Profile: melanieg
 
 
 
   
 
"Success is to be measured not so much by the position one has reached in life, but by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed." - Booker T. Washington
Why I’m Here

Revolutionize, mobilize, educate.

 

Contact me at melanieg@txstate.edu!

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Loud voice, Photography, Outreach
 
 
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When Sending Students 'Home' Instead...

by Melissa Douglas - as printed on Sunday, June 22, 2008

 

Melanie Gutermuth’s junior year of college was defined in many ways.  Orientation leader, campus news columnist, student government senator.  But behind the scenes, the loss of a close frien...
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Making Campus Mental Health a Priority

It was a day in the history of higher education we will never forget.

 

On April 16, 2007, our nation was devastated when tragedy struck the rural college town of Blacksburg, Virginia. As with so many national crises, families...

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Challenges Bring Hope for Change
This self-produced video briefly narrates how my struggles have brought on a new purpose for change at my university and colleges nationwide.
Tags: college  Virginia Tech  Mental Health  depression  University  northern... 
Views 266
by  melanieg on march 08, 2008
 
   
 
Leaving a Legacy
This music video by recording artist Nichole Nordeman presents - both lyrically and visually - a concept we should all individually consider. What is your life...
Tags: music  life  Legacy 
Views 158
by  melanieg on february 26, 2008
 
   
 
Barack Obama Rally at the Texas State Capitol
Thousands of people filled the streets surrounding the state capitol building in Austin, Texas to hear Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama speak on Friday...
Tags: politics  candidates  election  Barack Obama  Texas 
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by  melanieg on february 24, 2008
 
   
 
End of Watch: May 17, 2007
In memory of Henderson County Sheriff's Department Deputies Tony Ogburn and Paul Habelt who were killed in the line of duty on May 17, 2007.
Tags: domestic violence  guns  Law Enforcement 
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by  melanieg on february 24, 2008
 
 
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