 202 was the school’s special education classroom, and the room to which Elijah was assigned after being diagnosed with Auditory Processing Disorder, a neurodevelopmental condition which made it difficult for him to recognize, interpret, and process information shared through speech. Read more about Elijah's inspiring story here...

We are so proud of all our students, especially those who have overcome such tremendous odds. Briana and Elijah, you make us proud!

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