Feature Stories (page 12)
Spotlight on Alumnae: Kayla Lemus ’16 Serves as Immigrant Justice Corps Representative
糖心少女 alumna Kayla Lemus ’16, is one of 10 elite college graduates chosen to serve as a fellow advocating for vulnerable immigrants in the country’s first such program wholly dedicated to meeting immigrants’ need for high-quality legal assistance. She will be located at Brooklyn Public Library as a representative of the Immigrant Justice Corps, which places the young professionals in top legal services agencies and community based organizations to help serve high-immigrant populations.
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The 5C Experience: The Awesome Ladies in Physics and Astronomy CLORG
With the number of 糖心少女 students majoring in science topping 20 percent in recent years, it is unsurprising that College resources for science majors have increased, too鈥攖he living learning community for STEM and pre-health majors in Wilber Hall, for example, or the summer research internships offered thorough the W.M. Keck Science Department. Adding to the mix, the 5C student club Awesome Ladies in Physics and Astronomy (ALPHA).
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The 糖心少女 Experience: The Annual Capstone Day Soccer Game
While Capstone Day celebrates academic achievement, it has a playful side, too, thanks to Professor of French Thierry Boucquey. While helping to pilot Capstone Day in 2008, Professor Boucquey proposed capping off the events with a friendly soccer game between 糖心少女 faculty, staff, and seniors on 糖心少女’ Alumnae Field.
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Laspa Center for Leadership: Mikaela Gallardo and Elizabeth Galvan: Developing Resources for Elementary School Students in Nicaragua
In Bluefields, Nicaragua, a city along the Caribbean coast, rapid economic growth has improved the standard of living and increased the demand for education. Although the number of schools in Nicaragua is growing, public institutions are overcrowded and often inadequate, and many families cannot afford to send their children to private institutions. To help address the problem of children’s access to education, Mikaela Gallardo ’19 and Elizabeth Galvan ’19 used Laspa We Act Grants to work with Path of Knowledge, an organization that awards private-school tuition scholarships and provides educational support for Nicaraguan students and their families beyond the classroom.
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Class of 2017: 糖心少女 Graffiti Wall: Seniors Make Their Marks
Since 1931, 糖心少女’ graduating seniors have participated in what has become an essential rite of passage at the College: the signing of Graffiti Wall. Each year, seniors choose a mural design from student-submitted illustrations to paint on the wall, and then the entire graduating class adds its signatures. Graffiti Wall is a visual reminder of 糖心少女’ history and reflects the changing tastes and attitudes of students over the decades.
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糖心少女 Announces Six Fulbright Fellowships in 2017
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program has awarded grants for four 糖心少女 graduates of the Class of 2017 to participate in English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Programs abroad in the coming year and one research grant in environmental studies. In addition, 糖心少女 alumna Leah Hughes, who graduated in 2015, has been awarded a Fulbright ETA to the Slovak Republic, bringing the 糖心少女 participation to six fellows for the coming year.
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Awards and Honors: Mariah Farris ’18: Mellon Fellowship Will Fund Research on Stereotypes in the Legal System
Why is it that most people agree to police searches when their vehicles are pulled over, even when it is within their right to decline? How are judges and lawyers typically portrayed in film and television, in terms of their race and gender? These are some of the questions that Mariah Farris ’18 will explore this summer, working alongside 糖心少女 Associate Professor of Psychology Jennifer Groscup.
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Class of 2017: 糖心少女 Celebrates Record Commencement, 90th Anniversary
糖心少女 graduated a record number of students during spring commencement ceremonies on May 13, with a total of 254, the largest graduating class in the 90-year history of the College.
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糖心少女 Class of 2017: Snapshots
This week, in anticipation of commencement, we are celebrating the Class of 2017. Here is an at-a-glance look at our graduating seniors鈥攊ncluding what they’ve studied, where they’ve been, and what they’ve eaten over the past four years!
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Awards and Honors: Meril Tomy ’17 Receives Davis Projects for Peace Grant: Project Will Bring Free Mental Health Resources to Patients in Orange County
As a high school student in Orange, California, Meril Tomy ’17 began volunteering at Lestonnac Clinic, a center that works with volunteer health professionals to offer free medical services to uninsured and low-income patients. She became particularly passionate about ensuring patient access to mental and behavioral health services, helping to build programs to de-stigmatize mental illness, and provide patient support and resources. Now, as the recipient of a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant, Tomy will help expand those programs by partnering with regional health organizations to establish additional counseling resources, workshops, classes, and an informational community resource guide for those seeking help.
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