Essay On Smooth Transition
I have been a Xavier University Smooth Transition (ST) mentor for 3 years since the years of 2014-2016. Smooth Transition is a first-year student summer pre-orientation and year-long peer mentoring program that seeks to support underrepresented domestic and help them transition smoothly to college. Most smooth Transition students are often
African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans. Being a smooth transition requires selflessness as the program unpaid and requires one to dedicate their time to helping another student, as most of the time, the smooth mentors can be the only one that the student can depend on. As a mentor, I have guided first-year students to make good decisions in their college years to succeed in the end. I have also informed my mentees about the leadership and internship opportunities provided at Xavier and advised them to take advantage of those opportunities. As a mentor, I have used my various leadership involvements to guide my mentees to aspire to be good leaders and be inclusive to people of all cultures and backgrounds. I advise them to interact with …show more content…
Through CFJ I have led students in service in multiple service work as we serve those who are marginalized. My service work is a form of unselfish leadership because it is unpaid and requires hard work, intentionality, patience, solidarity, and understanding. In addition, it also requires education as we educate participants who we lead and serve with. Through CFJ, I have served as an Alternative breaks site leader, Lydia's House site leader and served in the X-change program as a site coordinator at Homework club, Evanston, and St. Vincent DePaul. I do all these because it is the universal good of the world as it gives those who we serve joy and happiness as they feel that they are loved in the
African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans. Being a smooth transition requires selflessness as the program unpaid and requires one to dedicate their time to helping another student, as most of the time, the smooth mentors can be the only one that the student can depend on. As a mentor, I have guided first-year students to make good decisions in their college years to succeed in the end. I have also informed my mentees about the leadership and internship opportunities provided at Xavier and advised them to take advantage of those opportunities. As a mentor, I have used my various leadership involvements to guide my mentees to aspire to be good leaders and be inclusive to people of all cultures and backgrounds. I advise them to interact with …show more content…
Through CFJ I have led students in service in multiple service work as we serve those who are marginalized. My service work is a form of unselfish leadership because it is unpaid and requires hard work, intentionality, patience, solidarity, and understanding. In addition, it also requires education as we educate participants who we lead and serve with. Through CFJ, I have served as an Alternative breaks site leader, Lydia's House site leader and served in the X-change program as a site coordinator at Homework club, Evanston, and St. Vincent DePaul. I do all these because it is the universal good of the world as it gives those who we serve joy and happiness as they feel that they are loved in the