At San Jose City College, the student membership size is actually larger than some cities within California.

At SJCC we have a tremendous opportunity to create a very large network and circle of influential friends who may become the very people who will assist us to shape our future.

These years here at SJCC will open the doors to create relationships and future opportunities which are to become major assets that we will treasure. Each one of us presents a real value to the person next to us.

The Lifestyle Section of this Times is changing, and we are going to present to you a small print area to discuss life as a balance of your core values.

This week is about how trust affects our relationships and about how it can cause relationships to grow or to be torn apart.

Each week Times staff member Gary Mountain will interview students at SJCC on the topics of love, values, goals, dreams, desires, wants and needs.

Please make contact with Gary to set up an interview time so that we can hear from you and so that you can be recognized as one of our leaders in life.

Through this process you will experience an increase in your network of friends who will get to know you. You will build new friends and share real life experiences that may be of value to the student you are standing next to. They face the same pleasures, pains and fears.

Our experience is that these students who have participated in this first article have shown themselves to be brave, willing to expose their hearts and soul.

These students want to become bold and ethical leaders of the future. They want to be part of a world where no one is left out. These students have just demonstrated their trust in all of you by speaking their truths.

Want to join them? Contact Gary and participate in the interview process. Your ideas, opinions, experiences are all assets to be shared with all of us and to be a way for all of us to know what you value most.

Contact: Gary Mountain at [email protected]