Shanina van Gent
  • Political Science
  • Class of 2018
  • Lewiston/Auburn, Maine Area, Netherlands

Shanina van Gent named an Office of Intercultural Education Fellow at Bates College

2015 Oct 8

Shanina van Gent, the daughter of Ingrid M. van Gent of Maassluis, Netherlands, was recently named a student fellow in the Office of Intercultural Education at Bates College, located in Lewiston, Maine.

van Gent and her OIE colleagues promote academic excellence and build community for all students with a particular focus on students from underrepresented populations. OIE Fellows work closely with staff to design and implement workshops and programs in the following areas: first-generation-to-college experience, academic success, cultural events, social events, community building and alumni engagement.

OIE Fellows were selected through a rigorous application process in spring 2015 to qualify for their fall appointment.

van Gent is a 2013 graduate of United World College Mahindra.

Bates is internationally recognized as a leading college of the liberal arts, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world. Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community.

With a commitment to affordability, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion or national origin. Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world.