Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) has influenced me in many ways. First, it was the school's amazing nursing program. The school of nursing was established in 1953 and it awards undergraduates the bachelor of science degree. WSSU’s nursing program was ranked number 3 in the nation, and is continuing to grow and enhance the program. I have been given the chance to get into the nursing program, with the help from the Guaranteed Admission Program (GAP).
I am most attracted to Loma Linda University’s mission to make man whole and continue the teaching and healing ministry of Jesus Christ and its commitment to faith and science. As a Seventh-day Adventist christian, the motto to make man whole has never been more personal than it is now. As I grow in my experience as a christian, to further the teaching and healing ministry of Jesus continues to take center stage. This mission and an understanding of the need for whole person care is something I seek to demonstrate and encourage through my profession as a nurse and involvement in my community.
I want to be a part of Enactus SFU because I want to create a foundation for me to build on throughout my post-secondary career. I find Enactus as a great opportunity for me to grow my roots and learn. Also, the fact that I've only been in SFU for one month and have known plenty of great individuals in Enactus urged me to apply for the club. I aspire to be apart of Enactus. As a first year SFU student, I am willing to put in the hours to set a solid base for my skills to grow on, create connections, and branch out of my comfort zone.
As a low-income, first-generation Mexican American/college graduate, my personal identities and experiences uniquely position me to contribute to RFU’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts (DEI). Through my journey, I have encountered various challenges and triumphs that have shaped my perspective and deepened my commitment to promoting DEI in healthcare and beyond. My lived experience growing up in an economically disadvantaged and medically underserved community has heightened my awareness of the healthcare disparities and inequities that exist, especially being raised in a traditional Hispanic household. It has fueled my passion to address these issues and advocate for accessible, culturally sensitive, and equitable healthcare.
I began my education at Stephen F. Austin State University, which was founded as a teacher’s college in 1923. That is why I chose SFASU because I wanted to teach children, plus I wanted to concentrate on teaching them to read. I received my B.S. in Elementary Education and Generic Special Education in 1985. I concentrated on working with the at-risk population and began my journey as an educator in January 1986. I quickly realized that I had a thirst for knowledge and set a goal to continue my education until one day I would receive my doctorate in education.
My job as a patient care technician allowed me to care for numerous individuals from a variety of backgrounds. Through this experience, I came to the realization that I loved people. I loved hearing their stories and the secret hopes and fears they would share with me in the dead of the night. I realized that I wanted to have a career where I could not only help people, but learn from them as well. I believe a career in the healthcare field would allow me to do this.
The most significant contributions that I have made to Mount St. Ursula would have to be my involvement in the school. I am a well rounded individual from student athlete to much more. I engage in extra curricular activities in school and maintain good grades. This is something that sets me apart from the rest of my class because I manage keep up with all my vigorous classes while being involved and not many can do that. Also something that not many can they say they have done but I can is the fact that I have taken every AP class the school has offered in my years being there.
My name is Xavier Lira and I am a devoted, empathetic individual who has developed an earnest passion for helping others. I am the son of two hardworking immigrant parents who sacrificed the life they knew in Mexico with the hope of a better tomorrow for their children. I am the son of my softhearted mother and resilient father who taught me the importance of appreciating life and pursuing happiness. I was raised to use my morality as a better judgment and taught to be grateful for the life I was blessed with, especially when times were difficult. This lesson was mainly demonstrated to me when my family and I did not have a place to call home after nearly losing my father in a work-related accident.
As a child, I was never aware of my family’s financial struggles. My parents divorced when I was 12 and money became the central issue in my life. I found myself worrying about mortgages, health bills, and grocery money at a very young age. As I continued to grow, I vowed to myself that I would not struggle financially the way my parents had to. I want to escape the socioeconomic status I was born into, which is why I am pursuing a post-secondary education.
When I complete High school I want to go to either Florida International University or Miami Dade College for my first 2 years and then Florida International University for the rest of it. My first option would be going straight to FIU which is a state college. FIU has a fairly large amount of people in it, in 2012 around 50 thousand people enrolled into FIU. Florida International is an average ranked college, it has a 55% pass rate for people doing 6-year graduation plans. Their average retention rate is 83% meaning that a majority of their first year students don’t drop out.
Though I am mostly looking to give back to the UNO community through my employment, I do hope to gain a few skills and experiences from it. I hope to gain more communication skills by connecting with the various individuals that are comprised to make the UNO community. It is extremely important to me to make strong connections with other UNO members because I want to further my involvement on campus. With strong communication, I can utilize the ideas and opinions that others have about projects or goals that I am working on. I can also get involved and collaborate with others to ensure that the projects that are being worked on can be successful and benefit the students of UNO.
From a very young age I have been interesting in attending Indiana University. My father continued his college education at IU and has instilled a strong bond with our family and the school from a young age. As I grew older I became more interested in whether IU would be the right fit for me. After doing further research during my high school career I became more familiar with IU and all of the opportunities it has to offer their students. The Kelly School of Business and Maurer School of Law are the perfect resources to continue my educations and fulfill my ambitions of obtaining a JD/MBA.
This scholarship will help me to fulfil my dreams as a computer science major. I aspire to use my computer science degree to start a company. While an idea for a product or company has not yet come to fruition, I am confident it will. I've always had an entrepreneurial spirit running lemonade stands, raising money in school fundraisers, and toying around with business ideas as a child. At age 8, I devised a plan for a building that would provide furniture, offices, and technology to be rented monthly.
At the end of this academic year I envision myself being a step closer to completing my B.A. and more aware of my leadership skills in my workplace. My goal as a student is to continually learn and improve my character through knowledge and theory. 2. Now-focus: What are the results that you are currently getting as a student at the University of Manitoba and in this class? Are you satisfied with the results you are getting?
Often, I find myself sitting in my room questioning why I chose to pursue a career in the field of education. I only begin to question my decision in becoming a future educator when I encounter major challenges. Today, I am fully aware that in life, one is unable to run away from his or her obstacles; however, he or she has the potential to overcome these barriers. On Monday, July 11, I took the Praxis Core Mathematics Exam, which I am required to pass to receive admission into the School of Education at Felician University. I scored a 146 on the exam―the passing score is a 150.
