Kris shared that Tiffany helped coach the random students prepare for their interview process which was successful. Also, Teri mentioned that she received a thank you card to Allied Health Occupations staff and emails about how welcoming the TSCs were during the interview process. Denise told the group that many applicants arrived early to review questions so they were prepared for their interview. Teri gave kudos to the TSCs for the great process!…
The 117th Founder’s Day Convocation can best be described as motivational. I was inspired by the speaker’s message which articulated that we should not defer our dreams. She said, “If we have a dream, we have a vision.” She challenged us to be like the founding fathers and see our visions to the end. She stressed the importance of not giving up even when things get tough.…
If you had asked any of my peers for a description of who I am, they would have said that I was someone who was shy, and possibly even a bit awkward. This was a personality trait that I had been struggling with throughout the majority of my life. I had grown up as an only child, incessantly feeling out of place among my peers. It wasn’t until the middle of my freshman year of high school that I gained the self-confidence I had only dreamed about.…
The book that made a lasting impression on me and shaped the person who I am today is “Quiet Strength” by Tony Dungy. I have read this book multiple times throughout my life, the first time being when I was 13 and my mother suggested I read the book as I was selected captain of my middle school basketball team. Every time I read this book, I take a new perspective on life and take away a new quote that I try to apply to my life. One quote that stuck with me from my most recent read through, which occurred in fall of 2015, is: “It’s about the journey — mine and yours — and the lives we can touch, the legacy we can leave, and the world we can change for the better.” As a growing student leader, this statement was so powerful.…
I am writing to you regarding the wonderful internship opportunity at the non-profit organization, the National Urban League. I am a third-year student at Seton Hall University doubling majoring in History and Economics. I want to help others. These simple, yet powerful words became more important to me as I became more aware of life growing up in an urban area. Maybe, instead of uses the difficulties of my life as an excuse, I will try to not only improve my life, but others as well.…
At Xavier University we believe in the “All for One and One for All” philosophy; showing that camaraderie and equality among all are still possible. One way Xavier lives up to its support for students is through the one-year long Smooth Transition mentoring program. I served as a smooth transition mentor to three incoming first-year students during the 2016-2017 academic year. In order to ensure that they have a successful first year at Xavier, I informed them about the resources Xavier University provides, including the writing center, mathematics lab, tutoring services, Ohio link, and much more. I also advised them to make good decisions and form relationships with people who would motivate them to succeed.…
Throughout my college career, I have had many memorable achievements and gained lots of knowledge on valuable lessons. Yet there are specific lessons and achievements that stand out. Last year, I had the privilege of being asked to join Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society at UCR, which recruits the top 20% of all undergraduate students. By joining and becoming actively involved with the organization, I was fortunate enough to be offered the position of Vice- President of the organization, which is the most meaningful achievement I have had so far.…
In the book By Malcom Gladwell, the story of success. He questions what makes people successful and states his views of what success really is. In the modern world Majority of human beings believe that success comes from being confident and fresh minded. Contrary to belief, Malcolm Gladwell, in his book the outliers: the story of success,…
Many experiences in my life have changed my views in multiple ways, but by far the most life changing experience has to be when I was elected Daingerfield District Vice-President for the FFA. This experience has broadened my comfort zone of shyness and unconfidence, and as the FFA Opening Ceremonies say, it brought me “into the glorious sunlight of brotherhood and cooperation.” I finally began to realize after Greenhand Camp, my freshman year, that I might have a potential future in the FFA. With the support of my chapter, friends, family and much devoted prayer, I was able to accomplish my fears and officially announce that I was running for District Officer.…
High achievers also create opportunities for themselves rather than waiting for an opportunity to…
Life's a journey worth taking the unbeaten path. That is why, despite looking up to my loving parents and having the utmost respect for them, I have taken a different road than they did. However, undergoing any challenge without their guiding experience can certainly prove to be an undertaking. I, a first generation college student, am the pioneer of higher education for my family. Though I join many others in lunging out into the world for the first time, I am doing so without having a father or mother to tell me how to tackle the college experience.…
Hard work and dedication had always been a song that lingered in the atmosphere of my childhood home. I am a product of immigrant parents who have worked diligently to guarantee myself the opportunity I have now. I am a nontraditional student, who like some people were forced to make difficult life decisions after the economy had plummeted, but today I stand as a Georgia State student pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Managerial Science. The ability to be identified as a panther is admirable in itself, still the pride and honor that I have is the qualifications to join the Georgia State University Honor’s College.…
This year I started working on campus at UNI in the Postsecondary Education and Educational Leadership office. For the first part of the semester, my job was to assist in planning the Hall of Excellence event that has been happening every year for the past 13 years at UNI. Through this task, I had the opportunity to meet Jason Lau. Jason Lau was nominated by the Hall of Excellence committee as a candidate to be an inductee for the Class of 2016. To be nominated as a candidate, an individual must be a distinguished UNI graduate from the School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services.…
I know that success in life won’t be easy, but I vow to never give up improving myself until I am satisfied with who I am. This will take me developing higher self-esteem, and also being more merciful towards myself while not growing complacent and settling under the bar. I am looking forward to finishing school, and having a successful career. Furthermore, I aspire to flourish at everything I touch in the future.…
The main goal of every person is to succeed, right? But true success does not come without failure. Success takes hard work, intelligence, humility, and failure leads to all three of these things. Money is to the root of all evil as failure is to the root of all true success. You must first fail in order to succeed.…