Honor Society® member
Joseah Robinson-Martinez
Global Engagement Front Desk at WCU Global Engagement Helped students, faculty, and patrons apply for passports. Aided international students in finding our right staff to assist them. Organized how getting people to their respective appointment.
- emergency and disasters management; Japanese (double major)
- Class of 2027
- CULLOWHEE, NC
Member since February 2025
About
First I graduated from homeschool for high school. Second, I went to Coastal Carolina Community College (CCCC) for my freshman year. Lastly, I transferred to WCU University.
Education
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Western Carolina University
Emergency and Disaster Management; Japanese (double major)
2024 – Present
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LACKLAND AIRFORCE BASE
BMT Certification and Training in Emergency & Disaster Management
2024
Honors and awards
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WCU's Dean's List
On my first semester, fall 2024 at Western Carolina University, I was placed on the Deans list.
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WCU's Chancellor's List/Dean's List
In my second semester, I was placed into a higher category of achievement in the spring 2025
Goals and interests
- Career goal
I intend to become an emergency and disaster manager to mitigate and prevent specifically Tsunamis, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Typhoons, and other natural hazards in Japan. I will be study abroad starting the spring of 2026 in Japan to meet this end goal to improve my fluency in Japanese.
- Graduate school interests
I hope to get a Ph. D. at Kansai Gaidai (in Japan) in their doctoral program of Disaster Prevention and Reduction.
- Outside the classroom
My most relevant hobby to my major is talking with a mentor I have found in emergency management that has connections in Japan.
I often collect rocks from various different countries; now I have a collection of over 600 rocks that I am sure are worth collectively over 900 dollars.
I also practice several kanji everyday which is the most complex form of Japanese.
I also love to hike and see campus plays at the theatre.
Experience
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Global Engagement Front Desk
WCU Global Engagement Helped students, faculty, and patrons apply for passports. Aided international students in finding our right staff to assist them. Organized how getting people to their respective appointment.
Feb 2025 – May 2025
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Library Work-Study
Coastal Carolina Community College Library Organized and gathered books from book drops, and scheduled study rooms while ensuring the area was a well-maintained, clean, relaxing environment to improve the learning experience of patrons. • Aided students by answering questions about campus life as an enrolled student to enhance both efficiency and customer service.
Dec 2022 – May 2023
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Team Leader
GENTRY HARVEST INVESTING, LLC • Monitored and led a 4-man team, technician for a touch-up paint crew, and assisted in the installation of kitchen appliances. • Validated operational checks for all plumbing systems; meanwhile, accounted and ensured operational serviceability for $15,000 worth of construction tools.
Oct 2017 – Nov 2021
Volunteering
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Blood Donor Drive front desk volunteer help
Emergency Management Student Association at WCU
Sep 2024 – Oct 2024
Languages
- Japanese Intermediate
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