{"id":78,"date":"2025-08-13T19:42:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T19:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/?p=78"},"modified":"2025-08-15T16:54:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T16:54:29","slug":"nurturing-potential-transforming-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/nurturing-potential-transforming-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurturing Potential"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">S.E.S.H.A.T. STEAM Conference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sacred Sistahs and HMC hosted the 13th annual conference in April. With the theme \u201cEntrepreneurship \u2013 From Idea to Impact,\u201d the conference provided middle and high-school girls with opportunities to discover the world of STEAM via keynote speakers, panel discussions and college readiness workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/H3_article-image-1-1024x664.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/H3_article-image-1-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/H3_article-image-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/H3_article-image-1-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/H3_article-image-1.jpg 1307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Professor Talithia Williams (center) with participants.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/H3_article-image-2-1024x664.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/H3_article-image-2-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/H3_article-image-2-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/H3_article-image-2-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/H3_article-image-2.jpg 1307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading separator\">Women Engineers and Scientists of Tomorrow (WEST) Conference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Society of Women Engineers\u2019 annual one-day conference in March, offered young women the opportunity to learn more about careers in STEM (with a focus on engineering and computer science) and engage with each other, Harvey Mudd students and faculty through workshops, panels and events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/H3_article-image-3-1024x664.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/H3_article-image-3-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/H3_article-image-3-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/H3_article-image-3-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/H3_article-image-3.jpg 1307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Diana Lin \u201922 and Yoo-Jin Hwang \u201922<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/H3_article-image-4-1024x664.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/H3_article-image-4-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/H3_article-image-4-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/H3_article-image-4-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/H3_article-image-4.jpg 1307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>S.E.S.H.A.T. 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