Cultivating Action
The mentorship I received was outstanding. The professors clearly cared deeply about the subject and their students.
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Kim Meersma ’15
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The mentorship I received was outstanding. The professors clearly cared deeply about the subject and their students.
“As a Frances Perkins scholar at Mount Holyoke, you are unconditionally supported and encouraged to find your unique voice and passion. Thanks to this support, the phrase ‘the sky's the limit’ now applies to me and my professional pursuits.”
“Finding something that you like to do is about 2/3 what you are doing, and 1/3 who you are doing it with.”
“I learned that I needed to be confident with my own strengths, acknowledge my expertise and always be ready to pitch the success of my business.”
My perseverance and the guidance I received at Mount Holyoke allowed me to make my vision of serving tribal communities a reality.
“Part of learning maturely is coming up with your own ideas, stepping out of your comfort zone and engaging with people who are different from you.”
“As a senior, I’m confident enough to say I am a global citizen, and I owe it all to the education that was provided to me within a diverse setting.”
I learned at Mount Holyoke that scholarship injected with an activist sensibility is all the more valuable and impactful.
You can't really understand German humor until you learn German.
I have always loved the sky and I am curious about how things work in space and determining solutions for things we do not yet know or understand in our universe.