Kevin Louidor, a 3rd-year student at the University of Central Florida, is on the final stretch of achieving his dreams, and one closer to encouraging others to follow theirs.
From the time Louidor was in high school, the health services administration major made clear his plans to become the first in his family to go to college. Both of his parents came from the Caribbean island of Haiti, just south of Florida, with little-to-none formal education, inspiring the student to set forth his dream of running a US top-rated hospital as a CEO.
To get there, Kevin would have to start small.
Joining active organizations on campus would give him a base, and leading by example would set the mark.
“Both my parents came from the small island of Haiti with little education making me the first ever in my family to go to college. When arriving on campus I refused to let myself be just a number. I wanted to make an impact not only for myself but on the world,” Louidor said.
“I quickly got involved on campus to make my voice heard by joining Organizations such as the Caribbean student association, Campus activity Board, Alpha Kappa Psi, and even becoming the chartering member of Progressive Black Men on campus.”
Beyond running for Homecoming Court, the student’s primary goal remains altruistic – inspiring other students to lead, no matter their circumstance.
“Every day I wake up, I want to change a student’s life to let them believe there is hope in making an impact on such a large university, and to face your fears and get involved for not only minority students, but every student on campus that you can achieve your dreams if you believe in your dreams.
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Transcript:
Introduction:
Hello, my name is Kevin Louidor and I’m a junior at UCF majoring in Health Services Administration and minoring in Marketing. I’m from Miami, Florida and have future aspirations of becoming the CEO of a hospital.
How have your parents been a motivating factor for you in going to college?
Both of my parents came from Haiti not too long ago. To see them come to America with no education is very inspiring for me to be the first in my family to be the first to attend a university. I see this as an opportunity to become more than just a number and to make an impact on the campus.
Knowing these things, how has this motivated you into leading students into achieving their goals?
Knowing all of this, I want to let the world know, I want to let all of the students know that you can come to a large university and become more than just a number, more than just another student walking around. You have to face your fears and go out, and reach out, and get involved on campus because there are so many people willing to take you in that are willing to learn about you. Use that to step out of your comfort zone and get to know everybody.
Why do you, personally, have the goal of running for Homecoming King at the University of Central Florida?
I have this goal because I want to show the world that it’s possible – it’s true. Me, personally, I came here with the mindset of ‘Man, I’m just going to be another student here on this campus.’ But, I went outside of my comfort zone – I reached out – so I just want to let the world know that it’s possible for anybody to come on this campus and do whatever they dream to do, achieve however they want to achieve, to go out and reach for it.
