Section BPR2A

1) Title of Workshop: Blood Drive

2) Enrichment Area Fulfilled: Global-Community Awareness

3) Date/Time Attended: December 2/ 3:28pm

4) How did the workshops affect your perspective of the topic that was discussed?

I don’t really consider this a workshop.. but it does fulfill it so.. wtheck right? My perspective on donating blood has been the same and will be the same because I am a regular blood donor and I think that blood donation is a great act to save many people’s lives and I will continue to donate

5) How did the workshop take you out of your comfort zone?

This workshop didn’t really take me out of my comfort zone because I am a regular blood donor. I was just scared of the needle because I haven’t been near a needle for the longest time and it hurts a lot when the needle went in my arm.

6) Explain what the workshop was about and tell us why you specifically chose that workshop.

This is just a blood drive and I was surprised that the wait wasn’t long at all because when I donated at my highschool the line was LONGGGGGGGGGGGGG. Before donating blood, I must test for my temperature, blood pressure and hemoglobin level. Last time I tried to donate blood my hemoglobin level was too low so this time I ate a lot of greens and meat the night before I donate so my hemoglobin level would increase. The whole donating process took about 11 minutes which is not bad at all. I chose this “workshop” because I find it very important to help out others.

1) Title of Workshop: Perspectives on Immigration Lecture Series

2) Enrichment Area Fulfilled: Global/Community Awareness

3) Date/Time Attended: Monday November 23/ 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

4) How did the workshops affect your perspective of the topic that was discussed?

 This Immigration workshop affects my perspective by presenting me how immigrants change the United States in many different ways, including economy and education. A really large percentage of population in this country is immigrants. People bring in their own culture and religion, so that the United States has been changed to more global and multicultural. We also could see how life changed between different generations.

5) How did the workshop take you out of your comfort zone?

The workshop took me out of my comfort zone easily because of the instructor’s humor language. He tried to make the workshop more fun on the topic that was discussed. And I am an immigrant as well, it was easy for me to understand my parents work so hard in order to build my life up.

6) Explain what the workshop was about and tell us why you specifically chose that workshop.

 I am interested in discussion of immigrations because the workshops on some global issues are always full of fun and there is no solid answer. The workshop was about the advantages and disadvantages of immigration. For instance, people could share experience, techniques and skills with someone who from outside the countries. On the other hand, more immigrants would increase the risks of employment. The instructor also explored our knowledge on immigration between first and second generation. This lecture was not only for students, but also some professors attended it.

1) Title of Workshop: Coloring up your future: Alfonso Quiroz Bringing Diversity to the Political Arena

2) Enrichment Area Fulfilled: Community / Global Awareness 

3) Date/Time Attended: Thu, November 12, 12:30

4) How did the workshops affect your perspective of the topic that was discussed?

I think this is a great workshop. Alfonso Quiroz was the speaker. he sheds light on the issue of being an openly gay man while holding political power. . I think both “gay man” and “political power” are interesting topics. i liked his speech. 

5) How did the workshop take you out of your comfort zone?

I think this is a great workshop. I think everything is perfect, but i don’t know why we need to wait so long to get in to the classroom.

6)Explain what the workshop was about and tell us why you specifically chose that workshop.

The speaker Alfonso Quiroz talked about his life experience. It was started since he was a child. He was interesting in media, then he became interested in politics. He worked under Clinton’s administration. I chose this workshop because i think this is a great topic.