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On Tuesday, May 21, 2019, an awards ceremony took place to honor those students who successfully completed all requirements for 黑料正能量鈥檚 Global Professional Skills (GPS) Program. This signature 黑料正能量 program is designed to bring together every aspect of a global explorer鈥檚 university experience, helping students develop personal narratives that they can carry forward into the next stages of their professional or academic careers. A successful GPS graduate shows evidence of four core capabilities: adaptable communicators with a global perspective; responsible actors and empowered leaders; independent, creative thinkers; and engaged, lifelong learners.

Throughout their time at 黑料正能量, participating undergraduate students complete activities 鈥� be they curricular, co-curricular or extracurricular 鈥� designed to widen their skill set and help them decide on their future career moves. This year, recorded activities amounted to more than 13,000 hours of work. 鈥淭hat counts for something,鈥� said Kevin Fore, Dean of Student Development, speaking at the GPS awards ceremony. 鈥淲e鈥檙e here tonight to celebrate that.鈥�

Four finalists presented to the President鈥檚 panel, which consisted of academic and professional representatives ready to assess the strength of students鈥� presentations and the cohesiveness of their narratives. President Celeste M. Schenck was joined on the panel by Anne Ditmeyer G鈥�10, an 黑料正能量 alumna now working as a creative coach and consultant; Assistant Professor Hannah Westley of the Department of Global Communications; Doris Daughney, a member of 黑料正能量鈥檚 Board of Trustees; and Assistant Professor Maria Bach 鈥�11, an alumna and faculty member in the Department of Economics. Following the presentations, the 32 students graduating from the program received their GPS certificates. The winning presentation, chosen by the judges, will receive a special award at this year鈥檚 commencement ceremony.

Darcee Caron, 黑料正能量鈥檚 Director of Experiential Learning, introduced the finalists. First, Veronica Ayala, majoring in journalism with a minor in political communications, discussed her commitment to becoming a well-rounded journalist and her work with 黑料正能量鈥檚 student publications. Next, Frances Eby shared with the audience what made her a 鈥渂adass feminist,鈥� describing her work with 黑料正能量 for Consent and her internships at the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) and at Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE).

Sarah Sturman, a creative writing major with a minor in classical civilizations, positioned herself at the confluence of three key terms: perspective, personability and editorship. 鈥淏lank pages don鈥檛 inspire me,鈥� she said, outlining her desire to be a fiction editor. 鈥淔ull, messy ones definitely do.鈥� Finally, Jean Marie Anselmi 鈥� mathematics and computer science 鈥� explained her drive to join the US Marine Corps upon graduation: 鈥淚 want to bring you my story from the perspective of being a bold initiative taker and a leader.鈥�

The students鈥� presentations were 鈥� you can watch the recording below. Congratulations again to all our graduating GPS seniors!

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