Personal Mission
As I move forward in my professional search, I recognize that I am interested in a position that values and encourages student affairs staff members to be active in their positions, both as supervisors and developmental practitioners.
I am excited at the prospect of serving on departmental committees, as well as the potential of continuing my own personal and professional development by serving on university committees. As a professional in the field, I truly believe in the transformative power of higher education. I believe in authenticity, values congruence, and the synthesis of academic and co-curricular arenas. Finally, I believe that the institution should encourage and celebrate lifelong learning, diversity, and student development. |
What I Value
Learning
Learning has always been a passion of mine, and adventures have often been great catalysts for learning. I realized early on that education was a gateway to improvement, and successful learning was a path toward advancement and accomplishment.
Positivity
I cannot trace the origins of my value of positivity, except to say that it is inherent to my nature. Over time, it has remained a cornerstone in my life, and is perhaps a meta-value, guiding and influencing all other values in my life. The significance of it, and presence in my life, is that a positive attitude and outlook on life has helped me find good in even the worst times.
Adventure
My passion for adventure is a result of wanting to see and experience new places and events, a result of wanting to be surprised and awed by uniqueness.
My sense of adventure, even today, is most fueled by traveling, but even graduate school has been an adventure, in the sense that it has continued to shape me and grow me through its new events and experiences.
My sense of adventure, even today, is most fueled by traveling, but even graduate school has been an adventure, in the sense that it has continued to shape me and grow me through its new events and experiences.
Community
After having community so prominently integrated into every aspect of my undergraduate and graduate experiences, I now see the inherent value and promise of putting community into practice.
As I have continued through graduate school, my ability to connect with students, create healthy rapport, and implement theory to practice is most easily done in a residential community. Looking forward, I expect that my interest and engagement in community will continue to be fulfilled through residential experiences, and eventually in the classroom.
As I have continued through graduate school, my ability to connect with students, create healthy rapport, and implement theory to practice is most easily done in a residential community. Looking forward, I expect that my interest and engagement in community will continue to be fulfilled through residential experiences, and eventually in the classroom.
Spirituality
My commitment to spiritual development has been a lifelong value, and though it has seen strong points and weak points, it has withstood time as a primary value of mine. Just as positivity is a value that intertwines and engages all other values, spirituality is a rock in which all other values are built.