As stated above this case was brought to the United States District Court, Northern Division because the Plaintiff, Cindy A. Pilon, a Caucasian female applied for the Coordinator of Campus Recreation position at Saginaw Valley State University and was denied the position. The person who was rewarded the job was an African-American male. The plaintiff alleged reverse discrimination on January 7, 2003 and sued the university as well as the dean of the university, Richard P. Thompson. On march 10, 2003, the plaintiff amended her complaint, which now claims denial of equal protection of laws and discrimination on account of race in forming contracts; race discrimination against SVSU; and declaratory and injunctive relief against both defendants.…
of February, a professional speech was done by Danielle Premo RN, BSN, a clinical coordinator-nursing at Saginaw Valley State University, in Health Science class (HS200). The speech was about her experiences in nursing as a colleagues and as an employee. Also, she talked about the do’s and don’ts when a person wants to be a nurse, and why she preferred SVSU to study in it. Moreover, she mentioned some of the popular misconception about nursing, where the nurses work, and what they do. She…
Great Plains University (GPU) was founded May 21, 1871, as the State Normal College of Jacksonville and began classes with forty-five students and five instructors. Today, GPU, as it has become emotionally known, the premiere school for research and is devoted to sending Gators into the field. GPU offers thirty-six graduate-level degree and certificate programs through their Bridge Education program in structures available yonder campus via online, video conference, or remote classrooms.…
think to myself, wow, even 170 miles away from home my uncle who rarely watches the news knows what I have to be afraid of at school. I am a freshman here at Grand Valley State. I was most definitely an independent person before I left for college, exploring areas of my city I’d never seen and getting to know all sorts of people throughout high school. Little did I know I’d have this feeling of independence ripped away from…
would be. I wanted to specifically study voice and viola. Unfortunately I had to choose one or the other for my major. When I auditioned for the different colleges: “University of Northern Colorado”, “Colorado University”, and “Colorado State University” , I still did not know what my focus would be. I decided to audition for the choral and instrumental department. The auditioning process was rigorous, competitive, and very nerve racking. I was not very experienced in soloistic performing. I…
The Home of Human Sciences Annie Danielson a wise philosopher once said, “Home is where our story begins” and so our story will begin. Home is anywhere a person can be themselves and can feel comfortable there without feeling pressured. When Human Science majors think of their home at Iowa State they think of one building in particular, Palmer, the Human Development and Family Studies Building. Palmer is the utmost significant place on campus for Human Science majors because of the history of…
UC Riverside, Fresno State, San Francisco State University and West Hills Community College. Thinking about where I wanted to go was very overwhelming and stressful. I was only seventeen going on eighteen and I had to start thinking about what I wanted to do with my life, it felts as if I was running out of time. I come from a hispanic family that has dedicated their time…
Huey Pierce Long Jr., also known as The Kingfish, was born in Winnfield, Louisiana on August 30, 1893 (Jeansonne 1). At the age of seventeen, Huey was a traveling salesman from, Louisiana, to Texas, to Tennessee (Simkin 1). At the age of twenty- one, Long went to get his college education from Tulane University Law School in New Orleans. In 1918, Huey started practicing his law career in Shreveport, Louisiana. He presented small plaintiffs against large businesses (Life & Times 3). Long made a…
Yes, I arrived late and my chances had decreased. This would not stop me, though. During breakfast, lunch, and dinner in Mississippi State University’s cafeteria, I would pleasantly take a seat at a table where I knew not a single face and end up leaving knowing them all. We exchanged many conversations like what city we came from, how many siblings we endured, our favorite ice creams, careers we were suggesting, our favorite brands of clothing, and then came what we were running for. I told…
environment on campus are: 1. Iowa State University is a public university who has to abide by the Rehabilitation Act. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 states that institutions must create access to facilities and activities accommodating to everyone (Johnson, 2011). Access to facilities in this case is a challenge for students with orthopedic disabilities due to older residence halls. Iowa State…