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Betty Valencia with IES student Cala Gin ’20, Chapman Town & Gown President Nancy Fleeman ’86, and Attallah Dean Margaret Grogan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beatriz \u201cBetty\u201d Valencia, a third-year Ph.D. in Education student, is running for Orange City Council. The following is based on a speech she gave at Chapman\u2019s Town & Gown October 2018 Lunch at the Forum<\/em><\/p>\n

Let me share a little bit about myself. I am the last of 12 children, with seven brothers and four sisters. I didn\u2019t grow up with a lot of resources. In fact, I didn\u2019t even graduate from high school. But I fought for my education. I eventually got two associate\u2019s degrees from Rancho Santiago Community College and then went on to Cal State Fullerton. There I earned my bachelor\u2019s in communications with a cross-cultural and intercultural emphasis because I needed to know more about you and more about me. Later, I went on to earn a master\u2019s in organizational communication in New Mexico.<\/p>\n

I know what it\u2019s like to work hard, but I also know what it\u2019s like to be part of a community. Chapman University is a key part of my community.<\/p>\n

I work in finance; that\u2019s my day job. I didn\u2019t think I\u2019d return to school, but in 2016 something fundamentally changed me. I am a leader in my organization, but I felt I needed more and I wasn\u2019t giving everything that I could. I didn\u2019t know where to go, so I went back to education. I looked at very diverse organizations and stumbled into Chapman University, thinking \u201cCould this be the place for me?\u201d<\/p>\n

When I came to the Attallah College of Educational Studies<\/a>, I thought I would continue learning the way I had at previous universities, which was really to repeat what I already knew. That isn\u2019t Chapman. Chapman has taught me to be me. Chapman said it was okay to bring in all the parts of my experience and my journey. For me, this is where leadership for change started to take shape.<\/p>\n

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Betty Valencia with Attallah College students Brittney Bringuez and Felicia Viano and Dolores Huerta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What does leadership look like for someone like me? How do I become a leader in the community? How do I take everything that I\u2019m learning now and everything that I\u2019ve been exposed to and bring it to my community?<\/p>\n

I wasn\u2019t thinking about running for office \u2014 I\u2019m not a politician. But in April 2018 I said, \u201cYes.\u201d I didn\u2019t think twice because I knew our community needed someone like me.<\/p>\n

The education that I\u2019ve received in the Attallah College has been transformational. If it wasn\u2019t for spaces like Chapman, if it wasn\u2019t for the openness of its staff, mentors, professors, and students, I wouldn\u2019t be where I am today.<\/p>\n

With the right direction and the right support, a life can change. I said yes, but it was because I had my community behind me.<\/p>\n

Win or lose, the outcome of this election is not the end goal. What’s important is the idea that someone like me is can make a difference. Someone like me has to lead the way, because you can\u2019t be what you can\u2019t see. I didn\u2019t see anyone that looked like me. I didn\u2019t see anyone running that had the perspectives that I have. And I got tired of waiting.<\/p>\n

Chapman encourages its students to see beyond these walls and get out of the classroom, to give of themselves to make the world a better place.<\/p>\n

John Dewey said that you train a monkey, but you develop a person. That is what Chapman is doing, and that is what leadership looks like. That is what Chapman\u2019s Attallah College of Educational Studies has taught me.<\/p>\n

Display Image at Top: Betty Valencia giving the welcome speech at Chapman’s recent Dolores Huerta event<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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