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2007-2008 Future Leaders Program
The Future Leaders Program was developed to provide a leadership development experience around the unique life experiences of outstanding transfer student leaders and scholars.
The UC Berkeley Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships and Honors (CUSH) identify top incoming transfer students from community colleges across the state of California based on high academic achievement, strong involvement in their community, and demonstrated leadership potential.
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If selected, students are offered a scholarship (renewable for a second year) to participate in the program that will enhance their student leadership competencies through self-reflection, experiential learning, exploration of group versus team dynamics, cross-cultural communication, critical dialogue and discourse, and civic engagement.
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2007-2008 FLP Cohort
This year, six extremely gifted and talented transfer stduents were selected to participate in this program. Click their name to view the FLP scholar's biography.
Future Leader Scholars Biographies
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Vahdet Avci is a transfer student from Berkeley City College pursuing a degree in Business. Vahdet is originally from Turkey where he proposed and administered a Zazaki (the language spoken in Easter Turkey) edition of Wikipedia. Last year, he organized a textbook exchange program to lower student textbook cost and promote textbook recycling. He wants to use an amalgamation of multicultural experience, an entrepreneurial spirit, and business education in his career. To accomplish this, Vahdet plans to work with private and pulic finance agencies to provide investment opportunities and services to underdeveloped regions of the world.
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Shane Burns is a transfer student from Contra Costa Community College pursuing a degree in Business. Shane has worked with a variety of retail companies and was a commercial account manager where he had the opportunity to oversee operations of his department and learned the value of building solid relationships. For the last two years, he has worked as a mortgage broker. He found passion for finance here and was inspired to return to college. One of his greatest accomplishments at Contra Costa College was developing an outreach program for ethnic minorities and economically challenged high school students that exposed them to the college curriculum, admission procedures, and financial aid.
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Hovhannes Harutyunyan is a transfer student from Glendale Community College and plans to major in Economics. In the past, he has worked as a Senior Personal Banker and as a member in the GCC Scholars Program where his craving for economics only grew stronger. He lives by the philosophy that he learned in the story of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: NEED TO INSERT PHILOSOPHY HERE. While Hovhannes has worked with several programs, a particular accomplishment was helping organize the first ever Meet Your Mentor Day for 1st year scholars. He also has a passion for working with the American Red Cross Youth Group where he is the Adult Advisor and has participated in the Relay for Life cancer walk, raising $4,700.
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Phoebe Lehr is a transfer student from Cabrillo College who plans to major in Philosophy. She learned the beauty of physical expression at an early age after being exposed to dance. Phoebe choreographed and auditioned two pieces in the spring of 2004 and continued to choreograph for her entire three years at Cabrillo College. In the fall of 2005, Phoebe was asked to choreograph the musical "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" which illuminated her ability to implement her creative vision and work with large groups of people with different levels of dancing experience. She loves teaching and has recently been recruited to teach an eight-week workshop for teens to expose them to new forms of dance, while helping to expand their minds. Phoebe believes that choreographing, dancing, and teaching while purusing her academic interests is the ideal equilibrium to satisfy her scholastic and artistic sides.
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Rashid Siddiqui is a transfer student from Mount San Antonio College who plans to major in Neurobiology. Working at San Dimas Community Hospital, he has seen many varieties of conditions and disorders that are related to the human body. During this time, Rashid was granted permission by the cardiologist ot be allowed in the OR theater to observe a constricted artery procedure. This experience inspired him to becom a heart surgeon. His true passion lies in getting involved and meeting new people who encourage and challenge him to advance his intellectual thinking to higher levels.
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Yang Shirley Song is a transfer student from Mira Costa College who is currently majoring in Chemistry. She has been a part of numerous events as an organizer because it makes her feel alive, energized, and excited. Chemistry helps to satisfy her curiosity about the natural world. She visits local elementary schools and presents different science lessons through fun experiments. Shirley believes in giving back to her community because they have given her so much. She was born loud and considers this a gift that enables her to connect, lead, and organize people.
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