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Kaitlyn Koch ’15 serves as president of the Lehigh Valley chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), leading 90 active members and providing them with a supportive community of mentors who provide professional development opportunities and inspire future generations of women engineers. 

Kaitlyn Koch ’15

Koch, who received an engineering studies degree, with a minor in government and law, from 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 and an MBA from West Chester University, is a project manager in the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) division at Air Products. Originally from Easton, she joined the 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 SWE collegiate section in 2012 and transitioned to the Lehigh Valley Professional Section in 2015. Koch began her leadership role in 2019 as executive vice president and was named president in 2020.

She returned to campus May 7 for SWE’s annual scholarship banquet for graduating high school girls, which was attended by Lauren Anderson, William Jeffers Director of Engineering, James T. Marcus ’50 Scholar and professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Amy Van Asselt, assistant professor of mechanical engineering who serves as SWE’s faculty adviser. She took time from her schedule to discuss her work with SWE and how 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 prepared her for her career and leadership role. 

Please describe your main goals for SWE.

I’m always proud to continue the legacy that was established by the Lehigh Valley chapter of SWE in 1984. In the 1980s, local women engineers broke a lot of ceilings for us and helped establish things that benefited later generations. 

That legacy is about making sure there’s a social outreach network for women engineers in the Lehigh Valley to talk about their professions and establishing a scholarship program that has awarded over $500,000 in scholarships to local girls looking to pursue engineering degrees. I’m really proud that we partnered with 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 this year on the scholarship program, which is led by Jennifer Doyle ’97. That’s something I strive to continue as president, to keep that program growing with more local sponsors, so girls continue to have the opportunities that we’ve had.

How did 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 prepare you for your career and leadership role with SWE?

There are different ways that 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 helped shape me. One of the things I really value in life was choosing a smaller school. Your connections to your professors and advisers provide a lot of opportunities to just network with them. 

That smaller school aspect of 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 always made me feel like I was in some sort of leadership role because I was responsible for what I was doing. There was always attention paid to you, whether in a student club or class. 

On a hike sponsored by SWE

There were unique opportunities beyond the Engineering Division, like serving on a senior committee, allowing me to network with people who weren’t in an engineering program at 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 . It helped me gain leadership skills by learning how to network by interacting with students with different majors.

You come from a family of 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 engineers. How did they inspire you?

My grandfather, Donald L. Koch ’72, is an electrical engineer. My father, Donald R. Koch ’92, was an engineering studies major like me, and my brother, Andrew Koch ’12, is a mechanical engineer.

Kaitlyn Koch ’15 on 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 graduation day with her dad, Donald R. Koch ‘92, and her brother Andrew Koch ‘12.

Engineering was just something I was always good at. I was surrounded by it growing up. My dad was a manager of a mineral technology plant on 13th Street in Easton. He always talked about his job. I knew I wanted a career like that, doing something hands-on, and so I got involved in the Take Your Child to Work Day program. I was always seeing what he was doing. I always liked the business part of a job but also seeing how things are made. I saw my dad’s job making different types of carbon breaks for the V-22 Osprey, and knew I wanted to be involved in something meaningful like that and continue the family legacy of being an engineer.

Any advice or perspectives you’d like to share with high school students considering 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 ? 

You’re going to connect with people who you wouldn’t normally talk to. You’re going to need to expand your network with people who have walked through different paths of engineering and people who are studying different fields altogether. At 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 , you will come out of your bubble. It will help you in ways that you won’t even realize initially. 

For more information about SWE Lehigh Valley, visit lv.swe.org/

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When Tyler Bamford ’12 came to 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 College, he knew he wanted to be a history major, his sights set on becoming a high school history teacher.

But that career path changed as his professors, including Rebekah Pite, professor of history and department head, and Donald Miller, John Henry MacCracken Emeritus Professor of History, recognized his latent gift for scholarship and research.

“I chose 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 specifically because I knew I wanted to study history,” says Bamford, who always had an interest in World War II and earned his Ph.D. in American and European history from Temple University. “纸飞机外国软件叫什么 history faculty trained me in the nuts and bolts of how history is done. I didn’t know that a career as a history scholar was something I wanted to do until I saw what my professors did. And I said, this looks like a fascinating job. How do you do this?”

Navy historian Tyler Bamford ’12

Ask Bamford now about where his career has taken him, and he’ll tell you he has the best job in the world, at least for a military historian.

He joined the Naval History and Heritage Command in Washington, D.C., as a historian last year and recently published his first book, Forging the Anglo-American Alliance: The British and American Armies, 1917-1941, with the University Press of Kansas, a project that took him 10 years to complete.

Based in the historic Washington Navy Yard, the Navy’s oldest shore installation, the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) reports directly to the Chief of Naval Operations and includes all of the Navy’s museums, including museum ships such as the USS Constitution, and its library and archive. Civilian government employees comprise the NHHC staff.

Bamford’s work for NHHC includes writing articles and books about the Navy’s history, supporting the Navy’s sailors by giving presentations, delivering talks to public audiences, supporting Navy commemorations, answering official inquiries, consulting on Navy Museum exhibits and developing new ones, giving tours of the Navy Yard, and answering inquiries from members of Congress and the general public.

“My biggest responsibility for the Navy now is researching and writing about the history of the Navy,” he says with enthusiasm. “I love going into the archive or going into the library, finding books that haven’t been checked out in five decades or longer, and reading things and being like, wow, I never knew this. This is incredible. And I just want to share it with everybody.

“I get to uncover this stuff, I get to write about it, and then publish it, which is amazing,” Bamford says. “It’s like I’m getting paid to be a professional student, which is phenomenal. I love getting to read all day. I regularly think, man, I can’t believe this is my job.”

He’s among a vast community of scholars who research history for the U.S. military. In fact, he’d encourage current 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 history majors to consider a career as a government historian.

“The U.S. government actually employs more Ph.D.s than any other employer. I would encourage anyone studying history, especially in the military history field, to think about a career in this area,” Bamford says.

“The Army has its official historians, as does the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Air Force, and then you’ve got all the people teaching at all of the military academies and military schools,” he says. “There’s a lot of work for us through the federal government.”

His interest in the period between World War I and World War II, which inspired his book, began at 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 when he worked on his undergraduate thesis with history Prof. Paul Barclay.

“I found out that not much had been written about the United States and Great Britain between the wars, yet their alliance was the closest military alliance that the world has ever seen between two sovereign nations,” Bamford says.

“The stability of our post-World War II world has really always hinged on the United States and its relationship with its allies,” he adds. “There’s been no greater, no more important ally to the United States in the last 80 years than Great Britain. There have been times when they haven’t been friends, but if you look at all the major crises, you’ll find that the United States and Great Britain oftentimes close ranks and find a lot in common. You still see that in the war in Ukraine.”

Read more about Bamford’s book.

纸飞机外国软件叫什么 , making it all possible

“纸飞机外国软件叫什么 , for me, was a transformative experience. It’s where I wanted to study history,” says Bamford, who’s working on books about souvenirs GIs brought home from World War II and wartime letters between the U.S. Pacific Fleet commander Adm. Chester Nimitz and his wife.

“I’ve talked to other colleagues who’ve gone on to work at other institutions, and they say there’s really nothing compared to the undergraduate experience at 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 for that focus, that small classroom, that conversational learning,” he says. “I’ve been privileged to teach for a number of other institutions, all of them with phenomenal students. But I know that for me, personally, I couldn’t have ended up anywhere better than 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 .”

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Pennsylvania Secondary School Principal of the Year. Co-founder of the Multicultural Student Leadership Conference. Frequent speaker on race and equity, and motivational leadership.

Harrison Bailey III ’95 may be described as many things. Of all the hats he has worn in the world of academia, however, he is most proud of two major accomplishments.

The first is leading Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pa., to being named one of the leading trauma-informed high schools in the state. The second is creating a mental health and wellness center at the school that is staffed by mental health professionals and gives students a place to deal with their stressors.

We caught up with Bailey (who was honored at 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 ’s Commencement ceremony in May) to discuss his road to working with high school educators, how 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 taught him a “relentless work ethic,” and how important it is for schools to understand the challenges of trauma and wellness.

Harrison Bailey III

Looking back on your 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 years, what about anthropology and sociology led you to the major?

During my second semester, I took a cultural anthropology course, and it really turned me on to talking about different cultures, how those cultures interact, and how people move in and out of those cultures. That particular course really opened my eyes to what it was I needed—and I didn’t even know what it was. I had a couple of professors who I just started to click with, who understood I was really interested in groups of people. And this evolved over time. Once I got a taste, that was it.

Did you have in your mind at all, at that point, your career would turn into what it is today?

Honestly, I didn’t. Even through obtaining my master’s degree, I had no intention of going into formal education. When I left 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 , I wanted to go into public speaking. I wanted to travel to colleges—and possibly high schools, as well—to speak to teams and organizations about rape, sexual harassment, and the male image in America. That’s what I wanted to do. Before I graduated, Prof.[Gladstone “Fluney”] Hutchinson called me into his office and asked me what I wanted to do. I told him what I was thinking, and his response was, ‘Why would any university hire you? Your ideas are all well and good, but you need to have some letters behind the name.’

“Why would they hire you?” is such an interesting question.

He was really the reason I decided to apply to graduate school. I was still living on campus that summer and into the next year, simultaneously trying out for pro football. I got a job at Lehigh University’s Centennial School, working as a one-on-one aide, and that was the first time I really got exposed to education as a career. I got my master’s degree while I was working at Centennial, taught for two years and knew I could connect with kids, but still felt teaching wasn’t the right fit for me. During my last class, a professor who had been a superintendent took me out for lunch and said he thought I should be in administration. So, I stayed at Centennial for another year and got my principalship certification.

How do you draw upon what you have learned through your own education to tackle the day-to-day responsibilities in your role?

My parents always raised me to believe the only thing in life that can’t be taken away from you is your education. I never knew there was another option besides going to college. This set the stage for me valuing education. And that, I think, impacts a lot of what I do now, in terms of guiding students. The education process has contributed to me being somewhat relentless. A relentless work ethic really hit me at 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 , which is where I learned how to struggle and learned that it wasn’t going to come easy. I had to buckle down, and I would say that still contributes to what I do today.

What do you find to be most rewarding about your career path?

It’s changed over time. I no longer serve kids in my position. I serve adults who serve kids. And when you don’t understand that, you don’t treat adults the way they need so they can care for kids. It’s knowing we’re feeling a connection to serving. I serve not just my teachers, but I serve custodians, I serve secretaries, I serve my administrative team. It’s getting that same feeling, but by serving the adults around me and seeing them now being able to flourish in doing their work. That’s a huge piece.

The other is the work we’ve done every year on trauma and the development of our Wellness Center. The work we’ve done here has really resonated. I think we’ve made a significant impact in this area, and we’ve definitely drawn a lot more attention to mental health in the state. We are all more sensitive about the impact of traumatic events, and we need to be cognizant of it in our interactions with others. I’m really proud of that, and I think we’ve been really blessed to be on the front end.

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When Simmone Taitt ’04, once a corporate sales representative, was “bitten by the startup bug,” she was looking for the autonomy and individuality that a small, close-knit environment could provide—a close-knit environment like the one she experienced at 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 .

“It was small team dynamics and everyone was responsible for something, and you had to deliver on that something,” Taitt says. “Something about that structure was really awesome for me—not surprising coming from 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 College, which was also not that big.” 

Taitt, now the founder and CEO of Poppy Seed Health, an on-demand resource for maternal mental health, has been influenced by her 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 journey at every turn—her first introduction to the CEO of a wellness startup even came from a 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 alum. These far-reaching influences include the importance of empathy in her business practices. “If you ask me what characteristic is the most important to have in any profession, it’s empathy,” she says. 

This is a skill Taitt had a chance to practice during her four years on College Hill, when events like 9/11 rocked the campus community, causing the student body to come together despite their differences. “I think the best way to build that muscle of empathy is actually in conflict, because even when you don’t agree with someone or even when there’s conflict or even when there’s something that should not be happening, you have to learn how to tap into the empathy to really be able to work through that conflict and find resolution,” she says.

“It didn’t matter what affinity group you were in or what club you were in—everyone came together,” Taitt continues. 

That sense of empathy has informed Taitt’s mission at Poppy Seed Health. 

“At Poppy Seed Health, we have built a place where people can go 24/7, 365 to get the kind of emotional and mental health support that is missing from a reproductive health care and maternal health care system today,” she says. 

Taitt was inspired to create Poppy Seed Health when the need for such a company was reflected in her own personal experience. “Back in 2016, I had my first pregnancy loss,” she says. “I left that doctor’s appointment with no medical, emotional, or mental health follow-up, and I was shocked.” 

After finding an online doula board and finally receiving the support she needed, Taitt quickly made two decisions: She would become a doula herself and create the startup that would become Poppy Seed Health. “I decided then to put everything that I had learned and everything I had known into Poppy Seed Health,” she says. “It was really important to me to build a place where someone like me— anyone, truly—could be able to get this kind of support on demand.” 

In the nearly two years since launching Poppy Seed Health, Taitt has built one of the largest maternal health support workforces in the country. “Our big vision is that this kind of support and care is just a part of health care, because emotional and mental health support is health care,” she says.

One of the things Taitt remembers most about her 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 experience is the kindness and openness of the faculty and staff. From Liz McMahon in the mathematics department and Suzanne Westfall’s women’s and gender studies courses to staff members like Jodie Frey, Pam Brewer, and Jim and Donna Krivoski, Taitt recalls the impact of always feeling welcome—something that she tries to create for her clients today. “These people who impacted me, it’s mainly because they were kind and welcoming, and just really deeply caring human beings,” she says. “That really does make a huge difference.”

A guest of the Dyer Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Taitt returned to 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 March 28 in hopes of making such a difference for today’s students. She spent the day meeting with students, President Nicole Hurd, faculty, and staff, and shared her personal journey with a campus audience in the evening.  

After having her life perspective changed by a conversation with feminist theorist bell hooks at an on-campus lecture, Taitt hopes she provided a message of resilience to students. “With me coming back, I hope that whoever joined me understands that there is a path forward and you can be who you are, and be building and innovating and making your way in this world,” she says. “I know how influential that can be at this stage in your life, because it was for me.”

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Madeline Marriott’s writing talent, organizational skills, and knack for academic detective work make her a valuable part of a scholarly research team

By Stella Katsipoutis-Varkanis

As an EXCEL Scholar, 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 English major Madeline Marriott ’24 has not only proven her research and project management chops, but also become an indispensable member of the team of scholars that—over the last year—has been piecing together and editing a scholarly edition of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin. 

Marriott has been working on the hefty ongoing project—which involves hunting down the sources Stowe used to write what is arguably one of her most intricate and telling works—alongside Chris Phillips, professor and head of English at 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 ; Edward Whitley, professor and chairperson of English at Lehigh University; and Zach Hutchins, associate professor of English at Colorado State University. 

American author and abolitionist Stowe was catapulted into worldwide fame—and made her mark on history—with the publishing of her 1852 anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which vividly depicted the grim conditions experienced by enslaved African Americans. One year later, she released A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin to defend her novel against her critics, who accused her of falsifying and exaggerating the novel’s representation of slavery. A Key was centered around citing real-life examples of the characters and situations portrayed in Uncle Tom’s Cabin, and it took a significantly more aggressive stance against slavery than Stowe’s original novel had.

“It’s a window into the print culture of the abolition movement—unlike anything else that exists—and it’s never been studied,” Phillips says. 

Marriott’s job is to do a close reading of the text and “go over everything with a fine-toothed comb,” she says. “I parse out all the sources, references, and quotes Stowe uses [in A Key] so we can explore them more deeply. Sometimes that means I’m tracking down an online version of a document a piece of information came from, finding physical copies of documents, or figuring out what sources she used when she vaguely referenced other works, like the Bible.”

For Marriott, the project—which is the first comprehensive analysis of Stowe’s work—is a unique chance to not only view a historical figure from a different perspective, but also strengthen skills that will be invaluable to her in the future. 

“Stowe altered the course of American history with her work—Uncle Tom’s Cabin was allegedly one of the primary catalysts for the Civil War. It’s interesting to see the way the text [of A Key], more than anything I’ve ever seen, conveys her attitude and personality so potently. I have this rare opportunity to get to see how fiery and passionate she was about this cause,” Marriott says. “Plus, being exposed to research and different kinds of writing helped me develop skills that are useful and adaptable in any field. Being able to build relationships with successful scholars in the field also has been exciting and rewarding.” 

Phillips invited Marriott to join his research team after meeting her in his First-Year Seminar course I Cannot Live Without Books. He says her writing talent, organizational skills, and knack for academic detective work have brought immeasurable value to the project.

“As a first-year college student, which is what she was when she first met the other editors, Maddie found herself on a team of tenured American lit professors who are all accomplished and knew each other really well,” Phillips says. “She has had great grace and confidence with working with these folks, and she’s keeping up with all of us. They’re recognizing how engaged she is and how much she’s bringing to the project. For Maddie to claim her own space on a team like that is something I really admire about her.” 

Phillips and Marriott hope their work will help scholars better understand Stowe and the state of communication and news during her time, and inspire more conversation around great writers and their engagement with the world around them. 

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A few of the 2022-23 Dog House student residents (from left to right): Mia Farmer ’23, Caroline Schaeffer ’23, Julia Banks ’23, and Avery Warmack ’23

At 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 , the phrase “being in the Dog House” carries a very different meaning from what you’d typically expect.

A charming brick Victorian building near the main campus, the Dog House is one of the College’s special interest houses, where student residents who share a love of dogs have the opportunity to not only make friends, build connections across campus, and participate in exciting activities that center on their interests, but also grow a very specific and unique skill set that serves the greater community: training pups to become service dogs.

For the last six years, with the guidance of their adviser, Associate Professor of English Bianca Falbo (who also is a certified dog trainer), Dog House residents have partnered with the nonprofit organization Canine Partners for Life (CPL) to provide basic training to 6- to 10-month-old puppies that could potentially go on to become service dogs, or home and residential companion dogs, that assist individuals with a wide range of physical and cognitive disabilities. 

“The residents’ job is to refine the basic skills the dogs learned as puppies, like ‘sit’ and ‘stay,’ and then teach them more advanced cues, like using their nose to push a button that will open a door, holding and carrying an item in their mouth, staying for extended periods of time, and other things that would help their future owners,” says Caroline Schaeffer ’23, former Dog House student resident and CPL volunteer, who earned a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry.

When they first move into the Dog House, students are required to attend two intensive training sessions at CPL’s headquarters in Cochranville, Pa., where they are taught basic dog-training techniques, such as using clickers and gentle leaders, teaching elementary cues, and administering treats to reinforce positive behavior. 

Julia Banks ’23 working with service-dog-in-training Kramer at a grocery store

“Students are given a manual on how CPL approaches training,” Schaeffer says. “They use cues as opposed to commands, letting the dogs know you’re working alongside them rather than telling them they’re working for you. There is no punishment when a dog isn’t doing something you want—just positive clicker training and using food as a reward when the dog follows a cue. I think they’re one of the best service dog training organizations, because they prioritize the dog.”

Back at the house, which is split into two separate living spaces, two dogs are placed in the care of the student residents—one dog on each side of the house—at the beginning of the academic year for at least eight months, depending on how long it takes the dogs to learn what CPL needs them to learn at that point in the overall training program. The students, who also are evenly split between the house’s two sides, alternate spending time with their assigned dog throughout the day. 

“Each student spends about four hours with their dog daily,” Schaeffer says. “But it’s not like you’re training them for all four hours. The dogs get time to just be dogs—hang out, play, nap, go on walks, spend time in the backyard, and eat. And at the end of the day, you usually work on the skill you’re focusing on at that time. The students also have to go to classes, and they coordinate and schedule their time with the dogs accordingly. They have a calendar of where the dog needs to be, who the dog is with, and when the students trade off; you have to be very organized. You can still have time to yourself to hang out, study, and do homework; but when you do, the dog is usually with you, either sitting with you or playing in the next room.”

Caroline Schaeffer ’23 working with service-dog-in training Wiss Fiss in a 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 classroom

For this reason, Schaeffer says, it’s imperative that any student interested in living in the Dog House—which is open to sophomore, junior, and senior applicants—enjoys working as a member of a larger team. 

“What the Dog House is looking for in students who apply to live there are people who are cooperative and work well with others,” she says. “You need to be open to constructive feedback, communicative about what you have going on, and willing to flex and adjust your schedule in order to meet the needs of the dog and your housemates. The residents all have each other’s backs.”

Schaeffer also explains that 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 ’s campus—with its open green spaces and walkable layout—offers the perfect setting for the training sessions that take place outside of the Dog House. 

“Campus is only a block away from the house—which is great because, while you do a lot of training in the house, you want the dogs to be able to do what you teach them in the hustle and bustle of everyday life. As long as they have their vest on, you can take them into different buildings where it’s a bit more hectic, and it’s good for the dogs to experience that. It’s just kindly asked that no one tries to pet or distract the dogs with noises when they’re wearing their service vests, since the vests indicate they’re actively working. A good rule of thumb for community members is to ask if they can pet the dog—if the dogs aren’t wearing their vest, Dog House students almost always say yes.”

Wiss Fiss, one of the service-dogs-in-training at 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 ’s Dog House for the 2022-23 academic year

After their time at 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 , the dogs move on to their next phase of training at CPL headquarters, where they learn how to do more advanced tasks (like helping their handler pay for something at a store, or alerting someone when their handler isn’t feeling well) and can potentially be selected for specific service dog roles. While not all dogs graduate from the overall CPL program and go on to work as service dogs (those that don’t are placed in loving adoptive homes), those that do graduate are paired with someone in need.

“When the dogs graduate from their program, CPL gives the dogs for free to people who are disabled,” Schaeffer says, “which is really nice. It’s another thing I love about CPL.”

And the dogs aren’t the only ones that benefit from their time in the Dog House—some student residents of the past loved the experience so much that they decided to work as professional dog trainers after graduating from 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 . Mike Astor ’17, one of the founding members of the Dog House, for example, recently graduated from Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and is now a practicing veterinarian at Vernon Woods Animal Hospital in Georgia. Erica Luing ’20, who was a math major and Dog House resident, now works as a puppy class trainer at Susquehanna Service Dogs. Prior to that position, she worked as a service dog trainer at Puppy Jake Foundation in Iowa. 

The students’ learning experiences also go beyond the building of technical dog-training skills, Falbo explains. “It’s not enough to love dogs, or even love dog training and learning about dog behavior,” she says. “It’s also that the dogs’ needs come first. That’s not negotiable, and students tell me how much, as a result, they have also learned about themselves—about their capacities for patience and empathy, for example. And not just for dogs, but also fellow humans. Navigating the world with a service dog can push you to think about issues of equity and inclusion in new ways.”

Kramer, one of the service-dogs-in-training at 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 ’s Dog House for the 2022-23 academic year

If you ask Schaeffer what she treasured most about living in the Dog House, she’ll tell you it was the time she got to spend with her furry friends, the lifelong bonds she created with her human friends, and the priceless life lessons they each taught her—all while working for the greater good. 

“I just love dogs, and I am my best person when I’m around them,” Schaeffer says. “You definitely have challenging days—the dogs are young and sometimes push your boundaries. But to watch them get something you’re trying to teach them is the best feeling in the world. You create such a strong relationship with them because you spend so much time together, and it was hard to see them go when they were ready to move on from 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 . I also made my best friends by living in the Dog House—I found my people there. I learned a lot in my classes, but there I learned how to be a better person.”

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纸飞机外国软件叫什么 College announced that it is taking another step to improve access to its education for low-income and middle-class families.

Starting with new applicants in the 2024-25 academic year, families with total family incomes of up to $200,000 and typical assets for families in this income group will have their financial need met through grants and work study, without any loans. This is an increase over the $150,000 income threshold initiated for the incoming classes of fall 2022 and fall 2023.

“With this increase, we want to open our doors even wider to all talented students who know that 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 is the right fit for their growth and success,” said 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 President Nicole Hurd. “Instead of worrying about loans and debt, they will be able to dedicate their attention to the learning and preparation that make a 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 education so meaningful.”

纸飞机外国软件叫什么 ’s decision is part of its commitment to making college more accessible and inclusive for students. In August, 纸飞机外国软件叫什么 announced that it will consider up to six activities rather than the 10 available through the application form on the Common App, which high school students around the world use to apply to college.

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