Desirée's Presentation

Have you ever felt stripped of your identity, voice, Ethos, because of a piece of clothing you were wearing? Oppression is a real thing that happens to everyone; it is not just based on your pigmentation. Our speaker Desirée, a Linguistics and Education major, has felt this turmoil, and it struck very close to her heart. Desirée believes that BSU can do a better job of celebrating and prioritizing diversity. With her 3-solution, she intends to close the gap between diversity-based clubs on campus. When told that this idea was going to be very tedious and most likely would not work, Desirée said, “No. We are going to make this work.”

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About Desirée

Desirée Midby grew up in beautiful Sun Valley, Idaho. She is currently a junior at Boise State, double majoring in Linguistics and English Education. She loves to be highly involved on campus by being part of TRIO SSP, MSA, Boise State Refugee Alliance, and is president of Boise State’s Linguistics Association. Some of her hobbies are art, poetry, baking, and traveling. She was the former Rotary student ambassador in the Czech Republic in 2012-2013.
“Service above self,” is a quote Desirée likes to live by, she is passionate about changing things for the better and helping others in need. Diversity is a big importance to Desirée and this is what ultimately sparked her project for forming a new student diversity club on campus.