God gives everyone different gifts and talents to use to furthe r His kingdom. A common misconception is that ifyou did not major in Bible then your career was not a ministry to bring others to Christ. Junior Alejandro Muniz knew that his tal ent was in his skill with numbers and handling money. and he r ealized this was his pal,ticuiaz' ministry . Muniz always wanted to study outside of Mexico, so wh en h e h eard from a fl'iend about the Walton Scholarship offered in th e U.S. he quickly applied to Harding. Although it was a bit of a culture shock to him when he arrived from the big city of his h om etown Ch ihuahua, Mexico to the not-so -big-city of Searcy, Ark., Muniz was excited to be at Hard ing. Mun iz m ajor ed in finance becau se of his passion for deali ng with numbers. " I really li ke handling money and accounting, and I always kn ew I wanted to do something in business," Muniz said. Muniz planned to move back to Mexico after h e graduated and work a couple of year s b efore going back to school to r eceive his Mas ter s d egree. H e wanted to work in the Mexican government or a private sector before getting his Masters. " I like politics and want to work in the government so I can help people," Muniz sa id. One of many reasons Muniz wanted to wOI·k in finance is because he kn ew that "finance and social problems are co rrelated." H e wanted to change some of the social problems he saw in Mexico. "In Mexico those with lower incomes pay the most taxes; I want to help distribute the money fairly and do whatever I ca n do to help to make the situati on better," Muniz said. Muniz admitted that because labor in Mexico paid so poorly many Mexicans would come to the U.S . to work. But he wanted to change this in any way h e could . And the best way to cr eate change was from the inside, by working within the Mexican government. "Money should be used to h e lp p eo pl e in st ead of being used se lfishly and greedily," Muniz sa id. Muniz was ready to work in the r ea l world because all his professors at Harding had taught him not only about business bu t also about how to do business as a Christian. Muniz immersed himself in every activi ty offered by Harding to prepare him for his future career. He was a part of the Inte rnational Business Associati on, Financial Managerial Association and Educating For Life , where he kept the accounti n g for the service – oriented dub. He loved many thi ngs about H ard ing but his favorite thing was the "sel fle ss people and friends" h e m el. "J will miss the p eopl e and the C hristian en vi ronment at Harding when 1graduate; 1had n ever been to a C hri st ian school before and I love it," Muniz said. Although he would miss many things about Harding, Muniz was ready to go out into the professional world that Harding had prepared him for so he could b e a light in hi s profession . " I want to be different [in my profess ion], set a different type of standard and be an example," Muniz sa id. All could agree that the best way to make a change is to be that change. Alejandro Muniz, by going out to be salt to th e world, planned to be that change h e saw was so desperately needed in his home of Mexico . Rachel Dentin At a four·day senior " leadership Seminar" in Branson, Mo.. seniors Spencer Wilson, Gibran Velazquez, Ben Meyer and Courtney Meyer learn ta use business strategies using legos and acting like construction companies that built various buildings. A select number of senior business majors were chosen to attend the seminar in August to help their leadership experience grow. Courtesy of Or. Allen Fratier "~ - Or m e It 's leall because my fam / n eat to learn everyth how to In ' I Yhas a buslfless b a k Iflg about bUSiness a d It all I_~o rporate what [ I c home In Oklah n marke tIng WorlQi. " earn Into the b oma, so 1can ~usln ess and I £' see see orst- hand h h.l ~ ow Junio r Cai,l " R In ea cabo 181
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