0:02
I'm really optimistic about
0:04
what I'll be able to do in the future with the tools that I've been given at Bowers.
0:08
My name is Georgina Gonzalez.
0:12
I am a biometry and statistics major.
0:17
Math had always been something that was challenging for me.
0:19
I had an interest in it, but I never was the best at.
0:23
As time went on, I really saw myself feel
0:26
confident and feel fulfilled by the work I was doing, not just challenged.
0:30
I grew up in a community that was mostly first
0:34
generation immigrants and pretty low income.
0:38
I really became passionate
0:40
about helping those on campus that had a similar background to me.
0:45
I am the VP of Professional Development at ALPFA.
0:48
ALPFA stands for Association of Latino Professionals for America.
0:52
During my time there, I have been teaching 10-week courses
0:57
to Latinos at Cornell, where I sort of give them the foundational knowledge
1:02
they need to succeed, whether it's resumé work, public speaking, how to network.
1:07
That has been a huge motivator
1:09
for me throughout my time at Cornell that I'm really, really passionate about.
1:13
I feel incredibly privileged to be part of Bowers.
1:16
It's a college where we are endlessly challenged,
1:19
but we are also endlessly supported.
I'm really optimistic about
0:04
what I'll be able to do in the future with the tools that I've been given at Bowers.
0:08
My name is Georgina Gonzalez.
0:12
I am a biometry and statistics major.
0:17
Math had always been something that was challenging for me.
0:19
I had an interest in it, but I never was the best at.
0:23
As time went on, I really saw myself feel
0:26
confident and feel fulfilled by the work I was doing, not just challenged.
0:30
I grew up in a community that was mostly first
0:34
generation immigrants and pretty low income.
0:38
I really became passionate
0:40
about helping those on campus that had a similar background to me.
0:45
I am the VP of Professional Development at ALPFA.
0:48
ALPFA stands for Association of Latino Professionals for America.
0:52
During my time there, I have been teaching 10-week courses
0:57
to Latinos at Cornell, where I sort of give them the foundational knowledge
1:02
they need to succeed, whether it's resumé work, public speaking, how to network.
1:07
That has been a huge motivator
1:09
for me throughout my time at Cornell that I'm really, really passionate about.
1:13
I feel incredibly privileged to be part of Bowers.
1:16
It's a college where we are endlessly challenged,
1:19
but we are also endlessly supported.
