Meet Lily Mirjahangiri
Assistant Coordinator, Academic Support Centers
I am originally from Tehran, Iran. After completing few projects for UNICEF too U.N., I came to Richmond inwards July 1999 to pursue my educational activity inwards Business, Information Systems, too Curriculum Design @ Reynolds too VCU. My uncle (mom’s youngest brother) brought me to Richmond too helped me discovery opportunities to pursue my academic too career goals.
How long cause got you lot worked at Reynolds?
Ten years, vii months, too about alter too I yet haven’t felt similar I cause got worked a day! I am real lucky too beyond blessed to do what I love to do for living at a workplace which affords me opportunities to grow, too platforms to hold out a “voice.”
What do you lot similar best most working at Reynolds?
The amazing squad piece of work too feel of community! Also, Reynolds has the most various torso of faculty, staff too students which makes me experience I locomote the basis too vii seas 24-hour interval in, 24-hour interval out!
What is your favorite component division of your job?
My chore at the Academic Support Centers positions me to remain focused on researching too exploring best practices of retentiveness too pupil success. The most favorite component division of my chore is exploring: “knowing most knowing”, “thinking most thinking”, “higher monastic enjoin of thinking” (metacognition) across disciplines.
You won the Reynolds Multicultural Enrichment Award, are involved alongside the International Student Club, too only a few weeks agone you lot were active inwards the schoolhouse render motility for Lakeside too Westover Hill Elementary Schools. You are passionate too involved. What motivates you?
My motivation is rooted inwards the unconditional love too observe I cause got for all. These activities drib dead on me inwards the human circle of love too help, brand me hold out a ameliorate citizen of a culturally various monastic enjoin to displace towards a hate-free too inclusive community.
- Reynolds Multicultural Enrichment Council’s (MEC) promotes diverseness education/multiculturalism through engaging too fun events opened upwards to Reynolds too our surrounding community. MEC afforded me the chance to piece of work alongside an amazing squad of faculty too staff to innovation various events throughout the academic twelvemonth raising awareness on multiculturalism too promoting inclusiveness both within too exterior our classrooms.
- I love too fully bask working alongside our international pupil population. I larn too thus much from every ane of them, too I likewise cause got a gamble to aid them discovery resources to accomplish their academic goals.
- The schoolhouse render motility is ane of my most rewarding experiences at Reynolds. All credit for this community service projection goes to my honey colleague, Mrs. Carol Rodi, who leads this projection every twelvemonth too helps us back upwards teachers too students at these 2 local simple schools. As a onetime middle schoolhouse teacher, I know too tin relate to the challenges of teachers too students inwards demand of schoolhouse supplies.
What is your favorite affair to do inwards Richmond?
Dining out alongside friends too household unit of measurement (specially when there’s a Manchester United vs Barca (Barcelona) soccer game).
If you lot had iii wishes, what would they be?
- Move to Geneva, Switzerland too piece of work at U.N.’s principal piece of work where I tin hold out involved inwards policy projects making educational activity tuition gratuitous globally: promising equal access to educational activity for all children!
- See Alabama winning the 18th Championship side past times side year: Roll Tide!
- Go to a Cowboys game inwards Dallas, TX, too run the plain alongside the entire team.
Who is your hero or heroine?
My woman bring upwards who has been my cheerleader all my life, too e'er reminds me of:
“Right forthwith is the oldest you’ve ever been too the youngest you’ll hold out ever again: alive your life, cause got chances!”
