Finding the confidence to speak up and to help build community at Mount Holyoke
“Now that I have the confidence to speak up, I have to speak up for people who can’t speak for themselves.”
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“Now that I have the confidence to speak up, I have to speak up for people who can’t speak for themselves.”
“Always attend office hours. That’s my biggest advice. That’s how you slowly start to build your relationships.”
“Mount Holyoke has given me more purpose. Now I am driven to improve community and to open opportunities for others.”
“Something about Mount Holyoke seemed welcoming. I liked the beauty of the campus, the energy, the life. It seemed more collaborative than other places. I knew immediately it was the place for me.”
“I really liked being exposed to Mount Holyoke’s classroom environment.”
Mount Holyoke College held a special screening of the movie “True Spirit,” followed by a talkback with writer and director Sarah Spillane and producer Debra Martin Chase ’77.
Mount Holyoke sophomore Gracie Wilkinson, a chemistry major and environmental studies minor from Amherst, Massachusetts, has been named the recipient of this year’s Western Massachusetts Scholarship Fund.
“Mount Holyoke has given me the skills to channel my fears of the unknown and turn them into opportunities to fuel my curiosities.”
I am a springie, and I am proud of that.
In what has become a signature College tradition, four Mount Holyoke faculty members were honored for their scholarship and teaching at a March 2 ceremony.