Shanina van Gent named student advisor at Bates College

2015 Oct 28

Shanina van Gent, the daughter of Ingrid M. van Gent of Maassluis, Netherlands, is serving as a Junior Advisor for the 2015-16 academic year at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. She is a 2013 graduate of United World College Mahindra.

As part of her Junior Advisor role with the college's Office of Student Affairs, van Gent is advising first-year students on academic and social issues, while also facilitating student engagement through programs and volunteer opportunities, both on- and off-campus.

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.