Welcome to Triton Transfer Storytellers Gallery!

In Winter 2021, Transfer Student Success ran a contest for transfer students to share their stories of identity and resiliency through art. Students shared their heart and soul within each artwork and synopsis. With their permission, we are excited to share the 2021 Gallery Winners and Honorable Mentions with the Triton community.

Click or tap the title of each work to read, gaze, listen to, or watch each amazing transfer story, as well as review the associated synopsis for a deeper understanding of the piece.

Disclaimer: Many storytellers here shared vulnerable experiences, which might be triggering to some. Please see below for resources.

• UCSD Students: CAPS, Health Promotion Services, or your College Deans of Student Affairs

• UCSD Faculty and staff: Faculty and Staff Assistance Program, Staff Affiliate Groups, Work/Life Health & Wellness

• UCSD All: CARE at SARC, Anti-Racism Resources - Student Affairs and EDI

• Community: RAINN, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, NEDA, Up2SD, Anti-Racism Resources - Student Affairs and EDI

2021 Gallery Winners

2021 Honorable Mentions

Special Thank You To....

The faculty and staff who volunteered to be creative coaches and judges for Triton Transfer Storytellers:

• Amber Vlasnik, Dean of Student Affairs in Marshall College (Judge)

• Annika Nelson, Manager of the Craft Center (Coach)

• Caitlin Dempsey, Instructional Services Coordinator for Computer Science & Engineering (Coach)

• Helen Han, Associate Director for Industry Engagement for Arts and Humanities in the Career Center (Coach)

• Izzy Narvaez, Office Manager & Affiliates Program Coordinator in the Cross Cultural Center (Judge)

• Janely Villanueva-Benitez, Transfer Peer Coach in the Triton Transfer Hub (Judge)

• Jesse Enriquez, PhD Candidate in Education Studies (Judge)

• Katie Michel, Dean of Academic Advising in Revelle College (Judge)

• Kelly Jenson, Associate Director for Student and Employer Engagement in the Career Center (Coach)

• Maggie Thach, Undergraduate Services Coordinator in the Writing Hub (Judge)

• Mario Garibay, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs in Muir College (Judge)

• Matthew Herbst, Director for Making of the Modern World; Co-Faculty Director for Study Abroad (Coach)

• Natalie Ikker, Undergraduate Student Affairs Advisor in the Department of Political Science (Judge)

• Timothy Borch, Assistant Director for Transfer Student Services in the Office of Admissions (Judge)

• Tyler Rogers, TRELS Program Coordinator within Academic Enrichment Programs (Coach)