Seniors who presented their topics during the Women As Founders assembly.
Founders Week • Grace Little ’16 and Emma Diebold ’16 introduced “Mount Mentors: Self Esteem in Early Adolescents,” a series of self-esteem workshops that the duo organized for girls in 6th through 8th grade at St. Genevieve School in Flourtown. The workshop focused on boosting self-esteem, body positivity, and encouraging young girls to achieve their dreams with confidence. • Hannah Tubman ’16 explained that in many global cultures, women are viewed as inferior to men, and are denied access to education. United for Uganda (UforU) works to make education accessible to young women in Uganda. Tubman outlined her plan to start a chapter of UforU at the Mount. Tubman will enhance the chapter with knowledge gained during her upcoming two-week trip to Gulu, Uganda in July 2016. On Tuesday, December 1, students participated in the Mount’s first Student Giving Tree Appeal. See page 20 for more information on this new initiative. Wednesday, December 2 featured breakout sessions for seniors and underclassmen. Several alumnae formed a leadership panel and spoke to seniors in Fontbonne. Participating were Christina Carnevale ’98, owner and Creative Director of Paper Rock Scissors; Amanda Dougherty ’10, Client Services Associate at Delaware Investments; Katie Farrell ’00, Professional Practice Consultant at Penn Medicine/ Pennsylvania Hospital; Bridget Flanagan ’00, Human Resources Director for BBD, LLP; Carly Gardner ’07, attorney at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP; Kate Klein ’06, Legal Staffing Account
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Executive at Beacon Hill Staffing Group; Ashleigh Ormsby Morales ’02, attorney at Semanoff Ormsby Greenberg & Torchia, LLC; and Mary Pat Tumelty ’04, Associate Civil Engineer at Pennoni Associates. Simultaneously, there was a seminar for underclassmen led by Jen Croneberger, CEO/Founder of Excellence Training Camps and president of JLynne Consulting Group. Croneberger spoke to students about the obstacles she faced in starting her own businesses, and how she overcame those professional hurdles. Thursday brought to campus Dr. Colleen Hanycz, the first female lay president of LaSalle University and mother of Emily Hanycz ’17. Dr. Hanycz spoke of the importance of strong female leaders, and answered questions about the challenges she faced as a woman throughout her career as an attorney and a leader in higher education. Dr. Hanycz spoke about finding something you are passionate about and “fixing” a problem related to your passion. On Friday, students participated in the Hour of Code, where girls were encouraged to try coding in a new way. Students engaged in gaming and coding exercises on their iPads for one hour. Women As Founders Week continually strives to imbue Mounties with the spirit of leadership, community, and dreaming big to achieve their goals. Alumnae discuss their careers during the Leadership Panel. Pictured from left, Katie Farrell ’00, Bridget Flangan ’00, Carly Gardner ’07, Kate Klein ’06, and Ashleigh Ormsby Morales ’02.
Students collaborated during the Hour of Code.
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