In our September Catchin’ Up with a Cookie blog post, Natasha Piñeiros, a 2017 Transfer Scholar who currently serves as a Dean for the Cooke Foundation, shares about her Cooke Scholar experience and her unique opportunity as a staff advisor for an alternative break to Guatemala. You can read more about her here...
Read MoreWe recently asked Alums to share their greatest pieces of advice for current Cooke Scholars. As we welcome out newest cohort into the community, and as our current Scholars get ready for a new academic year, we encourage everyone to take a minute to read over their wonderful messages.
Read MoreIn our August Catchin’ Up with a Cookie blog post, Jenny Ha, a 2018 College Scholar from the University of Southern California who currently serves as our Los Angeles Regional Chapter Leader, shares about their Cooke Scholar experience and how she’s adjusted to life after graduation. You can read more about them here...
Read MoreIn our Catchin’ Up with a Cookie blog post, you can get to know Joe Thornton, a 2019 Undergraduate Transfer Scholar who graduated from the University of Michigan and currently serves as one of the Chicago Regional Chapter Leaders. You can read more here...
Read MoreCooke Alums share their experiences serving on the Alumni Engagement Council and what other Alums can get out of the opportunity. Hear from Aman Waheed, Carrie Moore, and Jonathan Finnerty on their time as AEC Members. If you’re interested in serving on the AEC, click the link to apply at the bottom of the blog post.
Read MoreIn our June Catchin’ Up with a Cookie blog post, you can get to know Mary Ellen Dingley, a member of the Alumni Engagement Council, and a 2004 Young Scholar, a 2008 College Scholar, and a 2014 Graduate Scholar at London School of Economics and Political Science. You can read here...
Read MoreNeurodivergent Cooke Scholars and Alums share their experiences and strategies for overcoming challenges.
Read MoreIn our May Catchin’ Up with a Cookie blog post, you can get to know more about Sondos Alnamos, a member of the Alumni Engagement Council, and a 2017 Undergraduate Transfer Scholar at Georgia Tech. You can read here as she shares a bit about her career interests, her undergraduate experience, and how she’s kept in contact with other Cooke Alums.
Read MoreRead about Cooke Alum Joaquín Baldwin’s most recent personal project: a series of high fantasy novels with the working title of the Noss Saga. Having already written all six books in the saga, Joaquín is in the final stage of making edits from his beta readers to book one before publishing later this year.
Read MoreIn our blog post, you can get to know more about one of the members of our Alumni Engagement Council, Maile Harris, who is a 2018 College Scholar, Yale University. You can read here as she shares a bit about her Cooke Scholar experience, and some of the lifelong friendships she made during her undergraduate career.
Read MoreLearn more about four incredible Cooke Alums in our profile spotlight. Hear from Francesca Raoelison, 2017 Undergraduate Transfer Scholar, Dr. Fasika and Dr. Tinsay Woreta, 2002 Graduate Scholars, and Mandolyn Ludlum, 2013 Undergraduate Transfer Scholar and 2018 Graduate Scholar.
Read MoreLearn more about the Thrive Together program and tips on how to start Thriving with Scholars and Alumni near you! Hear from College Scholar Stella Ng and Alum Vesal Stoakley on how they organize events in their chapters.
Read MoreIn our latest blog post, you can get to know more about one of the members of our Alumni Engagement Council, Chris LeFlore, who is a 2007 Young Scholar; 2012 College Scholar, Williams College; and a 2018 Graduate Scholar, the University of Michigan. You can read here as he shares a bit about his journey through school and the amazing memories he made.
Read MoreRead about Cooke Alum Mario Mutis, a 2012 Graduate Scholar at the University of Florida, and his most recent visit back to Bogotá, Colombia to teach a metal casting technique that had been lost for over four centuries to the Indigenous Mhuysqa community of Sesquilé, Colombia.
Read MoreCooke Alum and AEC Member Patrick Soltis spoke with four Scholars and Alums working within the Energy field to learn more about their jobs and the positive impact they are all making on the future of clean energy. Learn more about Adhitya Jayasinghe, 2015 College Scholar, Matthew Jordan, 2014 Undergraduate Transfer Scholar and 2018 Graduate Scholar, Katherine Diaz, 2010 Young Scholar and 2015 College Scholar, and Michael Sansone, 2022
Undergraduate Transfer Scholar.
Read about Cooke Alum Traci D. Williams, a 2015 Undergraduate Transfer Scholar and a 2022 Graduate Scholar at Morgan State University and her experience as an art activist. Learn about Traci’s journey into the world of opera as a librettist.
Read MoreAlumni Flavio Pacheco, Frank Maia, Samantha Pratt Asante, and Richael Young share their Top 5 Tips for Using LinkedIn to Your Advantage.
Read MoreIn our latest blog post, you can get to know more about one of the members of our Alumni Engagement Council, Brittany Fischer, who is a 2015 College Scholar and a 2019 Graduate Scholar. You can read here as she shares a bit about her journey through school and the community they found along the way.
Read MoreLearn more about Izzi Greenberg, a 2003 Undergraduate Transfer Scholar, who has been the Executive Director of the Middlesex Coalition for Children in Connecticut for the past nine years, working on youth justice issues, childhood hunger, family economic security, and improving the early childhood education sector. She is passionate about her work organizing and advocating for children and early childcare providers statewide.
Read MoreLearn about how Noah Nguyen, an Undergraduate Transfer Scholar at the University of Washington – Bothell, connected with fellow Cooke Scholar Alum Ousmane Kabre and his non-profit organization, Leading Change – Africa for an internship opportunity.
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