Student of Distinction: Jeffrey LaRose

April 9, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

“I aim to… inspire my students to achieve their impossible, and embrace the opportunities to mentor new teachers who are beginning their journey.” ~ Jeffrey Larose

Student of Distinction: Raquel Romero

April 8, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

“As a graduate student I realized that I wanted to explore how immigration is represented in Mexican literature and for my thesis project I presented an analysis that focuses on the relationship between migration and identity.” ~ Raquel Romero

Student of Distinction: Meesha Ghedia

April 8, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

“I faced many different obstacles. One of the biggest ones was culture shock and getting used to a new country.” ~ Meesha Ghedia

Student of Distinction: Noor Sabharwal

April 7, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

“To ensure I succeeded in my academics and professional career, I went all-in with my schooling and community work and made the most of my fluency in four languages: English, Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu.” ~ Noor Sabharwal

Student of Distinction: Jeanette Yeboah-Amoako

April 7, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

“After just one day of volunteering in a dual language classroom at [an] elementary school, an interest in teaching that up until then had been latent, suddenly woke up and exclaimed, ‘rise and shine!'” ~ Jeanette Yeboah-Amoako

Student of Distinction: Claudia Amador

April 6, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

“I’ve made a future goal to inspire and encourage each of my students to engage, learn, and enjoy the education that they will be receiving in my classroom.” ~ Claudia Amador

Student of Distinction: Robert Ortega, Jr.

April 5, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

“This is the part of my parent’s dream that I never imagined. I am forever gracious that this is even a tangible reality.” ~ Robert Ortega

Student of Distinction: Erik Escovedo

March 30, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

“As a human being, art has saved my life. As a student, art has given me a path to live that life.” ~ Erik Escovedo.

Student of Distinction: Sadie Gleason

March 30, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

“[S]torytelling is so wonderful because it takes us on a journey with characters and places that are completely made up, yet by the end leaves us with a better understanding of the world and ourselves.” ~ Sadie Gleason

Arts in Motion to support Dean’s Council to help students affected by COVID-19

March 20, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

Arts in Motion - College of Arts and Humanities students performing, in school and graduating.

The student’s increased needs has prompted the Dean’s Council Annual Fund to broaden the scope of the discretionary fund to include immediate needs for students. To launch the effort, any donations made for Arts in Motion will be used for students’ immediate needs.