{"id":27788,"date":"2018-12-17T09:19:30","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T14:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=27788"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:57:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:57:51","slug":"buckley-scholar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=27788","title":{"rendered":"December graduate reflects on the impact of being a smart mentor"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HopeAmong the hundreds of Carolina undergraduates who received their diplomas on Sunday, Dec. 16, Hope Gehle, a biology major from Charlotte, North Carolina, was one of 14 who graduated as a Buckley Public Service Scholar.<\/a> (BPSS).<\/p>\n

The BPSS distinction goes beyond the blue and white cords that scholars wear around their necks on graduation day. Graduating as a service scholar means a student has obtained a GPA of 3.0 or higher, attended skills trainings and service-learning courses and performed more than 300 hours of public service during their time at Carolina.<\/p>\n

For many graduates, including Gehle, it also means something deeper.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mission as a Buckley Public Service Scholar is to be a continuous and overflowing vessel of love,\u201d Gehle said.<\/p>\n

For Gehle, many of her service hours happened through her involvement with SMART Mentoring<\/a>, a BPSS program that facilitates mentoring relationships with local middle-school students from low-income communities through its partnership with Volunteers for Youth<\/a>. It was a perfect fit for Gehle, who knew she wanted to get involved with service even before she arrived at Carolina.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I watched my friends tutor and lead high schoolers through other organizations, I sought out opportunities to care holistically for another student,\u201d she said. \u201cSMART Mentoring was the perfect program.\u201d<\/p>\n

By May 2019, Gehle will have worked with her mentee from sixth to eighth grade. Executive Director of Volunteers for Youth Susan Worley noted that this consistency is the key to a successful mentoring relationship.<\/p>\n

\u201cHope\u2019s dedication over these last years has been so instrumental in her mentee\u2019s life, who said she didn\u2019t know who she would be without Hope as a mentor,\u201d Worley said.<\/p>\n

In addition to her mentoring responsibilities, Gehle also served as a co-chair for the organization. Gehle and her SMART peers worked to create a safe environment where mentees could share and verbally process life\u2019s challenging situations, ranging from body image issues to \u201cfar-fetched scientific curiosities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gehle\u2019s experience with SMART Mentoring and BPSS has helped to cultivate her passion for service and inspire her to enter the medical field. Following graduation Gehle will work as a lab assistant in Chapel Hill and hopes to eventually enroll into the UNC School of Medicine.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope to administer my gifts and talents for the entirety of my life\u2014 in my relationships and my career. There is always reason to serve and I hope that I would lead my neighbors to serve from the heart as well,\u201d said Gehle.<\/p>\n

Together, all 14 BPSS graduates have completed nearly 400 projects with more than 150 community partners. The Carolina Center for Public Service (CCPS) congratulates the BPSS December 2018 graduating class on their hard work and dedication as service scholars.<\/p>\n

By Rowan Gallaher and Sarah Leck, Carolina Center for Public Service<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Among the hundreds of Carolina undergraduates who received their diplomas on Sunday, Dec. 16, Hope Gehle, a biology major from Charlotte, North Carolina, was one of 14 who graduated as a Buckley Public Service Scholar. 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