As a resident of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Lehigh University has always been a dream. From watching wrestling matches in the Stabler Arena to playing summer soccer on the Murray H. Goodman Campus fields, I have fell in love with the spirit and tradition of the school. Living ten minutes away from main campus, I have always viewed Lehigh as an opportunity to study in the comfort of my own town. Essentially, Lehigh is home. I have been engaged in giving back to Bethlehem and have volunteered 400 hours in the surrounding area. Attending Lehigh will allow me to continue serving my community and experience Bethlehem with a completely new perspective. Other than the proximity, Lehigh brings an opportunity to study chemistry. With over 70% of students participating in research, I hope to assist the faculty in contributing and making an impact towards the field of science. I can also pave my chemistry concentration with the flexibility that will allow me to focus on my future career in health. With the programs flexibility, I will be able to form a medical background that will benefit me towards my medical school aspirations. Coming from a full Puerto Rican background, I have learned to truly appreciated my culture and influences. Through personal experiences, I have noticed how Lehigh emphasizes the importance of multicultural students in adding an overall diverse atmosphere. Particularly, I was able to attend a production by the cultural clubs at Lehigh called “Platanos and Collard Greens” last year. Initially, I did not expect Lehigh to be thriving with both Latino and African American students. After the experience at the play, I was certain that I want to add to Lehigh’s diversity and cultural clubs. Overall, Lehigh... ... middle of paper ... ...The video will display some of the activities of the dance marathon and even a clip of the Wagners, one of our Thon families, sharing the story and hardships of their son Ben. Although we have one dance marathon a year, the video will also show clips of other fundraisers that we have executed. As fundraising captain, I manage and organize many of the charitable events that take place beyond the dance marathon event. The video will contain footage of the 5K run we hosted at my school in September. In addition, the video will serve to promote our future fundraising events and release our overall goal of raising $45,000. This December, my committee will introduce Mini-Thon to local elementary schools in order to continue spreading the awareness and fundraising efforts. Ultimately, the video allows me to display the success of Mini-Thon in my school and community.
After watching the videos most made me feel same as in our book Bill T. Jones says, “Make something beautiful…Make something that comes honestly from you. Dare to fail.” That is exactly ho I felt after watching most of the videos. They were full of emotions and contact. The movements were very touchy feely and emotional with a story to tell; especially, the one called “What is contact improvisation?” I did reminded me of some of the previous choreographies we watched. I most of the videos there was a lots of ballet movements except the “Rennie Harris Puremovement │ Jacob 's Pillow Dance Festival 2009," which I actually enjoyed the most. I also did see some jazz, and musical, but not tap. If I look at previous video from Bob Fosse and his “Sweet Charity”, I don’t really see any connection between the videos we have see in this chapter.
...the marathon, form a sense of unity and bond over love for the same cause. It is important for any athlete or coach working with a team to know how to work as one unit to achieve a common goal, rather than trying to pull all the weight alone. Raising over $176,000 for UNI Dance Marathon 2014 would have been impossible for one person to achieve!
For my Cultural Plunge, I participated with Project Excell (Extending College Education for Lifelong Learning). This is a group that meets on campus, in the union, every Saturday morning from 9:00-11:00 AM. Each participant has a developmental disability and they come from various places around Manhattan. Project Excell offers around 4 different classes for the participants to choose from, which range from dancing/theatre to the history of Nigeria. After completing a “session,” the participants go through a graduation ceremony and then begin a different type of class for the next few weeks. I joined this group as a student ambassador, who assists the classroom teachers while building relationships with and tending to the needs of the participants.
I am from a small town and was looking to be part of a community. The town of wayne is very welcoming to students without being too overwhelmingly huge. I loved the small town feel of campus and all the student are very friendly. The class sizes are small and the teachers actually care about getting to know us students. Unlike huge universities I felt like I could get involved with things on campus and really enjoy my time as a student.
I told someone when I was younger that I wanted to cure people. 4 years ago, I told one of my teachers I wanted to find the best school that would allow me to do that. A year ago, I went to Wayne State and I found it, my major and my school. Being interested in science and math has been a major component in my studies and choosing a career path. Devoting time to helping and working with others doing volunteer work makes the decision a whole lot better. Majoring in Pharmacy is the right path and Wayne State University will give me the best chance at following that path.
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One of the most important deciding factors in finding colleges is whether I like the campus and school itself. Considering my sisters live in Blacksburg, my family and I have traveled quite often to visit them, so much that I have even become acquainted to the streets and locations of different restaurants and buildings. I absolutely love the surroundings in Blacksburg because it is just a relaxing, beautiful campus. The buildings are all made of matching stone that are handsomely designed to almost look like castles. The rural landscape of mountains and trees is as colorful and splendid as a masterful painting, especially during fall when all the leaves are changing to red hues. However, Penn State is not much different. I have only been to University Park once when I was younger to see a football game at Beaver Stadium. But I have vi...
The United States is a country that celebrates numerous cultures and ethnic personalities. All the more, college campuses are better preparing students for the encounters and chances that await them in their future. Learning to live, study, and work in a diverse community is now a vital component in becoming a diverse individual/worker. Nevertheless, how should students recognize college campuses that aid diversity and multicultural experiences in a valuable way? Monmouth University has grown enormously over the preceding years. This has given rise to the concern of whether Monmouth has been able to handle this progress. This paper will help to acknowledge and address concerns relating to diversity on Monmouth University’s campus.
Diversity in classrooms can open student’s minds to all the world has to offer. At times diversity and understanding of culture, deviant experiences and perspectives can be difficult to fulfill, but with appropriate strategies and resources, it can lead students to gain a high level of respect for those unlike them, preferably from a judgmental and prejudiced view. Diversity has a broad range of spectrums. Students from all across the continent; students from political refugees, indigenous Americans, and immigrants bring their cultural and linguistic skills to American classrooms. Students not only bring their cultural and linguistic skills, but they bring their ethnicity, talents, and skills.
As a young woman growing up in an urbanized setting and attending public schools all of my life, when the time came to start planning and searching for colleges, I searched for schools that I felt fit my persona, that I would be comfortable attending for some of the most integral years of my life. My search included schools such as Temple University, and Pennsylvania State University, higher education institutions that allowed me to challenge myself, but at the same time would put me in a setting where I would be with others just like myself, fitting into the standard American university fashion.
Students in the United States experience varying degrees of Multicultural Education. To my benefit, I was brought up in a learning environment that was culturally accepting and engaging. I was enrolled in the Franklin Pierce School District for my entire public education career and at Pierce College during my last two years of high school. Since the beginning of my academic career, I’ve been exposed to a learning environment filled with a rich amount of diversity among students which in turn produced well-roundedness in myself. In my experience as a FPSD student, I’ve shared experiences with fellow peers of different races, cultures, and socioeconomic standings. Pierce College boasts an even more specific type of diversity within the student
Diversity and Inclusion are important to the University of Toledo’s campus because they don’t just serve to one ethnicity, they serve to many. Many different kinds of cultures come to UT to give themselves an education and to better themselves. Here at the University, they want everyone to get along with each other, since it’ll make coming to school more exciting
Garcia, E. (2002). Student cultural diversity: Understanding and meeting the challenge (3rd Ed.). New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company.
While the steps of dancers and the co-ordination amongst the team was being repeatedly rehearsed, the teachers decided upon the dresses, jewellery and makeup of the dancers. I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of the preparation to the big event.