If You WAnt to go far, go together

Minority Fellowship Program Leader Spotlight

Jeffery S. Mio, PHD

Professor Emeritus, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Alumnus, Minority Fellowship Program

What was your biggest takeaway from your MFP experience?

My biggest takeaway was in meeting many participants whom became giants in the field, such as Melba Vazquez and Thomas Parham.

How did you apply your MFP learnings to your life and your career?

I became more aware of the needs of the ethnic communities. This developed into me writing about multicultural issues, culminating in co-authoring a textbook on multicultural psychology.

What's the best leadership advice you've ever received?

The African proverb: "If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together."

What can you share with MFP alumni and prospective MFP participants about what you learned about yourself through the program?

Embrace your personal development. I was hesitant to pay attention to multicultural issues when I was a grad student, but I came to appreciate its importance as I matured and developed.