Profile Paper

I have decided to do my profile paper on Miguel M. Morales. He is a library aid at JCCC and he is a student here as well. He was a former managing editor and member of the campus ledger and newspaper and a member of the Latinos Writer Collective. He also is a founder of the Latino Club here on campus. He has a strong interest in increasing the diversity on campus. He wants to eventually become a professor here and be able to help others less fortunate to obtain their education and have some of the same experiences he has been provided with. He believes it starts at the top and that we can make a difference by voting for an elective that is qualified and good for the position. He feels that it would really make a difference if we had more people of diversity in the Board of Trustees and he himself has even ran for this position. I like his determination and dedication to this cause. I think we do need a change in this area and to make it easier for the minority to be able to have the same experience and opportunity as everybody else. Getting this out and making your voice heard is the first step and he has done this, as well as starting a club where latinos can go to feel at home and comfortable in this new environment. His favorite quote is from Abraham Lincoln, saying, "In your temporary failure there is no evidence that you may not be a better scholar and a more successful man in the great struggle of life than many other who have entered college more easily."