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Subscribe April is a STEM Scholar, president of the Alpha Kappa Upsilon chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, a mother, daughter, wife, and a non-traditional student at the age of 37. After changing her major three times from accounting to psychology and nutrition, her experiences have led her to pursue her goal of becoming a medical/clinical lab scientist and minoring as a veterinary technologist. She is graduating from Massasoit with an Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts Transfer – Science degree. "Massasoit and my PTK chapter have taught me so many things, but most of all to use all the resources I...

April 27, 2021 SHARE The Women’s Society of Washington University announced the winners of the Harriet K. Switzer Leadership Award and the Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarships during its annual membership meeting April 20.  For the first time in 24 years of presenting the Switzer Leadership Award to graduating seniors, the group selected three honorees for their commitment to the university through leadership. Debbie Killmer, chair of the society’s leadership committee, presented the award to Gwen Klein, Delanie Ludmir and Anna Vaclavek.  The Switzer Leadership Award recipients are (...

Temi Akinola Akinola of Charlottesville, a 2020 global security and justice and French language and literature graduate, is an English teaching assistant in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. “I am particularly interested in education and its formation on peace-building and human rights,” she said. “I will be teaching English at an all-girls high school, completing tutoring college prep programs through the U.S Embassy and working with the National Council for Human Rights in [Ivory Coast].” She was supposed to start in October 2020, but that was moved to the beginning of February. “My stay has ...

MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: April 15, 2021 From left, All-Washington Academic Team members Kelsey Dunlap and Brian Matson (Photo courtesy Edmonds College) Edmonds College students Kelsey Dunlap and Brian Matson were honored as members of the 2021 All-Washington Academic Team at a virtual ceremony on April 15. Phi Theta Kappa, an honor society serving two-year colleges, selects team members each year based on their academic achievements and community service. The ceremony was shared as a video premiere at spscc.edu/AllWa. Speakers included Gov. Jay Inslee and representatives from Phi Theta Kap...

Temi Akinola Akinola of Charlottesville, a 2020 global security and justice and French language and literature graduate, is an English teaching assistant in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. “I am particularly interested in education and its formation on peace-building and human rights,” she said. “I will be teaching English at an all-girls high school, completing tutoring college prep programs through the U.S Embassy and working with the National Council for Human Rights in [Ivory Coast].” She was supposed to start in October 2020, but that was moved to the beginning of February. “My stay has ...