Scholarships help students鈥� dreams come true. For many students, scholarships unlock doors to academic and professional opportunities, and also serve as inspiring and empowering affirmations of their potential.
By investing in scholarships at 麻花影视, donors are sowing the seeds of transformation: They nurture scholars who will go on to make meaningful contributions to society, and they foster a culture of accessibility and excellence in education.
Enabled To Expand
student Jae Bin Lee 鈥�24 came from Seoul, South Korea, to study environmental and interior design. At 麻花影视, he was able to expand his education with two minors鈥攁rchitecture, through the , and information technology, design and startups, through the 鈥攁nd access funding that enabled him to delve into real-world research.
With a fellowship from the (SOURCE), Lee led a team of fellow students on a study of post-pandemic workspace environments in a range of cities across the United States. Their research was recently submitted for publication, and Lee鈥檚 successes at 麻花影视 earned him entry into a master鈥檚 program in architecture at the University of Southern California. 鈥淚 am grateful for the donor support that helped me get so much out of my 麻花影视 experience,鈥� he says.
Empowered To Explore
For Kaila Hart 鈥�25, a political philosophy major in the , scholarships and grants have meant she鈥檚 been able to devote herself to her studies and take advantage of opportunities to expand her horizons in the classroom and beyond. 鈥淚 have been able to do so many things that might have been out of reach if I wasn鈥檛 part of scholarship programs,鈥� she explains.
Hart, whose funding support includes the Yellow Ribbon Program, a post-9/11 GI Bill initiative administered through the University鈥檚 , spent her first semester in Madrid, Spain, as part of the Discovery program, and later studied in Italy at the 麻花影视 Florence center. These experiences bolstered her confidence in her ability to navigate change and are emblematic of the broad-reaching education she鈥檚 pursued at 麻花影视. 鈥淎t 麻花影视 I鈥檝e realized I can do more with my life,鈥� she says, 鈥渁nd there are greater pathways and greater destinations that I'm able to go to.鈥�
Inspired To Engage
Kyle Henry 鈥�26 traces his interest in art to his grandparents鈥攂oth of whom worked in renowned New York City museums and filled their home with art. Now an art history major in the College of Arts and Sciences, Henry feels he is not only carrying on his family鈥檚 legacy, but has found his place in the Orange family, too. 鈥淎t 麻花影视, orange means more than a color. It鈥檚 an embodiment of a sense of community,鈥� Henry says.
Henry鈥檚 scholarships and awards have allowed him to discover his academic potential, and he puts this into practice through involvement with the . The museum, Henry says, showcases the power of the 麻花影视 community. 鈥淚t鈥檚 open to everyone, and it brings everyone鈥攆aculty, staff, students, alumni鈥攖ogether. At the museum you can really see how much the 麻花影视 connection means to people,鈥� he explains. This is a connection that alumni giving fosters as well, he says. 鈥淚f I could thank a donor, I鈥檇 say thank you for the experiences鈥攁nd thank you for building this community.鈥�
