By Brandon Anderson
As a student who strives to learn, persevere, and take responsibility to better myself, being a part of student government, scholarships, and work-study, while having an outside job, involves trial and error that comes with managing these tasks. My experience during this time frame has been an experience that builds character.
All students, including myself at Tri-C, take time to deal with the consequences life places on us, but we want to thrive. We owe it to have the best life for our lives despite circumstances or people who say otherwise. Being heavily involved in student affairs widened my perspective on what a college can offer in conjunction with continuous learning.
During my first semester, my time was invested only in class and homework. However, as I continued to grow as a person by stepping out of my comfort zone, reaching out to Tri-C’s resources, I started to adore the connectivity Tri-C offers. I went to online school growing up, never really had the chance to do most things people are accustomed to. Getting the chance to explore places felt like a privilege for me. When I was in student government, along with being a voice for students in the eastern campus, I got the chance to speak with representatives from companies, travel to college corporations, and agencies.
Since my major correlates to community engagement, I felt right where I needed to be and got the chance to have hands-on experience with my passion. Besides working with the school and student government, another thing that pushesme is being a part of the Mandel Community. Humanities and civic engagement are the central themes of not only my career goal, but also represent the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel scholarship program.
After I got accepted into the program, not only did it motivate me to strive towards my passion, but it also gave me time to explore Cleveland and the people who create the community. Overall, these moments that I’ve garnered with Tri-C keep me pushing forward and always make me look on the bright side of history.
