City College’s Newly Minted Student Trustee, Ian Wong
Wong says he wants to ‘conquer the West Bay’
Ian Wong is settling into the role.
Elected student trustee this spring, Wong has attended two board of trustees meetings so far but says he plans to attend every one going forward. He says he will use the seat to press for club funding across all of City College's campuses and for expanded student support resources.
“It’s not the right word, but I want to conquer the West Bay,” Wong said.
Wong, a graduate from Berkeley High School in 2025, has made promises of affordable resources for City College students and of funding clubs around campuses to promote a sense of community.
“I’ve seen enough of what the East Bay has to offer. I want to see what San Francisco has in store,” he said.
One of the issues he wants to find the funding for is air conditioning in Mission Center classrooms for students with disabilities.
Wong’s passions lay in strengthening and broadening student support resources and ensuring that every student has the same opportunities, both academically and professionally. He wants to build meaningful and resourceful connections within a diverse and supportive community and to create an encouraging environment for students to grow and succeed.
He wants to tackle head-on the struggle that the majority of students have experienced: going to a campus library to check out a crucial textbook or Chromebook for a class, only to find that they’ve all been checked out. He believes these materials are important to a student's success and confidence.
Though Wong was never part of a student council when he was in high school, he was a part of a few clubs, including a Tibetan students club. Experiences like that showed him how important inclusion and a sense of community in school was.
Wong campaigned on weekdays for two weeks straight from 7 a.m. until the lights went out for the day at every campus across San Francisco, from Ocean Campus to Chinatown/North Beach Center.
For the next two years, Wong plans to advocate for budget allocation and making each and every campus an encouraging and inclusive, engaging experience.
“I understand I have to make sacrifices in this position, but I’m willing to give some personal things to give my all to my job,” Wong said. “I love the opportunity I’ve been given.”
