Promising Rwandan Scholars Get Shot at U.S. College Education
In early April, Arlene Cash, vice president for Enrollment Management, traveled to Rwanda on a unique global mission to interview and select from among the brightest math and science students in Rwanda. As a member of the Associated Colleges of the South, Spelman now joins Morehouse and Philander Smith colleges as part of the Rwanda Presidential Scholars Program, a program designed to bring Rwandan students to the United States to complete their undergraduate studies. Thanks to the College’s participation, three outstanding female Rwandan students will receive full-tuition scholarships and become members of the entering class of 2014. They are: Janet ...
Summer Breezes and Summer Camps
It’s the first Monday of summer break for many of metro Atlanta’s schools. However, for about 28 middle school boys, it’s the first day of the Spelman College CARE Summer Computer Camp. Held May 24-28 for boys, and June 7-11 for girls, the camp offers these 12- to 14-year-olds one week of exposure to computer science and robotics. While PlayStation, X-Box and other gaming systems offer these dexterous youth ample consumer opportunities of computer science, the camp provides valuable computer science instruction and a glimpse into a worthwhile future career. According to Charles Hardnett, CARE Camp coordinator and Spelman College computer ...
Emotions Run High at Spelman’s 123rd Commencement
Some cheered, some cried, and some stood in amazement as the Spelman College graduating class of 2010 entered Exhibit Hall C at the Georgia World Congress Center promptly at 3 p.m. It was May 16, 2010, and this was their moment. The College celebrated more than 500 graduates at the 123rd Commencement ceremony. As Ariel Eckblad, valedictorian, and salutatorian Lauren Sprott led their class procession into the hall, many were impressed by the spectacle of African-American women continuing on their personal and professional paths to fulfill their dreams. “It was amazing. I got chills as they walked in,” said Larissa Askew, a ...
Nearly Perfect, Spelman Sisters Sit at the Head of the Class
Ariel Eckblad has been acing tests since elementary school. The Spelman College 2010 valedictorian just maxed out her last final and turned in her last paper, “Palestinian Women as Suicide Bombers: Maniacal Terrorists or Vigilantes for Justice.” Now packing and feeling somewhat melancholy, the political science and comparative women’s study major will spend her next year in India studying women and democracy. “I am deferring a year of law school at Harvard to travel to India as a Fulbright Scholar to interview women in the lower house of Parliament,” said the 22-year-old Fairfield, Calif., native. “I want to look at and ...
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Promising Rwandan Scholars Get Shot at U.S. College Education
In early April, Arlene Cash, vice president for Enrollment Management, traveled to Rwanda on a unique global mission to interview and select from among the brightest math and science students in Rwanda. As a member of the Associated Colleges of the South, Spelman now joins Morehouse and Philander Smith colleges as part of the Rwanda Presidential Scholars... [Read More]
Summer Breezes and Summer Camps
It’s the first Monday of summer break for many of metro Atlanta’s schools. However, for about 28 middle school boys, it’s the first day of the Spelman College CARE Summer Computer Camp. Held May 24-28 for boys, and June 7-11 for girls, the camp offers these 12- to 14-year-olds one week of exposure to computer science and robotics. While PlayStation,... [Read More]
Emotions Run High at Spelman’s 123rd Commencement
Some cheered, some cried, and some stood in amazement as the Spelman College graduating class of 2010 entered Exhibit Hall C at the Georgia World Congress Center promptly at 3 p.m. It was May 16, 2010, and this was their moment. The College celebrated more than 500 graduates at the 123rd Commencement ceremony. As Ariel Eckblad, valedictorian, and... [Read More]
Nearly Perfect, Spelman Sisters Sit at the Head of the Class
Ariel Eckblad has been acing tests since elementary school. The Spelman College 2010 valedictorian just maxed out her last final and turned in her last paper, “Palestinian Women as Suicide Bombers: Maniacal Terrorists or Vigilantes for Justice.” Now packing and feeling somewhat melancholy, the political science and comparative women’s study... [Read More]
Research Day 2010 Focuses on Global Connections
On Friday, April 16, dozens of Spelman students furiously bustled throughout campus, hurrying to get to the destination they had been preparing for all semester: Research Day 2010. Held in various locations campuswide, the College’s annual showcase of student scholarship and research excellence remains one of the busiest days on Spelman’s campus. Research... [Read More]
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