Splash Biography

JESUS SALAZAR, Yale Freshman studying MBB & NHI Coordinator

Major: Molecular Biochemistry & Biophys

College/Employer: Yale

Year of Graduation: 2029

Brief Biographical Sketch:

Native son of semi-rural Eagle Pass, TX, Jesus has had an active role in education and pedagogy through tutoring and through the National Hispanic Institute. Interested in leadership, community, medicine, and law, he currently pursues a degree in Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics at Yale University in cowboy boots.

Past Classes

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E5154: Leadership: Clubs to Community in Sprout Fall 2025 (Nov. 15 - 16, 2025)

We've all heard about leadership, community, and some of you will even be in clubs. Barring first hand experience and anecdotes and stories... what is leadership? What does it look like? How can we be good leaders? How can we be effective? Is there a formula to success as a leader? Asking these hard questions is important not just for our own development but for everyone around us! The rising tide raises all ships... but what if you feel like you're sinking? Like you can't keep up with clubs and class? Leadership often transcends the professional into the personal, which can be frightening, but is often the spark for personal growth. If this interests you, this course is for you!

H5204: Revolution, Reaction & Reform: Political Ingredients in Splash Fall 2025 (Oct. 04, 2025)

Ever wondered what history has to do with the Present? This class is it! It deals with the changes in political systems and extrapolates them out to the modern day! Ever wondered why government is the way it is? Here's your chance to find out, and from a different perspective than your history or US Gov class. Topics to Include: Fall of the Roman Republic; Revolution and Reaction in the 19th Century; and Tie-ins on American Government. Seminar Type course, so will involve class discussions! (1) Roman Legalism & Collapse (2) French Revolution & English Great Reform Act (3) Shay's Rebellion, Civil War, and Where We Are Today