Wavelength 2010_09_23

CI student, Leticia Aguayo, was recently selected to receive the 2010/11 William R . Hearst/CSU Trustees' Award for Outstanding Achievement . The Hearst/CSU Trustees' $3,000 scholarship is given to one student at each campus who has demonstrated financial need, experienced personal hardships, shown superior academic performance, exemplary community service, and significant personal achievements . Leticia Aguayo migrated from Mexico with her parents and five siblings and never expected to attend a four-year university . Her father and older brothers worked day and night to support the family while Leticia and her two sisters attended school. Adjusting to a new language and culture and financial instability made Leticia's transition to the United States difficult, but her father encouraged her to pursue an education so she could have a better life . Leticia is a sophomore at CI majoring in pre-nursing with a minor in psychology and has had a part-time job in her hometown of Ventura since she was 14 years old . Her passion for nursing and helping her community motivates her to spend as much time as she can volunteering at St . John's Regional Medical Center as a clinical care extender, all while maintaining a 3 .78 GPA . Aguayo hopes to complete her bachelor's degree as well as pursue a master's degree in nursing and become a nurse practitioner, utilizing her bilingual abilities to give back to her hometown.