1.0School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences/iasrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hWgoH7PkQ7"><a href="/ias/news/2019/10/03/samantha-penjaraenwatana">Samantha Penjaraenwatana helps close the gap for first-generation students</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/ias/news/2019/10/03/samantha-penjaraenwatana/embed#?secret=hWgoH7PkQ7" width="600" height="338" title="“Samantha Penjaraenwatana helps close the gap for first-generation students” — School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences" data-secret="hWgoH7PkQ7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Alum Samantha Penjaraenwatana (’15) was the first in her immediate family to go to college and now she’s helping other first-generation students find their way. Penjaraenwatana says the support she received at UW Bothell and the mentorship of fellow student Mina Hooshangi (’12) made all the difference. In fact, her experiences inspired her to pursue a professional career in student development, and she is now a graduate student at Seattle University.