{"id":30374,"date":"2021-05-13T17:04:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T21:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/?p=30374"},"modified":"2021-05-13T17:07:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T21:07:09","slug":"the-student-support-program-recognizes-its-outstanding-participants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/en\/the-student-support-program-recognizes-its-outstanding-participants\/","title":{"rendered":"The Student Support Program Recognizes its Outstanding Participants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

During the activity, Academic Progress and Academic Excellence medals, among others, were awarded.<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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After the virtual event, a face-to-face portion was held at Sagrado\u2019s Portico in order to hand out the medals to their recipients.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

By Liz Yanira Del Valle
Collaborator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the midst of its 45th anniversary celebration, Sagrado\u2019s Student Support Program<\/a> (PAE) recognized its outstanding students from the 2020-2021 academic year during a virtual activity<\/a><\/strong> hosted by Yizeth Arellano Garc\u00eda and Eddie Nieves Burgos, both academic advisors of said program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During this annual event, Sagrado<\/a>\u2019s president, Gilberto Marxuach Torr\u00f3s, congratulated all the program\u2019s participants, especially the 104 students who had outstanding achievements.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPAE is a very special project in Sagrado. It serves more than 600 students annually, many of whom are first generation, some come from low-income families, and others are struggling with functional diversity. They are a very special group that receives great support and backing from the entire program team and staff.\u201d<\/em><\/p>Gilberto Marxuach Torr\u00f3s<\/em>
Sagrado\u2019s President<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The services that PAE provides include financial incentives, if eligible; a seminar called \u201cYour Path to University Success!\u201d; cultural activities; academic, financial, career, and graduate study counseling; training workshops; and academic and technological support.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Marxuach Torr\u00f3s, PAE testifies to Sagrado\u2019s mission of solidarity and, in turn, \u201cdemonstrates the potential that all young people have to achieve their goals, regardless of their background and their realities. Everyone can progress, excel, and achieve their dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For her part, PAE director Liz Sep\u00falveda Arroyo stressed that Sagrado was a pioneer in hosting the program in Puerto Rico<\/strong> and continues to set new standards. \u201cIt is also the first university on the Island to have the largest number of students under the program (618) and the third in the United States,\u201d said Sep\u00falveda Arroyo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the activity, the awards for Academic Progress, Academic Excellence, Special Successful Student Award, and PAE Faculty of Excellence Award were given out.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeamy Mel\u00e9ndez Del Rosario, PAE coordinator, presented the Special Successful Student Award to Edwin Johnson Cardona<\/strong>. \u201cThanks to PAE for the opportunities it gave me for my academic development,\u201d said the award-winning Dolphin, who is a student in the Social Work program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later, Professor Ana Gonz\u00e1lez Negr\u00f3n<\/strong> was recognized. She has spent 26 years of her life teaching mathematics, and in PAE, she is described by her students as a professor who is \u201cpatient, committed, and an excellent human being\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During her thank you message, Gonz\u00e1lez Negr\u00f3n quoted philosopher and scientist Aristotle: \u201cWe are what we do every day\u201d. On the matter, the professor, who is also industrial engineer, added that \u201cexcellence is not an act but a habit that develops little by little, with a lot of effort and sacrifice. It is what makes us good citizens and leads us to be productive in our society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The closing of the event featured Adeisha L. Williams Rodr\u00edguez, a Sagrado Student who belongs to the Institute of Musical Arts, performing the song Natural Woman, by Aretha Franklin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the virtual event, which was held in this modality due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a face-to-face ceremony at Sagrado\u2019s P\u00f3rtico to hand out the medals to the students, following the strict health protocols implemented by the University.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look at the photo gallery:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\"Programa<\/a>