My Journey To Salue Analysis

Over a century ago, Woodrow Wilson implored higher education to seek to answer the questions and challenges of our community and nation by sharing ownership of the issues that define the well-being of our society. More recently, President Barack Obama stated: “Our task, working together, is to constantly widen the circle of our concern”. Service to others has been an integral part of my life that I anticipate continuing through adulthood. A service project that I completed over the summer taught me about the resiliency of the human spirit and the importance of widening my circle.

Christendom College offers many compelling reasons that have increased my desire to attend this great school. Some of the things that I love about my high school are found at Christendom, such as its challenging, Classical curriculum. I simply loved the classes I was able to attend at the Summer Program and found that I felt at home in those lectures, which were deeply rooted in our Catholic faith. The lectures helped us examine their relevance in our own lives and encouraged us to always seek the truth. I observed that this inspired the whole class to consider the situations and messages in the themes we discuss in class, such as the value of friendship or how history shapes our identity.

Imagine a place where everyone is accepted for who they are. A place where kids can discover their true calling and begin to pursue it. A place where the whole community is united in a bond of friendship and trust. No, this place is not heaven, it is South Pointe. I can’t believe that three years have gone by so fast. Three years of learning how to deal with so many classes. Three years of meeting so many great teachers that changed my way of thinking. Three years of making new friends and discoveries that have made my time here at South Pointe so memorable. Here, at South Pointe, I evolved not only academically, but also socially and emotionally. It helped me learn that it’s never too early to find out what your true passion or career goal

Carrie Shearer ’15 credits the unique range of experiences she had at Saint Joseph’s with helping prepare her for a smooth transition to a top university. “Being a member of the first four-year graduating class at Saint Joe’s was an experience that has changed my life forever,” said Shearer. “It was always an adventure and, more importantly, a privilege to constantly be developing and fostering new aspects of the Saint Joe’s identity, which will last for years to

In the summer of 2016, I visited the beautiful New Orleans when my church attended the National Youth Gathering. As I walked down the street for the first time, I fell in love with everything that the city has to offer everyone. The vivid memories of lively trumpets, delicious beignets, and kindness of the community members still replay in my mind. On this trip, my group performed a community service project to raise awareness for an organization helping to maintain the city’s safety. However, it was not just helping New Orleans folks I enjoyed, but the interaction with them was intriguing. My visit to this fantastic city was prominent in my life, and I would see that I spend as much time as with the community as possible. Therefore, Tulane University is a perfect fit for me because New Orleans holds unparalleled culture and Tulane’s passion for providing meaningful opportunities to impact the community.

The University of Notre Dame is one of America’s oldest institutions for higher education. From the beginning, the purpose was clear: create a Catholic-based school, inept to be a Primary and Secondary establishment to adhere to the ever-growing, young-adult male congregation. Additionally, it needed to be constructed quickly and ready to open in a short amount of time. Located near convenient transit of its day, Notre Dame grew to be one of America’s most elite universities. With a continuously growing number of students and faculty, Notre Dame has not only stood the test of time for 173 years, it has become an American institution.

As you leave to begin your new college experience, please explain how you expect to continue to use the spiritual lessons that you have learned from your time at St. John’s.

I have only been a Gwynedd Mercy University student for just nine months now and I have already learned so much. This school has changed the person I was before in high school for the better and I could not be more thankful. Gwynedd Mercy University has a distinct heritage that many other schools do not get to experience. When these next three years are over and I become a Distinctive Mercy Graduate, it will mean that for the past four years, I have shaped a new identity, gained new values, and discovered new attitudes in life that if I did not attend this university, I would not have gained otherwise.

The mission of The University of St. Thomas is to “educate morally responsible leaders who think critically, act wisely and work skillfully to advance for the common good,” this statement personally made an impact on my college search because of how it closely it relates to my perception of how I plan to help and benefit the world. Whether it’s future Tommies’, students attending another university, or anyone that believes in creating a brighter and more efficient world, we are all in it for the common good. While the motto of “the common good” can mean many things to a variety of people, I personally believe the common good has to do less of what we can do for ourselves and more about what can we do to improve others lives. The second I stepped

Throughout the course of my youth, I have been transfixed by the overwhelming urge to decipher the way others feel- continuously attempting to better the lives of those around me all the while bettering myself in the process. I have embraced this calling through my work in several public service organizations, most notably Children’s Trust and Health Initiative Project. Accordingly, FSU’s community of service oriented individuals greatly appeals to me.

The most valuable asset of Duke Divinity School has been the intimate community between students. The shared struggles, accountability, and fellowship I have shared with other students have carried me through stressful academic and spiritual crises. I still hold onto some of the advice and wisdom given to me from older students that have helped guide me throughout difficult times of the semester. I have even noticed offering

The mission of Hope and Joy University is modeled after the human validation process, where we place emphasis having open dialogue, clearer communication, better interactions with others, and enhanced growth potential. Our program is experiential in nature, stressing a family system of balance and nurture, while building self-esteem (Goldenberg & Goldenberg, 2013). At Hope and Joy University, we seek to recruit and train our students to make exceptional impacts within our program and the field and community they will serve. We want them to be well rounded and compatible of expressing themselves in their personal and professional lives. We want our students to understand that every stage of life has its own battles. Therefore we

As a first generation-student graduating college was a big accomplishment for my family and I. However, graduating as an honors student/mentor and trustee of the Multicultural Student Association at my university was an even more noble accomplishment. I sat on the executive board as the treasurer for three consecutive years. While serving as the association’s treasurer, I managed the club’s finances, promoted and organized events throughout campus, and motivated other students to take part in spreading cultural awareness throughout our campus community.

Nevertheless, I believe that nothing represents me better than the Humanities Scholars program. In this program, my fascination with culture and community appear to be fantastically represented as well as my passion to serve: I have spent time over the last several years volunteering with children and animals, such as through my library’s Tail Waggin’ Tutors project, and it appears as though the Humanities program offers similar intriguing opportunities. Although several programs seem to embody fragments of myself, I’ve discovered through Honors and Scholars Day that only the Humanities Scholars program provides me, who until now has been indecisive in what I desire from college, a feeling of belonging and a plan for

There are many Registered Student Organization’s (RSO’s) at SVSU that focus on civic engagement and service giving. However, Alternative Breaks (AB) is an organization that goes above and beyond in not only surrounding communities, but communities in other states. This organization is made up of a group of people who try and volunteer time, help come up with solutions, and perform solutions for communities that are in need of help. One of the reasons I choose Alternative Breaks as the organization that I wanted to focus on was because they have bigger goals. Not only are they trying to do the best for their own community, but they are spending a lot of time and effort in communities much further than their own. The other reason that I choose this organization was because I admired their sacrifice in using their time off to give to someone else. For these reasons, I am going to discuss the history and purpose of the organization, characteristics of members, the projects they work on, how these members contribute to the public sphere, as well as, the opportunities and challenges that Alternative Break members face.