Mount Saint Vincent Hosts Annual Closing Celebration for Mount Mentors Program
5/12/2015
Riverdale, N.Y. – Since 2009, the University of Mount Saint Vincent’s Mount Mentors Program has paired prominent leaders and professionals with bright, dedicated students, and last week, the Program hosted its annual closing celebration for the 2014-2015 academic year on Thursday, May 7 in the President’s Reception Room.
Each year students are invited to participate, allowing them to discover connections between academic study and the professional world through the guidance, advice, and example of mentors. This year—under the guidance of Margaret Hughes, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Mount Mentors Program—29 students were paired with successful alumnae/i, trustees, and friends of the College. Each mentor and student pair met regularly throughout the academic year, and students also had the opportunity to shadow their mentors in the workplace.
Typically, students are paired with mentors who work outside the student’s field of interest in order to emphasize the transferability and universal nature of the skills necessary for success in any field. This year’s mentees included Gelisa Labastida ’16, Hersy Contreras ’16, Ria Grant-McBarnett ’15, Adam Derouin ’15, Ciara Rosa ’15, Bociana Plaisimond ’15, Colby Landeen ’15, Danielle Federico ’16, Francis Gestosani ’15, Kimberly Gomez ’16, Bernardo Garcia ’15, Steffany Almanzar ’16, Todd Gable ’15, Roosevelt Castillo ’15, Giselle Birkett ’15, Sheree Brown-Carter ’15, Medina Hodzic ’15, Jonathan Charlestin ’15, Papa Jo Amissah ’16, Katherine Moreira ’15, Gabrielle Loccisano ’16, Jennifer Constant ’15, Cara Genovese ’15, Hala Innabi ’16, Kimberly Picon ’15, Frank Angeles ’16, Nicholas Ali ’15, James Wilkins ’15, and Veronica Cruz ’15.
The Mount Mentors Program provides students with the opportunity to integrate the habits of mind that they have developed in their study of the liberal arts into their way of living and conducting themselves, especially in regard to their professional development. Students’ relationships with their mentors allow the students to see the implications of their college education for their lives beyond the classroom.
The relationship with a mentor is intended to expand each student’s understanding and appreciation of their own talents, opportunities, and expectations of themselves.
About the University of Mount Saint Vincent
Founded in 1847 by the Sisters of Charity, the University of Mount Saint Vincent offers nationally recognized liberal arts education and a select array of professional fields of study on a landmark campus overlooking the Hudson River. Committed to the education of the whole person, and enriched by the unparalleled cultural, educational and career opportunities of New York City, the College equips students with the knowledge, skills and experiences necessary for lives of achievement, professional accomplishment and leadership in the 21st century.