b'StudentsThrive In,Alain Sto DomingoandGraduateAcademy of Palumbo, Class of 2020From CollegeTemple University, Bachelor of Science in EngineeringTechnology, Expected Graduation Spring 2025What is one highlight working with Heights? Heights College Success team offered first-year summerHeights helped me prepare for college, and I am transition programming, one-to-one and group advising,a recipient of the Temple University Lenfest Scholarship.academic support, and connection to career opportunities.Heights also helped me build my professional developmentAdditionally, advisors provided ongoing guidance for students skills, and this past summer I worked as a Manufacturingnavigating challenging circumstances, such as class registration, Specialist Intern at GSKs Upper Merion site. financial aid, residential life, and other adjustments to campus What is your favorite memory with Heights? culture. This support extended into post-graduation planningHeights helped me realize my passion for helping others,for careers, continuing education, and connecting to Heights which led me to join the STEM Pathway team as a STEMalumni community. Fellow, where I currently support students at Carver High School in engaging in STEM curricula, and I also served College Kickoffas a member of Heights Student Advisory Board. More than 200 incoming first-year Heights collegians attendednearly 50 colleges and universities across the country inWhat are you looking forward to after college? fall 2024. Many of those students joined us for our College I am grateful for my experience interning at GSK and Kickoff at Temple Universitys Mitten Hall on August 7, 2024. the introduction to the manufacturing industry. After We are grateful to everyone who made this day so special,I graduate, I aim to work for them again in a full-time including our volunteers, alumni, collegians, and PA Youth position to make a positive impact on the world.Vote for tabling the event and registering students to vote. How has Heights impacted you?My advisors helped me through thick and thin, both inhigh school and even now, during my college experience.In college, my advisors help me shape plans of action, Collegenot just for academic growth but for personal growthtoo. My college advisors provided me with an academic roadmap and pointed me toward resources to help meCOLLEGE PARTNERSHIPSwhen the going got rough. Eventually, when the goingdid get rough, and I had to change my major, my collegeHeights partnerships are continuously growing and evolving.advisors helped me recognize that it is part of the journeyThanks to financial aid and on-campus support, our partnerships and that success comes in all shapes and forms. provide the network, tools, and resources for our students to suceed in college and graduate with manageable debt.Heights partners with the following institutions: Albright CollegeArcadia University Bentley CollegeBucknell UniversityGettysburg CollegeHaverford College Juniata College Penn State University Saint Josephs University Temple University University of Pennsylvania Villanova University Impact Report 2023-20249'