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Jaclyn Chauviere (BBA, McCombs School of Business)
UT Involvement: Alpha Chi Omega, Order of Omega, Orange Jackets, Women in Business Association,
and Mortar Board
What do you and the other committee members hope to accomplish through the
Barbara Jordan Statue Project?
Through the Barbara Jordon Statue Project I think myself and the other committee
members hope to go beyond creating a tribute to Barbara Jordan's legacy and her
memory. We hope to establish an awareness of her accomplishments and triumphs
such that they may serve as an inspiration to all students at The University of
Texas at Austin today and for years to come.
Jessica Rice (5th year, Plan II, Government, History)
UT Involvement: Orange Jackets Tappee Trainer and Vice-President of Membership, Student Government Internal Financial Director and At-Large Representative, Eastside Community Center, Literacy Austin
If you could have dinner with Barbara Jordan, what three questions would you ask her?
What advice would you give to young adults who are seeking careers in public service?
You overcame many obstacles and stereotypes to effect change in education and politics at both the state and national levels. How did you challenge misconceptions that people might have had about you because you were African American, female, and from the South?
What is your favorite book?
Joyce Jurado (BS, May 2004, College of Communication)
UT Involvement: Orange Jackets, College of Communication Council, LEAP,
Student Government Election Supervisory Board, Neighborhood Longhorns
Mentor, East Side Community Center, Speak Up! Speak Out! Teacher, Camp
Texas, Freshmen Interest Group Mentor
Currently: Program Coordinator, Summerbridge at Fort Worth Country Day
School (Fort Worth, TX). The program is part of Breakthrough
Collaborative, a national educational enrichment program that prepares
motivated, low-income middle school students for success in college
preparatory programs
Why did you and the other founding members of the project choose Barbara
Jordan?
Barbara Jordan served her state and her country and gave back to The
University of Texas community -all things we as Orange Jackets are
committed to doing throughout our lifetime. Ms. Jordan dedicated
herself to scholarship, leadership and service in her everyday life.
She made her own definitions of woman, public servant, Texan and
American. We as Orange Jackets can only hope to follow in those
footsteps with her same humility and grace.
Julie Wimmer (BA, College of Liberal Arts)
UT Involvement: Orange Jackets President and Vice President of
Scholarship and Service, Brackenridge Resident Assistant, University of
Texas Learning Center Tutor, Chair of Student Bill of Rights Committee
of Student Government-Senate of College Councils, Friar Society,
President's Student Advisory Committee, Plan II Peer Mentor, GED tutor
for UT staff members
How will the Barbara Jordan statue make a difference in building a sense of a more inclusive community at the University?
How a community looks on the outside is just as important as how it functions on
the inside. And public art and physical space are crucial to the look of a
community. We want our community to be inclusive - representative and welcoming
of the diverse people and ideas dotting the 40 Acres and the state of Texas.
The Barbara Jordan statue will make our community look how we want it to feel.
And in doing so, we hope to inspire and remind others of the ideal of diversity
and inclusion toward which we should strive both on campus and in our world.
Katie Herbek (4th Year, Government)
UT Involvement: Orange Jackets, Freshman Leadership Organization Public Relations Chair, Student Government Student Forum Agency Co-Director, Texas Spirits
What lessons has Barbara Jordan taught you as a student leader at The University of Texas at Austin?
Barbara Jordan has taught me that obstacles in life, no matter how
difficult or impossible they seem, are simply obstacles. They are
temporary things that we sometimes have to overcome in life to become
the leader we are destined to be. At times obstacles will be
challenging; they will come in the form of people, events or
information that we feel we can never work through. But somehow we
will get through all obstacles and be stronger people and stronger
leaders for it.
Patricia M. Monticello (BA, College of Liberal Arts)
UT Involvement: Plan II Students Association (President, Vice-President, Academic Chair), Plan II Peer Advisor Coordinator, Junior Fellows, University Catholic Center music ministry, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center intern
Why is Barbara Jordan a role model for today's college students?
Barbara Jordan worked with a passion and vigor that inspired all who knew her, and her lifelong commitment to public service is her legacy to future generations. In that vein, Ms. Jordan is an ideal role model for today's college students by her example; she set out to affect drastic positive change, and, in spite of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, she succeeded. Ms. Jordan combined the enthusiasm, idealism, and tirelessness of youth with the wisdom and patience of age, and her success proves that no goal is unreachable, no hope is useless. No dream is impossible when you strive earnestly for that which you believe with all your heart.
Santos Gonzalez (4th Year, Government/Mexican-American Studies)
UT Involvement: Orange Jackets Vice President of Service and Scholarship, Alpha Xi Delta, Phi Beta Kinsolving President, Phi Alpha Delta, Texas Interdisciplinary Plan mentor, University Catholic Center lector
What makes the Barbara Jordan Statue Project so important to you?
I think it is imperative that sculptures on campus reflect the population of the university community. Barbara Jordan was a woman who I am proud to represent me as a minority woman on campus. I have had many strong female role models in my life, including my mother and my grandmother. While I do not remember Barbara Jordan very well, doing research on her and hearing stories about her makes me wish that I had. My mother and grandmother were strong women who did not allow any obstacle to get in the way of their success, and Barbara Jordan's life mirrors that on a larger scale. I hope to have the same kind of barrier breaking success one day in my own life.
Sheena Paul (4th Year, Business Honors/ Marketing and Plan II)
UT Involvement: Orange Jackets President, Undergraduate Business Council Careers Director, Texas Spirits, Plan II Peer Advisor
Which of Barbara Jordan's lessons do you hope to pass on to the UT community through this project?
Barbara Jordan said, "How do we create a harmonious society out of so many kinds of people? The key is tolerance -- the one value that is indispensable in creating community." The idea behind this simple statement is one that should resonate soundly in the UT community. We are privileged to be a part of a large, diverse community, and through tolerance and acceptance, we can take advantage of this diversity, learning and growing through the different perspectives we may offer to each other.
Victoria Sadler (BA, May 2004, College of Liberal Arts/History)
UT Involvement: Phi Beta Kappa, Friar Society, Phi Alpha Theta (History Honors society), SURE Walk Director for Student Government, Orange Jackets Secretary and Legislative Coordinator, Founder of Barbara Jordan Statue Project, Texas Interdisciplinary Plan Mentor and Tutor, Liberal Arts Honors Student Council, Governor's Commission for Women Intern
Currently: Attending law school at Catholic University in Washington, DC
How did the idea of creating a Barbara Jordan statue originate?
The Barbara Jordan statue idea was developed by the Tappee Class of the
2002-2003 Orange Jackets. "Tappees" is the nickname given to the new members
of this honorary service organization on the UT campus. Every new class must
develop a project that benefits the campus or community in some way. With our
motto, "For Texas I Will" inspiring us to dream on a large scale, we decided to
erect a statue of an inspirational female on the campus that is largely
decorated by male statues. We all believed that it was time for students,
faculty, and visitors to be inspired by a strong-willed, independent woman. We
wanted this to be our gift for future generations of students. The tappees
believed we could accomplish anything, and we hope our statue empowers every
woman to accomplish anything she dreams despite the adversity she may face.
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