As an undergraduate student, Dara was a close mentor to me for the past year. I attended my first symposium at her invitation, had my first research assistantship under her, and have had several Shabbat dinners at the Hillel with her at my table, never mind seeing her around campus and at lectures. During our last session of class this semester, I stayed after to thank her for all of her help as I met with her several times over the past semester to practice my Spanish and discuss the class materials, and I knew that she always had her door open if I needed to meet for longer. I never would have taken a graduate-level Spanish class if she wasn't the professor teaching it and am beyond lucky that I had the opportunity because of her. I still remember when we left the classroom, she told me that if I ever wanted to do a Spanish honors thesis that she would be happy to help in any way she could, and I knew that she meant that; she was an extremely dedicated mentor who genuinely pushed her students towards success. I'm extremely glad that I had an opportunity to thank her the last time I saw her.
As an undergraduate student, Dara was a close mentor to me for the past year. I attended my first symposium at her invitation, had my first research assistantship under her, and have had several Shabbat dinners at the Hillel with her at my table, never mind seeing her around campus and at lectures. During our last session of class this semester, I stayed after to thank her for all of her help as I met with her several times over the past semester to practice my Spanish and discuss the class materials, and I knew that she always had her door open if I needed to meet for longer. I never would have taken a graduate-level Spanish class if she wasn't the professor teaching it and am beyond lucky that I had the opportunity because of her. I still remember when we left the classroom, she told me that if I ever wanted to do a Spanish honors thesis that she would be happy to help in any way she could, and I knew that she meant that; she was an extremely dedicated mentor who genuinely pushed her students towards success. I'm extremely glad that I had an opportunity to thank her the last time I saw her.
