{"id":11377,"date":"2019-12-05T12:20:01","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T20:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/?p=11377"},"modified":"2019-12-06T14:25:54","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T22:25:54","slug":"assc-hosts-a-gratuity-dinner-for-student-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/uncategorized\/assc-hosts-a-gratuity-dinner-for-student-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"ASSC Hosts a Gratitude Dinner for Student Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ASSC-gratuity-dinner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11357 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ASSC-gratuity-dinner.jpg\" alt=\"ASSC gratuity dinner\" width=\"358\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ASSC-gratuity-dinner.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ASSC-gratuity-dinner-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ASSC-gratuity-dinner-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ASSC-gratuity-dinner-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ASSC-gratuity-dinner-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/a>On November 26, 2019, the Associated Students of Skyline College (ASSC) hosted a Gratitude Dinner honoring Skyline College\u2019s student veterans. The event kicked off with an activity led by Interim Student Life Manager Alvin Gubatina, where round tables mixed with ASSC council, student veterans and staff had a menu of questions to ask each other to break the ice. Questions ranged from appetizer questions <em>\u201cWhat do you do when you\u2019re not working?\u201d<\/em> to entree questions <em>\u201cWhat is on your bucket list?\u201d<\/em> to dessert questions <em>\u201cAre you afraid to speak your truth?\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Veterans Resource Center Coordinator Gina Ciardella shared her words of gratitude for the campus\u2019s student veterans as well as shared Interim Jannet Jackson\u2019s words in her absence: \u201cThe gratitude dinner is a validation of your commitment to the values and mission of Skyline College to empower and transform a global community of learners. But by your actions, you are empowering&#8230;Continue to collaborate, be curious, seek answers, and build community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event was not only held for appreciating student veterans\u2019 service but also as a time of coming together as a student community through fostering respect and recognition of each other\u2019s efforts, whether large or small scale. ASSC commemorates student veterans\u2019 service during the thankful season.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the Veteran\u2019s Resource Center, contact Gina Ciardella at <a href=\"mailto:ciardellag@smccd.edu\">ciardellag@smccd.edu<\/a>. To reach out to the Center for Student Life and Leadership Development, contact Interim Student Life Manager Alvin Gubatina at <a href=\"mailto:gubatinaa@smccd.edu\">gubatinaa@smccd.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Article by Marie Kyla Perez | Photo by Alvin Gubatina<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 26, 2019, the Associated Students of Skyline College (ASSC) hosted a Gratitude Dinner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11377"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11377\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}