Hello everyone!
As you know, LGSA is committed to serving our immediate Latino communities, including empowering our fellow Latinos/as in any way that we can! With that said, we were very excited when the coordinator of the Hispanic Mother Daughter Program (HMDP) at ASU contacted LGSA to hold a graduate school panel for their college aged participants.
For those who are not familiar with the Hispanic Mother Daughter Program, this is an excellent program that mentors Hispanic girls and their mothers as to how to navigate the educational pipeline, and guiding them about the college application process and offering mentorship all the way until college graduation. The girls and their mothers begin their journey with the program during their 8th grade year and attend workshops and meet with their mentors throughout the school years. Mentorship continues even while the girls are attending college (some end up attending ASU). This is an excellent program because the program includes the family component, that is, the mother's influence on Hispanic girls' education, it builds a sense of community within a huge institution like ASU, not to mention the many benefits, including a high retention and graduation rate among its participants.
So during this panel, Erika, Karla, and Elizabeth from LGSA spoke to the girls about things like: how to study for the GRE and/or GMAT, the graduate school application process in general, statements of purpose, letters of recommendation, and an example of a very stellar curriculum vitae (courtesy of Karla!)
I would like to extend my gratitude to Erika and Karla for helping out with this event, and for bringing awesome treats for the group! We make an excellent team :) I would also like to especially thank Jo Ann Martinez, the director of HMDP and to Jannette Tablas, the coordinator of undergraduate HMDP workshops. We hope to collaborate again real soon on future workshops throughout the year!
Sincerely,
Elizabeth
LGSA Secretary
As you know, LGSA is committed to serving our immediate Latino communities, including empowering our fellow Latinos/as in any way that we can! With that said, we were very excited when the coordinator of the Hispanic Mother Daughter Program (HMDP) at ASU contacted LGSA to hold a graduate school panel for their college aged participants.
For those who are not familiar with the Hispanic Mother Daughter Program, this is an excellent program that mentors Hispanic girls and their mothers as to how to navigate the educational pipeline, and guiding them about the college application process and offering mentorship all the way until college graduation. The girls and their mothers begin their journey with the program during their 8th grade year and attend workshops and meet with their mentors throughout the school years. Mentorship continues even while the girls are attending college (some end up attending ASU). This is an excellent program because the program includes the family component, that is, the mother's influence on Hispanic girls' education, it builds a sense of community within a huge institution like ASU, not to mention the many benefits, including a high retention and graduation rate among its participants.
So during this panel, Erika, Karla, and Elizabeth from LGSA spoke to the girls about things like: how to study for the GRE and/or GMAT, the graduate school application process in general, statements of purpose, letters of recommendation, and an example of a very stellar curriculum vitae (courtesy of Karla!)
I would like to extend my gratitude to Erika and Karla for helping out with this event, and for bringing awesome treats for the group! We make an excellent team :) I would also like to especially thank Jo Ann Martinez, the director of HMDP and to Jannette Tablas, the coordinator of undergraduate HMDP workshops. We hope to collaborate again real soon on future workshops throughout the year!
Sincerely,
Elizabeth
LGSA Secretary