About EOP
EOP Mission Statement
The Educational Opportunity Program serves as a primary vehicle for the CSU in increasing the access, academic excellence and retention of California’s historically underserved students (low-income, first-generation college), thus working in the spirit and abiding by the legislative intent that initially established the program in 1969 and maintaining the innovation inherent in the program.
Core Elements of EOP
- Provide ACCESS opportunities for historically underserved students (low-income, first-generation college) by making higher education a possibility for prospective students with potential for academic excellence.
- Provide ADVOCACY and education to address the needs of EOP students.
- Provide a TRANSITIONAL EXPERIENCE that will empower students to manage better and navigate the college experience.
- Provide SUPPORT SERVICES to facilitate student success.
- Provide EOP GRANTS to eligible students who should also receive the highest priority for financial aid resources available from the institution.
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2001
EOP Academy implemented and streched over a whole year & modeled after Chico State's EOP Program
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2001
SB transitioned from "Academic Boot Camp" to social transition and emphasized on sense of belonging at SSU
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2007
A series of budget cuts reduces Summer Bridge from 3 weeks to 2 weeks to 1 week to 3 days
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2007
Part of Summer Bridge was merged with Summer Orientation for advising and course selection
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2008-2009
Strong push to eliminate the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)
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2008-2009
Outpour of support from community and EOP students
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2013
EOP experiences a period of transition moving from Student Affairs to Academic Affairs
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2014
One-week Summer Bridge program is reinstated
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2016
EOP moves from Academic Affairs to the newly organized Student Affairs under the leadership of Dr. Michael Young (Vice President for Student Affairs)