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While I have learned a lot about myself and the field of higher education in the program,
I know that I must still challenge myself to grow personally and professionally. As I embark on
a new experience in the field of higher education, I am committed to continue my social justice
education and utilizing curriculum development in my work as a practitioner.
As one of the cornerstones of our program, I have been exposed to various issues relating
to social justice both inside and outside of higher education. In my conversations with my
students, peers, and supervisors, I have worked to have conversations about current events and
my own identity development in order to find ways to continue my classroom learning in the
professional environment. Since I will not always be in a structured environment to talk about
issues of social justice, I want to push myself to develop my own understanding of my privileged
identities in order to continue having difficult conversations with students, peers, and colleagues.
Specifically for residential environments, these conversations will be important for me to help
provide the framework for inclusive communities. After attending TPE and NASPA this year,
this was an area of focus as our students are bringing more diverse experiences into college and
are looking to support from administrators. For me, commitment to having conversations about
social justice must be an all or nothing commitment. For too long, I have relied on other
offices and trainings to provide that support for my students, which shows my own unwillingness
to engage in difficult conversations with students. In order to create an inclusive environment
for students, I want to find more ways to infuse social justice education and identity development
into the residential curriculum and student experience in residence halls. Additionally, I need to
seek out ways to build my own skills and efficacy for having dialogues with students and peers
and further my own understanding of my identities.