Pitzer's Core Values

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Core values define the person we are and the foundation of our practice. In my high school, we have our own core values that are interrelated to the core values at Pitzer College. My school’s core values include: Team and Family, No Excuses, 100% Everyday, Closing the Achievement Gap, Whatever it Takes, and Sweating the Small Stuff. But how do all these core values embody the values at Pitzer College? Well, before I answer that question, to introduce myself, I am a Filipino-American living in Brownsville, Texas, which is located in the Southernmost Mexican border. Brownsville, Texas and my high school, IDEA Frontier College Preparatory, are predominantly Hispanic communities: 93% Hispanic and less than 2% Asian. So, as a Filipino-American, …show more content…

Every summer, I volunteer at Valley Baptist Medical Center for 60 hours or more because I believe it is my duty to give back to the hospital and community that I was born and raised in. Providing a hand to those who are treating patients that are ill is what I live for. In addition to this, every Thanksgiving, I volunteer in a community event known as “H-E-B Feast of Sharing” in which I and many volunteers prepare and serve meals to the low-income and homeless citizens who can not afford to prepare a meal for Thanksgiving. Although it is a holiday that I celebrate myself, I believe it is my duty as an individual to put others first before myself, which have taught me the values of generosity and selflessness. These are only a few examples of how I have implemented Pitzer’s core values in my life, but these are the values that are genuine to my own. The values that I have formulated through my experiences and the values of my high school are ones that will stick with me for the rest of my life. They are similar to those of Pitzer, just achieved in a different perspective. I hope that the values I hold will spread to others at Pitzer for my near future, while I continue to learn Pitzer’s core values and how I can adopt them in my life to create a bigger impact in my

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