June 5, 2014
Smith College
A WPSP Institute gala dinner and commencement ceremony honored the 48 delegates and celebrated their collective efforts as emerging global leaders. As part of the WPSP network, Rangita de Silva de Alwis, director of the WPSP, emphasized “We will not forget your stories.” Smith College Provost and Dean of the Faculty Marilyn Schuster, Harvard Resident Fellow Farah Pandith (Smith ’90) and Mount Holyoke President Lynn Pasquerella (Mount Holyoke ’80) joined Smith WPSP organizers and the delegates in this festive occasion, during which delegates also shared comments about their experiences and their expressions of gratitude.
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- Delegates gather at a festive reception on the last night of the Institute.
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- Time for relaxation, reflection and laughter.
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- Celebrating!
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- Thouiba Galad (left), Gihan Abdalla (center) and student ambassador Maria Jose Correa
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- Student ambassadors gather together to celebrate a job well done!
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- Marufa Akter (left) and Lydiene Nkongho
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- Lasting friendships …
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- Beth Raffeld, Smith vice president for development, and Van Thi Khanh Le
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- A lifelong WPSP network.
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- Bushra Hyder and Marufa Akter
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- Delicious food at Smith’s Goldstein Lounge.
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- Rangita de Silva de Alwis and Mount Holyoke President Lynn Pasquerella
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- Sandy Doucett, Smith associate vice president for development, and Irene Nakasolya
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- Lasting impressions … the delegates’ wall of project goals.
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- Smith Provost and Dean of Faculty Marilyn Schuster
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- Mount Holyoke President Lynn Pasquerella
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- WPSP Director Rangita de Silva de Alwis
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- Farah Pandith
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- Miral Omran
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- Irene Nakasolya
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- Jennifer Liang
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- Karen Remmler (left), professor of German and gender studies, director of the Five College Women’s Studies, and Mariya Salim
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- Kevin McCaffrey, director of government and community relations, Mount Holyoke, and Harriet Adong
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- Smith Provost Marilyn Schuster (left), with Rini Maryam
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- Mount Holyoke President Lynn Pasquerella (left), with Lydiene Nkongho
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- Lynda Connolly (left), chief of staff at Simmons College, with Amal Sawbawi
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- Mary Shapiro (left), professor of practice at Simmons College, with Marcelline Mukakarangwa
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- Karen Remmler (left) with Shabnam Baloch
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- Student ambassadors made life-changing friendships with delegates.
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- Rangita de Silva de Alwis and Farah Pandith hand out certificates to smiling delegates; pictured is Chanda Thapa.
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- Farrukh Sultani
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- Shanti Sivanesan
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- Chrishanthi Sithamparam
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- Mariya Salim
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- Amal Sabawi
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- Tasmia Tabassum Rahman
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- Polet Pech
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- Radha Paudel
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- Indali Panchitkaew
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- Natalia Oviedo
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- Nu Myat Theingi Oo
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- Miral Omran
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- Wai Wai Nu
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- Lydiene Nkongho
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- Thi Huyen Linh Nguyen
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- Kushangika Nawaratne
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- Irene Nakasolya
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- Saltanat Mukash
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- Marcelline Mukakarangwa
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- Saw Yee Mon
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- Batool Mohammadi
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- Khin Phyo Tint
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- Rini Maryam
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- Samah Mansur
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- Jennifer Liang
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- Van Thi Khanh Le
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- Sushila K.C.
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- Betty Ikalany
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- Bushra Hyder
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- Thouiba Galad
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- Sadia Farid
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- Lailuma Faheem
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- Wafaa Eltayeb
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- Joanna Dhanabalan
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- Htaw Chan
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- Shabnam Baloch
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- Win Pyae Pyae Aung
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- Reaksmey Arun
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- Gihan Abdalla
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- Silvester Anetvini
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- Achol William Amoi
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- Jane Alao
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- Marufa Akter
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- Harriet Adong
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- Congratulations!
Photos by Ben Barnhart