The Honor Roll Podcast

Opening Doors to Success: The Jenkins Scholars Program with Adam Costello and Kate Ashmore

Episode Summary

Sometimes a scholarship offers more than just tuition — in this episode, we sit down with first-generation college student Adam Costello and Jenkins Scholars advisor, Kate Ashmore, to talk about one of USF’s most unique scholarships. We discuss how receiving the Jenkins scholarship gave Adam space to focus on his academic success and personal aspirations, while providing him access to a close-knit community of mentors and other students. Along with the community benefit, Kate highlights other special opportunities afforded to Jenkins scholars like private tutoring, personalized guidance, and leadership experience on the Scholars Planning Board.

Episode Notes

Sometimes a scholarship offers more than just tuition — in this episode, we sit down with first-generation college student Adam Costello and Jenkins Scholars advisor, Kate Ashmore, to talk about one of USF’s most unique scholarships.

We discuss how receiving the Jenkins scholarship gave Adam space to focus on his academic success and personal aspirations, while providing him access to a close-knit community of mentors and other students. Along with the community benefit, Kate highlights other special opportunities afforded to Jenkins scholars like private tutoring, personalized guidance, and leadership experience on the Scholars Planning Board.

Guests: Adam Costello and Kate Ashmore 

Hosts: Fabiana Requena and Lily Belcher 

Audio Production by: Sandra Napolitano and Vama Shah

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