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Jermaine Jr. Agulto SalasProject PROA Mentor Major: A.S. Criminal Justice What does it mean to be an APIA scholar?: I believe that being an APIA scholar has really opened my eyes and made me realize that I can do a lot more than I think I can if I just put my mind to it. There is nothing better than being proud of who you are and where you come from. Being a college mentor and an APIA scholar has shown me that with the right support, anything is possible. Just be confident in who you are and the rest will just follow through. | Clarissa Medina King Project PROA Tutor Major: B.S. Education, Rehabilitation and Human Services Concentration What does it mean to be a tutor?: Being a tutor, to me, means accepting that you will not know everything there is to know about a course and a subject. However, by doing so, it allows you to open up and explore learning about those courses and subjects that your tutee needs. As I’ve learned recently in my education classes, students and teachers are lifelong learners, and I believe tutors are too. | Patrick Jerome Jr. W. SantosProject PROA Mentor Major: A.A. Liberal Arts, Pre-engineering Emphasis What does it mean to be a mentor?: To me, being a mentor means to be a guide for your mentees/students and to provide them with the possible paths that they have depending on their interests and goals. Being a mentor is quite fun especially since Project PROA is quite welcoming. Through this I’m able to meet new people, which are the new students as well as work on my networking and communication skills. With being a mentor, I am there as a person for students to ask questions and for giving any advice if needed. I also partake in class activities with students. |
Jermaine Jr. Agulto Salas
Project PROA Mentor
Major: A.S. Criminal Justice
What does it mean to be an APIA scholar?: I believe that being an APIA scholar has really opened my eyes and made me realize that I can do a lot more than I think I can if I just put my mind to it. There is nothing better than being proud of who you are and where you come from. Being a college mentor and an APIA scholar has shown me that with the right support, anything is possible. Just be confident in who you are and the rest will just follow through.
Clarissa Medina King
Major: B.S. Education, Rehabilitation and Human Services Concentration
What does it mean to be a tutor?: Being a tutor, to me, means accepting that you will not know everything there is to know about a course and a subject. However, by doing so, it allows you to open up and explore learning about those courses and subjects that your tutee needs. As I’ve learned recently in my education classes, students and teachers are lifelong learners, and I believe tutors are too.
Patrick Jerome Jr. W. Santos
Project PROA Mentor
Major: A.A. Liberal Arts, Pre-engineering Emphasis
What does it mean to be a mentor?: To me, being a mentor means to be a guide for your mentees/students and to provide them with the possible paths that they have depending on their interests and goals. Being a mentor is quite fun especially since Project PROA is quite welcoming. Through this I’m able to meet new people, which are the new students as well as work on my networking and communication skills. With being a mentor, I am there as a person for students to ask questions and for giving any advice if needed. I also partake in class activities with students.
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International Coastal Cleanup
Each year, on the third Saturday of September, people from all around the world come together at their local beaches and coastlines to take part in what is called the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC). ICC Day began over 30 years ago and was founded by Linda Maraniss and Kathy O’hara, both of whom were concerned about the amount of debris that polluted our oceans. Marine debris is not only a threat to wildlife and their habitats, it is also a threat to human health and our economy. That is why it is important to tackle this issue and be part of the recovery of our ocean resources.
The two main goals of the International Coastal Cleanup Day is to simultaneously clean our coasts and collect data regarding the types of trash found during the cleanup. This element of data collection is what makes the ICC unique. The data collected during the ICC gets inputted into the Global Trash Database and helps combat the issue of marine debris.
