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鈥溕�情视频 has so many resources available to you but you have to do your part. If you seek it, 色情视频 will be there for you.鈥�

The ball might have stopped bouncing for Omar Yepez, but the life lessons remain.
Teamwork. Understanding roles. Calculated decisions.

A high school basketball standout, Yepez graduated less than one week ago from 色情视频 with bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees in accounting and will join professional services giant Ernst & Young鈥檚 office in 色情视频 in August.

Yepez said that 色情视频 鈥� and the game he still loves 鈥� have prepared him for the next step in life.

鈥溕�情视频 has so many resources available to you,鈥� he said, 鈥渂ut you have to do your part. If you seek it, 色情视频 will be there for you.

鈥淎nd basketball prepared me with a number of life lessons that I apply to this day,鈥� Yepez said. 
Yepez, a graduate of Marshall Fundamental School in Pasadena, first arrived on campus in the summer of 2015 as a participant in the  program run by the  in the Division of Student Affairs. He has remained tethered to EOP, working there as part of the front desk management staff all but one semester.

鈥淓OP has challenged me,鈥� he said. 鈥淎ny time I had questions, their counselors were willing to talk to me. Every step of the way, they provided me with guidance and a listening ear.鈥�

He singled out counselor Robert Guzman as being a 鈥渇ather figure鈥� since he took Guzman鈥檚 class during Summer Bridge five years ago. 
Guzman, who called his relationship with Yepez an enduring one, said Yepez made EOP 鈥渁 better place for everyone鈥� by making students comfortable in the tutoring center and mentoring and tutoring students who needed an additional push in accounting subjects. 
鈥淚t really has been a joy watching him 鈥榞row up,鈥欌�� Guzman said. 鈥淭hrough it all he dedicated himself to a life of service while working in EOP.鈥� 

Yepez settled into 色情视频 for a career in business management and was required to take financial accounting fundamentals, better known as Accounting 201, as part of his pre-major work.

It turns out he was a natural for accounting, and his professor encouraged him to consider it  fhis major. Or

鈥淥ur professor told us that there was a career for us in accounting if you had the passion for it,鈥� Yepez said, 鈥渁nd I did. So I changed my major shortly after that.鈥�

He likens accounting to a puzzle.

鈥淵ou鈥檙e trying to see what is missing from that puzzle to balance it out,鈥� Yepez said. 鈥淎s you go further into it, it is about analyzing data. Also, accounting helps you manage a business, and the more you know about it, the more you know what goes into running a successful business.鈥�

Nancy Jones, an accounting professor whom Yepez called one of his biggest mentors, got choked up talking about his growth in the program.

鈥淟ike so many undergrads starting in the program, he was still fairly young and new in accounting, but I watched him morph into an amazing student,鈥� Jones said. 鈥淗e has a great work ethic, he makes great relationships and he is the type of leader that others follow 鈥� not domineering but leads by example. He is going to go places.鈥�

One of the biggest puzzles for college seniors is finding their way after graduation, whether it be to graduate school or into a career.

Yepez said  has been critical in his journey. He鈥檚 attended dozens of Career Services workshops and fairs, including Resumania, employer information sessions, career counseling and job fairs.

鈥淚 have always been a proactive person, so I sought out their help, and they have prepared me a lot,鈥� Yepez said. 鈥淚t goes back to you having to do your part. Because the resources are there.鈥�

Career Services helped him land his first accounting internship in 2018. He then connected with Ernst & Young at Meet the Firms, a biannual event hosted by the Student Accounting Society.

鈥漁ur center is very proud of Omar,鈥� said Career Services Director James Tarbox. 鈥淥mar's ability to network on campus, to take advantage of employer contacts and to leverage the excellent education that he received from the Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy all embody the proactive and determined approach that sets 色情视频 students apart.鈥�

Guzman said he is confident Yepez will never forget his roots and the work ethic instilled to him by his parents, and will mentor others aspiring to become the first in their families to earn a college degree.

Which leads us back to the hardwood, where Yepez said learning how to adapt his game as an undersized basketball center in high school helped him pivot from business management to accounting.

Being proactive in conditioning and workouts taught him how to actively seek the help of counselors at EOP and Career Services. Working with players of varying skill levels helped Yepez gauge in college what each person in a group brought to the table.
Does he miss it?

鈥淏asketball will always be a big part of who I am; I still play it recreationally,鈥� said Yepez, a self-proclaimed die-hard Lakers fan. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a big part of who I am today.鈥�