mrstevenpacheco

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Kia and mrstevenpacheco are now friends 1 year, 10 months ago
mrstevenpacheco edited the blog post HASTAC 2019 Recap in the group Futures Initiative Leadership Fellows: 1 year, 10 months ago

Being part of the Futures Initiative program for the academic year of 2018 – 2019 will forever remain a monumental experience in my life. After participating in the Leadership Institute to start the program off, I […]
mrstevenpacheco commented on the post, Gender vs. Character, on the groupblog CUNY Leadership Fellows 2 years ago

Cherishe,

The transparency and vulnerability you display in this blog is admirable. Your voice always comes through so strongly, and it’s as though I can hear you speaking to me as I read. I really appreciate […]
mrstevenpacheco and Gustavo are now friends 2 years ago
mrstevenpacheco edited the blog post Character Traits Through a Womanist Lens (Woman’s History Month edition) in the group Futures Initiative Leadership Fellows: 2 years ago

Women’s History Month is a month that leaves me feeling very conflicted as a Black man raised by innovative, loving Black and Brown women. On one hand, I’m always down to celebrate women that resemble the wom […]
mrstevenpacheco commented on the post, Hip-Hop Pedagogy Re-cap, on the groupblog CUNY Leadership Fellows 2 years, 1 month ago

Yadira,

Powerful post, and great job at the event! It was dope to work with you on this, and I hope we are able to work together some more in the future.

What professor and course are you referring to that […]
mrstevenpacheco edited the blog post Hiphop Saved Lupe Fiasco’s and My Life: Hiphop Pedagogy Event Recap in the group Futures Initiative Leadership Fellows: 2 years, 1 month ago

His man called said, “your time might be now//
They played your freestyle over ‘Wipe Me Down’//
They played it two times said it might be crowned//
As the best thing out the H-Town in a while”//
He picked […]
mrstevenpacheco wrote a new blog post Defying All Odds: From Poverty to Mogul in the group Futures Initiative Leadership Fellows: 2 years, 1 month ago

If I were to tell you that a Black boy from the South Bronx would grow to obtain four consecutive inaugural fellowships spanning public policy, philanthropy, social innovation, and gun control advocacy, would you […]
mrstevenpacheco edited the blog post Social Innovation, Drug Policy, and Philanthropic Opportunities in the group Futures Initiative Leadership Fellows: 2 years, 4 months ago

Peace, love, and light to all my fellow colleagues as we close out another challenging semester!
However, this only designates that it’s time to get your extracurricular hustle on. If you have checked out any of […]
Cherishe and mrstevenpacheco are now friends 2 years, 4 months ago
mrstevenpacheco edited the blog post What Would I Be without Ju? in the group Futures Initiative Leadership Fellows: 2 years, 4 months ago

Loving, loyal, consistent, and full of integrity: these are just a few of the character traits carried by Juwan Jackson. Juwan is my closest-friend-turned-brother. We’ve known each other since 1997, so we’ve gro […]
mrstevenpacheco commented on the post, From Highbridge to the United Kingdom: Steven Joins Future Leaders Connect, on the groupblog CUNY Leadership Fellows 2 years, 4 months ago

Hi Lauren,

I really did enjoy the experience, and there is so much more I could expound upon regarding this experience. We can discuss it further in person, if you are interested. Fortunately, I am part of the […]
mrstevenpacheco commented on the post, Resepct, on the groupblog CUNY Leadership Fellows 2 years, 4 months ago

Hey Cherishe,

This was a very thoughtful blog post. Often times the people who help us on our academic journey don’t get the praise they deserve, so it was great to experience this happening in real-time. I’m […]
mrstevenpacheco edited the blog post From Highbridge to the United Kingdom: Steven Joins Future Leaders Connect in the group Futures Initiative Leadership Fellows: 2 years, 4 months ago

In 2016 I authored a blog post on the Prison Writes platform titled Life is a Rollercoaster: Stick Around for the Whole Ride. While my words in that blog are quite profound, I must admit I am even taken aback by […]
mrstevenpacheco and Frantzy are now friends 2 years, 5 months ago
mrstevenpacheco commented on the post, Public Speaking as a Vessel for Progress, on the groupblog CUNY Leadership Fellows 2 years, 6 months ago

Lauren, thank you so much! My roots as a Hiphop artist in my teenage/early twenties certainly has something to do with my abilities and feelings around public speaking. I would love to lead a public speaking […]
mrstevenpacheco wrote a new blog post John Jay College Resources in the group Futures Initiative Mentors: 2 years, 6 months ago

Hi all,

This is Steven Pacheco from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Below are some useful resources (with contacts when applicable) to help you excel throughout your time there:

Student Council – This […]
mrstevenpacheco commented on the post, Event Recap: Futures Initiative Undergraduate Leadership Institute, on the groupblog CUNY Leadership Fellows 2 years, 6 months ago

Thanks for gifting us with Cathy Davidson’s ‘The New Education’. I’m 1/4 done with it, and it is as informative as it is inspiring! I’m grateful to be part of such a progressive group of people.
mrstevenpacheco commented on the post, Public Speaking as a Vessel for Progress, on the groupblog CUNY Leadership Fellows 2 years, 6 months ago

Thank you, Kashema. It’s so profound that you used that quote from that particular song. “The Ride” by Meek Mill is like a war cry to me. It stirs a similar emotion out of me as listening to a Tupac record in many […]
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