![thumbnail image](http://user-images.strikinglycdn.com/res/hrscywv4p/image/upload/c_limit,fl_lossy,h_630,w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/1134698/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAQAAAAAJDJjZDhjNGE0LTYzMDMtNDdjYi04OTdkLTE0NzA1YjMxMzg5OQ_jahcor.jpg)
Colleen Daley
she/her/hers
ⴰⵣⵓⵍ Dia duit سلام Bonjour שלום Hola
I am an educator with a strong passion for social justice, youth engagement, languages, and religious and cross-cultural dialogue.
The roots of my professional self come from parents who were educators, and who read to us every night as we fell asleep. I believe primarily in the transformative power of my experiences as a youth in service to others, through my Lutheran upbringing and my time at Boston College where the motto was "Men and women for others." In my professional life now, I try to always bring service encounters into the experiences of my students.The strength and solid core of my convictions comes from my time in the Peace Corps, in a small town outside of Marrakech, Morocco. My cohort and I always say that we became who we wanted to be in Peace Corps, and we will be forever inspired by how Moroccans opened their hearts and homes to us. I take this hospitality with me, this sharing spirit, into my professional life as I always strive to be supportive and sharing with colleagues.
After Peace Corps, I saw the need to branch out and seek new inspiration, and find a way to give back. In seeking a Master's at the University of Pennsylvania, I learned, as one might expect, to understand and teach intercultural theories. Unexpectedly, I learned the depth of injustice that many communities face in the US that I had been privileged not to face growing up. I am still working on what actions I can incorporate into my life to be a better intersectional activist and ally.
And now you'll find me back in Morocco, drawn back by a commitment to grassroots development on the one hand and on the other, a love of teaching about Morocco, Islam, Amazigh and Arabic, and North African history and culture. I have been inspired by my colleagues and students to hold nothing back, invest completely, face my mistakes, and work harder than I ever have before to do my part to, cliche or not, make the world a better place.
Experiences
Strengths
Learn more about Gallup Strengths
Input
People who are especially talented in the Input theme have a craving to know more. Often they like to collect and archive all kinds of information.
Adaptability
People who are especially talented in the Adaptability theme prefer to "go with the flow." They tend to be "now" people who take things as they come and discover the future one day at a time.
Intellection
People who are especially talented in the Intellection theme are characterized by their intellectual activity. They are introspective and appreciate intellectual discussions.
Developer
People who are especially talented in the Developer theme recognize and cultivate the potential in others. They spot the signs of each small improvement and derive satisfaction from these improvements.
Empathy
People who are especially talented in the Empathy theme can sense the feelings of other people by imagining themselves in others' lives or others' situations.
Honors
President’s and Provost’s Citation for Exceptional Commitment to Graduate & Professional Student Life
2013
This award is presented to graduate students who have been a catalyst for transformative and lasting new developments that have enhanced graduate and professional student life at Penn.
Critical Language Scholarship
2012
Arabic in Salalah, Oman
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a fully funded summer overseas language and cultural immersion program for American undergraduate and graduate students.
Order of the Cross and Crown
2007
The Order of the Cross and Crown is an honor society for students with records of unusual service and leadership on the campus.
MISSION STATEMENT
nothing is more practical than finding god,
that is, than falling in love
in a quite absolute, final way.
what you are in love with,
what seizes your imagination,
will affect everything.
it will decide what will get you
out of bed in the morning,
what you will do with your evenings,
how you spend your weekends,
what you read, who you know,
what breaks your heart,
and what amazes you with joy and gratitude.
fall in love; stay in love,
and it will decide everything.PEDRO ARRUPE
Social Me
Copyright 2016