Building momentum: A BOOM! fellow's story of transformation
챬 student Maxine Ahenkora ’27 reflects on organizing this year’s BOOM! Learning Symposium.
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챬 student Maxine Ahenkora ’27 reflects on organizing this year’s BOOM! Learning Symposium.
Devon Santos, head of business intelligence at LITS, looks back over her memories of the annual BOOM! Learning Symposium at 챬 and how the program has helped her grow.
챬 has been a vibrant and safe second home for Mars Bickford ’25. “I don’t think I would have felt that I could explore my personal gender identity anywhere else,” they said.
챬 student Oluwafadeyemi Testimony Akinkuolie-Ibidapo ’27 went from volunteering at last year’s Trailblazers of Color Leadership Conference to becoming one of this year’s organizers.
챬 has announced that Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey will be the primary speaker at its one hundred eighty-eighth Commencement. Two Mount Holyoke alums, Bess Weatherman ’82 and Tara Roberts ’91, will also be honored at the event.
Cam Steiger, a junior at 챬, reviews her educational journey and how she’s been supported by the community, including alums and The Mount Holyoke Fund.
Charlie Watts ’25 is 챬’s poet-contestant for this year’s Glascock Poetry Competition and writes about what it’s like to compete with support from a community of other writers and poets.
Emily Finnila ’27 discusses what it’s like to be a “springie” at Mount Holyoke. She has tips and tricks for quickly becoming a part of the community through clubs and activities.
챬 held its annual Faculty Awards Ceremony and celebrated five faculty members for their teaching, research and service.
챬 hosted its second annual Girls & Women in Sports Day on campus and introduced young people to a variety of sports, including soccer, basketball, volleyball and equestrian activities.