Laila Hernandez is a student at Triton High School in Dodge Center, Minnesota who is pursuing a career in clinical child psychology. She has worked as a cashier at Target, where she gained skills in customer service, management, and marketing. Hernandez also worked at a daycare, developing skills in childcare, leadership, and responsibility. After high school, she plans to attend the University of Minnesota Twin Cities to earn a PhD in child psychology.
The Gratitude Project at Butte College was originated by Stacey Bartlett, Communication Studies and is a project of the entire Department to benefit the college. The following is an excerpt from Stacey describing the project:
What is the Gratitude Project?
We believe it is important to recognize members of the college community who live the value of “Students 1st” every day. Although we often hear about the positive impact that faculty and staff have on our students, it is rare for that to be communicated back to the individual responsible.
We thought it was time to pause for a “moment of gratitude” and that the time-honored tradition of a genuine thank you card is an appropriate way for students to recognize a few (of the many) who have helped them along the road to their successes. Once per year either near Thanksgiving or near Valentine’s Day, Communication Studies faculty take 10-15 minutes of class time for a lesson of gratitude where each student receives a brief “how to” lecture and a card to write. The faculty and staff then collect and distribute all of the cards campus-wide. We started with a few hundred cards and each year the number has increased --this semester around 1500 cards were distributed all across campus!
Special thanks are owed to a few folks: First, April Kelly, CMST associate faculty, for her card design for use without an envelope. Second, Phil Jones, and his print shop team, who aided us in quality and cost-savings. Last but not least, Jan McKissick, for her PowerPoint lecture notes available to all CMST faculty. And, the folks who help on the delivery side of things!
Please take this time with our students to be grateful and to share that gift.
The Gratitude Project at Butte College was originated by Stacey Bartlett, Communication Studies and is a project of the entire Department to benefit the college. The following is an excerpt from Stacey describing the project:
What is the Gratitude Project?
We believe it is important to recognize members of the college community who live the value of “Students 1st” every day. Although we often hear about the positive impact that faculty and staff have on our students, it is rare for that to be communicated back to the individual responsible.
We thought it was time to pause for a “moment of gratitude” and that the time-honored tradition of a genuine thank you card is an appropriate way for students to recognize a few (of the many) who have helped them along the road to their successes. Once per year either near Thanksgiving or near Valentine’s Day, Communication Studies faculty take 10-15 minutes of class time for a lesson of gratitude where each student receives a brief “how to” lecture and a card to write. The faculty and staff then collect and distribute all of the cards campus-wide. We started with a few hundred cards and each year the number has increased --this semester around 1500 cards were distributed all across campus!
Special thanks are owed to a few folks: First, April Kelly, CMST associate faculty, for her card design for use without an envelope. Second, Phil Jones, and his print shop team, who aided us in quality and cost-savings. Last but not least, Jan McKissick, for her PowerPoint lecture notes available to all CMST faculty. And, the folks who help on the delivery side of things!
Please take this time with our students to be grateful and to share that gift.
· Background I am 24 year old. I was a bad student in Hong Kong,.docxoswald1horne84988
· Background: I am 24 year old. I was a bad student in Hong Kong, by that means I had bad grades, bad conducts, and bad attitude toward studying. I have three sisters, they all graduated from different universities in Canada. My parents decided to send me abroad to Canada for education when I was 13 to be a grade 9 student in year 2006. My eldest sister was spending her last year in Toronto finishing her master degree, she was 2 hours away from the small town I lived in. Once I moved into Canada, I well adopted the new education system and I loved the environment and people there. I started to set goals and work hard to achieve them like my sisters did. Everything I did seemed to pull me closer to my family and fix the relationship between my parents. But good things didn’t last long, I was forced to drop out of high school when I was halfway through grade 12 in 2009, 6 months before graduation, due to the financial crisis happened in 2007-2008. The crisis got the best of my father, his company couldn’t hold on til I graduate. It directly affected my father’s company and investments he had held back then, and he was the only source maintaing the whole family. Since I had settled back in Hong Kong, I started to work for my own living, but with low education level, not much of a choice but to work as sales associate in a small company. I was once depressed and negative in my life. There was nothing worth to work hard for. It all came to a change when I worked in a bullion trading company. It has become a motivation for me to save up money and to pursuade my parents to pursue what I left off at in Canada. All these years had passed by, each one of my younger cousins gradually going abroad to study in California. I have been always contacting them and asking them the educational system and environments in CA. And I secretly started to plan for my educational journey.
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Things to consider: How did your interest in your major develop? Do you have any experience related to your major outside the classroom — such as volunteer work, internships and employment, or participation in student organizations and activities? If you haven’t had experience in the field, consider including experience in the classroom. This may include working with faculty or doing research projects.
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· Work experience: worked at a bullion trading company (Fuji Bullion Limited) for 8 months when I was 19 in 2012, I got promoted as a manager a couple months before I left. I joined the company because it didn’t require any certificate to work the tradings, and I wanted to learn and know more about invest.
1. Laila Hernandez
101 Central Ave S, Dodge Center MN
Cell: 507-513-1233
lailahernandez@student.triton.k12.mn.us
Personal Summary:
I have a job at Target as a cashier. Being a cashier has given me very valuable skills
such as, customer service, management, and math skills. This job has also helped me learn
marketing techniques. Part of my job is to inform guests of our red card and all the advantages
to it. I have also had a job at a daycare which gave me many skills as well such as, leadership,
childcare, and personal responsibility. My plan is to attend college at the University of Minnesota
Twin Cities and pursue my dream of becoming a clinical child psychologist and receive my PhD.
Skills:
● Marketing
● Childcare
● Responsibility
● Mathematics
● Customer Service
● Management
● Leadership
Accomplishments:
4.0 GPA | 2012
Lettered in Academics | 2012-2016
Lettered in Choir | 2014-2015
National Honors Society | 2014-2016
Personal Experience:
Company: Nanci’s Daycare
City: Dodge Center State: MN
Date From: March 2015 Date To: August 2015
Position: Daycare Provider/ Sitter
2. Summary:
I read stories to the children and taught them painting, drawing and crafts. I also disciplined
children and recommended other measures to correct behavior. A big part of my job was to
incorporate music and art activities to encourage creativity and expression. I helped kids spark
creativity and imagination by helping them discover new things each day.
Company: Target
City: Rochester State: MN
Date From: August 2015 Date To: Current
Position: Cashier
Summary:
I mainly bagged merchandise by following standard procedures. I also helped the customer
needs and responded to questions. This included working with customer service to resolve
issues. I made sure to provide professional and courteous service at all times. I also educated
and informed customers on product and service offerings, such as our red card.
Education and Training:
School: Rochester Technical and Community College
Grad Year: 2016
City: Rochester
State: MN
Field of Study: Psychology