I am Zhanette Coffee and I am Fresno State.
I chose Fresno State because
economically it was cheaper for me. 
The resources here and the
scholarship programs here
that I'm associated with, that
I was interested in. 
It was overwhelming once 
I came onto campus,
I didn't have anybody. I didn't
have anybody up here,
I didn't have anybody to turn to, 
I didn't have anybody to ask
"how is college going to be?"
or "what should I expect?"
Definitely having the mentors
that I have here,
helped me strive to finish
college and strive to
go to a high education after college.
The Renaissance program,
I'm part of the 
Renaissance Scholars program.
It's for foster youth
or independent status students
and they actually kind of 
take under the responsibility
of being a parent
with your scheduling,
with your class courses,
with finding resources around campus.
Kizzy Lopez is the main advisor
for the Renaissance Program and
any type of problem you have, 
any type of issue
regarding not only schools set
but life in general she
just helps with absolutely everything. 
When I say everything it's everything.
Different resources
like the Health Center
I didn't have insurance
because of my family
situation the health center 
definitely having you know whenever
I'm sick having someone to
care for me was great.
The Women's Resource Center
I've had different
conflicts where I didn't
necessarily know my scheduling. 
How I should make my 
classes fit with my
work schedule. 
They helped me there as well.
I am currently working two jobs. I
work at California Arts Academy. 
It's teaching different types of
dance hip hop, gymnastics,
and break dancing. My second job
is at the Clovis P.D. 
I applied for a peace officer job. 
Which is supervising juvenile
delinquents and they're very
impressed that they actually
upped my position
to a cadet officer and
that was a great opportunity 
because I didn't have to
start from ground zero. 
I actually could
go in and get the hands on experience 
that I needed for my major.
The teachers here at Fresno State 
have inspired me. 
Dr. Hickey definitely, 
he's a criminology teacher here.
Dr. Skrapec, she not only 
inspired me to learn more
about forensics but she opened 
the horizon of so much that
I could learn from
forensics and Dr. Jackson 
is also a criminology teacher 
he's the one that always said,
"don't do what is expected, 
go beyond what is expected."
I want to receive my PHD
in forensic psychology,
hopefully my dream 
to be a forensic investigator.
