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��򽴫ý�I hope to be a person who can inspire young children to love going to school��򽴫ý�especially for students who believe they will never be good at math,��򽴫ý� says Guadalupe Ceja ��򽴫ý�23, who��򽴫ý�s majoring in early childhood and childhood education with a concentration in math. ��򽴫ý�Or simply a person for students who need someone to give them the extra push with care and love.��򽴫ý�

Having immigrated to the US as a child, the support and encouragement she found in her second-grade classroom helped inspire Guadalupe to pursue teaching as an adult. ��򽴫ý�I was a student in second grade who felt out of place in a new country, a new culture, and a new language,��򽴫ý� she says. ��򽴫ý�My teachers created a safe and welcoming environment and my only hope is to create a safe, healthy, welcoming, and effective learning environment for my future students.��򽴫ý�

��򽴫ý�My teachers created a safe and welcoming environment and my only hope is to create a safe, healthy, welcoming, and effective learning environment for my future students.��򽴫ý�

This upcoming year, Guadalupe plans to enter the School of Education��򽴫ý�s 5-year program and earn an MSEd in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), but her success as a future educator is already being recognized. This year, she was named one of the winners of the , which is presented to four outstanding undergraduates who are enrolled in a Teacher Education Program in New York State. In fact, she��򽴫ý�s only the fourth student in Pace history to win this prestigious scholarship��򽴫ý�something that means a lot to Guadalupe, both personally and professionally.

��򽴫ý�This scholarship is a validation of all the challenging work I put into my studies and all the arduous work my parents have put into making sure I have the best education I can,��򽴫ý� says Guadalupe. ��򽴫ý�I feel very honored and proud to have won this scholarship and I��򽴫ý�m thankful to have had the opportunity.��򽴫ý�