The Art of Teaching

2012 has brought me the opportunity to teach at Cal Poly Pomona with the Ethnic and Women's Studies Department. This is where much of my spirit was defined, as I graduated from the program in 2005. It is so wonderful to be back with the faculty I love and joining them in providing alternative learning spaces to not only increase students academic knowledge but to connect with their spirit and to question norms and standards that exist in academia and life in general.

I am teaching a community service learning course. This is a course in which students must dedicate 30 hours in the community and combine course work and class time to be reflective in the work they are doing in the community. The arts - or connecting with the left side of our brain - is a big part of their journey. My class brings together a diverse student body and diverse majors that are not used to tapping into their spirit and artistic part of the human experience. I am up for the challenge and truly blessed to be in this role.