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Kennedy Hayashi

Student Spotlight: Kennedy Hayashi

April 23, 2024 Torrance

After graduating from Torrance High School, Kennedy Hayashi immediately enrolled in El Camino and jumped right into the college’s Honors Transfer Program, MESA|STEM and the Associated Students Organization - groups that help ensure she is headed on the right path to graduate and transfer to a university so she can pursue a bachelor’s degree in data science.

“One of the best parts of El Camino College is the supportive environment,” she said. “Every faculty member and student wish for the best of each other and offers unlimited help.”

While serving as the Associated Students Organization director of finance, Hayashi was responsible for chairing the Finance Committee and the Finance Taskforce and reviewing all ASO fiscal items. She also represented more than two million students as vice president of finance for the Student Senate of California Community Colleges. Through her term, she has traveled throughout the nation, from Washington, D.C. to Sacramento, advocating for student rights and speaking on behalf of students.

Hayashi’s work was recognized at a national level – she was named a semifinalist for the highly selective Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship program, a prestigious award program that supports students who have demonstrated exceptional academic ability, leadership, and service.

She acknowledges that she didn’t do it alone and credits the college’s many resources for helping her succeed.

“My academic goal entering community college was to complete my associate degree and transfer to a four-year institution,” she said. “I have been assisted with workshops, counseling sessions, and events such as the Student Support Expo to establish my path. El Camino College has abundant amounts