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    Markeshia Iverson outlines her professional philosophy as a student affairs professional focused on self-reflection, ethics and values, student development, and equity-based practices. She believes self-reflection is key to connecting with students and developing empathy. Maintaining strong ethics aligned with her institution's mission and challenging unethical actions is important. She is motivated to holistically develop students and meet them where they are through mentorship. Her work will be done through an equity lens to promote inclusion, dismantle oppression, and encourage difficult conversations about social justice.

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    Markeshia Iverson outlines her professional philosophy as a student affairs professional focused on self-reflection, ethics and values, student development, and equity-based practices. She believes self-reflection is key to connecting with students and developing empathy. Maintaining strong ethics aligned with her institution's mission and challenging unethical actions is important. She is motivated to holistically develop students and meet them where they are through mentorship. Her work will be done through an equity lens to promote inclusion, dismantle oppression, and encourage difficult conversations about social justice.

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    Markeshia Iverson outlines her professional philosophy as a student affairs professional focused on self-reflection, ethics and values, student development, and equity-based practices. She believes self-reflection is key to connecting with students and developing empathy. Maintaining strong ethics aligned with her institution's mission and challenging unethical actions is important. She is motivated to holistically develop students and meet them where they are through mentorship. Her work will be done through an equity lens to promote inclusion, dismantle oppression, and encourage difficult conversations about social justice.

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    Markeshia Iverson outlines her professional philosophy as a student affairs professional focused on self-reflection, ethics and values, student development, and equity-based practices. She believes self-reflection is key to connecting with students and developing empathy. Maintaining strong ethics aligned with her institution's mission and challenging unethical actions is important. She is motivated to holistically develop students and meet them where they are through mentorship. Her work will be done through an equity lens to promote inclusion, dismantle oppression, and encourage difficult conversations about social justice.

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    The key takeaways are that the author wants to focus on self-reflection, ethics and values, student development, and equity-based practices in their work as a student affairs professional.

    The author's goals as a student affairs professional are to foster holistic student development, meet students where they are, and help build them up to be their best selves or what they want to be.

    The principles the author intends to carry with them throughout their career are self-reflection, vulnerability, having a strong ethical foundation, and doing their work through an equity-based lens.

    Markeshia Iverson

    Professional Philosophy Statement

    As a student affairs professional, it is important to me that I have a philosophy that guides

    my practice. This philosophy will be focused on self-reflection, ethics and values, student

    development, and equity-based practices. I intend on carrying these principles with me

    throughout my career.

    As a student affairs professional, self-reflection and vulnerability are key traits I desire to

    have in order to effectively connect with students. It is important that I am able to identify and

    articulate who I am and what I believe in so that I can inspire the students that I serve to embark

    on their own journey. Self-reflection will allow me to develop self-awareness and will enable me

    to have a deeper understanding of others so that I am able to be more empathetic and

    compassionate towards students and colleagues. Being self-aware and vulnerable has a way of

    ultimately empowering a person because they are able to identify their strengths and weaknesses

    and build or improve on them. I want to motivate students to see themselves more clearly and to

    have a better understanding of one’s self so that they can identify their goals and purpose in life.

    As a student affairs professional, I believe it is important to have a strong ethical

    foundation. It is my goal to not only be aware of my own values and beliefs, but to also be

    understanding of the idea that other students and professionals’ values and beliefs may differ

    from mine. I wish to practice in an environment where my ethics and values align with the

    mission and vision of the institution and to have the courage to challenge actions that are not

    consistent with my ethical standards. I feel as though it is important to maintain my integrity in


    my personal and professional environments. My desire in establishing an ethical foundation is to

    serve as a model and mentor for students and other professionals in the workplace. My goal is to

    reach and maintain an advanced level in the Personal and Ethical Foundations competency area.

    Student development is a motivating factor for the reason why I chose to be a student

    affairs professional. I truly believe that education can be used as a key to success so helping

    students to achieve their educational goals is important to me. I intend to foster a more holistic

    approach to developing students. I have a desire to assist students in developing academically,

    personally, emotionally, socially, and in any way possible. I will understand that each student is

    different and I will not judge a student on where they come from or where they are at that

    moment. I have a desire to meet each student where they are at in their life and help build them

    to be the best they can be or want to be. I believe mentorship plays a key role in student

    development. I value mentorship because I was not fortunate enough to have the mentorship I

    needed as a youth so I hope to be the mentor to others that I never had.

    As a student affairs professional, I have a desire to do my work through an equity-based

    lens. I feel it is my job as a student affairs professional to hold myself accountable in engaging in

    equitable practices. I will do work to promote equity among all groups to ensure students feel

    like they have a seat at the table and that they are seen and heard. Creating an inclusive

    environment is an important factor in making sure students feel supported on campus. A part of

    creating an inclusive environment is providing students the safe space necessary to tell their own

    stories and experiences. I will spend the necessary time educating myself on different cultures

    and student groups so that I am better equipped and understand how to serve students

    accordingly. I will not not only attend the necessary training and workshops on social justice,
    inclusivity, and equity, but I will also learn of ways to integrate my acquired knowledge into my

    everyday workplace. An important part of my goal in serving students is to be a part of

    dismantling oppressive systems that have existed in higher education since its creation. Lastly, I

    would like to challenge my colleagues to view their work through an equity-based lens by

    encouraging difficult conversations and sharing of personal opinions and ideas.

    I have no doubt that my journey through student affairs will be a rich experience with

    many ups and downs, but my goal is to always remember the “why”. “Why did I choose student

    affairs?” “Why do I do the work that I do?” Students. As long as I believe that the answer to my

    questions is “students”, then the ups and downs will always be worth it. I can only hope that my

    philosophy continues to guide me throughout my journey.

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