2008 Woodie Awards
Looking back and moving forward
Ashley Mackin
Issue date: 5/2/07 Section: Campus
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Every semester, the Graduation Pledge Alliance (GPA) recruits graduating seniors to sign a commitment to keep the social and environmental responsibility they have learned from Humboldt State to their careers.
This semester, the GPA estimates that 60% of the 2,000 graduating seniors will sign the pledge, with about 300 signed up so far. The pledge reads: "I pledge to explore and take into account the social and environmental consequences of any job I consider and will try to improve these aspects of any organization for which I work."
With that, graduating seniors think about how Humboldt has influenced them, what else they will take into their professional lives, and what activities they have done in their time here.
Oceanography senior Jacque Lee is graduating this semester, and is president of the GPA because "it speaks to me," she said. "It speaks to my intentions of my future, my job and my lifestyle." Lee has been very active with the GPA and the science department. She was the treasurer for the oceanography club. She was also the Chairman of the Lab Fee Committee, which allocates exactly where the money from the $20 lab fees goes.
Lee was on Associated Students for a while, but felt more of a connection with GPA. "This year, I've talked to the people at Holly Yashi and they've agreed to donate pins [they made] to all the graduates who signed the pledge, and they are valued at about $20,000."
The next step for Lee is to complete the Teaching Credential program at Humboldt. Jimmy Astacio, a graduating English literature senior, will also be getting a Masters in Teaching and Writing at Humboldt.
For him, Humboldt State has given him a foundation for his teaching style. He said he has truly appreciated the interaction he has had with his professors. "I'd like to teach at a junior college, I'm not sure where, and Humboldt has been a good stepping stone. All the one-on-one contact I've had with my professors has taught me how to run a class."
This semester, the GPA estimates that 60% of the 2,000 graduating seniors will sign the pledge, with about 300 signed up so far. The pledge reads: "I pledge to explore and take into account the social and environmental consequences of any job I consider and will try to improve these aspects of any organization for which I work."
With that, graduating seniors think about how Humboldt has influenced them, what else they will take into their professional lives, and what activities they have done in their time here.
Oceanography senior Jacque Lee is graduating this semester, and is president of the GPA because "it speaks to me," she said. "It speaks to my intentions of my future, my job and my lifestyle." Lee has been very active with the GPA and the science department. She was the treasurer for the oceanography club. She was also the Chairman of the Lab Fee Committee, which allocates exactly where the money from the $20 lab fees goes.
Lee was on Associated Students for a while, but felt more of a connection with GPA. "This year, I've talked to the people at Holly Yashi and they've agreed to donate pins [they made] to all the graduates who signed the pledge, and they are valued at about $20,000."
The next step for Lee is to complete the Teaching Credential program at Humboldt. Jimmy Astacio, a graduating English literature senior, will also be getting a Masters in Teaching and Writing at Humboldt.
For him, Humboldt State has given him a foundation for his teaching style. He said he has truly appreciated the interaction he has had with his professors. "I'd like to teach at a junior college, I'm not sure where, and Humboldt has been a good stepping stone. All the one-on-one contact I've had with my professors has taught me how to run a class."
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Ingrid K. Loesch
posted 5/20/07 @ 2:18 PM PST
I think the pledge is fantastic. I came up to see some of my friends graduate and I was impressed with the notion of pledging to keep with social and environmental ethics in seeking employment. (Continued…)
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