WGSS Personal Statement

Being a black, queer identifying female has allowed for me to move through the world in a very different way. With the unique opportunity to hold such a diverse set of characteristics, I connect with different people at a much deeper level. With this, I have been able to

To contribute to the goals and initiatives of GBS, I collaborated with team members outside of the AML and Sanctions team in developing the Quality Assurance program for Patriot Manager. The Quality Assurance program is an enhancement of the current QR program and aligns itself with GBS methods. For example, currently the analyst are not given a Quality Score but in providing a Quality score the analyst will achieve to maintain a higher quality standard.

Experiencing hardships and my resilience to overcome them is the main reason I chose to pursue a Master’s of Social Work (MSW) degree. My familiarity with asking for resources, as a former foster youth, a number of my interactions involved social workers. I utilized resources as a transition aged youth; and I believe it was those same resources that kept me focused on my future and school. I became homeless at eighteen years of age and it was transitional housing, through The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) that gave me hope and direction.

Born and raised in the small town of San Benito by a single mother, I graduated from San Benito High School in 2017 as a first-generation Mexican-American high school graduate. I am currently enrolled at Texas State Technical College pursuing the completion of my General Academic Core as also a first-generation college student.

In ¨Sisterhood is Complicated¨, Ruth Padawer explains the uncomfortable dynamic that is occurring at Wellesley Women´s College. She tells of the struggles that trans-men have to deal with at this institution and uses 3 specific stories of Jesse Austin, Alex Poon, and Kaden Mohamed to embody them. Each started as a girl and their personal journeys are illustrated, mentioning the struggles that were encountered personally and through the community. Minority issues and diversity are challenging ideas in this article, but hold an underlying tone without. Padawer does a semi-effective job at displaying the obstacles faced and their effects at Wellesley.

Greetings, I am Winifred Knighton- Davis, Program Supervisor/Recruiter with Lutheran Services of Georgia (LSG). LSG is one of the largest non-profit providers of foster care services in the state of Georgia. This agency specializes in placing at-risk and special needs children in quality, highly trained, specialized foster care homes. LSG works in partnership with the Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) to ensure the safety, permanency, and well-being of children. Although I have been with this agency for ten months, I have devoted five years working within therapeutic foster care services. I have twelve years of experience as a social worker and have worked as a school social worker, in mental health, with individuals with disabilities, with the prevention of underage drinking, and specialized foster care. I received a Bachelor of Social Work and a Master of Social Work from Albany State University.

The first time I’ve ever visited Cheney and laid eyes on EWU, I was about 15 years old. I was on a field trip from Jenkins High School, located in Chewelah, WA. I remembered being floored by EWU’s theatre arts program, the vastness of the campus, and diversity of the student body. I craved to be apart of it. However, I felt that it was all beyond my ability at that point in my life.

I have been accepted and decided to attend Lindenwood University- Belleville, beginning in the Fall of 2017. The college I have chosen is very close to home and has an excellent Nursing program. I intend to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree as my first step to eventually become a Certified Nurse Practitioner, specializing in Pediatric Psychiatry. I have been fascinated by all areas of medicine from a very young age and the interest has only grown over the years. I took my first psychology class this year and I love learning about the mind and why humans think the way they do.

First and foremost - my life is dedicated to the service of others. Through my time serving as Parkwood Beta President and the State President of the North Carolina Beta Club, I have understood the importance of a servant’s heart. I have had the honor of being Student Body President and Class President here Parkwood, and during my tenure I provided vital assistance and planning to events that included, Spring Fling, Winterfest, Powderpuff, Teacher Appreciation Week, dances, pep rallies; and, simple facilitation and leadership within the PWHS Student Council at large. Moreover, I have had the great opportunity of serving on the Executive Board of the PTSO for a few years now and served as the student liaison between the PTSO and the school. I had the honor of assisting with the Parkwood Pride 5K,

As a recent graduate of Iowa State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Art and Design focusing on art history and education, the position as Education Coordinator and Advisor at Buena Vista University captured my attention as an opportunity to work with students through educational programming. As a recent college student, I provide a valuable perspective on academic advising through my own personal experiences. I have learned many advisors lack in truly connecting and catering to each student’s individual situation and needs. Buena Vista University, a relatively small area college, provides an opportunity to fully connect and provide personal one-on-one experience all students deserve. Subsequently, students gain the absolute most out of their college education. A large part of my career goals entail helping students of all ages engage, thrive and connect in their own individualized way.

I am interested in an internship in the news department at WSB-TV. I am currently a sophomore at Savannah State University, majoring in mass communications with a concentration in online journalism.

This prestigious $500 award is given to students eager to obtain the ability to think critically, possess effective communication, exhibit integrity and demonstrate preparedness for success.

Dear new friends in FYS 102, by the end of this introduction assignment you’ll probably know some of my biggest accomplishments. I have a lot more things that really made me the person I am but the ones I am going to tell you about today are the ones that made me aspire to be a better person. These experiences are also the ones that influenced my decision to be an elementary school teacher. One of the milestones in my life was being selected to be a teen ambassador and a senior ambassador. Being able to participate in these things throughout high school have really shaped me into being such a social person. Also being able to work throughout the community and with the underclassmen in my school had a huge impact on my decision to be a teacher.

Coming out as a transgender, identifying with a gender expression that differs from the assigned sex, has proven to be quite difficult through the ages. While the acceptance of transgender people has grown significantly higher throughout the years, people’s stance on them are still quite divided, and the uphill battle for transgender rights has proven this. Just giving transgenders the right to simply go to the bathroom they identify with has shown to be controversial according to the TIME cover Battle of the Bathroom. The TIME magazine makes sure to note the problem defiantly “far more than public facilities” (Scherer par. 9). Transgender rights are a problem that Jamison Green, president for World Professional Association for Transgender Health, thoroughly addresses in a report written by Alan Greenblatt for CQ Researcher. Jamison Green’s specific purpose in that report is to justify why transgender people deserve basic human rights like everybody else, as shown in society, through his use of facts, qualifiers, figurative language, counterarguments, and appeals to logic and values.

To try to reduce my experience as a Portuguese-American to a single story is to devalue one culture’s impact on my life in favor of another. The Tower of Belém is no less important to me than the Empire State building. Overall, both cultures have an equal influence on my life, but they do so in different aspects. American culture impacts my public life; this is the culture I experience at school, with friends and my future career. Portuguese culture affects my domestic life. This is due to my parent’s commitment to keeping Portuguese traditions in our lives. Dinner is always a home-cooked meal with the family, and while my family does borrow recipes from other