April 27, 2016 featured Ign!te host:
Felicia Lundquist
Felicia Ruth Lundquist has dedicated her life to demonstrating how a community might work productively, collectively, and creatively to organize, embrace unity, and accomplish our goals in a challenging climate.
From college admissions to social activism, Lundquist has spent her life dedicated to increasing accessibility for underrepresented populations. She recently served as the program coordinator for TRiO Student Support Services Program, overseeing the TRiO Peer Leadership Program, chair for the Sankofa Scholarship Committee, and member of both the Honors and Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Committee. Additionally, she served as the advisor for the UMass Multicultural Greek Council and National Pan-Hellenic Council, and is an active member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. She grew up as a low-income, first-generation college graduate and serves as a conduit for diverse populations.
In 1996, Lundquist started her college journey at the UMass Amherst, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts. She double-majored in Spanish and Sociology. Following graduation, she started a career in college admissions beginning at Hampshire College and concluding at Smith College. Eventually, she earned a master's degree in higher education with a concentration in education, research, policy, and administration, also at UMass Amherst.
Lundquist has benefited from her time in higher education. She has created a constructive rapport with community-based organizations while gaining the trust of many students and colleagues. She has developed and facilitated a number of workshops, trainings, and retreats dealing with cultural competence, fostering inclusive and equitable pedagogy, and exploring social and cultural differences through intergroup dialogues.
Lundquist has used her positions as opportunities to not only discover competencies critical to genuine relationships, but has been rewarded with some valuable learning lessons, and, as a result, she has developed flexibility in actions, fostered greater leadership and community. Her overarching goal has been to build a more positive, collaborative, and supportive community through connecting organizations, councils, and community members while supporting the needs of the students she works with. She embraces living in the present moment while being flexible in the approach; she looks forward to and is excited to continue her commitments, purpose to action, leadership, community, and success.
To read more, and find contact information: http://springfield.edu/multicultural-affairs/felicia-r-lundquist
From college admissions to social activism, Lundquist has spent her life dedicated to increasing accessibility for underrepresented populations. She recently served as the program coordinator for TRiO Student Support Services Program, overseeing the TRiO Peer Leadership Program, chair for the Sankofa Scholarship Committee, and member of both the Honors and Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Committee. Additionally, she served as the advisor for the UMass Multicultural Greek Council and National Pan-Hellenic Council, and is an active member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. She grew up as a low-income, first-generation college graduate and serves as a conduit for diverse populations.
In 1996, Lundquist started her college journey at the UMass Amherst, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts. She double-majored in Spanish and Sociology. Following graduation, she started a career in college admissions beginning at Hampshire College and concluding at Smith College. Eventually, she earned a master's degree in higher education with a concentration in education, research, policy, and administration, also at UMass Amherst.
Lundquist has benefited from her time in higher education. She has created a constructive rapport with community-based organizations while gaining the trust of many students and colleagues. She has developed and facilitated a number of workshops, trainings, and retreats dealing with cultural competence, fostering inclusive and equitable pedagogy, and exploring social and cultural differences through intergroup dialogues.
Lundquist has used her positions as opportunities to not only discover competencies critical to genuine relationships, but has been rewarded with some valuable learning lessons, and, as a result, she has developed flexibility in actions, fostered greater leadership and community. Her overarching goal has been to build a more positive, collaborative, and supportive community through connecting organizations, councils, and community members while supporting the needs of the students she works with. She embraces living in the present moment while being flexible in the approach; she looks forward to and is excited to continue her commitments, purpose to action, leadership, community, and success.
To read more, and find contact information: http://springfield.edu/multicultural-affairs/felicia-r-lundquist
March 30, 2016 featured Ign!te poet:
Shante Henderson
Shante Henderson was born and raised in Queens, NY. Writing was always a thing of hers. Although it has been inconsistent, writing has been a way for her to escape reality. She describes it as like painting a world free of insecurities and doubt. Her goal is to make that happen in real life. She is currently an Economics major, and minoring in theatre and a nonprofit organizations nexus. She plans to use her talents to create a better community, and hopefully a better world.
February 24, 2016 featured Ign!te Poet:
Jocelyn Mosman
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Jocelyn Mosman is a senior at Mount Holyoke College, studying English and Politics. She was the recipient of the 2015 Gertrude Claytor Award from the Academy of American Poets, a finalist for West Texas Talent Entertainment's Poet of the Year Award, and a member of the 2015 Northampton National Poetry Slam Team. She has published three full volumes of poetry and has been published in numerous anthologies, literary journals, and magazines. She recently returned from a poetry tour across the United Kingdom and Ireland. She hopes to pursue a career in international human rights law. Facebook: www.facebook.com/JocelynMosman Twitter: www.twitter.com/JocelynMosman Website: www.jocelynmosmanpoet.webs.com Publications: Soul Music: http://www.lulu.com/shop/jocelyn-mosman/soul-music/paperback/product-22013052.html Soul Painting: http://www.amazon.com/Soul-Painting-Jocelyn-Mosman/dp/0692249745/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452522374&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=soul+meets+body+jocelyn+mosman Soul Meets Body: http://www.amazon.com/Soul-Meets-Body-Jocelyn-Mosman/dp/151955527X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1452631557&sr=1-1 |
January 27, 2016 featured Ign!te Poet:
Sierra Stalker
Sierra Stalker is a Psychology and Education major pursuing her teaching licensure. She is from a small town in Maine. She hopes to someday use her teaching to inspire young people to express themselves through poetry. She is currently writing poetry for a chapbook tentatively titled "Letters from a Poet on the Verge of Falling."
October 28, 2015 featured Ign!te Poet:
Carihanna Morrison
Carihanna Morrison is a Psychology and East Asian studies double major with a minor in International Education for ethnic minorities. She is from Brooklyn, New York and her family is from Jamaica, West Indies. Anything of art, anything of her African ancestors is hers. Anything of love, anything of liberation is hers.
IG: herlivingpoem
