Dulce Acosta MSW

Dulce Acosta ventured off within my own academic journey, She got thrown off course many times from pursuing her dream to attend a university. The barriers that many inner city youth face daily were her reality as well. Poverty, underachieving schools, overcrowded classes, lack of college prep courses and community violence were realities her faced daily. At the age of 17, I decided to pursue her GED and enrolled at a local trade school. She received several certificates, ranging from emergency medical technician to finger print analysis. In my early 20s, She accepted a position as an account representative at Ostrow. The job helped restore her hopes of pursuing a higher education and even rekindled her relationship with USC.

She was now part of the “Trojan Family,” a family that provides various benefits, academic and professional opportunities for their staff. Raised by an immigrant mother and being the first generation born in the U.S., She was raised with the understanding that opportunities and relationships are to be valued and not taken for granted. She realize that relationships are a vital component of any organization and even more so for one that provides health care services. In her role, She helped establish relationships between patients and pre-doctoral students with a cultural sensitivity lens, which is essential to both the delivery of services and the students’ learning process.