Transfer Student Advisory Council
Mission
The Transfer Student Advisory Council (TSAC) started in fall 2020 and is a standing committee that is central to the Transfer Center. Advisory to the Transfer Center Assistant Director, TSAC provides feedback on new initiatives, events, and resources put forth by the Transfer Center. TSAC determines campus partners or student impact topics to invite to meetings to have discussion about how these partners or student experiences can become more transfer inclusive or be better shared with the transfer community.
Vision
Student input are critical for our campus to become a Transfer-Friendly University. The Transfer Student Advisory Council encourages innovative action with departments from across campus so that these areas can become more transfer inclusive and supportive.
TSAC returning Winter 2025!
TSAC meets virtually, once a month. A meeting day/time will be decided once members have been selected.
Our goal is to have student representation across the 6 academic colleges. Please note, this is not a paid position, but will give students the opportunity to make a difference at Cal Poly. If you have any questions or want to learn more reach out to us - transfer@calpoly.edu.
Previous Transfer Student Advisory Councils
2022 - 2023 Transfer Student Advisory Council

Eddie Madrid
(he, him, his)
Major: Political Science
Transferred from Modesto Junior College.

Sydney Lehr
(they, them)
Major: English
Transferred from Allan Hancock College.
Wes Ahumada Newhart
(he, his, el)
Major: Political Science
Transferred from Montana State University, Bozeman.
Erika Szaldobagyi
(she/they)
MASTERs: Engineering Management
Transferred from Moorpark College.
Graduated from Cal Poly with a B.S. in Materials Engineering.

Katie DeFant
(she, they)
MAjor: Political Science
Transferred from Folsom Lake College.
Justin Scullion
Major: Business Administration
Transferred from Chico State.

Arshia Houshmand
(he, him, his)
alumni
Transferred from Orange Coast College and State University of New York at Buffalo.
Graduated from Cal Poly with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering.

Valeria Estrada
(she, her, hers)
Alumni
Transferred from MiraCosta Community College.
Graduated from Cal Poly with a B.S. in Nutrition.
2021 - 2022 Transfer Student Advisory Council

Daniel Ibarra Nunez
(he, him, his)
Major: Sociology
Transferred from Allan Hancock College

Roze Raymond
(she, her, hers)
Major: Mechanical Engineering - Energy Resources
Transferred from Santa Barbara City College

(she, her, hers)
Major: Animal Science
Transferred from Los Angeles Pierce College

Cindy Rodriguez
(she, her, ella)
Major: Nutrition
Transferred from Allan Hancock College

Jeremiah Hernandez
(he, him, his)
Masters student: Higher Education and Student Affairs
Transferred from Allan Hancock College and got a Sociology B.A from Cal Poly.

Valeria Estrada
(she, her, hers)
Major: Public Health
Transferred from MiraCosta College

Austyn Weeks
(she, her, hers)
Major: History
Transferred from Moorpark Community College

Arshia Houshmand
(he, him, his)
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Transferred from Orange Coast College and State University of New York at Buffalo
2020 - 2021 Transfer Student Advisory Council
Leslie Torres
(she, her, hers)
Major: Communication
Transferred from Allan Hancock College
Kaito Lopez
(he, him, his)
Major: Environmental Management and Protection
Transferred from El Camino College

Jas Ghuman
(she, her, hers)
Major: Biochemistry
Transferred from Clovis Community College

Daniel Ibarra Nunez
(he, him, his)
Major: Sociology
Transferred from Allan Hancock College

Gabriela Makita
(she, her, hers)
Major: Architecture
Transferred from Cuesta College

(he, him, his)
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Transferred from Allan Hancock College, Cuesta College, and San Diego State University

Rebecca Slagle Luenser
(she, her, hers)
Major: Psychology
Transferred from Cuesta College

Miguel Duran Jr.
(he, him, his)
Major: Business Administration
Transferred from Madera & Fresno Community Colleges

Valeria Estrada
(she, her, hers)
Major: Public Health
Transferred from MiraCosta College