{"id":18428,"date":"2023-06-21T17:04:13","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T17:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/?post_type=stories&p=18428"},"modified":"2023-06-21T18:39:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T18:39:04","slug":"senior-highlight-jorge-rodriguez","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/news\/senior-highlight-jorge-rodriguez\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Highlight: Jorge Rodriguez"},"content":{"rendered":"

In celebration of our college graduates, we reached out to our seniors for a little highlight and feedback from their time at Eastern. Congratulations on getting your degree! And welcome to the Eagle Alumni Family! Go Eags!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Jorge<\/p>\n

What is your major and minor\/certificate and what made you choose that major\/minor?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

I am graduating with my English Studies major. I was originally a part of the English Secondary Education program but switched at the start of the year to my current major. I love reading, writing, and helping others out, so it was a no-brainer to join the English Secondary Education program while I attended Eastern. As time went on, my schedule changed to my current English Studies degree and a focus on grad school to obtain my teaching certificate.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What was your favorite thing about your program?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My favorite part of the program was the classroom atmosphere. While each teacher was different, they all managed discussions in a way that allowed for meaningful and deep conversations over our topics. I not only felt like I was learning the material but learning more about my classmates and their views on the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is your plan after graduation?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

After graduation, I am joining the Master in Teaching program here at Eastern to become certified as a teacher. I will be moving back home, taking classes online, and hopefully working in a district near me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Which faculty member in your program did you connect with the most and why?<\/b><\/p>\n

I connected a lot with many teachers, but I think Dr. Greene was one of my closest teachers. Through Dr. Greene\u2019s classes, I could test what I wanted to discuss and show my skills. It was through her classes that I recognized my skills as a student and future teacher. She has even gone as far as writing me a letter of recommendation unprompted for the English graduate program.<\/span><\/p>\n

What was your go to meal while studying?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

My go-to meal while studying was Subway. I would order The Boss or the Spicy Italian. I am a big fan of pepperoni and other deli meats.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In celebration of our college graduates, we reached out to our seniors for a little highlight and feedback from their time at Eastern. Congratulations on getting your degree! And welcome to the Eagle Alumni Family! Go Eags!\u00a0\u00a0   What is your major and minor\/certificate and what made you choose that major\/minor? I am graduating with…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1285,"featured_media":62,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-18428","stories","type-stories","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","stories_categories-english-philosophy","stories_tags-senior-highlight"],"acf":{"subheading":"English Studies Major","featured_image_format":"cover","display_byline":false,"display_date_published":true,"featured_video":"","Links":false,"Resources":false,"page_hide_sidebar":false,"page_enable_page_nav":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/18428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/stories"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1285"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/18428\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18524,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/18428\/revisions\/18524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}