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📚✨ Celebrating our spring courses! The Church and the Human Person! ⛪️ Throughout the course, they've explored the crucial intersection of faith and human dignity, delving into moral issues that impact society today. #courseTRS 202 • • • #TucsonBusinessCommunity #LocalCollaboration #SupportLocalBusinesses #PartnershipMatters #TucsonPride #CommunityDrivenEducation #StudentOpportunities #BusinessNetworking #CareerDevelopment #InternshipProgram #LocalEconomy #BuildingConnections #TucsonLeadership #EducationForAll

A quick list to help your #tck prepare for college!

Summer holidays offer a great opportunity for students to explore new interests, develop skills, and relax. Here are some ideas on how to make the most of this time: These activities not only provide a well-rounded summer experience but also help students return to school feeling refreshed and enriched. #students #parents #teachers #principals #schools #schoolleaders

I did this program:) STF 2016! Taught Geometry:)

As a fresh-person at Mount Holyoke College, my first learning experience was the international student orientation, which provided valuable information about academic life, cultural nuances, and the lifestyle of New England. 🌎 Inclusive Education Matters: One segment was particularly disconcerting. We were shown an educational video on the American history of slavery, racism, and white supremacy. It was a stark reality check that the land of opportunity I wanted to thrive in had its deep, dark shadows. As an outsider, I grappled with the responsibility of understanding this complex legacy and acting accordingly without any training or tools. 🤝 The Unequal Burden of Awareness: In the large group discussions that followed, I listened to the insights of my fellow international students. Many of us were people of color, more likely to be subject to racism than to perpetrate it. When it was my turn to speak, I asked about the American students’ orientation that would happen afterwards. Would they also explore racism in their country? The answer was a hushed “no”. I realized then what I would come to know intimately over the next 15+ years of living in America: Those likely to be harmed, or have already been harmed, by racism carry the weight of its awareness and presence. 💡 Continuing the Journey:  Over the years, as I studied, worked, and lived in America at elite schools, high-ranking workplaces and corridors of corporate power and influence, I noticed the lack of representation from Americans of African origin. Their exclusion was resounding to those like me who were looking for them, evidencing a cycle where generational wealth remains elusive to this most tortured group of peoples. As I taught myself more about black history in America, I came to be in awe of them. They have time and time again, as slaves and then as free peoples, contributed to the greatness of this nation. However, time and time again they have been excluded from reaping the just rewards. On the eve of this Juneteenth, I commit to ongoing learning. In addition to re-visiting some of my favorite fiction by black authors, I will also be listening to the Reveal podcast’s 3-part series on reparations. Join me in this journey. Let’s raise awareness, challenge norms, and build a more equitable future. Its long overdue. 🌟🙌

GRADUATION OVERVIEW: Class of 2024 celebrates

Things Eva Beggs has learned through her years of hosting In 2002, a lady approached me about hosting an exchange student. After begging Clint for 2 weeks, he finally said "OK", actually I think he said "you are going to do whatever you want to anyway, so whatever" 🤷♀️......our first student arrived and we fell in love with the program. From that point on, we picked out our next student together, and wow, what a difference our students made in our families life. Things I have learned through my years of hosting. 1. The world isn't as big as we think it is. 2. You can be on the other side of the world in one day. 3. Smiles are universal. 4. The US is a a dream for foreign teens. 5. I've gained wisdom about our world through the students in our home. 6. This program really does make world peace, one friendship at a time. 7. We aren't so different. 8. The close bonds you form DOES last a lifetime. 9. Family does not have to be blood relatives. 10. I had no idea what a positive impact it would make on my on kids. Make your family a part of a student's international story and start making memories with your new family member! For those of you have may have hosted before , what have you learned from hosting? https://loom.ly/His6J8k

As we move into the latest days of summer New Student Orientation advising, I work more diligently to help students understand that they still have choices of classes that both fulfill degree requirements, and have the potential to teach them interesting stuff. How wonderful to see their faces brighten at the prospect of taking Intro to Scuba, African American and African Diaspora history, or Liberty and Justice: A Philosophical Introduction! One of the first things undergrads need to learn: they are not one-dimensional.

➡️ 🔎 Did you know that St. Catherine University offers not only 70 chartered clubs and organizations but 28 National Honor Society chapters and strong orientation, peer mentors, and resident advisors programs? Learn more about this featured #college on CollegeXpress! #colleges #highered #highereducation #collegesanduniversities #collegesearch #collegeadmission #exploringcolleges #students #highschoolstudents #collegestudents

GRADUATION OVERVIEW: Class of 2024 celebrates