{"id":558,"date":"2026-09-24T17:47:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T17:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/alejandra-beltran\/?page_id=558"},"modified":"2026-10-18T20:11:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T20:11:55","slug":"achievements-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/alejandra-beltran\/achievements-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Work and Leadership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Starting my own Pastry Business<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 16, I asked a neighbor if she needed help cleaning her backyard. I used the money I earned to buy ingredients for my first batch of pastries. By 17, it had become an important source of income and helped me fund my move to the US.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fundraised $10,000 For SIUE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an SIUE Foundation ambassador, I made 300\u2013400 calls a day to alumni, parents, faculty, and other. I started with no fundraising experience and was making those calls in English, my second language.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Promoted to Supervisor for SIUE Foundation<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve trained and coached 100 callers, helping them communicate campaign messages, handle objections, and grow more confident on calls. I support the team through performance tracking, quality reviews, and coaching.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Helped build a new role from the ground up<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I helped define the role, build its workflows, and establish measures for tracking progress. I manage pledge follow-up, create outreach videos and monitor campaign results, looking for response patterns that can help improve outreach. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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V<\/strong>P of The Lifting Club for Women at SIUE<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I help build a supportive community where women can encourage one another, grow more confident in the gym, and embrace every stage of their fitness journey. I believe fitness can create positive change beyond physical progress, and I\u2019m proud to help foster a space where women feel motivated and invest in their well-being.
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Became a Spanish Lab Assistant<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em> at SIUE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Becoming a Spanish Lab Assistant has given me the opportunity to support students as they practice Spanish and build confidence using the language. As a native Spanish speaker and fluent English speaker, I enjoy helping create a welcoming learning environment where students can ask questions and strengthen their skills.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Education and research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Earned a competitive, full-tuition CODES scholarship<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Receiving this scholarship made my dream of pursuing higher education a reality. Through SIUE\u2019s Community-Oriented Digital Engagement Scholars program, I\u2019ve connected research, data, digital storytelling, and community partnerships, and seen how what I learn in school can make a difference beyond the classroom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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4x Dean’s List Student<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dean\u2019s List is an academic honor recognizing students for strong performance during a semester. I earned this recognition in Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, and Spring 2026. To me it reflects the consistency and effort I\u2019ve brought to my education while balancing coursework, work, and campus involvement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Completed a data-driven <\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>Research Capstone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This project served as the culminating experience for my Political Science major, bringing together the research and analytical skills I developed throughout my studies. I analyzed Mexican Latinobar\u00f3metro survey data from 2018\u20132024 to study factors related to partisan preferences and voter behavior, using SQL, Excel, and multivariate regression.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Brought research to the public<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> through a Permanent Exhibit<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through CODES and a partnership with the Missouri Botanical Garden, I contributed to The History of Our Soil, a project that became a permanent public exhibition. The work involved archival research, collaboration with project partners, and making complex histories accessible to visitors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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