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Gia Mar Ramos ’25 Featured in Inaugural Forbes Puerto Rico 30 Under 30 List
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Gia Mar Ramos ’25 was named to the first Forbes Puerto Rico Local 30 Under 30 List for empowering girls to pursue computer science.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/mentorship/)
Gia Mar Ramos ’25 was named to the first Forbes Puerto Rico Local 30 Under 30 List for empowering girls to pursue computer science.
We’ve all been guided through one problem or another during our time here because someone older than us offered advice, introduced us to a new solution or path or in some way shed light on information that we never would have found otherwise. It is our job as upperclassmen to continue that cycle.
During my freshman year, I joined Building Ourselves through Sisterhood and Service, a peer mentoring program for womxn of color on campus. Every year B.O.S.S. assigns upper-level mentors to first-year and sophomore womxn on campus. It is very much a get-as-much-as-you-put-in sort of organization. They provide brunches, movie nights and service opportunities for mentor-mentee pairs to bond, but still encourage them to get to know each other beyond scheduled events.
“The mentor taught me that you can only manifest certain things if you believe in yourself,” Jobarteh said. “He told me to believe in myself and my capabilities, even though sometimes I will feel like I’m not doing the best.”
Entering its second year, Ballet and Books, a program founded by students from Cornell and Ithaca College, serves local children by fusing dance and reading into fun lessons and providing one-on-one mentorships with older students in the community.