Running head: NARRATIVE REVIEW REFLECTION 1

Narrative Review Reflection

Patrick J. Correia-Harker

Loyola University Chicago

NARRATIVE REVIEW REFLECTION 2

At some point in life we all seek validation that the work we have done has been valued

and more importantly it has made a difference. I am so thankful for the kind words written by

Heidi Tuescher-Gille and Joshua Shannon. I have the deepest personal and professional respect

for these two individuals. I am so grateful and humbled that these professionals are confident in

my abilities as a higher education professional. Though these letters range across multiple

learning outcomes, the program learning outcome of commitment to social justice most relates to

their words of support.

I had the pleasure of meeting Heidi as an undergraduate student in 2008 and throughout

that time I have learned so much from her over the last 10 years. Under her leadership, I worked

as a tour guide, student office worker, and then an admission advisor for the University of

Wisconsin-Platteville. Heidi speaks to my commitment to serving others and passion for helping

students. In my career, my drive has come from advocating for students and helping them

develop and reach their goals. As a regional representative, my strong self-discipline and

communication skills on the team allowed me to be successful and reach team goals.

Joshua and I became immediate friends after meeting in our orientation and taking

classes together during our first semester. After weeks of learning more about power, privilege,

and oppression we had deep discussions about Whiteness and White privilege which led to a

desire to analyze these more to dismantle systems of oppression. We established the White

Allyship Community (WAC) to bring self-identified White students together to discuss White

culture, White privilege, microaggressions, allyship, among other topics. This process has been

so impactful for me in practicing my interpersonal and facilitation skills in holding difficult

conversations and gaining more effective communication skills that I can utilize as a student

affairs professional.