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November 2024

Gordon students who study abroad in Greece perform archaeological excavations.

Posted on November 26, 2024

Discover Greek Ruins: Study Abroad with Gordon and ACT This Summer 

In summer 2025 Gordon students will have the unique opportunity to take part in archaeological excavations in Greece through a new partnership with the American College of Thessaloniki (ACT).

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Jennifer Thomas, executive director of For His Children.

Posted on November 25, 2024

Transforming Lives: Jennifer Thomas ’07 on Leading For His Children in Ecuador 

Jennifer Thomas ’07 is now the executive director of For His Children, which serves vulnerable children in Ecuador through adoption and fostering. We sat down with her to ask about the realities of caring for vulnerable children in developing countries. 

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Students sitting on a couch on the Frost patio expressing gratitude.

Posted on November 22, 2024

How to Be Grateful: Practical Ways to Practice Gratitude  

What does thankfulness truly mean? Why should we be grateful? As we reflect on this Thanksgiving season, here are some tips to help you develop practices that will allow gratitude to transform your life. 

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Jason Asonye ’25 interned in computer science for a Naval Undersea Warfare Center on submarine simulations.

Posted on November 21, 2024

Coding Excellence and Integrity: Lessons From Jason Asyone ’25’s Computer Science Internship with NUWC

Jason Asonye ’25 interned for a Naval Undersea Warfare Center and worked with some of the most brilliant minds in the country. For Asonye, the job was a calling—to combine his skills and his faith to be a light in the world of technology. 

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Florecita Carías Mejía talks about her success in finance at BNY Mellon.

Posted on November 19, 2024

Inside BNY Mellon: Florecita Carías Mejía ’08 on Succeeding in Global Finance 

Florecita Carías Mejía ’08 is now senior vice president of custody client services at BNY Mellon. We sat down with her to ask about her career and being a Hispanic woman in the finance industry.  

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Meredith Ketcher, female member of law enforcement, stands in uniform in the Gordon College Bennett Center weight room.

Posted on November 14, 2024

Women in Law Enforcement: Meredith Kercher ’19 on Leading with Empathy 

Meredith Kercher ’19, the only female campus police officer at Gordon College, talks about what life is like as a woman and a Christian in law enforcement. 

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Posted on November 13, 2024

How National Book Award Winner Julia Glass Found Her Path to Publishing Books

Acclaimed novelist Julia Glass came to Gordon on October 24 as the first guest in this year’s Princemere Writers series to read from her latest novel, Vigil Harbor, and answer questions about her path to publishing and career in writing.

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Hannah Gallagher used new tech in neuroscience to study mental rotation.

Posted on November 6, 2024

New Tech in Neuroscience: Hannah Gallagher ’24’s Brain Scan Research 

Hannah Gallagher ’24 (psychology) had the opportunity to work with data on mental rotation during her internship at the Boys Town National Research Hospital (BTNRH) in Nebraska last summer conducting research using the latest neuroscience technology to discover how the brain functions differently in healthy and unhealthy people.

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A tutor kneels in front of a whiteboard to help seated students struggling with literacy.

Posted on November 4, 2024

Partnerships for Progress: Herschend School and Local Schools Team Up for Literacy 

This past summer the Herschend School of Education was a recipient of a Massachusetts Department of Elementary Secondary Education (DESE) grant that formed an Early Literacy Consortium to tutor children on the North Shore who were struggling with reading. 

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Abi Hopkins hlding a cake, dressed in red, at her internship at Target.

Posted on November 1, 2024

All About the People: Abigail Hopkins ’25’s Executive Internship at Target  

Abi Hopkins ’25, a business major with a human resources management concentration, developed her management skills this past summer as an executive team lead intern at Target.

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