Quality Programming
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Throughout the years, I have developed an array of programs--large and small scale; passive and interactive; celebratory and controversial. However, one of the programs that has made a positive mark in my programming experience has been the 2006 annual Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration. This program allowed me to learn many things about myself as a programmer and reaffirm the role that I play in enhancing student learning in the co-curriculum. This year's event was one of the largest in attendance with over 600 people. As you can imagine, planning and successfully delivering this program was an enormous task. However, I had the great fortune to work with faculty members who incorporated this program into their class curriculum and offered it as a service-learning opportunity. At the end of the program, these students had to write a 5-page reflection paper and turn it in to their professors and me. Learning about the impact this program had in their lives made all of the work worth it! Below is a video of one of the local newspapers produced about the event. ΛΛΛΛ
The Student Development & Leadership Institute (SDLI) at Cal Poly Pomona is a program where students complete a series of workshops to enhance their leadership skills and receive a certificate (signed by the University President) of completion that is awarded at a special SDLI recognition at the end of the academic year. The program seeks to help students build self-confidence and ability to relate to others, develop a personal philosophy of leadership and amplify personal growth and development. Because I feel that I have reached competency in this area, I have volunteered every quarter to present the programming and event planning workshop. I feel that this workshop is important to present because it can motivate students to get involved in a program that already exists or feel that they can contribute to campus by creating one. Below is the PowerPoint presentation I used during the workshop and the student feedback I have received about it.
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The end of the year events are always bitter-sweet because you get to celebrate the accomplishments of your students, but you also say goodbye to those whom you have built great relationships with. One of my favorite events to plan is the annual RAZA (Latino) Cultural Graduation Celebration because I get to be a bridge-builder between the students' families and the institution. Many of the students that participate in this celebration are the first in their families to graduate from college and many of their parents have never been to a college event, so I feel honored to plan this event to celebrate their accomplishments and persistence. Below is last year's program booklet. |
