actors
Lead a Club
BUILD OPPORTUNITIES
DEDICATED FACULTY
Innovators
ENRICHED ACADEMICS
SOCIAL LANDSCAPE
LEARN A SKILL
bookworms
actors
DEDICATED FACULTY ENRICHED ACADEMICS
GET INVOLVED
bookworms
If you’d like to learn more about Crystal FIRST, please contact college quest COLLEGE QUEST Acting Director of Diversity, Tait Wade at MICROECONOMICS MICROECONOMICS
Explore
[email protected], 650.375.5489 or www.csus.org/CrystalFIRST
DEDICATED FACULTY ENRICHED ACADEMICS SOCIAL LANDSCAPE
Conquer calculus COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS
COMPUTER SCIENCE
BUILD OPPORTUNITIES
Lead
travel
Innovators Physics, Engineering
LEARN A NEW SKILL
DEDICATED FACULTY ENRICHED ACADEMICS SOCIAL LANDSCAPE SERVICE LEARNING
COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS
Innovators
ENRICHED ACADEMICS
Physics, Engineering
travel
try something new
actorsCRYSTALathletics BUILD OPPORTUNITIES
FIRST actors
COLLEGE QUEST
Entrepreneurs
GET INVOLVED
COLLEGE QUEST
Entrepreneurs
Enhanced Campus Expansion
Advising Program Mind/Body Program
DANCE
SERVICE LEARNING
Collaborators
COLLEGE QUEST
BUILD OPPORTUNITIES
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Advising Program Mind/Body Program
BUILD OPPORTUNITIES
SERVICE LEARNING
DEDICATED FACULTY
SOCIAL LANDSCAPE
try something new
Enhanced Campus Expansion
DANCE
Collaborators
BUILD OPPORTUNITIES
Physics, Engineering
make new friends
COLLEGE QUEST
DEDICATED FACULTY ENRICHED ACADEMICS
SERVICE LEARNING
ENRICHED ACADEMICS
BUILD OPPORTUNITIES
Entrepreneurs
Enhanced Campus Expansion
CONFIDENCE
Physics, Engineering
COMPUTER SCIENCE
athletics
Collaborators
BUILD OPPORTUNITIES
DISCOVER
try something new
COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS
Conquer calculus
SOCIAL LANDSCAPE
DEDICATED FACULTY
travel athletics
Explore
SERVICE LEARNING
BUILD OPPORTUNITIES
—stands for—
DANCE
LEARN A SKILL
Mind/Body Program F IRST I N, bookworms R EADY, S ET, T HRIVE Advising Program
DEDICATED FACULTY ENRICHED ACADEMICS
LEARN A SKILL
COMPUTER SCIENCE BUILD OPPORTUNITIES
Explore
COLLEGE QUEST
MICROECONOMICS
SUCCEED
Lead a Club Physics, Engineering
captain a team
DEDICATED FACULTY ENRICHED ACADEMICS SOCIAL LANDSCAPE
Conquer calculus COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS
dance on a stage Lead
DEDICATED FACULTY ENRICHED ACADEMICS
Innovators Physics, Engineering
dance on a stage
WHY CRYSTAL
FIRST ?
At CSUS, we strive to enroll highly motivated students from a wide variety of backgrounds in order to prepare our graduates for an increasingly diverse and connected world. In keeping with our commitment to building a diverse and inclusive community, CSUS is partnering with local educational access programs to identify students from traditionally under-resourced backgrounds who share our values of “Community, Scholarship, Unbounded Spirit.” To this end, we created Crystal FIRST, a unique program designed to prepare students and their families for the academic and cultural expectations of independent schools as well as their transition to college Crystal FIRST demonstrates the school’s deep commitment to its students and their unique needs. It is funded through generous grants from the Edward E. Ford Foundation and from private donors.
WHO IS CRYSTAL
FIRST ?
WHAT IS CRYSTAL
FIRST ?
CRYSTAL FIRST PARTICIPANTS ARE:
CRYSTAL FIRST PROVIDES ONGOING COMMUNICATION AND SUPPORT OF
• Aspiring first-generation college students
STUDENT AND FAMILY NEEDS, INCLUDING:
• From traditionally under-resourced schools and communities
• Peer Buddy and Upper School Mentor Programs with current Crystal students which include frequent outings and meetings
• Admitted to Crystal for 9th grade*
• Parent Mentor Program
• Affiliated with/recommended by an academic access program
• Math, writing and high school readiness workshops throughout the summer before 9th grade
(Peninsula Bridge, Summerbridge, etc.) • Receiving full or partial financial aid to attend Crystal
• Ongoing support with the Financial Aid process • Ongoing, as needed academic support • College application support including test prep, college visits and application assistance
*Crystal FIRST participants are selected for the program after admission to the school, so there is no separate application process.
• Summer internships and leadership opportunities with community partners like Peninsula Bridge
BUILD OPPORTUNITIES
DEDICATED FACULTY
Innovators
ENRICHED ACADEMICS
SOCIAL LANDSCAPE
LEARN A SKILL
bookworms
actors
DEDICATED FACULTY ENRICHED ACADEMICS
GET INVOLVED
bookworms
If you’d like to learn more about Crystal FIRST, please contact college quest COLLEGE QUEST Acting Director of Diversity, Tait Wade at MICROECONOMICS MICROECONOMICS
Explore
[email protected], 650.375.5489 or www.csus.org/CrystalFIRST
DEDICATED FACULTY ENRICHED ACADEMICS SOCIAL LANDSCAPE
Conquer calculus COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS
COMPUTER SCIENCE
BUILD OPPORTUNITIES
Lead
travel
Innovators Physics, Engineering
LEARN A NEW SKILL
DEDICATED FACULTY ENRICHED ACADEMICS SOCIAL LANDSCAPE SERVICE LEARNING
COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS
Innovators
ENRICHED ACADEMICS
Physics, Engineering
travel
try something new
actorsCRYSTALathletics BUILD OPPORTUNITIES
FIRST actors
COLLEGE QUEST
Entrepreneurs
GET INVOLVED
COLLEGE QUEST
Entrepreneurs
Enhanced Campus Expansion
Advising Program Mind/Body Program
DANCE
SERVICE LEARNING
Collaborators
COLLEGE QUEST
BUILD OPPORTUNITIES
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Advising Program Mind/Body Program
BUILD OPPORTUNITIES
SERVICE LEARNING
DEDICATED FACULTY
SOCIAL LANDSCAPE
try something new
Enhanced Campus Expansion
DANCE
Collaborators
BUILD OPPORTUNITIES
Physics, Engineering
make new friends
COLLEGE QUEST
DEDICATED FACULTY ENRICHED ACADEMICS
SERVICE LEARNING
ENRICHED ACADEMICS
BUILD OPPORTUNITIES
Entrepreneurs
Enhanced Campus Expansion
CONFIDENCE
Physics, Engineering
COMPUTER SCIENCE
athletics
Collaborators
BUILD OPPORTUNITIES
DISCOVER
try something new
COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS
Conquer calculus
SOCIAL LANDSCAPE
DEDICATED FACULTY
travel athletics
Explore
SERVICE LEARNING
BUILD OPPORTUNITIES
—stands for—
DANCE
LEARN A SKILL
Mind/Body Program F IRST I N, bookworms R EADY, S ET, T HRIVE Advising Program
DEDICATED FACULTY ENRICHED ACADEMICS
LEARN A SKILL
COMPUTER SCIENCE BUILD OPPORTUNITIES
Explore
COLLEGE QUEST
MICROECONOMICS
SUCCEED
Lead a Club Physics, Engineering
captain a team
DEDICATED FACULTY ENRICHED ACADEMICS SOCIAL LANDSCAPE
Conquer calculus COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS
dance on a stage Lead
DEDICATED FACULTY ENRICHED ACADEMICS
Innovators Physics, Engineering
dance on a stage
WHY CRYSTAL
FIRST ?
At CSUS, we strive to enroll highly motivated students from a wide variety of backgrounds in order to prepare our graduates for an increasingly diverse and connected world. In keeping with our commitment to building a diverse and inclusive community, CSUS is partnering with local educational access programs to identify students from traditionally under-resourced backgrounds who share our values of “Community, Scholarship, Unbounded Spirit.” To this end, we created Crystal FIRST, a unique program designed to prepare students and their families for the academic and cultural expectations of independent schools as well as their transition to college Crystal FIRST demonstrates the school’s deep commitment to its students and their unique needs. It is funded through generous grants from the Edward E. Ford Foundation and from private donors.
WHO IS CRYSTAL
FIRST ?
WHAT IS CRYSTAL
FIRST ?
CRYSTAL FIRST PARTICIPANTS ARE:
CRYSTAL FIRST PROVIDES ONGOING COMMUNICATION AND SUPPORT OF
• Aspiring first-generation college students
STUDENT AND FAMILY NEEDS, INCLUDING:
• From traditionally under-resourced schools and communities
• Peer Buddy and Upper School Mentor Programs with current Crystal students which include frequent outings and meetings
• Admitted to Crystal for 9th grade*
• Parent Mentor Program
• Affiliated with/recommended by an academic access program
• Math, writing and high school readiness workshops throughout the summer before 9th grade
(Peninsula Bridge, Summerbridge, etc.) • Receiving full or partial financial aid to attend Crystal
• Ongoing support with the Financial Aid process • Ongoing, as needed academic support • College application support including test prep, college visits and application assistance
*Crystal FIRST participants are selected for the program after admission to the school, so there is no separate application process.
• Summer internships and leadership opportunities with community partners like Peninsula Bridge
