Penn State Learning honors fall 2020 outstanding guided study group leaders
December 22, 2020
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Penn State Learning has named Frank Bolton and Marissa Hunt as the recipients of the Outstanding Guided Study Group Leader Award for the fall 2020 semester.
Both students received a certificate of recognition and a stipend of $500. The award, made possible by the generosity of a program alumna, recognizes guided study group (GSG) leaders who commit to creating and sustaining a welcoming and academically supportive learning community for their assigned course. Working closely with course instructors and routinely attending class sessions, leaders host drop-in study sessions online in which they review course materials and help students hone their problem-solving skills in a stimulating and challenging, collaborative learning environment. This semester’s recipients exemplify the award criteria, as noted in the following comments from their nominators.
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Jenkins had an indirect path to Penn State and first started her education at West Chester University. She then transferred to Penn State Lehigh Valley and later changed campuses to University Park. The first-generation college student distinguished herself academically and socially, earning awards for her consistently high GPA, becoming a Schreyer Scholar and participating in the BioMed Amgen Scholars Program at Yale University. Her contributions to improving the atmosphere of diversity and inclusion at Penn State include helping to implement anti-racist training into orientation programming for incoming honors students.
Penn State President Eric Barron praised Jenkins for both her academic achievements and contributions to campus culture.