Alissa Aragon has brought her long history of working with students at California State University, Stanislaus, across the Warrior Lake Bridge to Intercollegiate Athletics as she was named the Athletics Academic Advisor on Sept. 1, 2015. She was promoted to Assistant Athletics Director for Student Success and named the department's Senior Woman Administrator in Fall of 2019.
Aragon supervises the compliance coordinator and academic advisors, as well as serving as team supervisor for Volleyball, Men’s Golf, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, as well as Men’s and Women’s Track and Field.
As the Athletics Academic Advisor, Aragon provided academic, personal, learning or career-related advising on an individual or small group basis to student-athletes. She supervised the Warrior Athletics academic program and determined and monitors student-athlete NCAA and CCAA academic eligibility in collaboration with coaches and campus staff.
Aragon has been a staff member at Stanislaus State since 2005 and has held a number of positions in the Office of Student Leadership since she arrived on campus. Since May of 2011, she served as the New Student Orientation Coordinator and Student Organization Advisor. Prior to that, she was the Student Organization and Activities Coordinator (2007-2011) and Administrative Assistant (2006-2007). She first arrived in Turlock as an assistant with Associated Students, Inc. (2005-2006).
While working with the students at Stanislaus State, Aragon received numerous awards including “Rookie of the Year” award for outstanding performance in 2009, “Safety Award” for innovation and creativity in 2010, and the “Student Empowerment Award” in 2014.
Aragon is a 2005 graduate of the University of the Pacific in Art History and Film Studies. In addition, she holds a Master of Arts degree in Counselor Education from California State University, Stanislaus, where she graduated with honors in 2016.
Aragon and her husband, Ryan, have two children, Jacob and Lucas.
