By Steeve
Simbert
To the members of my St. Thomas
family:
With my sincere gratitude and
humility, I am writing to thank the wonderful officials, teachers, friends,
staff and students of St. Thomas University. I will never forget St. Thomas as
the only university that provided me the opportunity to further my studies. I
will especially miss the warm, friendly and familial environment.
When the earthquake in Haiti occurred,
I was on the verge of being homeless, yet St. Thomas University believed in me.
St. Thomas University knew that despite my difficult circumstances, desperation
after surviving a natural catastrophe, loneliness, lacking a support system to aid
in mentally overcoming the crisis, not having an ideal institution to study,
St. Thomas University decided to invest in my educational and professional
future.
The lessons I learned from St.
Thomas University were essential in molding me into a well-rounded gentleman of
Christ. I would have not been able to strengthen my faith, beliefs, and
Catholic identity if it was not for your university. This spiritual growth has
helped me spread God’s message of working together to promote peace and mutual
respect to the global family. I will further translate this unique knowledge I
received at St. Thomas as a strong foundation that will
allow me to implement the principles of spiritual wisdom to synchronize my
spirit, mind, and body to help withstand the most pressing global challenges
such as poverty, disease, and conflict.
As you may have known, I was
interning in the U.S. Congress since January, with the Congressional Black
Caucus Foundation sponsored by Wal-Mart. During the semester program, I
participated in the Political Management Department taking graduate level courses
at George Washington University while taking online classes at St. Thomas
University. I simply fall in love of Washington D.C. and saw the city as a
professional utopia to fast forward my political training.
I feel blessed to share that I
was awarded a full scholarship to study Government at Georgetown University for
the 2012 Fall semester. This degree will help me strengthen the Haitian
Government into a strong and equal law enforcing government that cares for all of
its people.
In closing, as the proverb says:
“to whom much is given, much is required,” I am committed to always support St.
Thomas University in the future as it educates leaders for life. Again, I
wanted to take the time to thank you and St. Thomas University for all your
great help and support. Words cannot describe how much I will invest back into
St. Thomas University in response for financially covering my tuition, room and
board, and meal plans.
May the Lord Bless St. Thomas
University always!
Sincerely,
Steeve Simbert
Haitian Brother & Proud STU
Alumni
