Elena Valdez Attending events (lectures, workshops, social gatherings): 3 points
Attending events (lectures, workshops, social gatherings): 3 points On February 5, I went to sister's chapel to attend the Spelman Alumnae Speaker series highlighting Stacey Abrams. I was able to receive one service hour for this event. Stacey Abrams was inspiring, to say the very least. One of the very first ways she opened the conversation was her mention of her being one of Spelman’s first independent majors. She spoke about having varied interests, participating in classes such as physics, philosophy, history and theater. Her sophomore year, there was actually a message on her banner that she had taken courses in too many departments. She ended up developing an independent major titled Political Science, Philosophy and Economics (which today is actually a popular major offered at various institutions) in order to compound her wide range of interests into a singular, interdisciplinary major. This was quite inspiring to hear, particularly as someone who is interested ...
