Skip to main content

Student uses 'spoken word' to inspire graduates and high-achieving students

Salt Lake Community College student Glory Shekinah Stanton penned a few thoughts this week for graduates and high-achieiving students who took part in the Pride In Academics event, sponsored by the Office for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs. With her permission, Ms. Standton's words to her speech "We Made It" have been reprinted below.

Glory Shekinah Stanton


By Glory Shekinah Stanton

“We made it!”
In spite of what the world said about us, we made it.

In the society we grew up in, they waited patiently for the battle to be over and for failure to win.
Many often doubt, if you were worth the government Pell grants and loans that you had to cash out, but regardless of that…we made it.

There are so many struggles to overcome on this journey all in the name of education.
The constant second guessing of self, are you doing the right thing for you, or just to say you’ve stashed some money away in a checking’s or a savings?

You have a duty when you make it, to the community from which you came
You have to help those younger than you find their path and make it just the same

Remember along this journey you’ll constantly be doubted
People will try to destroy you, your mind plays tricks, or you might just find that your whole life’s path suddenly gets rerouted

There are barriers you’ve never imagined, standing in your way.
Sometimes each day seems like a struggle, and you may have thought of quitting and walking away

But to quit is not in our nature, we all come from a strong people
We were bred to endure, conquer, defeat, to be champions, and to do away with the world’s evil

You see whether you wanted it or not, you have a responsibility
To make the thought of freedom real and to teach the world humanity

I charge you to be the best, not just simply by coming to classes and passing tests
But be in best out in society, set an example, raise the bar, make justice just, and peace for real
Discover a cure, invent something new, write a good book, or simply see your dreams all the way through.

This is a celebration of the accomplishments you’ve made thus far.
My last words of advice, “Let your mind be the logic, your heart be the compassion, and when in doubt just remember who you are.”

We made it, we made it, we’ve made it…
Now let’s show the world what we can do with it.

Congratulations to all of the recipients of Pride and Academics


Labels

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Rev Up Your Future at SLCC Annuals Hop into College

SLCC West Valley Center will be opening its doors on Friday, August 2, from 6-9 pm for their annual lowrider event that celebrates the automotive culture and welcomes current, past, and future Bruins into the SLCC community. This unique event allows lowriders to showcase their vehicles and for spectators to witness the creativity, craftsmanship, and passion that goes into a lowrider car. From the sleek custom paint jobs to the impressive hydraulics showcased at the hop-off, attendees get immersed in the vibrant culture created by SLCC West Valley’s community. Beyond the car show, Hop into College provides prospective students and their families the opportunity to explore SLCC, engage with their future peers, staff and faculty and obtain valuable insight into the degrees and programs offered. Furthermore, the community is provided with countless beneficial resources not only as an SLCC student but as a community member. Whether interested in learning more about the lowrider community o...
Post a Comment
Read more

Recognizing SLCC's 2025 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer Andrew Vogt, PhD Associate Professor, Engineering

The Distinguished Faculty Lecturer is a recognition of quality work by one of Salt Lake Community College’s full-time faculty and a charge to develop that work over an academic year into a public presentation. A committee chosen by the Associate Provost for Learning Advancement selects the faculty lecturer each year. The lecture takes place in the spring. Distinguished Faculty Lecturer Andrew Vogt, PhD Associate Professor, Engineering Dr. Andrew Vogt’s teaching philosophy is guided by two principles, curiosity and efficiency.  “Curiosity leads us to study a topic and allows us to really understand the ins and outs of research, while efficiency is all about sustainability,” he says. Andrew describes curiosity as a pure, open-minded impulse to explore, such as the ease with which children learn new concepts with virtually no instruction. Efficiency adds maturity to that childlike impulse, creating structures and pathways for accomplishment.  Andrew’s work has alwa...
Post a Comment
Read more

SLCC All Access

Did you know you can access SLCC lab software for free from your own computing device?   Come learn how SLCC is supporting BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) with All Access. The goal of All Access is to provide any time, any place, and any device access to college computing and lab software SLCC students, faculty and staff.  All Access works on almost any device from a PC or Mac, to tablets and smart phones.  With All Access you can use programs like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, AutoCAD, MatLab, Mathematica, MyITLab, NetBeans, and online Library Databases.  We also provide you with online storage space so you can save your files in the cloud and have access to them wherever you are.  Anyone is welcome to this session where we will cover the basics of All Access, give you some tips and tricks for getting the most out the system, and we’ll also have some people there to help get your computer set up.  When and where: ...
1 comment
Read more