CSU Social Work Students and Dads Circle
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CSU Social Work Students and Dads Circle
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Tuesday, 16 August 2011
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Welcome to this gathering space for CSU Social Work students and dads, throughout CA.- that valued random actions of kindness while gaining knowledge attached to a warm, "feel good" perspective;
- who have knowledge about public policy and skills to reform outdated policies;
- those who currently and/or want to work in an urban or rural community agency;
- those who generally value their cities/neighbors;
- students and dads who have creative small and larger ideas for community kindness actions/improvements;
- and those students and dads who just want a place to get together online...and who are able to get together for a local meeting with awesome, dedicated, caring people.
Are you in? Pass this website link along and have a wonderful afternoon!
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Mirla Gonzalez
A Multifaceted Path
Posted: 8/10/11 03:14 PM ET
Amazing
Inspiring
Funny
Scary
Important
Latino Voices , Marist , University Of Kansas , College News
I stood with my mother, at the age of six, in a line that extended beyond the doors of El Salvador's military hospital. We were at the mercy of physicians that weighed each infant's chance of survival and decided who would receive treatment. This experience spurred me to go to college to become an M.D. and help children like the surgeons who operated on my brother's cleft palate. This May, 15 years after my family moved from El Salvador to the U.S., I graduated from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY with a B.S. in biomedical science and Spanish.
Although I had a life plan bound for a career in medicine, I learned that a liberal arts education is about being open to new ideas and experiences. These new experiences at Marist helped define my passions and re-shape my life's course. I spent a semester of my junior year in Spain doing a bilingual internship at a medical clinic where I witnessed first-hand the importance of cultural sensitivity, and the impact of truly listening to a patient's story.
I also took a transformational course with Dr. Kevin Gaugler, an associate professor of Spanish and my advisor during my four years. His class, Spanish and Technology, was both the best and most unique course I have ever taken. Unlike traditional lecture-style pedagogy, his course was completely project-driven with the goal of fostering 21st Century skills such as creativity and innovation, critical thinking, and self-direction, while simultaneously developing a student's media literacy and Spanish language skills. Also, like most professors at Marist who extend their role beyond the classroom, Dr. Gaugler took time to oversee my work on my Fulbright proposal.
Although I was not awarded a Fulbright, my work on this proposal forced me to understand my values and goals. Completing the proposal solidified my dream of educating children in Latin America...(link to read more)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mirla-gonzalez/a-multifaceted-path_b_923642.html
A Multifaceted Path
Posted: 8/10/11 03:14 PM ET
Amazing
Inspiring
Funny
Scary
Important
Latino Voices , Marist , University Of Kansas , College News
I stood with my mother, at the age of six, in a line that extended beyond the doors of El Salvador's military hospital. We were at the mercy of physicians that weighed each infant's chance of survival and decided who would receive treatment. This experience spurred me to go to college to become an M.D. and help children like the surgeons who operated on my brother's cleft palate. This May, 15 years after my family moved from El Salvador to the U.S., I graduated from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY with a B.S. in biomedical science and Spanish.
Although I had a life plan bound for a career in medicine, I learned that a liberal arts education is about being open to new ideas and experiences. These new experiences at Marist helped define my passions and re-shape my life's course. I spent a semester of my junior year in Spain doing a bilingual internship at a medical clinic where I witnessed first-hand the importance of cultural sensitivity, and the impact of truly listening to a patient's story.
I also took a transformational course with Dr. Kevin Gaugler, an associate professor of Spanish and my advisor during my four years. His class, Spanish and Technology, was both the best and most unique course I have ever taken. Unlike traditional lecture-style pedagogy, his course was completely project-driven with the goal of fostering 21st Century skills such as creativity and innovation, critical thinking, and self-direction, while simultaneously developing a student's media literacy and Spanish language skills. Also, like most professors at Marist who extend their role beyond the classroom, Dr. Gaugler took time to oversee my work on my Fulbright proposal.
Although I was not awarded a Fulbright, my work on this proposal forced me to understand my values and goals. Completing the proposal solidified my dream of educating children in Latin America...(link to read more)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mirla-gonzalez/a-multifaceted-path_b_923642.html
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HI!!! I'm a social work student from Newcastle, Australia - a couple of weeks ago i started something similar to this (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Newcastle-University-Random-Acts-of-Kindness/277810935574046) and so far its going pretty swell, i just wanted to let you guys know how good it feels to see hows doing the same thing!
Saturday, 29 October 2011 16:35
