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Campus & Community

A Highlight on Homelessness with the London Center and Boston Health Care for the Homeless

The Stephen D. London Center for Community Engagement and Social Justice selected Boston Health Care for the Homeless (BHCHP) as the recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Community Partner Award.
- Community Engagement
- Social Justice & Advocacy
Alumnae/i Feature

MBA Alumna Shares Success in Business and Government

Tammy Caputi  ’99MBA is the president and owner of Yale Electric West, Inc., a lighting and electrical supply distributing company, and a Councilwoman for the City of Scottsdale, Arizona.
Alumnae/i Feature

From the Muddy River to Community Farms: Research Possibilities for Simmons Students

We spoke to Samantha Margolin '23 about how her research projects at Simmons prepared her to expand her confidence, and her burgeoning career.
Student Story

In Non-Profit Leadership Role, Incoming Student Empowers Girls

Incoming student Kaylee Richard is the program director of Girls at Work, “a non-profit after-school program that uses power tools and the Socratic method to empower girls.”
- Community Engagement
- Leadership
Alumnae/i Feature

Finding Community at Simmons as a Transfer Commuter Student

While at Simmons, Exercise Science major and Health Care Management minor Kiani Jacobs ’23 received the 2023 Senior Scholar Award and interned at the Harvard Medical Ginty Lab on Neurological Research. Starting a PhD in Exercise Science this fall, she...
Student Story

Merging a Scholarly Stance with Lived Experience

Africana Studies and Political Science double major Reham Zeroual ’24 discusses her engagement with Student Senate, her favorite courses and professors, as well as her experience as a first-generation college student.
Campus & Community

Andrea London and Jessica London-Rand ’04MSW Ran the Boston Marathon to Memorialize Their Father

Knowing how significant running was to Professor Stephen London (1942–2022), his daughters Andrea London and Jessica London-Rand ’04MSW ran the 2023 Boston Marathon to honor his legacy, and continue to fundraise in his name. We spoke with them about their...
- Community Engagement
- In Memoriam
Student Story

“Taking up Space” with Coding, Advocacy, and Community

Computer Science major Adriana Lizeth (“Liz”) Campuzano Martinez ’24 shares a bit about all of the ways she was involved on campus — from hackathons to being a Resident Assistant to hosting a radio show. She also shares what it was like for her as a first-generation international student.
Student Story

Celebrating a Safe Space for Survivors with the Peer Education and Support Group Betsy’s Friends

Julia Wilen ’24, a double major in Spanish and Women’s and Gender Studies, with a minor in Literature and Writing, began her work supporting survivors of violence before she came to Simmons and stayed involved throughout her time at the University.
Student Story

Enjoying the Opportunities at Simmons: From Studying Abroad to Internships to Research

Political Science and Spanish double major Estela Raya-Fouts ’24 discusses impactful internships, catching the travel bug, her favorite course and more Simmons memories.