The Career Development Center is partnering with the CSU Thurgood Marshall College Fund Ambassador & The NABA Chicago Mentoring Program to highlight an "Exceptional Student" every month.
So, for the Summer of 2010,
we present to you
Mr. Gerardo Dominguez!
Classification: Senior
Major: Management Information Systems
GPA: 3.90/4.00
Internships: Hormel Foods (2010)
CSU Clubs & Involvements: President- CSU Management Information Systems (MIS) Club, Marketing Co-Chiar -CSU National Association of Black Accountants (NABA); Becker CPA Review Scholarship recipient, Member- Delta Mu Delta, Member- CSU Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS)
Community Service: Fransiscan Outreach Association
Favorite musical artist(s): Radiohead. They have so many great songs that I forgive them for getting too “out there” from time to time.
Who is someone you admire? Why? Norman Borlaug. He was a poor mid-westerner who had to work his way through school, much like most of us. During his life he won the Nobel peace prize, the congressional gold medal, countless other awards and accolades throughout the world and he has been credited for saving about a billions lives from hunger. Despite all this, he never received fortune or fame and he still had people who criticized what he did; and he was okay with that.
If you could invite any 3 people to dinner, who would you invite? Why?
Salvador Dali – He is the greatest artist that ever lived and I love every piece of artwork I’ve ever seen by him. I would love to see if he was really as eccentric as he’s been painted out to be or if it was all just part of his act.
If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?
Paris, the Vatican, Stonehenge and the pyramids in both Egypt and Mexico.
What is one interesting fact about you?
J’aime le fromage, mais, malheuresement…je ne sais pas pourquoi…
What are your short term goals?
I’m definitely going to do more volunteer work. I also plan to keep building on the momentum we’ve created so far with the MIS Club; more presenters, more workshops, more opportunity for my fellow students and of course (once we get funding from the school) I would love the opportunity to hand out a scholarship to one of our members. Career wise, I will graduate next spring and I plan on working as a systems analyst thereafter. I plan on attending grad-school about a year after I graduate from CSU.
What are your long term goals?
My long term career goal is to retire as a real estate investor and I will use my career as a means to that end. I will start my career within a company that values innovation, teamwork and giving back to the community. Throughout my time in the workforce I would like to become the CIO of a Fortune 500 company. As a Hispanic, I know that we are not well represented in many different areas (government, corporate America, STEM fields) but as a Mexican-American within the I/T community I would love the opportunity to be at the top and show the next generation that it can be done.
In my personal life, I want to start a family, be a great father and also do more to support my mother. My main goal in life is to succeed to the point where I can support her financially and finally allow her to stop working. As far as I’m concerned, I will be the only retirement plan that she will ever need. God willing, I will be financially independent but I hope to never lose the urge to give back to those in need. I heard an alternative definition of success to be, “when another human being has had a better life because you have lived;” This is what I strive for.
Nominations for Exceptional Student of the Month are accepted on a rolling basis and are open to ALL CSU students regardless of major or student club affiliation. So, nominate someone today!
