Axel Vazquez Herrera

Ms. Sharber provided very good explanations about today's mini session. To start off, a couple of her concepts caught my attention. For instance, it would be about situational awareness, same you, different room which matters because the setting, approach, and audience heavily matters because you'd want to adjust to all of the 3 elements. Lastly, It's important to read, identify, & respond because you'd want to analyze the entire message, what is the sender telling/asking you to do, and address that issue first; then add relevant context.

The Virtual Career Fair on October 9, 2026 went amazing, since it met my expectation. I saw an employer I was very intrigued and I took my opportunity to join its designated breakroom and asked questions with its requirements and more. My employer was very passionate with providing answers to us and she was amazing! Thanks to her, I felt confidence with the requirements I had for the apprenticeship, and submitted the required documents. Lastly, I appreciate Ms. Payne's wonderful contribution for the beginning phase of my career!

Ms. Payne's CD&I's workshop was super informative and interesting. She discussed the potential internship opportunities, watching out for fake and scamming job offers, doing research with the organization, networking with others at LinkedIn, and other great information. She mentioned there'll be more workshops throughout the months, and taking advantages of these opportunities since it can benefit others for those who want to actually pursue their careers. She was very nice and chill!

This trip was really fun, adventurous, and provided wonderful opportunities. I enjoyed that I was selected to enjoy this wonderful experience since I grasped a couple of the representatives from Columbia University and even managed to speak with one of them that had similar interests as me. The school, restaurant, & the game was really fun and wonderful to experience.

Mr. Cruz provided some very important information about how to utilize the GivePulse website. Some important information I've retained from the event is to correctly ensure that the details are correct and provide a summarization of the event. It's advisable to not use the clock in clock out feature as this can cause some issues and preferably that you actually submit the hours of how long the event was. Lastly, I feel more confident with using the GivePulse website and playing around with the website.

The TRIO Kickoff event was really fun! I really enjoyed Mr. Austin's presentation slide as it was really creative and how they were really dedicated, as well as passionate with discussing how they can contribute with student's success college life. I'm glad that I participated in the event as well because I also got the chance to socialize with other peers who also had similar ambitions as well!

This Refresh session has helped reminded me the fundamentals to maintain my scholarship. They include the 15 engagement hours (hours outside of PGCC don't count), complete 30 credits each academic year, aim to get at least 2.5+ GPA, submit progress report both spring and fall semester, complete fafsa, and meet with your academic advisor at least once per semester. In addition, we can also help guide newbies with any questions, as well as tips and tricks.

This End of Semester meeting helped me being aware of the summer semester, financial aid email will be soon, the scholarship standings as well, already registered for Fall 2026 classes, and submitted my FAFSA form before the deadline. It’s important that I retain all this crucial information in the future to have a successful college experience and goal to transferring at a 4 year institution.

I had fun with the community service "TRIO Day At The Owl Market" because I wanted to volunteered to help out. They introduced the concept of "food insecurity" which I found captivating because nearly 50% encounter this concept, and we wanted to support those who are struggling with food. We have helped out sort the foods for UTC and LCC campuses for students to enjoy, and finished our tasks successfully thanks to everybody who was there at the Owl Market.

The one slide that caught my attention the most was the Game Room Enhancement concept, which I founded very interesting because it's my first time hearing this new idea that's been introduced and I sense it can be a delightful method to make new friends, and boosting engagement. Another thing is that the students' candidate options were also entertaining, and captivating because they demonstrated their passion and striving for how they can impact the college overall and seeing what they may have planned in the upcoming days.