<?xml version="1.0"?>
<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en">
	<id>https://universityinnovation.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&amp;feedformat=atom&amp;user=Shantellvaldez</id>
	<title>University Innovation Fellows - User contributions [en]</title>
	<link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://universityinnovation.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&amp;feedformat=atom&amp;user=Shantellvaldez"/>
	<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Shantellvaldez"/>
	<updated>2026-05-20T03:03:21Z</updated>
	<subtitle>User contributions</subtitle>
	<generator>MediaWiki 1.33.1</generator>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Topic:Wfss8wl1msh3ioxx&amp;topic_postId=wfss8wl1mwf5qsw5&amp;topic_revId=wfss8wl1mwf5qsw5&amp;action=single-view</id>
		<title>Topic:Wfss8wl1msh3ioxx</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Topic:Wfss8wl1msh3ioxx&amp;topic_postId=wfss8wl1mwf5qsw5&amp;topic_revId=wfss8wl1mwf5qsw5&amp;action=single-view"/>
		<updated>2021-09-02T12:20:34Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;span class=&quot;plainlinks&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/User:Shantellvaldez&quot; class=&quot;mw-redirect mw-userlink&quot; title=&quot;User:Shantellvaldez&quot;&gt;&lt;bdi&gt;Shantellvaldez&lt;/bdi&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;mw-usertoollinks&quot;&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/User_talk:Shantellvaldez&quot; class=&quot;mw-usertoollinks-talk&quot; title=&quot;User talk:Shantellvaldez&quot;&gt;talk&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/Special:Contributions/Shantellvaldez&quot; class=&quot;mw-usertoollinks-contribs&quot; title=&quot;Special:Contributions/Shantellvaldez&quot;&gt;contribs&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; class=&quot;external text&quot; href=&quot;https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Topic:Wfss8wl1msh3ioxx&amp;amp;topic_showPostId=wfss8wl1mwf5qsw5#flow-post-wfss8wl1mwf5qsw5&quot;&gt;commented&lt;/a&gt; on &quot;Utah Valley University&quot; (&lt;em&gt;UVU has many ways for us to communicate on campus and off. We have Facebook, Instagram, we also have UVU connect a platform that allows i...&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Shantellvaldez</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Shantellvaldez&amp;diff=127909</id>
		<title>User talk:Shantellvaldez</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Shantellvaldez&amp;diff=127909"/>
		<updated>2021-09-02T12:04:31Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Shantellvaldez: Workshops&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;I like the idea of creating a workshop series to be led by students as well as be specifically for students. It is a great way to learn by teaching and it is much more understood and absorbed when it is relateable. We need more student led lessons and workshops all over. We learn best by teaching others and that is innovation as well.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Shantellvaldez</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Topic:Wf67i0er5vpt6vgl&amp;topic_postId=wfsb645oyf6tdscl&amp;topic_revId=wfsb645oyf6tdscl&amp;action=single-view</id>
		<title>Topic:Wf67i0er5vpt6vgl</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Topic:Wf67i0er5vpt6vgl&amp;topic_postId=wfsb645oyf6tdscl&amp;topic_revId=wfsb645oyf6tdscl&amp;action=single-view"/>
		<updated>2021-09-02T07:13:55Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;span class=&quot;plainlinks&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/User:Shantellvaldez&quot; class=&quot;mw-redirect mw-userlink&quot; title=&quot;User:Shantellvaldez&quot;&gt;&lt;bdi&gt;Shantellvaldez&lt;/bdi&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;mw-usertoollinks&quot;&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/User_talk:Shantellvaldez&quot; class=&quot;mw-usertoollinks-talk&quot; title=&quot;User talk:Shantellvaldez&quot;&gt;talk&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/Special:Contributions/Shantellvaldez&quot; class=&quot;mw-usertoollinks-contribs&quot; title=&quot;Special:Contributions/Shantellvaldez&quot;&gt;contribs&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; class=&quot;external text&quot; href=&quot;https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Topic:Wf67i0er5vpt6vgl&amp;amp;topic_showPostId=wfsb645oyf6tdscl#flow-post-wfsb645oyf6tdscl&quot;&gt;commented&lt;/a&gt; on &quot;Politics and Education&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Thanks guys I could not agree more. When the time comes to vote on School officials as a community our participation is low in numbers bu...&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Shantellvaldez</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Topic:Wen5zbcq2r51wr0l&amp;topic_postId=wf67p3fed6rqgxxh&amp;topic_revId=wf67p3fed6rqgxxh&amp;action=single-view</id>
		<title>Topic:Wen5zbcq2r51wr0l</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Topic:Wen5zbcq2r51wr0l&amp;topic_postId=wf67p3fed6rqgxxh&amp;topic_revId=wf67p3fed6rqgxxh&amp;action=single-view"/>
		<updated>2021-08-23T09:10:06Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;span class=&quot;plainlinks&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/User:Shantellvaldez&quot; class=&quot;mw-redirect mw-userlink&quot; title=&quot;User:Shantellvaldez&quot;&gt;&lt;bdi&gt;Shantellvaldez&lt;/bdi&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;mw-usertoollinks&quot;&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/User_talk:Shantellvaldez&quot; class=&quot;mw-usertoollinks-talk&quot; title=&quot;User talk:Shantellvaldez&quot;&gt;talk&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/Special:Contributions/Shantellvaldez&quot; class=&quot;mw-usertoollinks-contribs&quot; title=&quot;Special:Contributions/Shantellvaldez&quot;&gt;contribs&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; class=&quot;external text&quot; href=&quot;https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Topic:Wen5zbcq2r51wr0l&amp;amp;topic_showPostId=wf67p3fed6rqgxxh#flow-post-wf67p3fed6rqgxxh&quot;&gt;commented&lt;/a&gt; on &quot;Believe in yourself.&quot; (&lt;em&gt;I love that you put yourself out there I to was a self medicated individual. I sought to make myself better by in fact making myself wors...&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Shantellvaldez</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Topic:Wf67i0er5vpt6vgl&amp;topic_postId=wf67i0er5znvezet&amp;topic_revId=wf67i0er5znvezet&amp;action=single-view</id>
		<title>Topic:Wf67i0er5vpt6vgl</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Topic:Wf67i0er5vpt6vgl&amp;topic_postId=wf67i0er5znvezet&amp;topic_revId=wf67i0er5znvezet&amp;action=single-view"/>
		<updated>2021-08-23T09:06:34Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;span class=&quot;plainlinks&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/User:Shantellvaldez&quot; class=&quot;mw-redirect mw-userlink&quot; title=&quot;User:Shantellvaldez&quot;&gt;&lt;bdi&gt;Shantellvaldez&lt;/bdi&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;mw-usertoollinks&quot;&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/User_talk:Shantellvaldez&quot; class=&quot;mw-usertoollinks-talk&quot; title=&quot;User talk:Shantellvaldez&quot;&gt;talk&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/Special:Contributions/Shantellvaldez&quot; class=&quot;mw-usertoollinks-contribs&quot; title=&quot;Special:Contributions/Shantellvaldez&quot;&gt;contribs&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; class=&quot;external text&quot; href=&quot;https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Topic:Wf67i0er5vpt6vgl&amp;amp;topic_showPostId=wf67i0er5znvezet#flow-post-wf67i0er5znvezet&quot;&gt;commented&lt;/a&gt; on &quot;Politics and Education&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Shantellvaldez The purpose of Education is to inform individuals of things that are relevant to life and information that nourishes the b...&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Shantellvaldez</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Marquita_Shantell_Valdez_(2021)&amp;diff=126832</id>
		<title>Fellow:Marquita Shantell Valdez (2021)</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Marquita_Shantell_Valdez_(2021)&amp;diff=126832"/>
		<updated>2021-08-23T07:57:48Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Shantellvaldez: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;border: 5px ridge grey; float:right;&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Marquita_Profile_Photo.jpe|300px|link=Special:FilePath/Marquita_Profile_Photo.jpe]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
;Name:Marquita Shantell Valdez&lt;br /&gt;
;School (Cohort):Utah Valley University (2021 cohort)&lt;br /&gt;
;Majoring in:Criminal Justice&lt;br /&gt;
;Country:USA&lt;br /&gt;
;Email:[[Special:EmailUser/Shantellvaldez]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Bio==&lt;br /&gt;
Marquita is a student at [[School:Utah Valley University|Utah Valley University]] in Orem, Utah where she has lived with her daughters for the past three years. She was born and raised in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogden,_Utah Ogden, Utah] before deciding to attend Utah Valley University as a Criminal Justice Major. Marquita minors in Entrepreneurship and concentrates on Leadership. Her professional goals are to attend law school and to use her education and life experience to encourage law changes with in the system.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
She is passionate around issues relating to re-entry and higher education as alternative sentencing. She intends to change laws for individuals of diverse backgrounds. Marquita is extremely resilient and is not afraid to stand up to stand out.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The mother of four teenaged daughters and a non-traditional student Marquita uses her experiences and education to offer a fresh, new perspective to each area of education she involves herself in. Her uncanny ability to engage others in her conversation as well as her written word is fascinating.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Her incredible story shows ones ability to make sustaining changes and growth when life seems impossible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Achievements==&lt;br /&gt;
[https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Priorities:Utah_Valley_University_Student_Priorities Utah Valley University Innovation Fellow]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
President of [https://nscs.org/ The National Society of Collegiate Scholars]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Vice President of [https://www.facebook.com/uvuraices/ UVU R.A.I.C.E.S]. Club&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Student Leader in the [https://www.uvu.edu/getinvolved/lead/ UVU L.E.A.D.] Program&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Founder of [http://www.breakingbarriersutah.org Breaking Barriers Utah]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Social media profiles==&lt;br /&gt;
[https://www.facebook.com/Belongs2NO1 Personal Facebook] [https://www.facebook.com/breaking.barriersutah Professional Facebook] [https://www.linkedin.com/in/marquita-valdez-606a59198/ Linkdin]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Utah Valley University (2021 cohort)]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Student Contributors]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{CatTree|Utah Valley University}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Shantellvaldez</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Marquita_Shantell_Valdez_(2021)&amp;diff=126831</id>
		<title>Fellow:Marquita Shantell Valdez (2021)</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Marquita_Shantell_Valdez_(2021)&amp;diff=126831"/>
		<updated>2021-08-23T07:49:20Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Shantellvaldez: /* Social media profiles */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;border: 5px ridge grey; float:right;&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Marquita_Profile_Photo.jpe|300px|link=Special:FilePath/Marquita_Profile_Photo.jpe]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
;Name:Marquita Shantell Valdez&lt;br /&gt;
;School (Cohort):Utah Valley University (2021 cohort)&lt;br /&gt;
;Majoring in:Criminal Justice&lt;br /&gt;
;Country:USA&lt;br /&gt;
;Email:[[Special:EmailUser/Shantellvaldez]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Bio==&lt;br /&gt;
Marquita is a student at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah where she has lived with her daughters for the past three years. She was born and raised in Ogden, Utah before deciding to attend Utah Valley University as a Criminal Justice Major. Marquita minors in Entrepreneurship and concentrates on Leadership. Her professional goals are to attend law school and to use her education and life experience to encourage law changes with in the system.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
She is passionate around issues relating to re-entry and higher education as alternative sentencing. She intends to change laws for individuals of diverse backgrounds. Marquita is extremely resilient and is not afraid to stand up to stand out.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The mother of four teenaged daughters and a non-traditional student Marquita uses her experiences and education to offer a fresh, new perspective to each area of education she involves herself in. Her uncanny ability to engage others in her conversation as well as her written word is fascinating.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Her incredible story shows ones ability to make sustaining changes and growth when life seems impossible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Achievements==&lt;br /&gt;
[https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Priorities:Utah_Valley_University_Student_Priorities Utah Valley University Innovation Fellow]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
President of [https://nscs.org/ The National Society of Collegiate Scholars]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Vice President of [https://www.facebook.com/uvuraices/ UVU R.A.I.C.E.S]. Club&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Student Leader in the [https://www.uvu.edu/getinvolved/lead/ UVU L.E.A.D.] Program&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Founder of [http://www.breakingbarriersutah.org Breaking Barriers Utah]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Social media profiles==&lt;br /&gt;
[https://www.facebook.com/Belongs2NO1 Personal Facebook] [https://www.facebook.com/breaking.barriersutah Professional Facebook] [https://www.linkedin.com/in/marquita-valdez-606a59198/ Linkdin]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Utah Valley University (2021 cohort)]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Student Contributors]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{CatTree|Utah Valley University}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Shantellvaldez</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Marquita_Shantell_Valdez_(2021)&amp;diff=126830</id>
		<title>Fellow:Marquita Shantell Valdez (2021)</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Marquita_Shantell_Valdez_(2021)&amp;diff=126830"/>
		<updated>2021-08-23T07:45:45Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Shantellvaldez: /* Bio */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;border: 5px ridge grey; float:right;&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Marquita_Profile_Photo.jpe|300px|link=Special:FilePath/Marquita_Profile_Photo.jpe]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
;Name:Marquita Shantell Valdez&lt;br /&gt;
;School (Cohort):Utah Valley University (2021 cohort)&lt;br /&gt;
;Majoring in:Criminal Justice&lt;br /&gt;
;Country:USA&lt;br /&gt;
;Email:[[Special:EmailUser/Shantellvaldez]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Bio==&lt;br /&gt;
Marquita is a student at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah where she has lived with her daughters for the past three years. She was born and raised in Ogden, Utah before deciding to attend Utah Valley University as a Criminal Justice Major. Marquita minors in Entrepreneurship and concentrates on Leadership. Her professional goals are to attend law school and to use her education and life experience to encourage law changes with in the system.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
She is passionate around issues relating to re-entry and higher education as alternative sentencing. She intends to change laws for individuals of diverse backgrounds. Marquita is extremely resilient and is not afraid to stand up to stand out.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The mother of four teenaged daughters and a non-traditional student Marquita uses her experiences and education to offer a fresh, new perspective to each area of education she involves herself in. Her uncanny ability to engage others in her conversation as well as her written word is fascinating.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Her incredible story shows ones ability to make sustaining changes and growth when life seems impossible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Achievements==&lt;br /&gt;
[https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Priorities:Utah_Valley_University_Student_Priorities Utah Valley University Innovation Fellow]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
President of [https://nscs.org/ The National Society of Collegiate Scholars]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Vice President of [https://www.facebook.com/uvuraices/ UVU R.A.I.C.E.S]. Club&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Student Leader in the [https://www.uvu.edu/getinvolved/lead/ UVU L.E.A.D.] Program&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Founder of [http://www.breakingbarriersutah.org Breaking Barriers Utah]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Social media profiles==&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.facebook.com/Belongs2NO1&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.facebook.com/breaking.barriersutah&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Utah Valley University (2021 cohort)]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Student Contributors]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{CatTree|Utah Valley University}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Shantellvaldez</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=User:Shantellvaldez&amp;diff=126829</id>
		<title>User:Shantellvaldez</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=User:Shantellvaldez&amp;diff=126829"/>
		<updated>2021-08-23T07:40:45Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Shantellvaldez: Redirect to Fellow Page&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;#REDIRECT [[Fellow:Marquita Shantell Valdez (2021)]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Shantellvaldez</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Marquita_Shantell_Valdez_(2021)&amp;diff=126828</id>
		<title>Fellow:Marquita Shantell Valdez (2021)</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Marquita_Shantell_Valdez_(2021)&amp;diff=126828"/>
		<updated>2021-08-23T07:40:44Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Shantellvaldez: Created Fellow Page - 2021&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;border: 5px ridge grey; float:right;&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Marquita_Profile_Photo.jpe|300px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
;Name: Marquita Shantell Valdez&lt;br /&gt;
;School (Cohort): Utah Valley University (2021 cohort)&lt;br /&gt;
;Majoring in: Criminal Justice&lt;br /&gt;
;Country: USA&lt;br /&gt;
;Email: [[Special:EmailUser/Shantellvaldez]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Bio==&lt;br /&gt;
Marquita is a student at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah where she has lived with her daughters for the past three years. She was born and raised in Ogden, Utah before deciding to attend Utah Valley University as a Criminal Justice Major. Marquita minors in Entrepreneurship and concentrates on Leadership. Her professional goals are to attend law school and to use her education and life experience to encourage law changes with in the system. &lt;br /&gt;
She is passionate around issues relating to re-entry and higher education as alternative sentencing. She intends to change laws for individuals of diverse backgrounds. Marquita is extremely resilient and is not afraid to stand up to stand out.&lt;br /&gt;
The mother of four teenaged daughters and a non-traditional student Marquita uses her experiences and education to offer a fresh, new perspective to each area of education she involves herself in. Her uncanny ability to engage others in her conversation as well as her written word is fascinating.&lt;br /&gt;
Her incredible story shows ones ability to make sustaining changes and growth when life seems impossible&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Achievements==&lt;br /&gt;
Utah Valley University Innovation Fellow&lt;br /&gt;
President of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars&lt;br /&gt;
Vice President of UVU R.A.I.C.E.S. Club&lt;br /&gt;
Student Leader in the UVU L.E.A.D. Program&lt;br /&gt;
Founder of Breaking Barriers Utah&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Social media profiles==&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.facebook.com/Belongs2NO1&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.facebook.com/breaking.barriersutah&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Utah Valley University (2021 cohort)]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Student Contributors]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{CatTree|Utah Valley University}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Shantellvaldez</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=File:Marquita_Profile_Photo.jpeg&amp;diff=126827</id>
		<title>File:Marquita Profile Photo.jpeg</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=File:Marquita_Profile_Photo.jpeg&amp;diff=126827"/>
		<updated>2021-08-23T07:21:38Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Shantellvaldez: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Shantellvaldez</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Marquita_Shantell_Valdez&amp;diff=126826</id>
		<title>Fellow:Marquita Shantell Valdez</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Marquita_Shantell_Valdez&amp;diff=126826"/>
		<updated>2021-08-23T07:16:42Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Shantellvaldez: /* Achievements */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;border: 5px ridge grey; float:right;&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:OOjs UI icon userAvatar.svg|300px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
;Name:Marquita Shantell Valdez&lt;br /&gt;
;School (Cohort):Utah Valley University (2021 cohort)&lt;br /&gt;
;Majoring in:Criminal Justice&lt;br /&gt;
;Country:United States of America&lt;br /&gt;
;Email:[[Special:EmailUser/Shantellvaldez]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Bio==&lt;br /&gt;
Marquita is a [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Priorities:Utah_Valley_University_Student_Priorities University Innovation Fellow at Utah Valley University] in Orem Utah. She is majoring in Criminal Justice with a minor in Entrepreneurship and a concentration in leadership. She is the founder of Breaking Barriers Utah a non profit that helps individuals with diverse backgrounds and diverse struggles. Her focus is in re-entry reform. She is a non-traditional student and a mother of four daughters. She intends to change laws and initiate alternative sentencing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Marquita grew up in Ogden, Utah the only girl of five children. Her life experience gives Marquita a fresh and new perspective on the workings of the Criminal Justice system. Marquita supports and promotes equality and inclusiveness. She finds joy in helping others find a future through higher education, especially those with incarceration or substance abuse backgrounds.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Marquita seeks to change the worlds view on the value of others. She is a energetic and outgoing individual with ambition. Experiences within her own life have taught her resilience and strength, her story changes lives and her passion is contagious.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Achievements==&lt;br /&gt;
Marquita is the President of T[https://nscs.org/ he National Society of Collegiate Scholars] UVU Chapter,&lt;br /&gt;
 A student [https://www.uvu.edu/getinvolved/lead/ Lead] in the UVU Center for student advancement and Leadership Non- traditional cohort,&lt;br /&gt;
Vice President of the [https://www.facebook.com/uvuraices/ RAICES] Club &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Founder  of [http://www.breakingbarriersutah.org Breaking Barriers Utah] a non-profit that continues to lead others to higher education.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Social media profiles==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Utah Valley University (2021 cohort)]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Student Contributors]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{CatTree|Utah Valley University|Facebook=https://www.facebook.com/Belongs2NO1/}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Shantellvaldez</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=User:Shantellvaldez&amp;diff=126825</id>
		<title>User:Shantellvaldez</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=User:Shantellvaldez&amp;diff=126825"/>
		<updated>2021-08-23T07:09:40Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Shantellvaldez: Redirect to Fellow Page&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;#REDIRECT [[Fellow:Marquita Shantell Valdez]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Shantellvaldez</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Marquita_Shantell_Valdez&amp;diff=126824</id>
		<title>Fellow:Marquita Shantell Valdez</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Marquita_Shantell_Valdez&amp;diff=126824"/>
		<updated>2021-08-23T07:09:39Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Shantellvaldez: Created Fellow Page - 2021&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;border: 5px ridge grey; float:right;&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:OOjs UI icon userAvatar.svg|300px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
;Name: Marquita Shantell Valdez&lt;br /&gt;
;School (Cohort): Utah Valley University (2021 cohort)&lt;br /&gt;
;Majoring in: Criminal Justice&lt;br /&gt;
;Country: United States of America&lt;br /&gt;
;Email: [[Special:EmailUser/Shantellvaldez]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Bio==&lt;br /&gt;
Marquita is a University Innovation Fellow at Utah Valley University in Orem Utah. She is majoring in Criminal Justice with a minor in Entrepreneurship and a concentration in leadership. She is the founder of Breaking Barriers Utah a non profit that helps individuals with diverse backgrounds and diverse struggles. Her focus is in re-entry reform. She is a non-traditional student and a mother of four daughters. She intends to change laws and initiate alternative sentencing. Marquita grew up in Ogden, Utah the only girl of five children. Her life experience gives Marquita a fresh and new perspective on the workings of the Criminal Justice system. Marquita supports and promotes equality and inclusiveness. She finds joy in helping others find a future through higher education, especially those with incarceration or substance abuse backgrounds.&lt;br /&gt;
Marquita seeks to change the worlds view on the value of others. She is a energetic and outgoing individual with ambition. Experiences within her own life have taught her resilience and strength, her story changes lives and her passion is contagious.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Achievements==&lt;br /&gt;
Marquita is the President of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars UVU Chapter,&lt;br /&gt;
 A student Lead in the UVU Center for student advancement and Leadership Non- traditional cohort,&lt;br /&gt;
Vice President of the RAICES Club &lt;br /&gt;
and the Founder of a non-profit that continues to lead others to higher education.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Social media profiles==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Utah Valley University (2021 cohort)]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Student Contributors]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{CatTree|Utah Valley University}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Shantellvaldez</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=File:Marquita_Photo.jpg&amp;diff=126823</id>
		<title>File:Marquita Photo.jpg</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=File:Marquita_Photo.jpg&amp;diff=126823"/>
		<updated>2021-08-23T06:45:47Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Shantellvaldez: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Shantellvaldez</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=File:Marquita%27s_Photo.jpeg&amp;diff=126134</id>
		<title>File:Marquita's Photo.jpeg</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=File:Marquita%27s_Photo.jpeg&amp;diff=126134"/>
		<updated>2021-07-30T10:05:50Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Shantellvaldez: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Shantellvaldez</name></author>
		
	</entry>
</feed>