My Elevator Speech




May 1st, 2020

Mi Discurso del Ascensor

    Quiero ayudar a crear un mundo mejor, un mundo en el que los cerebros, corazones y almas florezcan simultáneamente, tanto a nivel académico como a nivel social; un mundo en el que haya éxito para cada estudiante, independientemente de su estatus socioeconómico, raza, género, origen nacional, etnicidad, religión, u orientación sexual; un mundo en el que nuestros estudiantes sepan que ell@s son la razón de nuestra propia existencia y que estamos aquí para asegurarnos de que cada un@ de ell@s tenga éxito porque el fracaso no es una opción.  

   (By Deborah Martel Rogers,   27 de Febrero de 2017,  Universidad Estatal del Estado de California en Bakersfield) 

My Elevator Speech
   I want to help create a better world, one in which our brains, hearts and souls flourish simultaneously, both academically and socially; a world in which each student experiences success, regardless of their socioeconomic status, race, gender, national origin, ethnicity, or sexual orientation; a world in which our students know they are the reason of our own existence and that we are here to make sure that they are successful because failure is not an option. 

    (Written by Deborah Martel Rogers, February 27th, 2017, California State University, Bakersfield) 

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