AMY HOGUE-PALACIOS
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BIOGRAPHY
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Working for the benefit of others since she was barely three-years old, Amy Palacios has been an asset and comfort to those less fortunate. Amy has a lot of experience with affordable housing issues. While in junior high school, she was chosen to participate in a 10-week missionary camp-project serving rural areas in Florida and Ohio where she assisted in building self-help homes for six extremely poor families. Amy has a very positive attitude and feels that she is very fortunate, although she too, according to statistics, comes from a disadvantaged background. She feels that she is privileged because of her biracial, bicultural background. Some people say she should have problems with identity, however, Amy says that her ethnicity complements her desire and sincerity to help others. She stated that she was always determined to graduate from college and overcame numerous adversities to make her dream a reality. Her peers shay she is extremely community-oriented and compassionate. Many of her friends and mentors call her a "born" leader. A few of Amy's many volunteer endeavors are: Habitat for Humanity,
Good Samaritan House, Salvation Army, Emergency Food Banks, and tutoring elementary school children. Amy's collegiate activities involve participation in the Faculty Mentor Program, she is a member of the University Student Union Board and served as a peer advisor for one of the federal educational equity programs on campus Currently, Amy serves as the President of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.,at CSU Stanislaus. She also holds the distiction of being the founder of the sorority at that campus.


Some comments from her professors: "Amy is consistently well prepared for class,
attentive and participatory" (Dr. Agnes Riedmann)
"Amy is mature and skilled in
her approach to problem solving" (Dr. Fred Edmondson)Amy says the reason she
applied for this internship is to obtain the skills to assist in improving people's
quality of life.



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STANISLAUS STATE UNIVERSITY

Stanislaus State University in Turlock, CA is one among the 23 campuses in the California State University system. This comprehensive University is distinguished by its focus on educational excellence, affordability, and access. Small classes offered on the main campus in Turlock, at the Multi-Campus Regional Center in Stockton, and via distance learning enable undergraduate,graduate, and credential students to maintain direct and personal contact with outstanding faculty. Since courses are scheduled throughout the day and evening,both full- and part-time students, as well as life-long learners, have access to the many educational programs at the University. For those who prefer specialized instruction, there are numerous classes that can be taken through Extended Education.


CSU Stanislaus has adopted a learning-centered philosophy to guide its Master Academic Planning (MAP). We dedicate ourselves to instilling a passion among all members of the University community for life-long learning. Our strategic plan is aptly titled Pathways to Opportunity because it seeks to expand upon education avenues for the students who attend, for the people on campus who facilitate educational development, and for the surrounding communities that consider the University a strategic asset in the region. While the University is a leading institution in the northern San Joaquin Valley and Central Sierra Foothills, it has a student body from nations throughout the world and a focus that is truly global in scope. CSU Stanislaus is a public institution of higher learning that is committed to collaboration and partnerships with public and private
agencies, public and private schools, non-profit organizations, and corporations. Through these partnerships, the University is fully prepared to meet the educational challenges of the next century

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Housing Authority of Stanislaus County

Robertson Rd

Modesto, CA 95351
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