Cultural Diversity - Student Profiles
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Boise State students would like to share their thoughts about the University.
Fifi Zhong
Hometown: Shanghai, ChinaMajor: International Business
Campus Activities:
Cultural Center Office Assistant, Boise American-Filipino Relations Club & Diversity Association (BARCADA), Multi-Language Student Association Vice PresidentA word from Fifi:
"Know how to manage your time and not overwhelm yourself and know how to get involved in all activities. Join a student organization and become an officer, you'll learn leadership skills and how to get things done!"
Crystal Chavez
Hometown: Weiser, IDMajor: Communications
Minor: Spanish
Campus Activities:
College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) Scholarship Recipient, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHEP), Organización de Estudiantes Latino-Americanos (OELA), Miss Cinco de Mayo Pageant Coordinator, Service Learning with HEP
A word from Crystal:
"Get involved; join clubs, organizations and volunteer. If you do, you get the opportunity to meet new people and make friends. It makes your school year go fast and makes it fun. But don't get too involved or don't dedicate yourself to the club or volunteering because you might and can fall behind on studies. Your studies and school should be your priority at all times."
Jonathan Solano
Hometown: Weiser, IDMajor: Electrical Engineering
Campus Activities:
Organización de Estudiantes Latino-Americanos (OELA), Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/o de Aztlán (MECHA), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) Scholarship RecipientA word from Jonathan:
"Get involved in extra curricular activities. Live in the dorms, you will get to meet a lot of people that way. And just have fun. Go to the football games."
Fernando Mejia
Hometown: Cuautitlán Izcalli, Estado de México, MéxicoMajor: Political Science
Campus Activities:
Organización de Estudiantes Latino-Americanos (OELA), Tunnel of Oppression, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/o de Aztlán (MECHA) Co-founder in Spring of 2006, Mexican-American Conference participant, Progressive Youth of the Year 2005, Davis-Putter Grantee, Larry G. Selland Emerging Student Leader Scholarship, Image de Idaho Scholarship RecipientA word from Fernando:
"I would say that in the university a lot of your values will be challenged; you may change some of them or strengthen others; what I would say is that do not be scared of challenging some of those values, even if that implies leaving your cultural or religious values on the side to open your mind to new ways of thinking and acting. You do not come to the university to have fun; you come to study and challenge those values that may be denigrating your community. You will also receive a lot of theory, but this in itself is worthless if you do not take it into practice. My recommendation for you is to take action on matters that are impacting your life."
Desirée Borba
Hometown: Kimberly, IDMajor: History of Art and Visual Culture
Minor: Spanish