WGSS Personal Statement

Being a black, queer identifying female has allowed for me to move through the world in a very different way. With the unique opportunity to hold such a diverse set of characteristics, I connect with different people at a much deeper level. With this, I have been able to

In ¨Sisterhood is Complicated¨, Ruth Padawer explains the uncomfortable dynamic that is occurring at Wellesley Women´s College. She tells of the struggles that trans-men have to deal with at this institution and uses 3 specific stories of Jesse Austin, Alex Poon, and Kaden Mohamed to embody them. Each started as a girl and their personal journeys are illustrated, mentioning the struggles that were encountered personally and through the community. Minority issues and diversity are challenging ideas in this article, but hold an underlying tone without. Padawer does a semi-effective job at displaying the obstacles faced and their effects at Wellesley.

Greetings, I am Winifred Knighton- Davis, Program Supervisor/Recruiter with Lutheran Services of Georgia (LSG). LSG is one of the largest non-profit providers of foster care services in the state of Georgia. This agency specializes in placing at-risk and special needs children in quality, highly trained, specialized foster care homes. LSG works in partnership with the Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) to ensure the safety, permanency, and well-being of children. Although I have been with this agency for ten months, I have devoted five years working within therapeutic foster care services. I have twelve years of experience as a social worker and have worked as a school social worker, in mental health, with individuals with disabilities, with the prevention of underage drinking, and specialized foster care. I received a Bachelor of Social Work and a Master of Social Work from Albany State University.

I chose NDSU because I feel like I was pretty well acquainted with the campus during my time in high school. Each summer, for FFA, my chapter, along with others from across the state, spent a week here competing in different agricultural competitions. Also, I talked with alumni from this nursing program, and they all said it was set up very well, and also put them on a track to getting a good job afterwards. When I came for a tour earlier this spring, I got to hear a speech from the Dean of nursing, and I just sort of felt like this was the right place. On a side note, I like being here because of the agricultural side of NDSU as well, even if I’m not necessarily going into a field pertaining to it. It seems more like home to me, when the person next to me, going into Vet Tech, rides horse as much as I did.

This prestigious $500 award is given to students eager to obtain the ability to think critically, possess effective communication, exhibit integrity and demonstrate preparedness for success.

Male privilege and white privilege are thought to be ignored and protected by those who benefit from it. People who lack such privilege suffer, they are humiliated, and they live with fear and anxiety. The reading of confident pluralism has three main civic aspirations: tolerance, humility, and patience (8). Tolerance tells us to have the will to accept moral differences and agreements. It means respecting the individual, but not necessarily agreeing with their beliefs or practices.

I would like to serve as the President for the SNHS next year because I want to show others that science is fun. During my first year as a SNHS member was during my sophomore year. I remember I initially was not going to apply because a requirement for membership was that all applicants had to be taking an AP or Honors science course that fall. Instead, I was taking chemistry and biology that spring, making me ineligible. Although I was technically ineligible, I decided to apply anyway and to my surprise, I got accepted.

The first time I’ve ever visited Cheney and laid eyes on EWU, I was about 15 years old. I was on a field trip from Jenkins High School, located in Chewelah, WA. I remembered being floored by EWU’s theatre arts program, the vastness of the campus, and diversity of the student body. I craved to be apart of it. However, I felt that it was all beyond my ability at that point in my life.

First and foremost - my life is dedicated to the service of others. Through my time serving as Parkwood Beta President and the State President of the North Carolina Beta Club, I have understood the importance of a servant’s heart. I have had the honor of being Student Body President and Class President here Parkwood, and during my tenure I provided vital assistance and planning to events that included, Spring Fling, Winterfest, Powderpuff, Teacher Appreciation Week, dances, pep rallies; and, simple facilitation and leadership within the PWHS Student Council at large. Moreover, I have had the great opportunity of serving on the Executive Board of the PTSO for a few years now and served as the student liaison between the PTSO and the school. I had the honor of assisting with the Parkwood Pride 5K,

As a recent graduate of Iowa State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Art and Design focusing on art history and education, the position as Education Coordinator and Advisor at Buena Vista University captured my attention as an opportunity to work with students through educational programming. As a recent college student, I provide a valuable perspective on academic advising through my own personal experiences. I have learned many advisors lack in truly connecting and catering to each student’s individual situation and needs. Buena Vista University, a relatively small area college, provides an opportunity to fully connect and provide personal one-on-one experience all students deserve. Subsequently, students gain the absolute most out of their college education. A large part of my career goals entail helping students of all ages engage, thrive and connect in their own individualized way.

Experiencing hardships and my resilience to overcome them is the main reason I chose to pursue a Master’s of Social Work (MSW) degree. My familiarity with asking for resources, as a former foster youth, a number of my interactions involved social workers. I utilized resources as a transition aged youth; and I believe it was those same resources that kept me focused on my future and school. I became homeless at eighteen years of age and it was transitional housing, through The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) that gave me hope and direction.

I am addresing you because I am interested in becoming part of the George Mason University community. I have been considering to apply since last year, when I was a junior in high school. I believe it is a a school that offers the programs I need to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in biology and later specialize in a school of medicine as a radiation oncologist. However, I might decide to complete the courses offered by the pre-medic program instead, which would also help me enter the school of medicine of my choice. I am also highly interested in playing volleyball while pursuing my education and George Mason University offers both my educational and extracurricular interesst. I strongly believe I am an excellent fit for George Mason University and that I will become a leader and a valuable asset for the school.

I have been accepted and decided to attend Lindenwood University- Belleville, beginning in the Fall of 2017. The college I have chosen is very close to home and has an excellent Nursing program. I intend to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree as my first step to eventually become a Certified Nurse Practitioner, specializing in Pediatric Psychiatry. I have been fascinated by all areas of medicine from a very young age and the interest has only grown over the years. I took my first psychology class this year and I love learning about the mind and why humans think the way they do.

To try to reduce my experience as a Portuguese-American to a single story is to devalue one culture’s impact on my life in favor of another. The Tower of Belém is no less important to me than the Empire State building. Overall, both cultures have an equal influence on my life, but they do so in different aspects. American culture impacts my public life; this is the culture I experience at school, with friends and my future career. Portuguese culture affects my domestic life. This is due to my parent’s commitment to keeping Portuguese traditions in our lives. Dinner is always a home-cooked meal with the family, and while my family does borrow recipes from other

Coming out as a transgender, identifying with a gender expression that differs from the assigned sex, has proven to be quite difficult through the ages. While the acceptance of transgender people has grown significantly higher throughout the years, people’s stance on them are still quite divided, and the uphill battle for transgender rights has proven this. Just giving transgenders the right to simply go to the bathroom they identify with has shown to be controversial according to the TIME cover Battle of the Bathroom. The TIME magazine makes sure to note the problem defiantly “far more than public facilities” (Scherer par. 9). Transgender rights are a problem that Jamison Green, president for World Professional Association for Transgender Health, thoroughly addresses in a report written by Alan Greenblatt for CQ Researcher. Jamison Green’s specific purpose in that report is to justify why transgender people deserve basic human rights like everybody else, as shown in society, through his use of facts, qualifiers, figurative language, counterarguments, and appeals to logic and values.