Personal Narrative: My First Year At Pomona College

In essence, my hopes for wanting to be a part of the ASPC Committee revolves around my desire to bring change to the students of Pomona for the better. Though I have yet to serve as a part of an organization that focuses on student advocacy, in regards to policy change, my first year at Pomona has allowed me to better know the campus, faculty, and student body and the way we engage with one another within the Pomona community. Given that my Sophomore year is fast approaching, I am now reflecting on my own first year experiences: "What did I enjoy? What could have gone better? How have I contributed to my new community, thus far?" However, with the opportunity to be a part of ASPC, I now find myself asking "What can I do for the incoming class of Pomona, or the overall the community at Pomona College, to further create an atmosphere where constructive decisions can be made to improve the community we have created over the years as

These experiences have shaped and prepared me to better engage with the community at Pomona and the means of having a holistic approach to various types of situations. Each of these organizations may not relate to one another directly; however, they all allowed me the chance to interact with Pomona's resources and communities from an array of perspectives and has further help me understand what it means to contextualize resources and services we have at our disposal. I believe it is good when it comes to bringing Pomona students to form the ASPC committees and staff it is good to have a good diversity of representation and experiences from each member; thus, I find that I can contribute to ASPC by introducing new, fresh ideas that may have others overlooked or unthought of in an endeavor to think of ways to bring the community