[GRADUATe profile]
The Scholar Patricia Lewis ‘13 B.A. in Human Development and Family Studies AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associate I’m honored to be part of the first cadre of Act Six scholars to graduate from Warner Pacific. Right from the start, I had the opportunity to be mentored by a staff member named Kimberly Love. Regularly meeting with Kimberly made me feel supported on campus, which had a huge impact on my college experience. In AmeriCorps this summer, I get to work with incoming freshman at David Douglas, the same high school that I attended. During my time there, I felt like I was just another face in the crowd, but here on the close-knit campus of Warner Pacific, I immediately felt valued, which helped me excel in my studies. I never would have imagined that I could be capable of graduating on schedule straight out of high school. Now, I’ve achieved that goal and my dreams include continuing my education with graduate studies in school counseling! I believe Warner Pacific and Act Six gave me the tools and the confidence to expect more from myself.
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