Why do you want to be a House Chair? If you have already been a House Chair, why would you like to continue in the position? My first two terms here at Canfield have been odd. I felt like the house lacked cohesion, and often upperclassmen spoke about how the house used to have a vibrant culture. More than anything else, I want to be a part of creating that sort of positive atmosphere. Please provide an example of how you have demonstrated inclusive practice in your time at Bennington (consider the work you have done in the classroom, in your house, etc.). How do you intend to develop this practice as House Chair? During MAT 4145: Calculus, I regularly work with Akash, a fellow freshmen. Akash and I have a good dynamic, but often I make an
Each morning, students are dropped off by family or school busses, filling the school with friendly and respectful faces. At Earle Brown I have had the opportunity to interact with a variety
L&C alumna Adrienne Reed Oliver has had her heart set on working at Lewis and Clark Community College ever since she graduated from the college in 1990. “Lewis and Clark Community College has been a long-term goal for me since I graduated,” Reed Oliver said. “I was so inspired by my speech teacher, Linda Watkins, I vowed to return and give back the same support, the same constructive criticism and the same demands for only the best, just as she had.” As Lewis and Clark’s Coordinator of Diversity and Inclusion, Reed Oliver is focused getting to know students individually and helping them overcome specific obstacles.
Conventional wisdom has it that society has been taught to be accepting and kind to the people around them, kindness can vary among social groups due to different backgrounds, ethnicity, and learned prejudices. It can be trialing for someone experiencing hyper-diversity to be affable and work towards social justice for minority groups, while doing this, they in turn, express a sense of integrity. All throughout the book Outcast United written by Warren St. John, the author writes about and capitalises a few of Bethel College values such as diversity, community, and service. As Outcasts United began to unfold, one can noted many values that endorse those of Bethel College, St. John amplifies certain ones. The most prevalent value is diversity,
The Northeast Conference sponsored a speaker to present to the student-athletes here at Robert Morris University. The speaker was Dr. Derek Greenfield, who is a motivational speaker specializing in inclusive excellence and positive change. Dr. Greenfield travels around the country speaking to people about improving relations among groups of diverse individuals. At Robert Morris, his goal was to bring the athletic department together as a whole by helping everyone to become more accepting of others, therefore bringing the athletes together much like a family. This is important because studies show that athletes who feel accepted and important among their peers perform better in his or her particular sport.
The club is open to any 8th-12th grade student at FCS. During lunch meetings and other service activities, they strive to promote positive interpersonal, cross-cultural, and citizenship skills. The first “lunch without labels” was held on November 8th in the band room. The objective was to provide a progressive outlet for any student struggling to overcome intolerance. Members discussed organizing a positive poster campaign to reiterate the MBI universals in our hallways.
I have an innate want to succeed.” Kennedi, who received a scholarship to Howard University, the historically black university in Washington, D.C., describes her first impression of Howard University as a community filled with well-rounded black people, a notion that many others share with her. She also shared her favorite Howard memory: her first week on Howard’s campus when she first heard and sang the words to the Black National Anthem, “lift every voice and sing till earth and heaven ring,” in unison with hundreds of other Howard University students and staff all while holding up her fist. Although Kennedi’s first impression of Howard University is heart- warming.
Throughout my college career, I have been engaged civically through community service at various organizations such as Mentoring Majesties, Fannie Battle Day Home for Children, and Preston Taylor Ministries performing more than 200 hours of service. In addition to my college and community involvement, I have made advances in my future career to be a healthcare administrator by being selected to participate in the Community Partners Internship through Hospital Corporation of America. Recently, I have been invited back to the internship to participate in a new project that targets behavioral health and access to
As a gay Asian man from a low-income and immigrant family, I have obtained an intersection of various perspectives. I have had many obstacles in my life, such as coming out, struggling financially, and helping my parents navigate this country. These obstacles have provided perspectives that many individuals may not have acquired. They motivate me to help those with similar circumstances to lead happy lives. Providing these different perspectives to Temple University’s student body allows the community to see the diverse aspects of others and to understand more of the various circumstances and complexity of human life.
At my school, I am a co-leader of Sankofa, my school’s Black Awareness Club. We educate the student body on racial issues and have discussions about what it means to be black in our society. Throughout high school, I have helped this club grow from a few students to a flourishing space where students and teachers gather to better themselves and our school. After every event I feel progress being made. From the transformed way the members in my club interact in their community to the increasing number of curious new members, this club are advancing the presence of black students in my school.
An event that we held as the Hmong Organization Promoting Education, we talked about Building Our Future. This event focused on the international abusive marriages within the Hmong community and I had discussed with other Hmong male-identifying students what we could do to support the Hmong women and those who identify as Hmong LGBTQ+. From this event, I began developing my social justice identity and gradually started engaging in discussions with social justice topics such as privilege, prejudice, and many more. It eventually led me to pursuing a Racial and Ethnic studies minor that has contributed greatly to my knowledge of institutional influences and the inequalities that exist within American society. With all this previous experience that I have done, I hope to engage in discussions and events with community members and professionals in raising awareness of social justice and mental health
Enhance my skills to better communication with the population I will be serving. Use intersectionality theories to relate to my clients to gain their trust. One of my major goals to open up a Girl's Enrichment Center. The center’s principles will closely correspond to those of the National Association of Social Workers. More specifically, the core values of Morgan State University’s Social Work program, which states as follows, “We believe in social justice and work to correct the social structures that create and perpetuate oppression.
Why do I want to be a physician assistant? I can answer this question in some many ways because I have so many factors that help influence my decision. When I was born to age twelve there was a big hospital on the same street I lived in, I got to see everything from small cuts to pregnant women delivering their child or “accident” victims like my parents called them my entire life. I would sneak into the hospital to see how people who got hurt where been treated, sometimes on little stuff like stitching up a cut, nothing too bizarre, they would let me watch and they would tell me how what they were doing was helped, and I would go home and practice on my brothers or my uncles, basically anyone that would indulge me at that moment.
In today’s education world, children are coming to our schools with different family, racial, ethnic, and religious upbringings; therefore, as an educational leader I will have to demonstrate an appreciation to all the diversity within our school community. I will have to plan and develop policies and procedures that support our diverse family. As a leader, I will have to research the different cultures that will exist within my school in order to treat everyone fairly, equitably, and with dignity and respect. According to ISLCC standard 6 the administrator should ensure the environment in which schools operate is influenced on behalf of students and their families.
Calvin Neal Exploring a Health Career: Physician Assistant Ever since my cousin Paul, whom I’ve always looked up to, went to college and became a PA, I’ve wanted to follow in his footsteps. The definition of a physician assistant is “someone qualified to assist a physician and carry out routine clinical procedures under the supervision of a physician.” However, physician assistants can be so much more than that. They work in numerous fields such as pediatrics, obstetrics, orthopaedics, and with several health care providers such as nurses, surgeons, and physicians.
I want to help the black community excel and the study of sociology encompases the study of race and ethnic relations and the patterns within different ethnic communities to give me the skills to do so. Having this knowledge will help me be a successful and articulate in my profession. Not only would my work inside Howard’s classrooms help me to achieve my goal of becoming an activist, but Howard’s student life and the surrounding D.C. area would offer me a community of support and unity. An HBCU environment is ideal for my education and personal growth because of the professional career I plan to have and because of the the like-minded individuals that strive for and support social justice for the black