Students encouraged to get on board with GoPass
Getting back and forth to campus can be challenging. Thankfully, GoPass is here to make things easier.
On April 8, campus community members joined representatives from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), Foothill Transit and surrounding cities to promote GoPass, which gives Citrus College students free rides on Metro bus and rail, Foothill Transit and many other transportation services throughout Southern California.
The event kicked off with a short welcome from Dr. Richard Rams, vice president of student services. Dr. Greg Schulz, superintendent/president of Citrus College, then talked about important resources offered on campus and how GoPass makes a big difference in the lives of students.
In his remarks, Superintendent/President Schulz highlighted how nearly 1,900 students used GoPass for more than 56,000 boardings during the 2022-2023 academic year. As of March 1, nearly 1,400 students had already accounted for more than 44,000 boardings.
"With the rest of the spring semester remaining, I'm confident that these numbers will continue to rise," Superintendent/President Schulz added.
Other speakers included Pomona mayor and Metro board member Tim Sandoval, as well as Jennifer Vides, Metro's chief customer experience officer. The event concluded with Citrus College students Lorenzo Desiderio and Abiodun Collins sharing personal stories of how GoPass has been beneficial for them.
"In the past two years, GoPass has allowed me and my friends to go to places otherwise unreachable for us without a car, giving us the opportunity to enjoy nice days out or visit parts of the Los Angeles area that we never had a chance to see," Desiderio said. "I find this a great strength of the program, as it allows for limitless uses that can come in handy in so many different situations."
This article originally appeared in the May 2024 edition of the Citrus View.